What type of music do you like to listen to?

I really gotta add that multi-columned answers feature!

great selection!

I like musicals, they are great to sing along with

why does the initial question say what do you like to listen to, then the comments says prefer to listen to? I answered based on the main question, what I like to listen to. preference is a narrower category.
I'll listen to (and like) just about anything. I tend to avoid opera, or heavy chorals (but some are good). I also don't do rap much.

Where's blues? And don't tell me it's part of R&B/Soul.

Bluegrass.

blues, ragtime, modern rock.
Has this survey been done before?

Good choices. I only checked the ones I like a substantial fraction of; there are isolated cases of other (unchecked) genres that I like as well. Two kinds that were missing, neither of which I like, were Rap and Elevator.

Only the soothing sounds of Zamfir, master of the Pan flute

Good selection! I have a lot of classical and celtic music in my collection, some new swing, lots of 'classic rock'. I love the Conan soundtrack, and Paul Simon, Clannad and even new stuff like Chumbawumba (the lyrics are pretty interesting).

That was pretty comprehensive. Thank you!

I checked "Industrial," but I don't like most of what gets called that. (NIN, Skinny Puppy, Nitzer Ebb, etc.) I don't like drum machines. I'm thinking more of Einsturzende Neubauten and early SPK--bands where "Industrial" means "the sound of metal on metal." I saw EN in concert, and they played a song that included a giant, industrial spring that they played with a power drill. Now THAT'S industrial. I also like the Residents, who are difficult to put into any of these categories, and the very few bands that have ever managed to remind me of them. And, for a category you didn't list, there are (or at least were) a few groups doing a kind of spoken-word-with-backing-band thing (Bongwater, King Missile, Maggie Estepp, Bruce McCullough, Bongo Fury) that I just love.

Grendel: Could you maybe sort this one by ranking? It might make it easier to read ...

milktree: yeah, I did this survey, but it was millions of years ago.

I'd classify most of my music as "pop". I know its corny, but I'm a sucker for the millions of cute boy bands out there. The ones with talent I like even better.

i selected several in this survey. I find that my mood reflects what kind of music that i listen to at the time.

Check out the Advanced Stats on this one: the Goth, metal, punk, and ska listeners are all young, on average (surprise!), but the very youngest group is the listeners to . . . Polka!!! (Is this a harbinger of the Polka craze of the early 21st century? After this awful swing revival, I wouldn't rule anything out.)

oh my god... this awful swing revival! I love swing!!

steve: with only four people checking the polka category, the average age stat doesn't mean much...

I'm with you EB. I've loved swing for a long time (it's my parents' era) and was really psyched when the revival began trickling in.

You are all welcome to love swing. I hope that I am welcome to hate it.

Steve: I second that motion!

BETTER THAN MY LIST. WELL DONE

Techno, synth

Surf? Hee hee

I never realized this, but in all honestly, I like classical, rock..and classic rock!!!

i also like some Broadway musicals...

just about anything EXCEPT country!!!!!!

I like all sorts of music from tori amos to limp bizkit. I don't really know what categories these fit in but I also listen to deftones, coal chamber, portishead, korn, sublime, tool, NIN and lots of other things.

you sick fudge!

Celtic, Gothic, Metal, Latin,& New Age

I listen to almost every type of music listed here. I also listen to rap (I know, I know). I think that music in and of itself is great. I can't function without it. Every kind of music has some positive quality to it, and I think that it all comes down to how it makes you feel. Music is a very emotional experience for me. :)

Mariah: Rap? So do I! Do you listen to Ice Cube and Snoop Doggy Dogg?

Wicksy: I don't really like Ice Cube much. But I love the songs much more than the artists. Most of the time I don't even know the artist!!! Maybe I'm an Ice Cube fan and don't even know it!

Rap