Ok, I am really really into rock. My favortes right now are Paramore, Evanescence, and Fly Leaf. I am into kinda dark music but not anything like worshipping the devil. totally christian person here, but i love the kinda depressing song. i like any kinda rock but right now im into metal. can someone tell me about a couple of groups that are like these. I like classical music too so if someone knows of any good classical music that would be nice too. Please and Thank you!!!
Ignatz answered Thursday January 29 2009, 5:01 pm: Have you heard of Rasputina? They've been around since 1991, and they do this weird, dark freakout grindcore stuff. Three cellos and a drummer, if you can believe that. An old acquaintance of mine from college, Zoe Keating, played with them for a while. Dresden Dolls are good too, though they're more '30s Brechtian punk rather than metal.
For a good laugh, check out Cookie Mongoloid: Sesame Street songs redone as speed metal workouts.
For good classical in the same vein, check out Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. Medieval poetry set to music in the 19th Century. The most famous movement is the first, "O Fortuna".
A highly unusual piece is Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Requiem". Yeah, he writes cheezy musicals, but the Requiem is a real departure. He's not stringing pop songs into a show here, this is real heartfelt composition. The "Hosanna in Excelsis" movement incorporates rock drumming and some weird time changes, and is a real workout for the baritone soloist.
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