Do you have an open mind for music?

This would be more aptly named as an eclectic test, but interesting nonetheless.

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I'd probably be worse: I think I'd come to about 75% prog, 10% classical, 10% rock/pop and 5% others (this is being optimistic :p). The issue with calling that not 'open-minded' is that the progressive music I listen to will have influences, features and styles incorporated from a *lot* of other genres and often sound *nothing alike*.

Compare Islands to Pictures At An Exhibition (Live from Works Live). I'll listen to and love both, but I'd find it hard to point out any direct relationship between them.

Hm. I don't know about me. You'd have some Blues Rock (probably labelled Blues), a tad of Sam Cooke or Sinatra or something like that, a little world, a couple of Prog things that'd get called 'other' for no apparent reason.

Should sign up to Last.fm, sometime.

Question: does it only work on things you play on ye 'computer', since I listen mostly to CDs on a CD player or MP3s on the MP3 majiggy, so?

I think there's some kind of add-on that enables tracking what you listen to in your I-Pod. But I don't know...

MikeEnRegalia wrote: Ivan_Melgar_M wrote: So, if I have an undefined taste and like Rap, Hip Hop, Disco, Trance, Raeggeton and Boys/Girls bands I'm less open minded than if i like Prog specially, but listen other genres ocassionally?   Absurd.   Iván This is an interesting point which I have often thought about. The more genres someone listens to the more likely some people could assume that the person has an "undefined" taste. Of course this is wrong ... it might be undefined, it might be carefully chosen, there's no way to tell just from the list of genres.

I've always believed the scientific finding that the wider a person musical tastes are, the more intelligent they are.
I wasn't sure about this being true, until I tried it on my own self. They match !

I think I have an open mind for music and listen to some really different bands and artist. The only thing I simply cannot understand is why it is mostly tagged "progressive rock" and "metal".

I am impressed James.  Also, which color scheme did you choose?  I really like it.

Here's the updated version (it hasn't changed all that much though):






It's not all that accurate imo, but I suppose it gives some insight to my listening habits. I seriously need to listen to more prog though, this is getting out of hand.

James wrote: Pnoom! wrote: I am impressed James.  Also, which color scheme did you choose?  I really like it. The second one down in the list, something Light. Well it's the same as the last one I posted... yet I've played stuff since then, I guess it hasn't been finalised yet.  I think last.fm do that on Sundays. Well I like a lot of different genres.  It's a bit inaccurate though, Aaron, as it doesn't indicate Zeuhl as a genre (it's probably under the 30% Other).

Edited by Pnoom! - May 08 2008 at 16:01