I like a wide variety of music, but when I try to distill it down what I come up with ends up being "the best." I tend to like "the best." of many different types of music. Be they progressive, classic rock, modern, classical, jazz, country and on and on and on.
Again, trying to filter out what makes The Beatles better than say Strawberry Alarm Clock or any of the bubble gum pop out during their early career? What makes Johnny Cash better than Toby Keith? What made Mozart better than Salieri? And on and on and on.
Also so much of what I like is dependent on my mood. My happy music today is not what my happy music last week was - or my happy music next week. And some of it is very sad and very British and very better than everyone else.
If I had to filter it out to things I tend to like in music - I guess I would describe it in the following adjectives (even if some adjectives are contradictory)
Innovative
Lyrical (I likes me some pretty werdz)
Melodic
Interesting
Unexpected
Comforting
Exciting
Bass accentuated.
Percussive
Tricky
Harmonic
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