The Score So Far:[This list will be updated with current scores during the roulette.]Parama: 2, 0, 2, 2, 0, 2, 3, 2
(13)Puppies_on_Acid: 1, 2, 0, 3, 3, 0, 2, 3
(14)ariich: 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 5, 1
(17)TAC: 4, 1, 4, 4, 4, 1, 1, 0
(19)Train of Naught: 1, 3, 1, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3
(19)Sacul: 4, 5, 1, 0, 3, 4, 0, 5 (22)
LordCost: 0, 4, 5, 1, 4, 5, 2, 4 (25)
Nekov: 3, 3, 3, 4, 1, 2, 4 (20)
Tomislav95: 3, 4, 3, 2, 5 (17)
Stadler: 5, 2, 4, 5 (16)Round Results & Playlists:[Links will be updated during the roulette.]ROUND 1 -
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Spotify PlaylistEP ROUND PT. 1 (0/5)EP ROUND PT. 2 (1/5)EP ROUND PT. 3 (2/5)EP ROUND PT. 4 (3/5)EP ROUND PT. 5 (5/5)About me and my tastes:I’ve seen very elaborate posts on music tastes in roulettes recently and I do not think I can do those examples justice with what I’m about to post here, simply because I tend to not have a clear definition of what I really like in music. I’ll try to paint a picture of how I got to enjoy the music I do, rather than list things I like and dislike in different genres of music.
I grew up on rock and hard-rock; Queen and Alice Cooper were my obsessions when I was about 8-11 years old. I never lost a dislike for guitar-influenced music, even though I was a saxophonist in a bands as well. I got into metal when I was in high school and started playing guitar at about 15 years old, but the Metallica and Iron Maiden music didn’t interest me nearly as much as I thought it would; I was looking for more challenging stuff. My mother at the time was a fan of bands like Dream Theater and Shadow Gallery. By then I had heard SFAM and Images & Words, as well as Shadow Gallery’s Legacy countless times in her car, but it was hearing John Petrucci’s guitar sound on Awake that changed everything for me and I got into Dream Theater and later into Porcupine Tree upon hearing Coma Divine. I owe most of my musical heritage to Dream Theater’s Images & Words (my all-time favourite album) and Coma Divine, which remains my favourite live album by anyone ever.
In high school I started a band with my best friend.
This band exists to this day and has released a debut album last year. I’m the guitarist in this alternative/progressive metal band, but we started out way more in the ‘classical’ Dream Theater-esque prog. Modern progressive metal artists, such as Leprous and Agent Fresco helped shape the sound of our band, but they also shaped my musical preferences. After high school, I went to study as a musicologist, taking in lots of different musics, but also making music in new ensembles. I’ve been the guitarist in pop/rock cover bands, I’ve played in experimental and post-rock bands and to this day, there’s lots of people I regularly jam with, mostly in different forms of jazz. For me, music has to be fun most of all. And I believe the best way to experience music is to actively partake in it. This is why I ultimately decided to become a music teacher, to share the experience, fun and knowledge I have had with music. Apart from the guitar and saxophone, I’ve taught myself to play the piano (though I’m not good by any means) and have sung in classical choirs. As long as there’s something to learn, that’s fun, and music continues to be hobby I have, despite working in music too. This week alone for example, I’ve played Jazz guitar with a buddy, I had a band practice for the progressive metal band and I’m singing Fauré’s Requiem tomorrow evening.
Now what do I
actually like? One of my favourite albums of all-time (which you can’t find in the top 50, because I only discovered it afterwards) is Captain Beefheart’s ‘Trout Mask Replica’, an album deemed unlistenable by many. I love it, because it’s so weird and random, yet most of all, tons of fun. I like good grooves and riffs, especially in metal music. If it doesn’t move me in any way, it’s bland. I like (unusual) combinations of styles and unexpected twists and turns, but I can also enjoy music that’s fairly standard as long as it’s executed well. About a year ago I was heavily into both Ulver and Radiohead, which seems like a unusual combination, but both these bands have such a unique identity that can’t really be compared with other bands. It’s the same thing with Images & Words; lots of stuff came afterwards, but the original is the best. I want to hear stuff I haven’t really heard before. This is why bands like Leprous, Obsidian Kingdom and Agent Fresco speak to me; they change things up and create their own sound. Perhaps this is also why I love the aforementioned Captain Beefheart album; it’s unique and nothing else comes close.
One of the problems I have had with the education I had, and this is something that’s a problem within my circle of friends from university, is that sometimes I can’t really listen to music without immediately judging what happens. It’s become so easy to find faults, but also to enjoy stuff unconditionally. I’ve been trained both as a musicologist and as a musician and teach students between 12 and 18 music as well. It’s safe to say that music is an everyday aspect of my life. I’ve heard and know so much music, that I can’t even begin to list everything I know. At heart though; I’m still a progressive metal guy. Nothing beats rocking out to an amazing groove when you can.
If all of this is still too vague; my last album top 50 (link below) had very elaborate ‘reviews’ of why that album was placed in my top 50. Even though it’s two years old, a lot of the descriptions are still true. I’ve linked the other roulettes I have hosted below as well. I’ll try to be a more entertaining host this time around.
Links:My latest album top 50(march 2016 – a bit dated but still pretty accurate)
First Roulette (2012)
Second Roulette (2013)
Third Roulette (2015)