I know this has been covered in the past, but it's interesting to see how fans of rock/melodic rock/metal musical tastes can transcend into other genres. I think I am quite fortunate in that I like lots of different popular rock/pop artists. To give some idea of where my normal musical tastes are, here are my favourite rock artists: Rush, Def Leppard, Status Quo, Guns N' Roses, Extreme, Thunder, Metallica(pre 2000), AC/DC, Little Angels, Nickelback, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Queen I have to admit, I am finding Katy Perrys music very enjoyable at the moment. Especially songs from her second album Teenage Dream. Yes it's very poppy and lyrically sometimes not what I would listen to, but I love her voice. I think fans of melodic rock may enjoy songs like Circle The Drain. I'd also add to that list: The Corrs, Take That (mark 2), Robbie Williams, Duran Duran, Erasure, Depeche Mode, Shania Twain, Human League, Avril Lavigne and many more.http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929370#msg-929370Fri, 24 May 2013 04:11:48 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929661#msg-929661 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929661#msg-929661Backstreet Boys]]> Signal Fan NoticeboardThu, 07 Feb 2013 22:42:29 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929604#msg-929604 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929604#msg-929604Duran Duran
Corrs
Kelly Clarkson
Anastacia
Big Country
The Escape Club
The Gin Blossoms
Kane
Amanda Marshall]]> Britny NoticeboardThu, 07 Feb 2013 08:22:36 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929541#msg-929541 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929541#msg-929541 OzzMosiz NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 21:16:25 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929533#msg-929533 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929533#msg-929533 Ydde NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 20:03:54 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929512#msg-929512 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929512#msg-929512
Also dig a foray into Trance music every now and again, always depends on the mood.]]> Benno NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 15:32:30 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929509#msg-929509 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929509#msg-929509I like listening to John Williams Soundtracks. Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Indiana Jones--you get the idea.
James Horner's soundtracks (Star Trek, Aliens) before Titanic]]> chessiecat65 NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 14:46:57 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929495#msg-929495 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929495#msg-929495Diana Krall (funny thing, my autocorrect keeps changing her name to Diana Orally. LOL)
Andre Boccelli
Early acoustic blues
Old time black Gospel
Blues]]> bighairaddict NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 11:12:02 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929494#msg-929494 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929494#msg-929494
Tech N9ne-Rap
Darius Rucker]]> kaneudeck NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 10:40:39 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929463#msg-929463 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929463#msg-929463 othersideof midnight NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 08:09:42 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929461#msg-929461 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929461#msg-929461 OzzMosiz NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 08:02:04 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929441#msg-929441 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929441#msg-929441
Dexy's
Glasvegas
British Sea Power
Pidgeon Detecives
Amy McDonald
Florence

and many many more]]> Al NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 06:19:48 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929421#msg-929421 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929421#msg-929421 rocknut NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 04:00:04 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929413#msg-929413 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929413#msg-929413
gary191265 Wrote:
DELETE THE DASHES THAT APPEAR HERE
> What Rocknut said ! I would quote him but that
> doesn't work and I can't be arsed to cut and paste
> ! :)]]> Tony Bainbridge NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 03:19:52 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929409#msg-929409 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929409#msg-929409 gary191265 NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 03:12:17 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929407#msg-929407 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929407#msg-929407
> Music envelopes my life. I try hard not to
> compartmentalize it into genres and as such have a
> huge variety of likes. Thus like others above, I
> do not have guilty pleasures - only pleasures. I
> try not to admit "pains" into my life, and
> certainly not musical ones.
>
> Today's fruits are clementines (but they must be
> clemenules and not nour or any other sub genre of
> clementine) and rambutan (hairy lychees). (This
> is for Tony B...)
>
> Peace!
>
> Paul :-)

Cheers Paul ;-D (will stop at Fresh 'n' Fruity on the way home).]]> Tony Bainbridge NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 02:47:54 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929405#msg-929405 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929405#msg-929405
Today's fruits are clementines (but they must be clemenules and not nour or any other sub genre of clementine) and rambutan (hairy lychees). (This is for Tony B...)

Peace!

Paul :-)]]> pjs NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 02:31:50 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929394#msg-929394 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929394#msg-929394 Daredevil NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 01:30:32 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929387#msg-929387 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929387#msg-929387
Also i grew to love jazz over the past few years from Art Blakey, Coltrane, Davis up to recent-ish ECM-releases, as well as intstrumental music of all kinds, loved the last Steve Vai album, my current favourite is "Concert in Athens" by greek film(classical composer Eleni Karaindrou and saxplayer Jan Gabarek - her scores and pieces are mesmerizing and beautiful....]]> Alex NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 01:08:31 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929385#msg-929385 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929385#msg-929385 Captain Can Man NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 00:56:48 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929382#msg-929382 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929382#msg-929382 RAMSAY NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 00:30:20 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929381#msg-929381 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929381#msg-929381 Captain Can Man NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 00:20:43 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929378#msg-929378 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929378#msg-929378
Taylor Swift
Keith Urban
Darius Rucker (new song 'True Believers' is brill!!)
Jason Aldean
Big and Rich

That type of stuff. Wife currently listening to Matt Nathanson who also has his moments.]]> jamesrock NoticeboardWed, 06 Feb 2013 00:06:08 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929377#msg-929377 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929377#msg-929377
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F90Cw4l-8NY&feature=share

Something completely different, one of the best musicians on the planet Billy White (ex Don Dokken)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QruUeNpqSGc]]> timstar NoticeboardTue, 05 Feb 2013 23:25:27 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929376#msg-929376 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929376#msg-929376 rocknut NoticeboardTue, 05 Feb 2013 23:02:45 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929374#msg-929374 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929374#msg-929374Some artists featured on MR.com (and related sites) operate in a rather large area that encompasses pop, rock and loads of melody...

Also, you have to take into account 'stuff that you grew up on'...

That being said, I like (not everything, but bits and pieces from) the Corrs & Avril Lavigne too. I also have an Orianthi album (quite girl power pop/rock in style, but there's an instrumental featuring Steve Vai & she's touring with Alice Cooper...)

On the other hand, I've recently bought 'best of' collections by Chris Rea, OMD & Gloria Estefan... and I love the early A-ha stuff...

I think most people here are open minded enough to appreciate good music for what it is, regardless of what 'genre' it is considered to be...

G'z,
Sven

NP: Halestorm :)]]> Sven NoticeboardTue, 05 Feb 2013 22:59:11 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929373#msg-929373 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929373#msg-929373
samples:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mrV51Jhftw

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVZObCSGQRs]]> Shade NoticeboardTue, 05 Feb 2013 22:47:59 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929372#msg-929372 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929372#msg-929372 arenean NoticeboardTue, 05 Feb 2013 22:25:13 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929370#msg-929370 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929370,929370#msg-929370

To give some idea of where my normal musical tastes are, here are my favourite rock artists:
Rush, Def Leppard, Status Quo, Guns N' Roses, Extreme, Thunder, Metallica(pre 2000), AC/DC, Little Angels, Nickelback, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Queen


I have to admit, I am finding Katy Perrys music very enjoyable at the moment. Especially songs from her second album Teenage Dream. Yes it's very poppy and lyrically sometimes not what I would listen to, but I love her voice. I think fans of melodic rock may enjoy songs like Circle The Drain.

I'd also add to that list: The Corrs, Take That (mark 2), Robbie Williams, Duran Duran, Erasure, Depeche Mode, Shania Twain, Human League, Avril Lavigne and many more.]]> OzzMosiz NoticeboardTue, 05 Feb 2013 22:06:48 +1100