Rock is good, especially progressive rock, art rock, experimental rock, post-rock, and all the other non-mainstream stuff.  Some classic rock bands are great as well, but most are generic.  Pop rock fails, though.

Folk is also sometimes good, when executed right.  Most good folk is along the lines of Sufjan Stevens or Neutral Milk Hotel, in which lots of musical talent is involved, though.  I mainly like the sound of various folk instruments.  Irish instrumental folk is also pretty catchy.  Again, there's lots of places where this genre completely blows, but it has enough gems to keep it from utterly sucking.

There's some good electronic music out there, if you know where to look (mainly Warp Records).  Artists like Squarepusher, Boards of Canada, and all of Aphex Twin's aliases are all good, but there's some annoying mainstream stuff that's just god-awful (Daft Punk, for example).

Basically, I like the non-mainstream stuff that actually requires talent.

Post edited at 3:47 pm on Jan. 6, 2008 by music dude

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Since I am "music dude" I feel obligated to post here :P

Rock is good, especially progressive rock, art rock, experimental rock, post-rock, and all the other non-mainstream stuff.  Some classic rock bands are great as well, but most are generic.  Pop rock fails, though.

Folk is also sometimes good, when executed right.  Most good folk is along the lines of Sufjan Stevens or Neutral Milk Hotel, in which lots of musical talent is involved, though.  I mainly like the sound of various folk instruments.  Irish instrumental folk is also pretty catchy.  Again, there's lots of places where this genre completely blows, but it has enough gems to keep it from utterly sucking.

There's some good electronic music out there, if you know where to look (mainly Warp Records).  Artists like Squarepusher, Boards of Canada, and all of Aphex Twin's aliases are all good, but there's some annoying mainstream stuff that's just god-awful (Daft Punk, for example).

Basically, I like the non-mainstream stuff that actually requires talent.

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Liking non-mainstream music doesn't mean you like good music and vice versa.

Anyways Rap really is in a bad spot right now. I mean Soulja Boy, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, 50cent, Birdman, Gorilla Zoe and more of those rappers just plain suck. I mean they rap about pointless shit. Nas would shut Lil Wayne up and tell him to stop rapping about pointless stuff. Nas and Kanye are the best there is right now. The Game also sucks I mean he tries so hard to be a "gangstuh" that he is joining many other rappers about just rapping about how your "hood" is k3WL or how many times you've been shot or how many hoes you have laid and shit like that.
Atleast Rock has meaning. Some Rap also has meaning but right now these rappers just suck I mean they should go to Hip-Hop instead of Rap.

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Mainstreem Rock like Linkin' Park is good music imo.

Anyways Rap really is in a bad spot right now. I mean Soulja Boy, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, 50cent, Birdman, Gorilla Zoe and more of those rappers just plain suck. I mean they rap about pointless shit. Nas would shut Lil Wayne up and tell him to stop rapping about pointless stuff. Nas and Kanye are the best there is right now. The Game also sucks I mean he tries so hard to be a "gangstuh" that he is joining many other rappers about just rapping about how your "hood" is k3WL or how many times you've been shot or how many hoes you have laid and shit like that.  
Atleast Rock has meaning. Some Rap also has meaning but right now these rappers just suck I mean they should go to Hip-Hop instead of Rap.

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What? The undergrounds thriving and mainstream has Talib Kweli, Lupe, and so on.

Post edited at 2:33 pm on Jan. 20, 2008 by rebelmozzerella

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and if i die in my sleep
are you still willing to be everything you promised you would be

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hip hop..so yeah, rap. respect rock and listen to the classics, but im a hip hop fiend plus a hip hop dj :D

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holy shit man! your awsome, & you live in BC.

Anyways Imma Hip Hip Head so yes, rap.

mysticohan: Talib's kinda sitting in the middle of mainstream & underground.

I love Wu-Tang Clan!!, Talib Kweli, Afu-Ra, Jurrasic 5, Killarmy, EPMD, Royce 5'9, Biggie, Jedi Mind Tricks, Immortal Technique, RZA/Bobby Digital!!(all Wu members), MF Doom, MF Grimm, Lupe Fiasco, oyea and Papoose!! (second favorite)

I do like some other things though...I really like Welcome To The Machine by Pink Floyd, Incantation by Steve Vai, The Whole Kill Bill soundtrack lol, and The Ecstacy of Gold (the original), an Jimmy Hendrix - All Along The Watch Tower & others...

Post edited at 4:16 am on Jan. 27, 2008 by AcidSwordz

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You better acquire a taste for cancer, you lethargic devil.