An A to Z of Music Genres

N is for neo-prog

Lewian wrote: Cristi wrote: The word "exist" is not exclusively philosophical. "It exists" also means "there is/are".  " "Common" totally depends on what community you refer to." - well, I was referring, in this case, to the people of the forum, posting here, I thought it was obvious, my bad.  I was done with my complaining...  What about "music exists, genres are artificial"? Referring to the people who post here is weird, given that the discussion started by your not being happy about what they posted.

Cristi wrote: The word "exist" is not exclusively philosophical. "It exists" also means "there is/are".  " "Common" totally depends on what community you refer to." - well, I was referring, in this case, to the people of the forum, posting here, I thought it was obvious, my bad.  I was done with my complaining...

I prophesy disaster wrote: Logan wrote: I remember someone once telling me that a word I used is not a real word, and I said, sure it is, I just coined it, it's a freshly minted word. That's cool, provided you don't coin stupid words like "anatidaephobia", the irrational fear that one is being watched by a duck. (Seriously, I just come across this word a few moments ago!)

Really, that's my favourite word. An irrational fear of ducks. That definition is based on the Gary Larson cartoon methinks. The fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you. My wife's nickname was Ducks, and her real name is Anita, so I loved to claim Anitadaephobia.



EDIT: Note, his anatidaephobia cartoon was one of his that most stuck with me.
Interestingly, or probably not, I was introduced to Gary Larson and first saw that cartoon when I was 19 and working in Australia at the time (as a cocktail bartender at a resort near Cairns).

Edited by Logan - September 12 2021 at 17:01

Cristi wrote: Lewian wrote: Cristi wrote: ^ oh, so have we given up on real genres, that actually exist? Are we making stuff up?  I have no idea what is actually meant by existence. I meant "commonly known". Or at least if you google it, you get an explanation, what it is.

K is for Kiwi Rock.


Split Enz - Sweet Dreams

TCat wrote: Music Genre List - A complete list of music styles, types and genres (musicgenreslist.com)

Here is a genre list I found on the internet, I'm sure it's one of many.  I bet there is no one here that could say they have heard of them all.  

Edited by TCat - September 12 2021 at 14:19

PA people invented the genres Eclectic Prog and Crossover Prog to my knowledge, and maybe Heavy Prog (well one could say adapted) -- I used to argue that they are not true genres, just categories especially when it came to Eclectic Prog since I was on that team early on after it split from Art Rock (now Art Rock I consider to be a "true" genre) Terms do come into common usage and others don't but still get used by someone. While I had not intended this to become a Just For Fun type topic and was interested in discovering some new genres and a lot of music from different genres, while there is no reason not to mention "true" genres again and again, I personally don't mind being lenient when it comes to using music descriptors for genres (especially as this repeats more and more through the alphabet, assuming it will go around more), being a little creative, and using unusual classifications. It is amazing how many terms individuals will use to classify music, sometimes rightly, sometimes wrongly, sometimes creatively.   Language is ever evolving.

I remember someone once telling me that a word I used is not a real word, and I said, sure it is, I just coined it, it's a freshly minted word. Maybe I could change this to an A to Z of Music Labels and Genres to include more descriptive terms, but part of the fun is the challenge to me, and I could see this getting too dominantly silly. I want this to be fun, but also I do want it to be informative. Tough to get the right balance that pleases enough.

Anyway, I'll do I

I is for Indietronica

Stereolab - Ticker-tape of the Unconscious