Are you speaking of an inate appreciation for music that has been creatively constructed and played? I consider myself a deep lover of music, but an expert of music goes way beyond love of music. What does it mean to be an expert of music? To be able to compare and contrast different styles? To be able to easily say: “That band is a rip-off of so-and-so because…”
I listen to an insanely wide variety of music…
Old Classical Favorites: Bach, Mozart, Vivaldi, Verdi, Barber, Strauss, Beethoven, and plenty of other small people…
Neo Classical Favorites: Williams, Horner, Zimmer, Holst, Goldenthal, Elfman, Morricone, Poledouris (big fan), Goldsmith, and again, plenty of other small people…
VGM Favorites: Uematsu, Uelmen, Kondo, Reznor, and tons more that I won’t bother to list…
Favorite Bands: Tool, A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails, Led Zepplin, Black Sabbath (with Ozzy), Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Queen, Metallica, Megadeth, Mudvayne, Lamb Of God, Rammstien, RATM, Smashing Pumpkins, U2, Metric, Static-X, Daft Punk, Coldplay, Nirvana, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Soilwork, System Of A Down, The Gypsy Kings, REM, At The Drive In, A Fire Inside, Disturbed, Doobie Brothers, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Incubus, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lacuna Coil, The Beastie Boys, Godsmack, AC/DC, and a bunch more that I don’t feel like putting down…not to mention the bands that I just “like” …
Favorite Artists: Sting, Billy Joel, Ozzy Osbourne, Modest Mouse, Johnny Cash, Pedro The Lion, Enya, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and a bunch others in the R&B and Rap catagory that I really don’t want to take the time to list…
I’d list more, but I must go…
but with this, I ask: What would you like to discuss??