Music
Like: intensity, interesting patterns, novel techniques. Metal is my favourite genre.
1)
Rammstein -- AdiosThis has been my favourite song since 2001. The album it is from, "Mutter", is also one of my most played albums.
There is no official music video, this is just a fan video.
2)
Killswitch Engage -- Desperate TimesKillswitch Engage -- Arms of SorrowKillswitch Engage is my favourite band and this represents my favourite album, "As Daylight Dies" (which the song is from). I think I must have played the album hundreds of times since I got it, and a handful of songs (including these one) hundreds more. I couldn't pick between the two for which I liked more.
3)
Linkin Park -- Lying From YouLinkin Park -- ForgottenThese are my favourite Linkin Park songs and actually represent the albums "Hybrid Theory" and "Meteora", both of which I play over and over. Linkin Park back when they were still nu metal, basically. I've been listening to them since I was in high school.
4)
Sculthorpe -- DjilileThis piece has been arranged for many different instruments, including guitar, percussion, cello. I like them all. I played it on repeat while I was in labour. I'm generally not into "peaceful" music unless it has this hypnotic quality, but I really, really like the hypnotic quality.
5)
Fort Minor -- Red to BlackI like hip hop generally speaking but this is a clear standout and my favourite hip hop track by a long way.
6)
Interpol -- Heinrich ManeuverI like the quirky rhythms, the bass line, the sense of momentum. I think the video is clever, I don't see what it has to do with the song but that's how it goes sometimes.
The rest I'm not sure how to order but I guess they're #7
Placebo -- One of a KindSystem of a Down -- ToxicityI love the song. I don't really have strong feelings about the music video, aside from it's fun to watch Serj Tankian sing.
Metallica -- UnforgivenI think the music video is good, but I don't really like watching it. I prefer heavy music to heavy videos; this is a bit much for most moods. I listen to the song by itself all the time though.
Interpol -- C'mereInterpol's songs are always kind of inscrutable so I don't know what to make of the video. I just like the song.
Miike Snow -- Genghis KhanThis is probably my favourite music video; I'm probably just as addicted to the video as I am to the song. The director is my dual!
GUNSHIP -- Tech NoirThis is my other favourite music video. I really like these kinds of videos that play with your expectations instead of following traditional formats of "band performs in a location with choreographed dances" and such. It's probably about as perfect as you could reasonably expect, in my opinion.
Postmodern Jukebox -- A Mowtown Tribute to NickelbackI love this kind of anachronistic music, and related genres like electro-swing. The performance on YouTube is not as good as on the actual album, but it's funny to watch Tambourine Guy.
Akeboshi - WindI tend to automatically like songs better when the time signature is 5/8 (like this one) or 7/8.
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Dislike: "meditation" music, overly happy music
Meditation MusicI cannot stand meditation music or anything that sounds like it's supposed to be relaxing or uplifting. It's insipid. I would rather relax and recharge to thrash metal.
Australian Christmas CarolsI don't like Christmas carols in the first place, but Australian ones are extra cringey. I dislike them so viscerally it's almost hard to describe why I think they're awful. The songs are too cheerful, Christmas is too commercialised, and the lyrics too "funny" and just another example of Australia piggy-backing on European cultural identity instead of growing up and forming its own.
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