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**huylibizonoff** · 12-19-2005, 12:00 AM

There's not much rap that I go for - gangsta rap is completely out - but there are a few French rap artistes that do it for me - MC Solaar, Zebda, and the like. Despite being in French, the lyrics are much more thoughtful than most, and ain't about guns and ladies' bottoms. Massive Attack are another band that use a lot of rap without having any antisocial messages - if anyone cares to check out "Safe From Harm", "Karmacoma", and pretty much anything else you'll see what I mean.

Country - yes, in small doses and of the right sort. Jazz - agreed about Brubeck, DB, and Stan Getz, Miles Davies (in his more sane moments), Art Blakey, and many others. My favourite Bach thing is the Brandenburg Concertos, sometimes it verges on being blues music. My favourite dancing music is psytrance, but there's little point in listing preferred artists as nobody has heard of them anyway! I go big time for reggae, dub, ska, and most anything else from Jamaica. African jazz too - probably the greatest musical moment I have had so far was seeing Fela Kuti live at Glastonbury festival in 1984. Hmm, I like the Doors, but don't much like Jim Morrison. Old blues I like too, such as Leadbelly, Memphis Slim, Tampa Red, Victoria Spivey, and the like. Big Mama Thornton - oh yes! Then there's Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, and many others of that 60s crowd.

Ok, I'll stop there!

12-19-2005, 12:00 AM	#32
huylibizonoff Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 572 Senior Member	There's not much rap that I go for - gangsta rap is completely out - but there are a few French rap artistes that do it for me - MC Solaar, Zebda, and the like. Despite being in French, the lyrics are much more thoughtful than most, and ain't about guns and ladies' bottoms. Massive Attack are another band that use a lot of rap without having any antisocial messages - if anyone cares to check out "Safe From Harm", "Karmacoma", and pretty much anything else you'll see what I mean. Country - yes, in small doses and of the right sort. Jazz - agreed about Brubeck, DB, and Stan Getz, Miles Davies (in his more sane moments), Art Blakey, and many others. My favourite Bach thing is the Brandenburg Concertos, sometimes it verges on being blues music. My favourite dancing music is psytrance, but there's little point in listing preferred artists as nobody has heard of them anyway! I go big time for reggae, dub, ska, and most anything else from Jamaica. African jazz too - probably the greatest musical moment I have had so far was seeing Fela Kuti live at Glastonbury festival in 1984. Hmm, I like the Doors, but don't much like Jim Morrison. Old blues I like too, such as Leadbelly, Memphis Slim, Tampa Red, Victoria Spivey, and the like. Big Mama Thornton - oh yes! Then there's Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, and many others of that 60s crowd. Ok, I'll stop there!
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