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    Does anyone like the Arctic Monkeys?

    I like Sheffield-based band, the Arctic Monkeys as they are full of energy and their lyrics tell a story. Their second album is due to be released on 24 April. My favourite songs are "I bet you look good on the dance floor" and "When the sun goes down". Does anyone else like this indie band?
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    Reality TV shows chosing stars for musicals

    There seems to be an increase in the number of reality TV shows on British TV shows at present. One recently was looking for the next "Maria" to star in the Sound of Music in the West End of London. Unsurprisingly, although the winning candidate had an excellent voice she could not cope with the...
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    What was the last gig or concert that you went to?

    I am ashamed to say that the last gig I went to was over a year ago! However, I was lucky enough to win a ticket to Live 8 in Hyde Park in London on July 2, 2005. Some of the arists I had seen before but others such as: Madonna, Snoop Dogg, Robbie Williams, Coldplay, Travis, the Who and...
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    Can musical artists cross over from one type of music to another?

    There have been examples over the years of musical artists such as Sting, Elvis Costello and even Tom Jones trying out musical types for which they are not best known. Do you think this works? Did Robbie Williams manage to pull off Swing music when he sang "Mr Bojangles" ?
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    Music Writers Duo - Game

    Hello all If we consider all types of music, there have been many great song-writing partnerships. I thought that it would be quite fun to see how many partnerships that we can name from all types of music - theatre and musicals, pop, rock, jazz, rap etc. Please name a writing duo and one...
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    Is Heavy Metal the music of the Devil?

    Heavy Metal seems to have a bad press for being rather dark and unsavoury and reported incidents of Ozzy Osborne biting animals does not help. I wondered if anyone had actually played a heavy metal track backwards (apparently satanic messages come through). Was this association with the Devil...
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    Classical music festivals in your country

    As the forum has members from a range of different countries, I thought it would be interesting to learn about the different classical music festivals in each country. In the UK we have the Proms season which runs from July to September of each year and takes place in the Royal Albert Hall in...
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    What's your favourite planet and why?

    Hello all I'm a big fan of the Planet Suite by Gustav Holst and wondered which of the suites is your favourite. Mine is Jupiter - bringer of Jollity - mainly because of the changes in tempo and because the hymn "I Vow to Thee My Country" is featured.
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    Use of classical music for TV adverts

    There are plenty of examples of the use of classical music for television adverts. For example, Hamlet cigars used "Air on a G String" and Hovis Bread and Dvorak's Ninth Symphony. I wondered what people thought of this - does it de-value classical music or make it more accessible?
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    Suggestions for other music forums

    I wondered if I could make a suggestion about introducing a few more categories or forums on the site. I know that there is a general music area, but wondered whether you wanted to consider having sections for more popular and modern music such as: * rock and pop * rap, house and hip hop *...
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    Hello from the UK

    I just wanted to sign a big hello from the UK. I was born into a musical family with a drummer, pianist, guitarists and singers and have loved music from an early age. My musical tastes are quite wide ranging from Gustav Holst to Pink Floyd, The Kaiser Chiefs to Madness. I look forward to...
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