plus some of the first that pop into my head
Jazz - america's only true original genre, frantic and free, dizzying form of expression. unique voices, scales, chords. coltrane, davis, fitzgerald, gershwin
Trance/Down Tempo - mathematical music that lets you drift into the depths of your mind, utilizes obscure sounds. nightmares on wax, thievery corporation, RJD2, chemical bros, kraftwerk
Soul - most tortured vocalists, earth shaking energy, what i think is the most moving next to classical ray charles, otis redding, aretha franklin, james brown
Rock - fun, simple, energetic. too many to name, the dead, joplin, zeppelin, hendrix, floyd
Classical - the
best instrumentalists you will ever hear, close your eyes long enough at a live performance in a good seat and you'll experience the most intense synesthesia, i promise. screwing Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, bach, chopin, Mahler
Opera - amazing discipline, voice acrobatics
Metal - a good anger release, makes the petty stress in life seem pale in comparison to the angst displayed. a lot of amazing instrumentalists. exposes a whole new generation of musicians to classical theory by utilizing raw technicality
Disco/Funk - funky...electric slide, enough said. curtis mayfield, earth wind fire
Indie - a more edgy version of pop, some of these guys are so prolific and underexposed it's painful
Emo - whine about things in a unique way, say what they feel...which a lot of people could benefit from doing
Pop - the few, the lucky, the not necessarily talented in any way... except stevie wonder and elton
Folk - thoughtful, phenomenal voices that manage to retain their human-ness
Punk - looks more interesting than it sounds, but soooo fun : ]
Rap/Hip-Hop - poetry in fast forward, but i can't stand snap-click rap.
There's satisfying music in EVERY genre, it's just difficult to find...and you're not gonna hear it on the radio.
don't mean to suck the life out of the thread but I'm slightly offended:
I know it's a light hearted thread but try not to analyze other peoples art and expression in the simplest and most convenient terms possible, it's insulting and lazy at best. this is some people's livelihood. It's easy to criticize the bad music in each genre. You really have to make an honest attempt at playing each genre; listen intently to really feel what they are trying to convey. learn their language even if it's a watered-down version of your own. don't ever limit yourself, forbidding an entire genre because it pissed you off at some point is like saying you hate any paintings that use the color blue.
retards attempting poetry did make me chuckle though
love, Al.
