I remember this thread existing once before and I thought it was cool to see the musical tastes of members and since I feel more down than a snake in a trench I’m jamming all day long. Right now it’s Leonard Cohen “Dance me to the end of love” (Bad bad choice right now, beautiful song however so screw it) after that it will be Alice Coopers “Poison” to temper the sadness with a lil rock and roll sleaze
The Who - Squeeze Box
Lots of Sigur Ros lately
Moved on to Cage The Elephant. Damn good music
HankIII
YES!! Hank III is badass.
AMEN Brotha!
Caetano Veloso and Jorge Ben. Força bruta!
You know I like most kinds of music but I can’t listen usually. It seems to be that one stimulus thhat pushes my a.d.d. over the edge. I can bareley hold a conversation with music going, seems odd because I tune out most noises that others find annoying and distracting.
Leonard Cohen freakin rules. Today it was Crash Test Dummies and the Dead, and a little Rilo Kiley. Kind of all over the place. @Johndeere89, I know exactly what you mean; when there’s music on I can’t pay attention to anything else. So I don’t get to listen to much music, alas.
@ddavelarsen Leonard Cohen is absolutely one of the most amazing and most emotionally moving music I have ever heard. I can’t get enough of LC. It’s funny because the majority of what I listen to is metal styles otherwise but it is great the looks people give me for being this pierced, tattooed, dressed in black and skulls with Leonard Cohen blaring at high volume out of the car! “Hallelujah” I think is his best and THE only song EVER to get me choked up. All that aside right now I am listening to The Mars Volta “Viscera Eyes”
I used to be heavily into metal when I was younger. Used to love bands like Bongzilla, Electric Wizard, Burning Witch, Eyehategod. Slow, bassy, sludge metal. My favorite band for the last couple years has been Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned. They are incredible musicians and songwriters. They’re from Albany, NY. I live about 1hr and a half north of Albany. They are more folk rock I guess, which may sound like a turn off but if you heard them I’m sure you’d think they sound great. Also, I’d recommend you check out We Are Jeneric. They are amazingly talented. Check out these guys too, The Dutchess and the Duke. Really talented. Heres one of my favs from Dutchess and the Duke, please listen when you guys get a chance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KtHV4GzUMM
Eyehategod was good sludge New Orleans metal. Right up there with Down and the almighty Crowbar.
Yeah, I really dug their sound. Their vocalists lyrics we’re just about damn near impossible to decypher though, eh? LoL. My buddy from high school played a show with Eyehategod. He said they were so drunk, they were puking on stage. They apologized and continued playing. He said he stole one of their drums, or maybe it was a mic. hahah I really listened to them for that slow, droning, bassy guitar riffs that I craved.
I think I’m being dated here, this is the music my son listens to! 
I’ve only ever heard Leonard Cohen do Hallelujah once, in the movie Watchmen. Another great version of the song is by Jeff Buckley, the first time I heard it. That is one of the greatest songs ever written, in my book. But I’m still a deadhead at heart. 
I bet that would put you guys to sleep!
As much as I dig Cohen, the most awe inspiring version of Hallelujah has to be John Cale’s.
+1 for Electric Wizard too
@bruteforce&ignorance Cale did a terrific job on that song, no doubt. It was beautiful and inspiring but it’s Cohens song and I love his voice like crazy and just feel like everytime I hear the line “I did my best, it wasn’t much. I couldn’t feel so i tried to touch…” that it’s the same goosebumps and shivers from Leonards voice as the first time I ever heard the song. Again Cale did a really excellent job though, no doubt. I actually just put Cohen back on and am listening to “If it be your will”. Simply breathtaking. Davelarsen I like some GD. My parents were epic hippies and obligatory deadheads.
You just made me pull Various Positions out and give it a spin. It made me think about what a weird, unexpected turn Cohen took in the 80’s. I mean, that one and I’m Your Man sound like Italian disco or something at times. Those drum machines and the drone of his voice. Somehow it works and the songs on both are majestic.
Yeah he really did deviate from his traditional sound in the 80’s yet instead of a disaster being created by an artist trying to acclimate to the era and losing what set them apart; He still just put out amazing music that filled you with emotion, images and inspiration. I thought “First We Take Manhattan” was so different for him but so…right at the same time. Then when "I heard “In my secret life” I just decided if there was a song this man could do wrong I have yet to hear it. Now I HAVE to listen to “The Future”…that song is so bleak and dystopian if you really pay attention “Give me absolute control over every living soul. Come lie beside me baby, that’s an order. Give me crack and an*l s3x, take the only tree that’s left and stuff it up the hole in your culture” PURE FREAKING GENIUS SONGWRITING