Pink Floyd!?

Set the Controls indeed.

The Echo Nest algorithm used to powered music services fails to deliver balanced playlists and music I want to hear every time. I'll believe their research once they can start producing a product that cannot be outperformed by a shuffle button.

What about Independents?  Registered independents are a plurality in the United States.

On that note, these artists were not predictive towards either party.  Meaning, if you tended towards these artists, you didn't necessarily tend towards Democrat or Republican.

Artists whose fans are hardest to predict for either Democrat or Republican

1. The Beatles

2. Marilyn Manson

3. The Rolling Stones

4. Johnny Cash

5. Pantera

6. Alice in Chains

7. Paradise Lost

8. Moonspell

9. Fleetwood Mac

10. Tiamat

Hmmm....

Tiamat

I just can't decide....

Interesting that the non-denominational list is at least a little less boring than Democrat and Republican lists

I laughed so hard when I read this.

Such a ridiculous article. The fact that you can't keep politics out of your site & stick to the topic has led me to delete you from my feed forever.

Consider drinking a beer?

I find it helps with perspective.

It's an election year.  Some politics-related articles are bound to pop up.  Get over it.

Also, Republicans notorious for having no sense of humor

a cursory glance at the bills for sean hannity's "freedom concerts" would certainly bear this out. 

Pretty (predictably) pathetic. Why must outfits like DMN shill for democrats by trying to play the "cool" card? Look where Mr Cool has gotten us. BTW, pretty sure that The Echo Nest would find that the "boring" public actually pays for music.

Conservatives have worse taste in music than liberals; now there's proof other than Lee Greenwood.

Does the GOP like boring music? Only if you believe data and facts.

Haha...

This is pretty ridiculous.  Republicans skew slightly older than Democrats (people tend to get more conservative once they have real responsibilities in the world), and older people have more "boring" taste in music than younger people.  

The one big surprise in all of this is Pink Floyd, especially considering their counterculture origins in the 60's and the anti-establishment message of a lot of their music.

Given that Tim McGraw's a well-known Democrat, his appearance on the Republican list is kinda surprising, too.

"people tend to get more conservative once they have real responsibilities in the world"

I must disagree with this - I know plenty of people with a lot of responsibilities who have not become conservative at all.

"older people have more "boring" taste in music than younger people. "

Unfortunately this is probably true. (I say this as someone well into middle age myself.)

The younger do have more boring tastes than the grown ups. They only go by "novelty". boring.....

Silly article to keep us laughing. I'm very conservative and few of the listed artists for conservatives are my favorites AND nearly none of the artists listed for Democrats are my favorites.

Stick to the hard news and keep your personal political views out of your reporting.

EXCELLENT LOGIC THERE, SIR.

hey wine runner.

I need a bottle of your finest syrah.

and make it snappy!

"Stick to the hard news and keep your personal political views out of your reporting."

Exactly!

Hey, I thought you said that you were deleting DMN from your feed forever.

Welcome back!

I found it entertaining.

But the real conclusion is missing.

It is the answer to the question:

in the conservative loved bands, which ones are democrats

and vice versa :-)

it would give indication on wether people listen to music that "belongs" to their political views, or does the artists' political views have any influence over who is listening to them...

FOr an artist, supporting a political party can have a lot of effects, positive or negative, but what I have seen is generally "negative" when the artist supports a political party that is not coherent with his fan base.

Many artist will say: nah, artists don't have to talk about politics

Other will say: yes, making art may be political, and it should be.

An other will say that: the famous artists are the ones with a social or a political proposal, and then it is for politics to execute it.

It is not "unrelated" to say the least.

I would argue that the dem list is as boring as the rep list

Interesting that the Republican list is all country artists.....

Republicans have shit taste in music. Who knew?

bullocks!

Hey, don't shoot the messenger.

I know where I fall on this list!!!

Proof that people who are settled in their political views are boring.

Both lists are boring

Obama is the food stamp president - Wouldn't surprise me his base draws its influences from Snoop, Gaga, and Madonna..That sounds about right.

If you review the data.  Most food stamp recipents live in counties where country music is quite popular. You can look that one up youself.

Here is a chart breaking down recipients by race. You decide.

That is a big "if" you suggest.  Why bother reading real data, actual facts and verifiable figures?  Why get one's mind all confused when one can just keep it closed to anything that conflicts with what one has already decided?

I don't agree with this study at all. I hate rap and I love country music, but I don't like many republicans. Honestly what the heck kind of study is this?