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Old 09-08-2007, 12:52 AM   #1
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One song which sums up your taste
At first it seems an impossible question to answer, but my mates and I have have been discussing this recently and we have each managed to do it.

Mine is: UFO - Love to Love.

The reasoning: Love to Love has an epic sound, light and dark...it builds and swirls and has energy - it's a song to lose yourself in. It is played by a group of talented musicians at the peak of their game. The words are beautiful, the guitar work is a lesson on how the instrument can compliment and enhance the feeling of the track - so often guitarists twiddle for the sake of it, not Schenker on this one. Phil Mogg's vocals soar and have a warmth which melts. The arrangement is as good as anything Beethoven came up with...anyway, I'm getting off track here. The point is the song sums up my taste - hard rock you can't help but sing to or air guitar to...a haunting sound, slick and thoughtful; insightful and yet uplifting at the same time.

I can enjoy everything from Girls Aloud to Venom but UFO captured all that I love in music in this one song. If I was to take one song on desert island, this would without hesitation be the one. If I was to recommend one song to anyone, I wouldn't hesitate to say Love to Love.

What's yours - not your favourite song, but the one which sums up your taste? [And don't bother replying that "my tastes are so wide that I can't pin it down to one song" ...you can]
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Old 09-08-2007, 9:31 AM   #2
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Learning To Fly
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Old 09-08-2007, 10:31 AM   #3
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
ok 1 song?

Orion by Metallica.

Epic, serious, memorable, mature, complex, superior musicians, emotional etc.
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Old 09-08-2007, 10:48 AM   #4
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
velvet underground-venus in furs
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Old 09-08-2007, 11:18 AM   #5
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
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velvet underground-venus in furs
Are you sure it's taste in music you are talking about?
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Old 14-08-2007, 9:00 AM   #6
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy

I've loved this song since it came out and still listen to it regularly now. I saw them perform this song live at the Phoenix festival back in 1996, along with Shara Nelson who sang the lyrics. It was amazing, especially when the curtains opened behind the band to reveal a small orchestra.

"Like a soul without a mind
In a body without a heart
I'm missing every part"
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Old 14-08-2007, 9:13 AM   #7
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
Tyketto - Forever Young
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Old 14-08-2007, 9:24 AM   #8
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
'Child In Time' - Deep Purple. The live version off Made in Japan.

It's got everything, nice gentle intro, Gillans voice at it's absolute peak, literally and figuratively, reaching unbelievable heights during his screams of anguish, one of Blackmores all-time best solos. Thirteen minutes of sheer genius
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
Say Hello To Heaven - Temple Of The Dog

A song full of emotion sung by one of the Top ten vocalists of all time
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Old 14-08-2007, 1:30 PM   #10
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
Alexander The Great - Iron Maiden

Long, epic & with some great dual guitars.
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Old 14-08-2007, 7:42 PM   #11
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
I too thought this was an impossible question - my tastes vary so much, but finally thought of one...

It's not the best song ever...

It's not got the best tune...

I don't listen to it that often...

But it does have that indefinable ... yeah! .. that's my taste ...



Capt Beefheart - Neon Meate Dream of an Octafish
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Old 16-08-2007, 10:01 AM   #12
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
The Mars Volta 'Cassandra Geminni' (Parts A-E)

The closing suite of music on the "Frances The Mute" album. Pure rock music bliss.
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Old 17-08-2007, 11:28 AM   #13
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
Funkadelic....one nation under a groove...
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Old 20-08-2007, 12:01 AM   #14
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
Creedence Clearwater Revival 'Fortunate Sun'

the essence of rock n roll.
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Old 20-08-2007, 7:23 PM   #15
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
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Funkadelic....one nation under a groove...
Strange World 2000 remake by Push
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Old 20-08-2007, 9:40 PM   #16
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
Metallica - Enter Sandman.

The first band I saw live was Zeppelin in 1971 but that song just summed rock music up for me.
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
Monsoon - Robbie Williams
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
Robert Plamer -True Love.
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
Gates of delirium - Yes. Wild, complex, never quite complete, ending in a sad, bittersweet coda. Bit like life really.
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
Just because you sleep next to me doesn't mean you're safe - The Gallows

Pretty much sums up my taste, nice and agressive, and seeing them perform this live is absolutely wicked
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Old 30-08-2007, 5:47 AM   #21
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
currently, Start of Something Beautiful (Porcupine Tree, Deadwing)
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mines varies with such a great wealth and choice in my music mad parents home it mainly slants to jazz but tonight

its cosmic rough riders justify the rain.

Brilliant track cracking album

Lis@~~
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Old 03-09-2007, 11:20 PM   #23
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
I love all kinds of music so I find it hard to pick one song and I've been trying for the last 30 mins. I like reggae, ska, Oi!, dance hip-Hop, jazz french Hip-hop (NTM etc) french electro (air, daftpunk etc) and even some old rock. but ever time i try and think i only come up with "three little birds" but it doesnt sum up my tastes, ill think s bit longer...
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Old 05-09-2007, 9:37 AM   #24
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
Killswitch Engage - Life to Lifeless [live]

if you like metal, this is absolutely beautiful.

awesome live band
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
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Creedence Clearwater Revival 'Fortunate Sun'

the essence of rock n roll.
Cracking tune

Mine would have to be Deftones - Simple Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)
My favourite current band covering my favourite classic rock band.
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Old 05-09-2007, 11:56 AM   #26
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
One song would be Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode.
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
Original Of The Species - U2 - fantastic!
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One song would be Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode.


Having trouble naming one individual song, Depeche Mode 'Violator' as an Album sums up my taste completely.....so I better go 'Never Let me Down Again' instead. The finest live song of all time.
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Re: One song which sums up your taste
Ain't My Bitch by Metallica.

Pure rock 'n' roll and a great opening album song !
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Basket case - Green Day
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