How is your taste in music? Do you just listen to what's new and what your friends/peers like? Or are you in a different universe with your music? Tell me about it.

This question came into my mind after I took a look at my Ipod and noticed.... all I have on it is video game music and anime music. I mean, I like some bands like Rush and Queen. But I only have video game and anime music on my Ipod. I think My taste is rather unique compared to those around me who only listen to the new mainstream tracks. However I do know a small bunch of people that enjoy older stuff like classic rock as well as some older techno.

For those who may not know what the word Unique means, this is a definition in my own words.
UNIQUE: Different than the usual. In a sense, something that is yours, and contributes to your personal identity as an individual.

Thanks for your time, and even more so if you choose to answer my call for knowledge.

I guess so. Usually I like to be in with new , so this means I listen to songs that were recently created.

Yep I do have a unique taste. I hate the stuff most of my friends like, my taste is rather spread. I like this genre called big beat which artists like the Chemical Brothers but the Chemical Brothers stopped making that sort of music but they were at their best from 1995 to 1999. I also like punk and alternative rock, for that my favourite band is Sonic Youth.

I doubt you will of heard of either but I recommend them to anyone!!

I would say I have a hugely original taste in music, Whether I am just listening to it or writing it, My music usually seems to be very far from what is popular in almost every community, So I would say I have quite a unique taste in music, I could even link some for you to so you can answer yourself if you think my taste in music is unique or not.

Here's your link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-avQ8HxuskA Enjoy.

I doubt the fact anyone listens to the exactly same music than I do, since what I feel like listening varies from day to day. But I am pretty sure my taste is unoriginal. If I would be to name one band or artist or act I am pretty sure somebody else would like them too.

I actually DON'T think I have an unusual taste in music. I mainly listen to one type nowadays: gospel and worship. More specifically, I really enjoy the really 'churchy' southern gospel songs. (No offense intended, but think "black church" songs.) I enjoy artists like Mississippi Mass Choir, Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp, and Fred Hammond. Unless you live in the bible belt, you might have absolutely no clue who I'm referring to. LOL

So why am I posting in a thread about unique music? Well, I do occasionally listen to 'guilt music'. (Don't ask me to explain why I call it that. haha) The MOST unique music I have listened to is Regina Spektor. Most people that hear her music can not STAND it, but for some reason, I can't get enough of her style. It is SOOOOOO different from what most people expect in a singer's voice, and her little inflections and voice hiccups are just... addictive to me. Plus, she's Russian and probably writes half of her lyrics while drunk, so many of her lyrics come off as someone trying to be deep about something. There are some where I just love what she does with her voice... and some where I actually genuinely adore the lyrics. Some of her lyrics are just so..... DANG... poetic I can't take it! I love poetic things that almost make no sense... so she really gets to me.

A few examples:
Us- If you can make it to the chorus, you'll see a small example of what she does with her voice. This was the first song of hers I ever heard, and I was immediately sucked in by the individuality. (Contagiiuuu - uh - us!)

Eet- Not one of my favorite songs of hers, but again, if you can make it through a few choruses, you'll hear that unique aspect.

Time is All Around- Probably some of my FAVORITE set of lyrics. AGGGH.. they just... GET to me!!!! AGGGHHH!!!!! (Leaves become most beautiful when they're about to die. When they're about to fall from trees, when they're about to dry... up.)

Consequence of Sounds- I like this one almost as much as "Time is All Around", if not as much. Again.. the lyrics are just.... SOOOOOO amazing!!!!! The weird thing about me liking this song is that it's actually quite gruesome if you listen to the words... I have NO idea why I like it so much... ("Am I rhyming good just yet? My brain and tongue just met. And they ain't friends so far.")

EDIT: Finding these three songs got me clicking on some of her other songs. I just had to say.... I find her songs so amazingly unique that I can't even stop listening to the ones I absolutely hate. I just listened through one of her songs I can't stand, just because it's so unique that it amazes me and causes me to like it in some very odd and addicting way.

Does that even make sense? LOL

Well, I don't like a lot of the stuff that my friends like. They are into rap or stupid pop songs and a lot of other crazy stuff. I like classical, metal, rock, 80s music, some pop songs, as well as some country songs. Most girls ( not all, just saying A LOT of girls at my school love justin beiber (no idea why) and a lot of guys like rap. I am not against rap in any way, but some of it is just repetetive swearing and it is kind of annoying. Some rap is good don't get me wrong, but most of it is just swearing over and over.

So for the most part I don't listen to a lot of the ignorant stuff that kids in my school listen to today because it is pretty bad, so I guess you could say my taste in music is somewhat different or unique. I just have a different taste in music as opposed to kids in my school.

Yeah my taste in music is pretty different from what other people listen to so I guess you could say my taste in music is unique. I like to listen to classic rock, a bit of jazz, and even some video game music. I pretty much appreciate music that have really good guitar (Dire Straights, Rush, Van Halen), or piano (Billy Joel). There are a few exceptions but for most part, I like music that has good instrumentalists.

Mostly in the old school area. IT takes up about 40% of my playlist. 30% go to Mexican music... in general, 15% to soft rock and love songs (must be really good music ) 10% go to alternative, then other like pop or folk is 5%

The music I like most people hate. I really only listen to Punk Rock and Outlaw Country. Most of the music I listen to has a primal, animalistic, raw, and unaltered sound. Imagine neanderthals with sticks and rocks banging together and that will give you a good idea of the sound lol.

Some the the bands I like are The U-Men, The Ramones, The Urinals, Crass, Sid Vicious, GG Allin, Hank Williams III, Johnny Cash, The SubHumans, Flux, and The Addicts just to name a few. 

Most people I know listen to the music they play on the radio, generic Rock, Pop, Country ect. 

I think I have a unique taste in music for the most part. Anything rock will do good for me, some metal, some rap and some other things like techno and hip-hop. No country though, my mom used to listen to that all the time and it got the point where it just didn't sit well with me. For the most part though I usually find myself listening to video game soundtracks or remixed songs from video games. I don't need songs with lyrics all the time and video game music does a great job and being good all by itself. 

Frodlex : Great song, thank you for sharing.

Singelli I can't tell if you were saying that you had a unique taste or not but in my opinion, that is a very unique taste.

Yes I do.  I like the old songs. I like Green Day, the Beatles, and Lead Zeppelin.

Well, for me, I like listening to Sonic background musics. I wonder if thats even considered unique or just plain weird. lol. I'm obviously a sonic fan as you can see. XD

Hmm..I guess I have since the only music that I dislike is music that is popular right now, also the music that I really enjoy listening to, is stuff that rarely no one has heard of..I guess my taste in music is quite unique..

I think my taste in music is quite...odd.
I used to DJ for bars and clubs for awhile and The only thing average people want to listen to is top 40 garbage (in my opinion)
so I quit that because if I went another night hearing gangnam style I was going to shoot myself.

My personal Music consists of 80's Glam metal 90's punk pop and Metal and New Metal but along mixed in there I have a lot of classics like zepp skynrd George thorogood Johnny Cash among others but I consider my self decently versed in other genres as well such as techno dub step grunge classic rock and some alternative also.

I love me some music

I don't think my taste is unique at all. It's just kind of all over the place. I'd say most of the time I listen to 90's alternative and grunge, but I also listen to stuff like Muse and Queens of the Stone Age. I like glam metal and classic rock, as well as a bit of classical. Lately I've been getting into indie bands like Glasvegas and Imagine Dragons. So yeah, I wouldn't call my taste unique. I just like a lot of different kinds of music.

Even though I'm a nineties child, I grew up on the 60s and 70s classic rock(I punch anyone in the face who doesn't know who the beatles or led zeppelin are), but really, I like most any kind of music as long as it's actually art, and original(aka the opposite of any Justin Beiber or Lady Gaga song), I'm also really into classical music, Chopin would be one of my favorites.

Am I the only one who loves the dubstep in this community?

Well, I love dubstep and Kpop (I listen dubstep most of the time while Kpop relaxes me and is good to listen to when you are free or bored). My favorite dubstep artists are Srillex, Knife Party and possibly all lf them who contain bass drops!!

I would like to think I have a unique taste in music. I mostly listen to hardstyle and symphonic/melodic metal. I don't listen to any of today's mainstream songs/bands. I like, Amaranthe, Within Temptation, Toneshifterz, Noisecontrollers, etc. Most of the bands I like aren't widely known at all.