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Questions tagged [genre]

For general questions related to musical genres and how they are defined, grouped or marketed. Do not use this tag to identify a genre.

Genre, in reference to music, is a conceptual stylization of sound or ideas which allows artists to be grouped together. There are various motifs which bind these types of music, such as the grinding guitar riffs of Heavy Metal or the 12-bar/sad lyrics of Blues, which allow us to group these styles of music into specific "Genres".

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How to determine the genre of a song?

I listen to many songs and I always wonder how the genre of a song is determined. Is it by listening to the song, or by the song's info like the artist, year released and so on?
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Is there still any potential for a major new popular music genre to appear?

I'm of the generation that had their teenage years in the 90s. At that time, the mid-70s seemed musically very different - who could imagine a world with no techno and no hip-hop? The mid-90s are now as far back in the past as the mid-70s were then.…
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Gospel music, specific term for a certain style

Gospel is a very broad term for a lot of different genres and styles of music. I really enjoy the "toe-tapping", "black gospel" variant, including songs as "Oh happy day" "I go to the rock" "I can go to God in prayer" But also the more secular…
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Definition of the cyberpunk genre?

How is the cyberpunk genre defined? Wikipedia says: Some musicians and acts have been classified as cyberpunk due to their aesthetic style and musical content. Often dealing with dystopian visions of the future or biomechanical themes, some fit…
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What genre of music does G3: Vai, Satrianni, Malmsteen represent, what is the name for their guitar tone?

To me it seems that their basic tone falls in the same broad category of 'singing, sustained, liquid leads'. Heavy metal is commonly named as the genre (at least on wikipedia), yet heavy metal amps usually have a noisy, dirty tone tone (at least…
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What exactly is 'epic music'?

I have listened to some 'epic' music online and I find I more or less like it. But I'm having trouble understanding what makes it epic. For example, wikipedia mentions that this type of music can be described with 'feeling adjectives' such as…
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Does a genre describe an artist, a song, or both?

I've seen the term genre being used to refer to a specific song and other times to refer to an artist or their album. While typical there isn't much difference, many artists write songs of different styles or their overall style changes over…
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Material for rock history

I have been listening to rock songs for a couple of years now. I read several wiki articles, lyrics interpretation sites and so on. I have so many questions in my mind like: The 'inheritance' relation between different genres e.g 'Sabbath Bloody…
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Is there an easy process to figure out a song's specific genre?

I always hear music that is apparently one genre, but it's actually another for some reason. For example, earlier today I was listening to Infected Mushroom and I noticed some of their songs are verging on what most people would consider dubstep,…
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What genre the group VersaEmerge plays?

I really enjoy this band and their style of music. But there is no conrete information about the genre they play. It has quite an electronic touch. But I can't say exactly. The Wikipedia page and their official site have low information about this,…
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What is Hillbilly Boogie?

I love blues rock and like some of related folk music. What is hillbilly boogie? Is it much different than normal boogie?
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What is the difference between featured songs and original songs?

This article of Wikipedia divided songs into featured songs and original songs. What is the difference between featured songs and original songs?
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What's the purpose of having so many subgenres of music?

I am quite aware that there are more than a thousand subgenres for music. So what is the use for them? Who needs them and why?
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I would like to get some fresh epic music

I am finding some epic music, like Strength of a Thousand Man from Thomas Bergersen or Time from Hans Zimmer. Thanks.
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how a musician feels inspired by music of a different genre?

It happens sometimes, I'm watching a music documentary for example about a rock band or any other purpose. And you know the guitarist that is talking, you know how he plays, you probably are fan, but at any moment he can say that he is influenced or…
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