Foreign Music!

[Yar]

How often do you listen to foreign music?

Usually when I do, I look for hip-hop. I like listening to what they do with their language when the put it into a hip-hop context. Also, when it's a rather non-threatening language, it's fun to watch their ridiculous rap videos!

I am on a Japanese reggae binge as of late. But I dig it!

[NorthernChaosGod]

Are we counting England/USA (depending on where you live) as foreign for the purpose of this thread?

I'm been into European and Japanese metal/rock bands for about as long as I've been into the genre. I like what the Nordic countries do a lot in regards to black metal or death metal.

[Yar]

Are we counting England/USA (depending on where you live) as foreign for the purpose of this thread?

If you want to ruin my little thread then FINE. But personally I wouldn't consider a country like Canada to be "foreign" no matter what the context.

I'm been into European and Japanese metal/rock bands for about as long as I've been into the genre. I like what the Nordic countries do a lot in regards to black metal or death metal.

omg ok so this chick that I got really drunk with over the past weekend sings in a metal band and was telling me about how Nordic metal bands are so amazing and better than American ones and I was like oh rly

[NorthernChaosGod]

If you want to ruin my little thread then FINE. But personally I wouldn't consider a country like Canada to be "foreign" no matter what the context.

I wouldn't count Canada as it's USA Jr, but I might include England as it's at least an ocean away.

omg ok so this chick that I got really drunk with over the past weekend sings in a metal band and was telling me about how Nordic metal bands are so amazing and better than American ones and I was like oh rly

1. Was she hot?
2. That's bollocks and she doesn't know what she's talking about.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

If you want to ruin my little thread then FINE. But personally I wouldn't consider a country like Canada to be "foreign" no matter what the context.

I wouldn't count Canada as it's USA Jr, but I might include England as it's at least an ocean away.

omg ok so this chick that I got really drunk with over the past weekend sings in a metal band and was telling me about how Nordic metal bands are so amazing and better than American ones and I was like oh rly

1. Was she hot?
2. That's bollocks and she doesn't know what she's talking about.

I love American metal, but when it comes to black metal/death metal I think she's right.

I think America has some of the best experimental/progressive metal. I just think Americans are willing to try more weird stuff.

[NorthernChaosGod]

Black metal is just a given. Death metal though, hell no.

I still maintain that Death is one of the best death metal bands of all time. Even as far as newer bands go the likes of The Black Dahlia Murder and Between the Buried and Me are certainly near the top.

[Mo-Nercy]

I listen to a bit of Chinese music. I don't understand any of it unless I carefully study the lyrics, but it's all pretty cool. xD

[SuperMillionaire]

I like rock and pop music from various places around the world, and I'll come up with a few examples soon.

[Vyk]

I consider foreign to be in a language I don't speak. Because one of my favorite foreign singers is Canadian. But she's Quebecan so a lot of her stuff is in French. And I don't go actively looking for foreign music, but often I'm pleasantly surprised. I know there's some good Arab pop music out there. Nothing that I've downloaded though. A lot of my foreign music seems to be Russian or German. I adore t.A.T.u., often more-so in their native Russian. And a lot of gothic instrumental and rock bands I listen to are German (not including Rammstein, though I guess they'd probably count as well). And considering how much of an Anime fan I was growing up, I've been exposed to a LOT of Japanese music. Though only very rare do I ever like any of it. (I hate Jpop and Jrock). Though I usually really adore stereotypical cultural music, mostly Celtic and Japanese

[Rantz]

If we don't count Swedish music because I'm Swedish, or English-spoken music because it's the biggest music industry there is, then I still listen to this and that. Music in languages I can understand has the benefit that I can, well, understand the lyrics, but if something sounds good I'm just as happy.

Examples!
German: YouTube - Peter Fox: Alles Neu - Official Video - HIGH QUALITY
Sanskrit? YouTube - Sa Ding Ding
Russian: YouTube -
French: YouTube - Vive la Fete - Noir Desir (video features drug use etc. etc. adult themes)
Italian: YouTube - Via della povertà (Desolation Row) Fabrizio De Andrè
Neapolitan! YouTube - Yolanda Be Cool - We No Speak Americano (Video edit by Pink louder)
Punjabi? YouTube - Zeenat Begum sings 'Dhaan ki khet mein naa jeiyo more raaja' - Rare Vintage Song

[Depression Moon]

I wouldn't count Canada as it's USA Jr.

That's mean.

[NorthernChaosGod]

Wait, does it have to be in a language I don't speak? Most metal bands I was thinking of sing mostly (or entirely) in English.

[Bunny]

The vast majority of the music I listen to is from foreign countries, specifically the Nordic countries.

I consider foreign to be in a language I don't speak.

Your definition is not correct.

[Hollycat]

Just to clear things up, who is from where?

I'm from texas, and before you ask, no we don't ride horses to school, thats Montana, no we dont have shoot outs, thats las vegas, no we don't live in dusty small towns, Fort worth has several buildings well over 30 stories, and over a million people

[Vyk]

I consider foreign to be in a language I don't speak.

Your definition is not correct.

I wasn't pretending it was :P I was just making a clarification before answering so that my answer was in context. Everyone else can answer however they want xD