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[featherynscale]

You know you've moved into the realm of overgeek when you can't answer a simple question simply and accurately.

This morning, the nurse at the office says to me, "What kind of music do you like?". I'm completely without an answer. I flounder a bit, and settle on, "Anything with complex instrumentation, bonus points for the use of non-traditional instruments for the genre. Less vocals, more clever music." So I'm thinking, that covers almost everything, except for the thing about the Rickenbacker guitars, which you just can't explain to a sane person. Surely this would be easy to understand. I smile brightly.

She blinks a bit, and then says, "So, you like the oldies, then?".

No, not exactly. Oh well. Really thought I had it there, for a moment.

Comments

[jrc4558.livejournal.com]

Its interesting to think of things like this once in a while though. Some 10 years ago the answer to this question was simple.

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

So what are you listening to these days? (And how much of it includes a theramin?)

[jrc4558.livejournal.com]

Yesterday was dedicated to Jean Luc Ponty.
Today I am indulging in Utopia. Possible Rammstein in the later hour.
What about you? Any specific bands with non-traditional instruments you would like to confess?

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Oh, anything with cellos, bagpipes, or excessive brass, I think. Apocalyptica, Rasputina, Seven Nations, Nortec Collective, and of late Boud Deun. Also, anything with a sort of cabaret feel, like Nick Cave. Lastly, found object music, on the order of Einsturzende Neubauten. (Even after years of living with language and computer geeks, I still don't know how to make anything with an umlaut, so you'll have to imagine in appropriate accent marks...)

I don't know Utopia -- what are they like?

[jrc4558.livejournal.com]

Utopia is cool. They use traditional instruments and lotsa moog, Zappa-like at times. But much heavier and guitar oriented (I happen to play in a prog-rock band, so I value guitar)

You want "unusual instruments"? Try Acid Mother Temple

Seems to me...

[wildnsquirrelly.livejournal.com]

as though you're leading up to a poll with this. ;)

Re: Seems to me...

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

I could do, I suppose. You know, to keep up the high standards of relevance in this journal.

Re: Seems to me...

[wildnsquirrelly.livejournal.com]

Snicker.

Some days...

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

monkeys!

Re: Some days...

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Many days monkeys, comrade.