GENRES XI

Andy @ Allerton · April 11, 2006

Still going on about Genres, I'm about to review all my music into genres, but rather than having an irrelevant web link to a bunch of americanised genres - would someone that actually knows something about music Ostrich Man, Will, Charlie Clown etc. give me a quick example of (say) 20 genres or so - so I can apply them to the stuff as I go through..

If you could pick 20 genres then maybe have an example or two against each one - that would be great..

I'm only after broad genres (if you have to go above 20 - that's great too!)

I'll review them and pick the ones I actually understand and can identify and update the Database with those..

For example..

REGGAE: Buffalo Soldier (Bob Marley), One in Ten (UB40)

The aim is to have a tree with basic types of Genre - then maybe a few subsections with those subgenres which are useful to have.

Something else useful would be a brief description of the genre - so I can identify it..

Most genre sites you look at have a ridiculous number of genres on offer that are just confusing - there must be solid genres which are identifiable and also useful.

For instance what genre could be assigned to:

U2

Oasis

Ultravox

Depeche Mode

New Order

Talk Talk

This is where I can't decide..

Or something like that..

cymrococh · April 11, 2006