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Interesting thread. I'm a rare one that will listen to a broad range of music. I would say my primary category is rock/metal. Some of my favorites are Metallica, Sevenfold, and Disturbed. Mid-late 90's/ early 2000's was my "era." I grew up listening to and liking all forms of classic rock. My uncle influenced lots of 70's/80's hair bands. I like lots of older country. New stuff has a few gems, but is mostly junk. On extremely rare occasion I'll even listen to a select handful of rap artists if someone else wishes. Really the only categories I'll dislike 99% of is modern "pop" (Katy Perry, Lady Gag), true classical music (Mozart, Beethoven), and mainstream rap (Lil' Wayne, 2 Chainz).
Having said that, even though I like hard rock, for some reason I dont like Alice in Chains, Guns N' Roses, and I especially hate Rage Against the Machine and Breaking Benjamin (they sound exactly the same in every song).
I do like earlier Shinedown (I think they've lost their touch recently), Linkin Park, System of a Down, and Adam's Three Days Grace (Matt sucks). I also have a huge affinity for female rock bands. Flyleaf is good. When I was younger, Amy Lee was the queen. She has since been dethroned by Lzzy Hale of Halestorm. That woman was meant to be a rock star. Admittedly, I think their new stuff is slipping, but their self-titled and The Strange Case of... albums were stellar. Just keep that In This Moment and The Pretty Reckless trash off my speakers.
As for the country side, I'm mostly a classic country listener, but I like the 90's too. I like Alan Jackson, George Strait, Possum, Bocephus, Merle... the list goes on. I was never a Willie fan. As for the somewhat newer stuff, I like Buddy Brown, Granger Smith, Aaron Lewis (liked him as Staind as well), Justin Moore, Craig Morgan, Luke Combs, Jason Aldean, Rodney Atkins. So many more.
Finally, the reason I posted to this thread. I absolutely cannot stand Brantley Gilbert. Every song sounds like it was recorded from his toilet while taking an insanely constipated painful ****. Once that thought is in your head, it literally cannot be forgotten. Ever. Just listen to 15 seconds of any of his songs. You won't be able to deny it.
Having said that, even though I like hard rock, for some reason I dont like Alice in Chains, Guns N' Roses, and I especially hate Rage Against the Machine and Breaking Benjamin (they sound exactly the same in every song).
I do like earlier Shinedown (I think they've lost their touch recently), Linkin Park, System of a Down, and Adam's Three Days Grace (Matt sucks). I also have a huge affinity for female rock bands. Flyleaf is good. When I was younger, Amy Lee was the queen. She has since been dethroned by Lzzy Hale of Halestorm. That woman was meant to be a rock star. Admittedly, I think their new stuff is slipping, but their self-titled and The Strange Case of... albums were stellar. Just keep that In This Moment and The Pretty Reckless trash off my speakers.
As for the country side, I'm mostly a classic country listener, but I like the 90's too. I like Alan Jackson, George Strait, Possum, Bocephus, Merle... the list goes on. I was never a Willie fan. As for the somewhat newer stuff, I like Buddy Brown, Granger Smith, Aaron Lewis (liked him as Staind as well), Justin Moore, Craig Morgan, Luke Combs, Jason Aldean, Rodney Atkins. So many more.
Finally, the reason I posted to this thread. I absolutely cannot stand Brantley Gilbert. Every song sounds like it was recorded from his toilet while taking an insanely constipated painful ****. Once that thought is in your head, it literally cannot be forgotten. Ever. Just listen to 15 seconds of any of his songs. You won't be able to deny it.