My favourite non-classical piece is?

The entirety of A Kind of Blue.

QFT.. :huh:

QFT?

Why? :angry:

Because they suck, it is so simple.

I like Bill Evans, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, followed by: CCR [Creedence Clearwater Revival], Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, a few songs from Nirvana

QFT.. :angry:

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well, duh.. ^^ I agreed with "Kind of Blue" being one of my favorite non-classical pieces too.

Ah, excellent :cool:

ugh loads...muse, raidohead, slipknot i couldnt name a song, perhaps at the moment favourite non classical band or group would be slipknot

i'm actually really surpised by the lack of knowledge or liking for other genres (especially pop/rock, older mainly) here, in my opinion there's a lot to be learned from other styles that can be applied uniquely to classical composition...here's some favorites

>>>Pet Sounds- The Beach Boys<<<

SMiLE- Brian Wilson

Anything Frank Zappa

Sgt Pepper's- The Beatles

Chicago Transit Authority- Chicago

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession- Laura Nyro

Odessey And Oracle- The Zombies

Aja- Steely Dan

A Wizard, A True Star- Todd Rundgren

Innervisions- Stevie Wonder

Sail Away- Randy Newman

Gordian Knot - "Some Brighter Thing"

Gordian Knot - "Rivers Dancing"

Gordian Knot - "Code/Anticode"

Gordian Knot - "Surround Me"

Gordian Knot - "Singing Deep Mountain"

Pentagram - "Under My Thumb"

Symphony X - "Inferno (Unleash the Fire)"

Annihilator - "The Fun Palace"

Coroner - "Son of Lilith"

Quo Vadis - "Point of No Return Pt. I - The Mute Requiem"

Dream Theater - "Under a Glass Moon"

Thyrfing - "Jag Sp

Simon and Garfunkel's America is by far my favorite, mainly for emotional reasons.

But about liking very much, there are many others, if you don't count film or videogame music:

ABBA: Mamma Mia, Waterloo, Take a Chance on Me.

Albert Hammond: The Free Electric Band.

America: A Horse With No Name.

Andrew Lloyd Webber: Cats - Jellicle Cats, Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat.

The Animals: The House of The Rising Sun, Gonna Send You Back to Walker, Around and Around, We Gotta Get Out of This Place, Let the Good Times Roll.

The Archies: Sugar Sugar.

Barry Ryan: Eloise.

Beach Boys: Good Vibrations, Help me Rhonda, Surf in USA, Get Around.

Benny Goodman: Sing, Sing, Sing.

Big Bopper: Summertime Blues.

Bis - Powerpuff Girls (the damn chorus is addictive! xD)

Blind Guardian: The Bard's Song, Nightfall, A Past And Future Secret.

The Chieftains: Changing your Demeanour, Ferny Hills, The Foggy Dew.

Chordettes: Lollipop.

Danny Kaye: I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts.

David Bowie: Friday On My Mind.

David Lanz: Christophori's Dream

Diana Ross & The Supremes: Love Don't Come Easy. (Yeah, well, kill me. xD)

Dire Straits: Walk of Life.

Don McLean: American Pie.

Elvis Presley: Blue Suede Shoes.

Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra: Unza Unza Time

Enya: Caribbean Blue, Orinoco Flow.

Eric Idle/John Du Prez: Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life, Brave Sir Robin, You Won't Succeed On Broadway, I Like Chinese, Medical Love Song, Lumberjack Song, Money Song, Galaxy Song, Penis Song.

The Everly Brothers: Dream.

Green Day: King for a Day.

Harry Belafonte: Shake, Shake, Shake Se

Simon and Garfunkel's America is by far my favorite, mainly for emotional reasons.

But about liking very much, there are many others, if you don't count film or videogame music:

ABBA: Mamma Mia.

Albert Hammond: The Free Electric Band.

Andrew Lloyd Webber: Cats - Jellicle Cats, Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat.

The Animals: The House of The Rising Sun, Gonna Send You Back to Walker, Around and Around, We Gotta Get Out of This Place, Let the Good Times Roll.

The Archies: Sugar Sugar.

Barry Ryan: Eloise.

Beach Boys: Good Vibrations, Help me Rhonda, Surf in USA, Get Around.

Big Bopper: Summertime Blues.

Bis - Powerpuff Girls (the damn chorus is addictive! xD)

Blind Guardian: The Bard's Song, Nightfall, A Past And Future Secret.

The Chieftains: Changing your Demeanour, Ferny Hills, The Foggy Dew.

Chordettes: Lollipop.

Danny Kaye: I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts.

David Bowie: Friday On My Mind.

David Lanz: Christophori's Dream

Diana Ross & The Supremes: Love Don't Come Easy. (Yeah, well, kill me. xD)

Dire Straits: Walk of Life.

Don McLean: American Pie.

Elvis Presley: Blue Suede Shoes.

Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra: Unza Unza Time

Enya: Caribbean Blue, Orinoco Flow.

Eric Idle/John Du Prez: Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life, Brave Sir Robin, You Won't Succeed On Broadway, I Like Chinese, Medical Love Song, Lumberjack Song, Money Song, Galaxy Song, Penis Song.

The Everly Brothers: Dream.

Green Day: King for a Day.

Harry Belafonte: Shake, Shake, Shake Se

I forgot to add "Mongo Jerry: In the Summertime.", it's there now. :D

EDIT: "America: A Horse With No Name" and "Benny Goodman: Sing, Sing, Sing" added too. :P

Blind Guardian? I'm impressed.

Some of their music is really medieval-sounding, and I like their voices, so there. ^^

Good.

slipknot, muse, radiohead, santana, basement jaxx......far too much too write; far too little time

I'll listen to just about anything, except distorted heavy metal or ©rap.

When I'm at work, my mp3 player plays classical music (ca. 1850 or younger), jazz (big band) music, and sometimes pop music from the late 70's-90's.

When I'm driving, my mp3 player plays musical theatre soundtracks (well, duh, after doing so many shows, they grow on you).

When I'm at home and not working on composing, my mp3 player plays vocal jazz music (Manhattan Transfer, the Real Group, etc.) and Ultra Lounge.

When I'm composing, silence.

I like the B-52's and Barenaked Ladies. (among others)

Favorite composers: Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, John Williams, Ferde Grofe, George Gershwin, Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky, Richard Strauss.

You got great taste man ^^

Btw, I love Lordi...

... NAAAAT!!! :w00t: :evil:

I could listen to anything by John Scofield or Brad Mehldau.

One of my favorite bands is Kneebody (kneebody!). They are not very well known but they consist of some of the best musicians I have ever heard from LA.

Check them out. You can find some videos on youtube as well.

I'm gonna add Mika to my list. :)

Not to say that all non-classical music is ''pop'' music, but I find listening to ''pop'' music makes my ear lazy. In fact, I've even started to consciously avoid it. When I want to relax, I just tune in to some jazz (:cool:) or put on a brief classical piece.

I hate the term ''classical music'', by the way. Which brings me to...

... What the f*ck does the OP (Nigel) mean by ''non-classical''? I just realized I have no idea. :D Is Steve Reich ''non-classical''? If so, I list him. If not... well then, bite me!

... What the f*ck does the OP (Nigel) mean by ''non-classical''? I just realized I have no idea. :D

Good point.

I assume he means anything not found in the 'classical' section at HMV. Soooo...could be anything from Beethoven to Stravinsky, or Glass to Stockhausen, to frigging Andr

well, he asked for a favourite "piece" as well.. not favourite genre, or composer...

ONE of mine would be Sound of Wind, from the Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles soundtrack.

Anything by 'face to face' - piano and gloch. jazz duets.