tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post3780320754731086558..comments2024-03-28T19:59:53.556-07:00Comments on Daddy Rolled a 1: Music & Monsters, or "What Do Gamers Listen To?"Martin R. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-29930909928765693392011-06-08T21:17:14.641-07:002011-06-08T21:17:14.641-07:00@ Risus, @Dr Rotawang, and @Trey - you all list a ...@ Risus, @Dr Rotawang, and @Trey - you all list a ton of bands/genres that I totally listened/listen to. Risus Monkey, in particular - your list is like a mirror of mine. The only thing that's missing from your list is that in the late 90s I "discovered" early jazz stuff and have really gotten into old-school jazz. It's kind of like my default "background" music while I work, write, etc. <br /><br />@Paladin - I'm totally with you on the house scene at bars. I still really like some of that stuff, although I prefer more of the more mellow downbeat stuff that you can actually talk to someone over without shouting.<br /><br />@Drance - the kids around here wear... I don't even know how to describe it. Our house is actually catty-corner from the local community college, so you wouldn't believe the outfits I see. I will say, though, kudos to whoever brought short-shorts back for the ladies. I salute you, wherever you are. :)Martin R. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-23312544150958556502011-06-07T20:23:51.083-07:002011-06-07T20:23:51.083-07:00Yeah, I had some metal friends that played D&D...Yeah, I had some metal friends that played D&D, but my musical tastes were pretty eclectic. Then I discovered girls and bars, in that order. That led me to house in all its forms, though i'll listen to most anything these days.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-63848648245342095362011-06-07T19:05:19.638-07:002011-06-07T19:05:19.638-07:00You touched on one of my other passions. With kids...You touched on one of my other passions. With kids, though, my ability to discover and follow new music has fallen off considerably. But I used to spend the better part of the 80's and 90's actively listening to music. Started with "new wave" and "alternative" acts: New Order, Smiths, Echo & the Bunnymen, Joy Division, Sugarcubes, Pixies, Stone Roses, Sonic Youth, U2, and the Police (which, while considered classic rock, I always liked for their ska/punk elements). The late 90's were *all* about Siouxsie & The Banshees for me and I continue to rank them as my all time favorite band.<br /><br />The 90;s was a mix of college alternative (Poi Dog Pondering, Camper van Beethoven, Smashing Pumpkins), goth-rock (Sisters, Bauhaus, Fields of the Nephilim, Faith & the Muse, Dead Can Dance), Industrial (Thrill Kill Kult, KMFDM, Nine Inch Nails), and Trip-Hop (Massive Attack, Portishead, and Tricky). <br /><br />These days, it's pretty much all of the above plus Thievery Corporation (my home town heroes), Nick Cave, Dresden Dolls, and Interpol. And anything cool that I'm lucky enough to discover with crap radio options.<br /><br />And assorted trance/techno... and various music soundtracks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635116929490398699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-8213543883401257492011-06-07T17:53:06.612-07:002011-06-07T17:53:06.612-07:00Not sure what the kids around your way are wearing...Not sure what the kids around your way are wearing these days, but here in South Jersey there's been a resurgence of the metal head look. The jeans, the metal t-shirts, the long hair...all of it. And I have to say, it's pretty cool, IMHO! I never was a metal head, but I always thought they were fun for the most part. Some of them were a-holes, sure. But I appreciated their passion for music, and I actually liked some of what they listened to of course.<br /><br />That being said, yeah, I never thought of metal heads as gamers. At least not the ones I knew. They were into metal, cars, and girls and that was it.Anthony Simeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-37028376694599484342011-06-07T17:29:11.960-07:002011-06-07T17:29:11.960-07:00In my youth, a was a bit of a headbanger as it wer...In my youth, a was a bit of a headbanger as it were (though mostly "mainstream" metal/hard rock) but those days were ending by the time I was leaving high school and have never returned. My current tastes are eclectic: classic rock, retro-sounding bands of harkening back to different styles (Gaslight Anthem, the Black Keys, Louis XIV), alt country, soundtrack music, and main of the moderate to hard rock bands of my college and medical years (i.e. the 1990s--Everclear, Soundgarden, Live, Stone Temple Pilots, Counting Crows, etc.)Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-8877543412253235122011-06-07T16:53:44.662-07:002011-06-07T16:53:44.662-07:00I am, and always have been into New Wave. I'm...I am, and always have been into New Wave. I'm branching out into some jazz and jazz fusion stuff, which I actually always liked, and of course I like Rush. <br /><br />Mostly, though? New Wave, baby.Dr Rotwanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750632906878388570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-26475434335532486782011-06-07T15:59:35.290-07:002011-06-07T15:59:35.290-07:00Back in my teenage group, there were a couple of m...Back in my teenage group, there were a couple of metalheads, and I was swayed by their dark arts for a while. I still have a fondness for some metal, but my tastes are more diverse nowadays, and my favourite group is Orbital, so make of all that what you will.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.com