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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 10:58 AM
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Poll question: Favorite Genre Of Music
Edited on Wed Oct-15-03 10:58 AM by Magic Rat
This should be a little interesting, we talk so much about rock and roll, maybe fans of other music would like a say.
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bowens43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 11:09 AM
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1. I can't believe that with all the old hippies who post here
you didn't include 'Folk' as a category. And what about 'blue grass'?
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 11:16 AM
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2. folk is pop
Just 60's pop.

:)
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ACK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 11:21 AM
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3. I hope the smiley face means you aren't serious
The sad part is that I know a lot of baby boomer types that actually believe that.

Ugh.
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Kolesar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 01:12 PM
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20. bluegrass, old time, celtic....
good stuff, there, not to be missed. Songs about coal mines and railroads.
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 12:34 PM
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16. and where's big band?
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RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 11:21 AM
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4. My ideal genre would be a fusion of free jazz/noise and power pop.
Only a few bands have come close: the early Soft Boys, MX-80 Sound, Guided by Voices, some early Sun Ra (with vocals), Fish and Roses, Karate. Oh, and some Zappa and Beefheart, too. Would help if there were some comedic/ satiric/ political lyrics, like Zappa's.
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donsu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 11:21 AM
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5. Electronic - but not the sweet stuff
nt
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 11:25 AM
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6. Adult Contemporary (n/t)
.
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Drifter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 11:27 AM
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7. Frank Zappa
I think he is his own Genre.

He touches most that already exist, and creates a few of his own.

Cheers
Drifter
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Kat45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 12:29 PM
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12. Yes, Frank is in a class by himself.
:toast:
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edzontar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 11:29 AM
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8. Many if not most of these genres overlap
I picked Rock only because it seems the broadest.

Rock would include much pop, some folk, most blues, some jazz (Miles, Mahavishnu, Sun Ra, etc.), some classical (hello FRANK ZAPPA!), some world, lots of country, most rap and R &B, etc, in my broad definition.


I enjoy music in all of these genres.
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Pale Blue Dot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 11:31 AM
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9. AAA, or triple A
It's sort of a combination of folk, pop, and alternative rock. Think of artists like Sheryl Crow, Chris Issak, Shawn Colvin, and, of course, Neil Finn, and you'll start to have an idea of what this is.
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 11:41 AM
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10. Punk
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ArkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 12:26 PM
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11. Old Tyme
.
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Abaques Donating Member (253 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 12:30 PM
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13. Hardcore punk rock
You're really missing quite a few genres...
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Abaques Donating Member (253 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 12:30 PM
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14. Hardcore punk rock
You're really missing quite a few genres...
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Abaques Donating Member (253 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 12:32 PM
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15. Hardcore punk rock...
You're missing quite a few genres....
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Quahog Donating Member (704 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 12:37 PM
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17. I voted for "world," but...
...gagged a bit while doing it. It's just another emblem of our gross ethnocentricity that we can come up with a dozen or more categories to differentiate minor and subtle variations on what is essentially late 20th century American popular music, and then lump the entire balance of human musical expression into something called "world." Which leaves us in the uncomfortable position of trying to find commonality between Javanese court gamelan and nose flute playing of native Amazonians.

*sigh*
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AndyTiedye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 12:40 PM
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18. Psytrance, Techno, the Dead
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devilgrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 01:12 PM
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19. Punk Rock and Reggae...
:)
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