It varies with my mood. Most commonly it's Iron Maiden or The Who. Sometimes it's classical. On occasion it's classical. Now and then it's The Grateful Dead, Doors, or Hendrix. It's never rap or country.

we are going to see orchestral manouvers in the dark on monday. romance with a hint of protest set to a dance beat

It depends entirely on the mood I'm in.

Music has always been the most important thing in my life. I was lucky to have been exposed to it from an early age. I had a strong aptitude for it, and found solace, sustenance, and profound joy in listening to a wide range of it. I taught myself to play acoustic guitar when I was a teen, and gradually got proficient enough to be able to earn a modest living. I'm still playing at 72, though not as much as I used to. It's awfully hard to be specific about why certain types of music move me. I dislike anything "lite" (Neil Diamond, Lawrence Welk, and Kenny G make me want to puke) while Steely Dan, Beethoven quartets, fusion, flamenco, Joe Jackson lift my spirits immeasurably. I also love musical satire---the compositions of PDQ Bach (a character created by music professor Peter Schickele) are drop dead wonderfully funny. I have listened to my favorite songs so much that they're contained in my memory---I can play them in my mind and I can hear every detail and nuance. Can any of you relate?

Music for sure. I'm fascinated by how the timing around when I hear a song can magnify the emotional sensation. I have a folder on my phone called "megamix" that I drop all the songs I like as I come to them. But a song that straight up makes the hair on my arms stand up at one time might have me reaching for the skip the next time it rolls by. But at another time, chills again. I'm particularly drawn to the melancholy at times. Elliott Smith, for sure among others. But other times it's old funk, or rap, or metal, or blues, or the odd pop song that will give me chills on the joyful/giddy side of the fence. It's almost like time travel too how a song can take you back. I read "The Sword of Shannara" while listening to the first "Boston" album. Yet another rambling response.

The Blues. The saying goes, "How do you play the Blues? You gotta feel it!"

In classical

Jazz mostly, Chris Botti:

A very eclectic wide range of music.

I love so many genres, but my heart is in the Blues.

What a great question!!!!!

Ex yes

Silence,,,,,

Heavy metal played very loudly. I love the energy, the vibration, it gives me goosebumps. And that's generally, certain riffs just magnify it......e.g. The Smoke on the Water riff, I have to feel it, not necessarily emotionally but physically, not just hear it, it has to be loud!

Bad, as in "good"

90's/2000's/now pop music, rock, and hip-hop.