An A to Z of Music Genres

Cristi wrote: I prophesy disaster wrote: B is for Ballad   Peter Hammill - Stranger Still   A ballad is not a music genre, just a type of song.

Edited by I prophesy disaster - September 12 2021 at 11:16

H is for HEAVY METAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

^ oh, so have we given up on real genres, that actually exist? Are we making stuff up? 

JD wrote: Then post a list...unless the admins decide it's in violation of some copyright laws !

Edited by JD - September 12 2021 at 11:53

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

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

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