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Questions tagged [identify-this-genre]

NO LONGER ON TOPIC. DO NOT USE. IDENTIFICATION QUESTIONS WILL BE CLOSED AS THEY ARE NO LONGER SUPPORTED. For questions looking to identify a genre. Be sure to include enough information (sound clip, music-video, song references, descriptions) for someone to be able to identify it.

This tag is the genre equivalent to the tag. Use this tag if you want to identify a genre you don't know.

Questions should have as much as details as possible:

  • Sound clip where you have heard it.

  • Detailed description or references (rhythm pattern, instruments, vocals, country, etc.).

Read: What should I do to improve my identification question?

Please not that genre can be felt differently from one person to another so you may receive different but still respectable answers.

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Jeremy Gratton - Stillness And Forgiveness, what type of music is this?

So I stumbled upon this very particular track and I found the drums and what i believe to be sort of an Asian/Hindu style of music very soothing. But I can't for the love of it all remember the actual genre or the name of the drums found in this…
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Genre of soundtrack music for small remote desert towns?

Imagine a movie scene situated at a god-forsaken town out in the middle of nowhere. Usually it is somewhere in the Western United States. Typically, you'd see some old gas station, or even a cow skull alongside the dusty road. In many cases, the…
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Is there a term for Saving Abel's style of rock music?

I was wondering if there is a specific term for rhythmic rock music like Stupid Girl or The Sex is good by Saving Abel. The rhythm is not really complex, but very appealing (for me). Yet I have trouble to find similar songs from other artists…
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What genre would Jeff Wayne's musical adaption of "The War Of The Worlds" fall in and where can I find more?

I enjoy listening to Jeff Wayne's version because it combines music with the narration of a story. It is nearly two hours long, which is great for listening on car journeys and similar. What would I call this type of 'musical audio book' and where…
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What is the genre of "Cocaine" by Eric Clapton?

I am very much in love with the music Cocaine by Eric Clapton. What is the genre of this song? If possible suggest me some more songs like this.
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Which music style is King Herod's song supposed to be?

In Jesus Christ Superstar, King Herod's song has a very particular music style. I see also that it slightly changes from one version of the musical to another. Which music style is King Herod's song in 1973 Jesus Christ Superstar? Is it the same…
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How does one characterize or classify the patriotic music in American films & TV?

I am not a musician, theorist, or composer, so I don't have a lot of musical vocabulary at my disposal. But there's a certain kind of music in films about American bravery and freedom: I can recognize it instantly, but I can't articulate what it is…
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What is the style/genre of the non-English sections of Panic is Perfect's "Go Go Go"?

Reference music I'm aware of the the whole song's genre being alternative. But my interest lies in the interlude part only, with non-english vocals (I'm not aware of the language). I've heard this style of music in movies and games, especially the…
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Genre identification: "Honor for All" by Jon Licht and Daniel Licht

A friend and I were attempting to determine a genre for the song "Honor for All" by Jon Licht and Daniel Licht, but were unable to come up with anything fitting, as it doesn't fit into any stereotypical categories we're familiar with. What genre…
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How to qualify 'Lady of the Lake' by Rick Wakeman (Knights of the Round Table)?

In Rick Wakeman's album The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, the song Lady of the Lake serves as a (45 seconds) intermede between the first and third songs of the album. Later in the album, at the beginning of Sir…
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Is there a name or genre for music made using only non-instruments?

The music in question is mostly rhythmic, as expressed by these two videos: Sound Jumble beginning at 39 seconds into the video, and Stomp Out Loud at 2 minutes and 57 seconds into the video. The Blue Man Group has also done this sort of music…
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Music using orchestra with a singer and a pop/rock/jazz song's style?

I wonder if there is a special name for the kind of music where there is an orchestra and a singer singing a pop, rock, or jazz song? I've listened to some of them (but hardly with a pop or rock influence) such as Hooverphonic - Mad About You (Live…
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What is the name of music genre that makes music from cups or human body sounds?

What is the name of music genre that makes music from cups or human body sounds? Like the intro part of this track: Anna Kendrick - Cups (Pitch Perfect's "When I'm Gone")
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Genre of song where instruments are replaced by vocals

I wanted to ask you what genre this song is: Bring the noise - Prossimamente su Italia 1 I am not talking about the original, I am talking about this remix where instruments are substituted by vocals, like Pentatonix does.
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Recognizing a subtype of Drum 'n' Bass

Can someone tell me what specific subtype of Drum 'n' Bass this track is? Unreal Tournament '99 GOTY Soundtrack - Nether Animal composed by Michiel "M.C.A." van den Bos
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