i'm the same way. while i grew up on oldies, got into '70s rock, then ratt et al. in the 80s, still like neil diamond, and am always up for some good funk like earth wind and fire, and the commodores, kool and the gang, etc. when it comes down to a heavy preference, I LOVE METAL!!! from stuck mojo to dew scented, testament to ac/dc, metal church to static-x, hammerfall to dark tranquility, and many more! specifically thrash! deathy thrash...tech-thrash...melodic thrash...etc. the crown/haunted/corp 187/darkane/overkill/dimension zero are good examples of what turn my crank.(how freakin awesome is d-zeros new cd gonna be? can't wait!!!)