Favorite music NOT to dance to

[pygmalion]

*gasp* Yes, I said NOT to dance to.

Some of my favorites are way slow romantic songs, way too slow even for bolero. You can't dance to them (unless you count the old grope and sway as dancing, which I don't :lol: ) I'll give some titles later in this thread.

What about you? Do you have favorite non-dancing songs?

[DanceMentor]

I can't get enough of the Gotan project. Yes, you can dance to it, but I especially like to listen to it.

[will35]

Merengue. When I hear it, I can't wait to turn it off. And I don't even like to hear a few seconds of it as a cortina at a milonga. It annoys me so much, I cannot stand it.

[youngsta]

Acid Jazz. I just love chillin out with it playing in the background.

[danceguy]

This is a tough one! I've found a way to dance to just about anything...as I learn more about Ballroom and Latin music...all of my ear training takes over as I feel more than hear what's being played.

I guess my non-danceable music would be punk rock. That is reserved for driving on busy freeways or when I get one of those old songs stuck in my head every now and then. As those crazy tunes cause me to reminisce on my teenage years that I'm glad are far behind me, I can't keep it on too long...just enough to get that energy out of my system, and then it's back to the good stuff. :)

[Phil Owl]

For sheer listening joy?

Got a few hours? :lol:

Depends on my mood;

Raucous: a Motorhead mix CD I concocted (metal at its most hilariosly over-the-top, how can you go wrong with tunes like "Ace of Spades", "Bomber" and the like), Blue Oyster Cult, Cream, Hendrix, Black Sabbath, John Mayall Bluesbreakers, Albert King, Freddie King, Allman Bros.

Raucous and Cerebral: Chick Corea/Return to Forever, Tony Williams Lifetime, Weather Report, Allan Holdsworth (guitarist) John McLaughlin and lots of progressive rock stuff like King Crimson, 70's Yes, 70's Genesis (w/ Peter Gabriel, I HATED the Phil Collins stuff!), Anglagard, Magma, Deus Ex Machina, Happy The Man, Anekdoten, French TV, Frank Zappa (the clean stuff) and a ton more.

Soulful: Ray Charles, James Brown, Seal, Aretha, Tower of Power, Jimmy Smith, Tyrone Davis, Johnnie Taylor and lots of blues. Also love Flamenco and even some contry (Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline)

Soulful and Cerebral: Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Ellington, Brubeck, Monk, Wes Montgomery and lots of classical music.

And definitely agree with will35 about Meringue, GRRRRRRRR!!! Reggae, Rap and cheesy pop music make me want to hit the off switch!

[Phil Owl]

Acid Jazz. I just love chillin out with it playing in the background.

Can you recommend some CD's in this realm?

[will35]

I think I was just in the mood to be a heel when I responded with the merengue. But it reminds me of when I used to drive through certain places in the U.S. There were radio stations with a latin hour, and every song sounded like the one before it, no matter what group or lyric. I also used to drive through Canada occasionally, and I heard the two step French songs. They also sounded one like the other, but they were more interesting than the merengue, even though I understood fewer lyrics. I went to see one of those French Canadian bands play once, and they were really disappointed that nobody knew how or wanted to dance to their music. They could not understand why anybody would just sit and listen to their music. I guess that explained it to me.

[pygmalion]

I went to a UB40 concert several years ago, and at somepoint, they switched from reggae to European techno-pop. You should have seen the audience stop dancing, in unison. It was comical! :D

And about merengue -- it has its uses. Newbies can do it. And it's a great type of music to practice your Latin motion to. Although if you don't like it, you don't like it. *shrug*

[youngsta]

Can you recommend some CD's in this realm?
A couple of nice compilatons are the mushroom jazz sessions and Om Lounge.

[dancer_of_god]

hmmm... good question.
hint: never, ever try to tap dance to something without a break, or anything like "Jenny From the Block" it works just about as well trying to eat rotten, dancing bananas and breath at the same time. (believe me, i've tried)
also don't tap to a slow song in double time. it works, but it sounds like cr*p unless u know what u r doing, wich most people don't. :roll:

[MissAlyssa]

hip hop, r n b, alternative and old classic rock

[bouncybouncyweee]

Bascially... everything!

Favorite is classical by far. Fav. composer is Taichovsky, then Stravinsky...

Then alternative- radiohead, bjork, smashing pumpkins, bright eyes

Then stuff that has no genre, like Postal Service or Eels

Then anything with incredible ingenuity or lyircs. Even rap has it's gems. I haven't found a single Gem in country though.. yet. And bluegrass doesn't count!

Merengue I like only 'cause I grew up with it. Images of my family all dancing in a circle and clapping is merengue for me. But it is all the same... awful stuff. Almost as bad as a cumbia.

[Vince A]

*gasp* Yes, I said NOT to dance to.

Some of my favorites are way slow romantic songs, way too slow even for bolero. You can't dance to them (unless you count the old grope and sway as dancing, which I don't :lol: ) I'll give some titles later in this thread.

What about you? Do you have favorite non-dancing songs?
Metallica, Acid jazz (as youngsta said), Space Oydessy 2001 and 2010, long-hair classical (even though I listen to it).

Jenn, would you teach me that dance you mentioned. I don't know it . . . the "old groupe and sway???" :roll:

[pygmalion]

I truly think THAT dance is instinctive. But I'll see you in Reno! :lol:

[bouncybouncyweee]

Actually, to tell the truth, I can't stand most dance music for the simplicity of the lyrics, and sometimes, the music. It isn't stuff I'd usually listen to on a daily basis.

[pygmalion]

Yeah. And what's the deal with all those disco/techno songs with unidentified chicks singing unrecognizable lyrics to loud dance music? Yuck! I prefer real music, that just happens to be danceable.

[Phil Owl]

Yeah. And what's the deal with all those disco/techno songs with unidentified chicks singing unrecognizable lyrics to loud dance music? Yuck! I prefer real music, that just happens to be danceable.

That's exactly one of the reasons I started to dig House, or more specifically Jazz/R&B/Deep house. Very musically meaty, screamingly dancable and NOOOOOO wailing divas or obnoxiously loud overbearing synths to be found.

[Sagitta]

Yeah. And what's the deal with all those disco/techno songs with unidentified chicks singing unrecognizable lyrics to loud dance music? Yuck! I prefer real music, that just happens to be danceable.

Actually, to tell the truth, I can't stand most dance music for the simplicity of the lyrics, and sometimes, the music. It isn't stuff I'd usually listen to on a daily basis.

Actually if there is a recognizable dance beat that my body feels I usually can dance to it!! While I don't like "unidentified chicks singing unrecgnizable lyrics" or the "simplicity of the lyrics" I'll take my dance fix anyway I can!! One thing about being in a small, albeitedly college town, is there are some nights when you cannot get what you want every night of the week. :(

[Dancegal]

Music by Sarah McLachlan, Avril Lavigne, Vanessa Carlton, Michelle Branch (although the song she sang with Santana's music-"Game Of Love" is very "West Coastable")

[jon]

Christine Lavin, Steve Goodman, Mike Cross, and similar neo-folk music with a frequently humorous bent.

[bordertangoman]

Mari Boine; Brian Eno; Miles Davis; Phillip Glass; Tom Waits; Arvo Part; Sainte Colombe; Julia Zenko; Hector Zazou; Diamanda Galas; Laurie Anderson;

[Swingolder]

I love the CD "The Three Pickers"(Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson and Ricky skaggs) and can't imagine doing anything but listening and toe tapping to bluegrass.

[squirrel]

:) Metal... Dead Metal, heavy stuff! :)

Ac/Dc, Metallica (old tunes), Manowar, Therapy... the "heavier" the better!

Also Doors, Sting (old ones, until "Ten Summoner's Tales") and the Police... sometimes symphonies, or classical music in general, like Beethoven, Chopin, Mahler, Wagner, Ceaicovski, Rahmaninov, Lizst... and many more!

[dancin_feet]

Ironically enough I detest dancing to dance music (house, techno, whatever you want to call it). It's absolute rubbish!

All depends on what I am in the mood for but I can generally dance to anything else. Even a bit of heavy metal - nothing like throwing yourself around madly and doing a bit of head banging when the mood calls for it!! :lol: :lol:

[ShyDancer]

Honestly, the music I listen to seems to all be danceable in some form!
I adore lots of different styles of music, really the only stuff I wont listen to is techno and heavy metal.

[squirrel]

I think the topic was about music that one LIKES, but doesn't dance to! :) And not about music one doesn't like to dance to... :)

[Spitfire]

While we're on the subject of non - dance music is anyone a fan of Pink Floyd? Here's a great clip.

Dark Side of The Moon 30th Anniversary (http://tinyurl.com/9fyt)

[tacad]

All things jazz.

[pygmalion]

I love the CD "The Three Pickers"(Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson and Ricky skaggs) and can't imagine doing anything but listening and toe tapping to bluegrass.

Oh. I thought people danced to bluegrass. Not quite sure how, but I thought they did.

You learn something every day. 8) :)

[bordertangoman]

http://www.warsawvillageband.net/Home.html

I went to see the Warsaw Village Band last night. Expolsive Polish folk music and I'd dance to it if knew how. Anyone know how to polka??