Genres That Aren't Real Genres
my New Year's resolution is to overthink everything and give myself a headache. |
| 1 |  | Deep Purple
Deep Purple In Rock
CLASSIC ROCK - radio format, not a genre. besides, what's the cutoff? it was Appetite for Destruction when I was a kid, where's it stand now? what makes rock classic? is it the sound? call Greta Van Fleet classic rock, that'll go over well. |
| 2 |  | Nada Surf
Let Go
ALTERNATIVE ROCK - alternative to what? the definition would have to shift over time, wouldn't it? mostly just comes across as a loose guideline someone whipped up to file CDs in Kmart under. |
| 3 |  | Nirvana
Bleach
GRUNGE - mostly just describes the late '80s/early '90s Seattle punk scene. conversely, post-grunge IS a real genre, one borne of the fundamental misunderstanding that grunge also was. |
| 4 |  | Silversun Pickups
Carnavas
INDIE ROCK - really, this goes for anything with the "indie" prefix. how does one sound indie? wouldn't all rock music not released by a major label, by definition, be indie rock? shit, what about stuff the consensus agrees is "indie rock" that WAS released on major labels? |
| 5 |  | Maroon 5
Songs About Jane
ADULT ALTERNATIVE - again, radio format, not a genre. on the other hand, I don't think anyone's gonna be stepping up to bat for this one. |
| 6 |  | Jedi Mind Tricks
Violent by Design
UNDERGROUND HIP-HOP - repeat what I said about alternative and indie. this is the rap equivalent of that. |
| 7 |  | Duster
Stratosphere
LO-FI - no, the recording equipment you use does not constitute a genre. horseradish isn't a genre, either. |
| 8 |  | Suicidal Tendencies
Lights...Camera...Revolution
PUNK METAL - to quote Wikipedia: "Bands described as punk metal include Amen, Motörhead, Warfare, Corrosion of Conformity, Manic Street Preachers, English Dogs, Sum 41, and L7." that is to say, if I hear this one get busted out one more time, I'm going to wake up in the fucking hospital. |
| 9 |  | Concrete Blonde
Bloodletting
GOTH - subculture, not a genre. "oh I love goth music" okay what kind? deathrock? dark cabaret? EBM? horror punk? witch house? please don't say witch house.
did you know Joey somehow managed to crack the top 20 of the Hot 100, by the way? weeeeeird. |
| 10 |  | Periphery
Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre
DJENT - I mean, I don't really have anything to add to this one. you heard 'em. |
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