Foxy,

After thinking about this a bit more, I'd say I never found MJ particularly appealing as he always seemed to find a way to mangle beauty. Not that it was totally his fault, but once he got caught up in the pop vortex, there was no turning back.

You're right that music is highly subjective. I find, like a lot of people, that I'm drawn to certain music which is quite different and depends on my moods. My favourite band as a teenager was Jethro Tull because they were unorthodox, individual and actively stood up to orthodox thinking. Lately, I've been discovering Cream - just brilliant stuff! I even went through a phase where I listened to Guns'n'Roses. Not quite sure what happened there. I also liked REM when they were around and still listen to the radio and like the odd good song.

Dear RobP,

My taste in music is very wide and varied and
also depends on my mood.

I have two brothers both of whom were musicians -
so music was always a part of my life. My parents
loved people like - Ray Conniff, Henry Mancini,
Herb Albert, Eartha Kitt, Nina Simone.

My taste varies from - The Beach Boys, to Pat Benatar,
David Bowie, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Bruce Springsteen,
R.E.M. Queen, Pointer Sisters (Slow Hand), Gloria Gaynor,
INXS, John Cougar Mellenchamp, Neil Diamond (Hot August Night),
Eurythmics (Sweet Dreams - Are Made of This), and so on.

I also love Latin American Music - especially Tangos.
I love the Gypsy Kings, Shakira, and belly-dancing - so I
don't know what that says about me. I also love classical
music, opera, ballet, and the theatre.

I've never really been a Michael Jackson fan - but I do enjoy
some of his hits like - Thriller, Beat It, Bad...

Love The Ballad of Lucy Jordan and it was played loudly when I turned 37. I liked Tom Petty but really enjoyed the Travelling Wilbury’s. And I did have the Bob Dylon box collection which took a whole paycheck in the 80’s but my ex forgot the kids and took that instead. He was a Def Lepard fan. I weirdly enough prefer Mozart but haven’t listened for years. And a good Opera singer at full volume is brilliant.

Hey Anti I have a tape here with no label and have no idea what it is but it is David Bowie and Iggy Pop singing together… very cool and I’ve had it for years without knowing what it is called and now I don’t have a tape player anymore. Any ideas? Oh and some Grace Jones… haven’t listened to that one in years either.

My most recent purchase was Tom Jones Reload so shows how long since I went shopping. Did get hubby to go buy me The Angels, Darkroom cause, well it’s cool. My kids bought me a Mika CD… fun music and the little ones I have go wild when I put that on.

Tell me if you like this song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe8jJBoEmuY cause no one at home does and I think it’s great and they have a song called Homies that I like but not that keen on the rest. Hubby says it is thrash metal and he hates it – who knew. He is hooked on ACDC. We both like Pink Floyd. Me and my teens enjoy hip hop with lots of bass and stuff but I hate the whiney love songs. And (keep it quiet though) I like Marty Robbins and those old songs. Never liked Split Ends, don’t know why. My ex really liked that one where they play with an orchestra though. Had a flat mate that was a big Frank Zappa fan but can’t say I understood that either.

Thank you Max, loved it. Do you like Peter Frampton?

You just discovered Cream Rob – where were you? My big brother discovered them too.

Piper,

"You just discovered Cream Rob – where were you?"

Good question. I've no idea how I missed it. Because the music wasn't advertised or played on the radio much when I was growing up I'm guessing, although I knew the stories about Eric Clapton being a legendary guitarist. Their music really hits the spot. I saw their reunion concert at the Albert Hall, London on TV and realised how good they were.

A few others I forgot to mention: Neil Young, Queen (particularly their early stuff up to about 1980), Dire Straits before they got played to death, Gary Moore (Wild Frontier, Friday on my mind) and Pink Floyd.

Max complains that I have abused him. He says that happened because he has different tastes in music to others. He "assumes" I like MJ music. I'm in my 80's and trust me Maxie, MJ's music has not made my personal top 40.

UMMMM Maxie, you're not too bright are you old son - - the reason I had a go at you was obvious from what I wrote. Think about it Max. You ABUSED AND ABUSED AND ABUSED another person in 2 posts on the first page of this topic. Your 2 abusive posts were mindless, vindictive rubbish.

Let's see what our Maxie said about another human being's lifetime professional endeavours (the most successful recording artist ever with over 100 million copies of Thriller sold):

1) he was a pratt

2) he was rubbish

3) garbage is as garbage does

4) he was the paragon of putrescence

5) he was a blight on the entertainment scene

6) HIS SHOW PRODUCTIONS WERE WHAT ANY FOOL CAN ACHIEVE

7) we're well rid of him

8) meaningless drivel

9) he couldn't sing worth a bishop's budgie

Max, those bitter comments from you show you're a sad man, consumed by antipathy towards someone you never met, didn't know; he was a stranger to you. Yet you HATE his music so much, you are prepared to make yourself look ridiculous by pretending that your abusive opinion on MJ's performance abilities actually means anything and carries weight.

So Max, I put you in your place because you thought you'd "try" to be "clever" and ABUSE a dead man. The fact that you can feel so bitter about music, shows you to be rather obsessive and a very sad man indeed.

Think of this as a life lesson Max: If you abuse others in public, you stand the chance of getting it thrown right back in your OWN face.

I prefer country music myself so this bloke did nothing for me. The sooner he is gone from the news the better. The news casters must live on a different planet to me and my friends and neighbors for we find the continueing news disgusting, he was not even Aussie, and the repetitive film clips nauseating.

I really appreciate the remote, wish it was shaped like a clock.