Ravel. Maurice Ravel.

I'm a piano concerto junkie. I absolutely love the Prokofiev 2nd (this is more hard-core than any pop or rock song you will ever listen to; the first movement is about suicide), the Ravel 2nd (it has the greatest introduction ever composed, ever), and the light but crystal clear Moszkowski concerto (for when I'm feeling happy.) I'm thinking about entering a concerto competition with the 1st and 2nd of Ravel.

I love ELP, a 70's band who has alot of classical influences. They have a great pianist.

Basically, I like any music that oozes power and that has chords like stacked 5ths and 4ths, sus2/4, and unnamable chords. I use a ninth minus the 3rd and 7th alot in the works I "compose".

Type preferences? Perhaps...but you will always find variances within an individual type.