How has MB influenced your taste?
 

There might have already been a similar thread at some point, but I don't remember anything like that recently and it's hard to do a proper search for it.

As the title says:
How has being a member here influenced your taste?
Have you started listening to genres and artists you never thought you'd like?
Or did you pretty much stick to the stuff you liked when you came here, perhaps only finding a few artists very similar to the ones you already enjoyed?

MB as a whole has definitely served and helped to broaden my taste into areas I would never have expected to venture into. Most of the credit for that must go to Batty and probably Frownland, who despite laughing at my taste has managed to have me sample, if not actually always (or ever almost) like the music he listens to. Batty has worked the hardest, trying to educate me to the finer details of metal, as well as a few other things, and with the launching of Metal Month three years ago I managed to branch out a whole lot more than I had expected or really intended to.

Recommendations, though, from people in the "Love or Hate?" thread have really opened my eyes to new artistes for me, and shown me there is value in music on which I would previously have placed none. Janszoon too must be congratulated for helping me get past death growls and allowing me therefore to enjoy some amazing music I would otherwise have missed. There have been a lot of people here who have influenced/helped broaden my taste, and though it's still what a lot of you would probably consider mainstream (or pussy) it's wider than it was before I joined here four years ago, so thanks to you all.

Hell yeah, this place influenced my taste a lot. I think virtually everyone who has been a regular member here during the nine years I've been here has posted something I've at least checked out, if not fallen in love with. Some names of people who've introduced me to the most artists over the years or changed the way I look at artists I already knew: Jackhammer, Urban, Molecules, bob, mr dave, Engine, Sidewinder, Loathsome Pete, Mojo, Exo, Goofle, Satchmo, Frownland, Batlord, Unknown Soldier, Bastard of Young, Grindy, Trollheart, Demonoid, Rostasi, Merkaba, dankrsta, Pedestrian, Lisnaholic, adidasss, 4ZZZ and Mondo Bungle. No doubt I'm forgetting people as well, so I apologize to them in advance.

If it weren't for MB, I probably wouldn't have gotten into hip hop. Also, rostasi is the man and has introduced me to loads of great experimental music. Shame he doesn't post anymore.

Hell no

At this point I think it's very hard to say what my tastes would have been like if I had never joined MB. There are dozens or even probably hundreds of great albums I've heard from browsing this forum but I don't know if entire genres that I enjoy are solely because of this place.

I'm honoured to be included in that august list. :) :bowdown:

Really glad you guys helped me to rekindle my love for metal. I used to snobbishly look down on it, despite having been a fan when I was younger.
There has been a lot of amazing BM I have found here, as well as some great thrash, a genre I never thought I'd enjoy.
Perhaps the best find I made through MB are The Stooges. I've heard them several times over the years and never really understood what all the fuss was about. Then there was a big discussion about them some time ago, I gave them a good, hard listen and they've been among the bands I listen to most often ever since.

Need the deets for my ego.

I've found some really cool artists that I wouldn't have otwrwise known about, but for the most part it's too soon to say. If anything, I've een influenced to try to listen to more stuff than I have know, due to everyone knowing tons of music here, so I feel like I should get to it.

Ughhh I think mb has helped me discover new music which I thank y'all for helping me do that

But since I listen to every type of music I think my taste were going that way regardless since I was,like 19, it was going that way

Well, specifically I remember you were the person who introduced me to Tank—and I really ended up loving them. But also you've been a part of a lot of metal conversations that got me to check out a lot of different bands. It's hard for me to remember which suggestions came from who exactly in a lot of cases, but I know know a decent percent of the time it was you.

I discover/have discovered about 75% of what I listen to on MB.

MB hasn't influenced me in anyway at all, its always been a metal forum really and metals pretty much dead and so is this forum. The majority of posters on this forum are well below average intelligence and probably have some learning difficulties, I only come here to point and laugh at the backwards bastards.

Probably for the worse.

How come?

^ I'm also very proud to be included in your list - thanks. Your final sentence about forgetting and apologizing applies to my list as well:

Thanks to MB I've discovered a slew of new artists, but pretty much in the same genres I already liked pre-MB. That I specifically remember and would like to thank:-

> tore and all members of the PFAC for motivating me to explore Can, Dun and Genesis
> stephen, frownland and all members of the FAIR club for various recs (special mention to cenotaph/JackPat for Big Blood and David Thomas Broughton)
> Loathesome Pete for his dark country thread
> Pedestrian and all members of the General Music Album Club for GSY!BE
> Inveterate album reviewers like Trollheart, Anteater, Unknown Soldier and Cellar Tapes; not so much for recommendations that I've pursued, but for giving me an insight into albums that I've wondered about.
> Rostasi and grindy for Dollar Brand, Alec K Redfearn and others
> Plankton and Xurtio for giving me access to their own original music (:thumb:)

Slightly off topic but to me just as important are the members who have shared or rekindled my enthusiasm for various styles/musicians/albums:

blastingas10, chives, Pet_Sounds, Janszoon, PoorOlPo, Neapolitan, misspoptart, Mr.Charlie and Chula Vista are the guys who spring to mind offhand.

The fact that I can come here and find something new to listen to every time (and probably enjoy) makes this place the best music resource I have ever found. It's a shame it's not more active and more people don't Dubtrack. I wouldn't say it has influenced my taste too much as I have always been open-minded about most genres, but it has definitely been enlightening.

lol

Who the **** are you anyway? :confused: Show me your papers! Guards! Guards!

I've discovered a lot of music here. I'm not sure it's altered my taste but I've learned a ton.

The Chasm
Death Grips
John Zorn
Midlake
Panzerballet
Prong
Sigur Ros
Snarky Puppy
Sufjan Stevens
This Town Needs Guns

All in constant rotation because of this place.

Thank you!

^Nice. Wouldn't have expected Zorn and Death Grips there.
Which of Zorn's bands/projects/albums do you dig?

I have Pellucidar - A Dreamers Fantabular.

Checked out a lot but found nothing new I liked so far. In my defence, I've only been here for barely half a year. Maybe this board will turn me on to some progressive rock that isn't really silly and weak (it must exist!). I'm looking forward to actually being inspired eventually :D

Since there are around 1000 albums Zorn has been involved with, I'm gonna refrain from getting into a reccing frenzy. I'd never stop.
But if you like The Dreamers, you should check out the Masada album they did.
It's called "Ipos: Book Of Angels Volume 14". Probably their best.

Also check out some Bar Kokhba (featuring Marc Ribot on guitar as well):

Have you tried asking in the prog rock recommendation thread? We might be able to help you.