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So I've always been curious as to what type of music atheists listen to. I realize I am trying to quantify a large group, however, I have found that most critical thinkers tend to look past the top 100 charts to find their music, and usually have an affinity to art music (Classical, Jazz, Metal). So what genres of music do you listen to listen to? What are some of your favorite bands? Who are some of your favorite musicians/composers? Who are some of your favorite atheistic or freethinking bands/musicians?

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Permalink Reply by Buffy on December 25, 2008 at 11:29pm

My favorite genre is rock (everything from oldies up to current alternative stuff). I also like classical and some portion of most other categories except country, bluegrass, rap and opera. Some of my favorites include Pink Floyd, Nine Inch Nails, Billy Idol, Rammstein, Social Distortion and Prodigy. One classical piece I fell in love with on first listen was Georges Bizet's L'Arlésienne. The Minuetto of Movement 2 is so hauntingly beautiful....

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Permalink Reply by William Young on December 27, 2008 at 10:51am

Interesting, I have met few people who have ever heard of Django Reinhardt or his cohort Stepan Grapelli.

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Permalink Reply by William Young on January 4, 2009 at 6:18am

I first heard of Django Reinhardt long before I learned the guitar, my father was a guitar instructor & a jazz nut. I had a steady diet of Reinhardt & another guitarist, Charlie Christian.

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Permalink Reply by Zeke on January 7, 2009 at 2:07am

I think I first herd of Django when my violin instructor told me about Stéphane Grappelli. Django is one of the great jazz guitarist in my book

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Permalink Reply by William Young on May 25, 2009 at 9:48pm

I heard of Stephan Grappelli at the same time.

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Permalink Reply by LeaT on June 4, 2009 at 4:52pm

Never happened to me. I suppose my teachers were too young?

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Permalink Reply by Darwinist on December 27, 2008 at 1:31pm

I listen to everything from western music from the Middle Ages to black metal. The only forms I dislike enough not to include in my music collection are rap/hiphop and C&W. (A little odd, maybe, because I played rhythm/lead guitar and sang in a C&W band for two years while in my late 20s... ...helped keep the bulldog fed, y'know.)

Favorite classical composers: J.S. Bach; Modest Mussorgsky
Favorite jazz: Thelonius Monk
Favorite classic rock: Jethro Tull, Santana, Pink Floyd, Steely Dan (and others too numerous to mention)
Favorite "new" rock: Children of Bodom

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Permalink Reply by HotMess on January 3, 2009 at 2:35am

Is Jimmy Buffett C&W? I love his stuff! How about New Riders of the Purple Sage; maybe too archaic you kids ...

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Permalink Reply by deepthought42 on December 27, 2008 at 11:31pm

Nightwish, Epica, Within Temptation, Apocalyptica, Kamelot, Disturbed, Korn, Lacuna Coil, Stone Sour, Weird Al, Evanescence, Loreena McKennitt, um...3 Day's Grace, Mediaeval Baebes, Pyrates Royale, etc, etc, etc.... I have a few songs on My Page. :)

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Permalink Reply by Mark Johnston on January 3, 2009 at 9:18pm

Blues. the granddaddy of all popular music

Buddy Guy
Mississippi John Hurt
Robert Johnson
BB King
Bonnie Raitt

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Permalink Reply by William Young on May 25, 2009 at 9:51pm

The list of blues artists I like would take up too much space. On most sites my handle is Bluescat48. Been "into" the blues since I was a toddler, listening to my Father's old 78's.