Musical Genres

Techno and House are completely different genres

It's a Brazilian fusion of samba and jazz. Back in the Dark Ages when I was young, Eydie Gorme had a hit called "Blame it on the Bossa Nova."

theres a song called Soul Bossa Nova and i was thinking of it when i did this and got it because of Austin Powers.

Listen to Antonio Carlos Jobim, the album Stone Flower is amazing.

Your opinion Balty. Personally I think Earth Wind Fire suck the big one. (And whose ever heard of those other ones?) I'm not a big fan of the BeeGees either... But you know... it's your opinion - fine. Other people have different opinions. As Aretha would say - R E S P E C T

I'm not a huge fan of the Bee Gees either, but there's no doubting their extraordinary talent. They were not only responsible for their own considerable number of hits, but they wrote many of the hits recorded by other people at the time as well. And just look at the roll call of artists who have covered their songs - David Bowie, Brian Wilson, Faith No More, Madonna, Elton John, The Flaming Lips, Elvis, Pet Shop Boys, Janis Joplin, Paul Simon.....

Ohio Players and Earth Wind and Fire are more R&B/ funk than disco. Thelma Houston, Donna Summer, Boney M are more disco. And Bee Gees are both pop (first half of their career) and disco (second half).

yeah, I thought so too, but about the Village People. They don't even have what makes disco sound disco in their music. The BeeGees are a good example, but should have someone a bit more influential as the second example, like Earth Wind and Fire or Gloria Gaynor or someone. Even KC and the Sunshine Band would be better.

dont be salty, afrobeat is the perfectly exact terminology.

Classic what? Do you mean classical? Not the same thing.

Alternative is a catch all that means absolutely nothing.

And to be perfectly honest, the lack of pre-20th century musicians here is striking, given that there is more variation between modern classical and Baroque, say, than any given pair of 20th century genres.

I have heard of him from the podcast 500 Songs

No, they are not really related. They both traditionally feature more brass than other common genres, but from a musical standpoint, they don't have a lot in common. Jazz is really its own thing.

Because swing refers to the off-beat rhythm. Plenty of small swing combos.

My grandmother liked big band music. I might be mistaken but to my ear this was completely different from swing music.

Seconded! Both artists show up when you google big band artists. Big band should definitely be excepted even if it isn't the answer that is displayed.

Metal should simply have its own quiz.

K-Pop is Korean pop, which has a distinct sound and has recently become very popular in the West. Bluegrass, Ragtime, and Bossa Nova are well-established and distinct sounds that have been around for quite a long time. Bossa nova has kind of a coffee shop feel, but it can be very good when done well. Bluegrass is pretty unique to the southeastern US and it's not that interesting, but it's fun to sit in and play because it's so simple. Ragtime was huge in the early 20th century, but no one listens to it now. Scott Joplin (named in the clue) is far and away the most famous ragtime player. You've heard his song "The Entertainer" ten million times. I guarantee it. It's the song that ice cream men play from their trucks and it is the soundtrack to a lot of old silent films and cartoons. Google and give it a listen. You'll recognize it right away.

"Thousands of bizarre mini genres I never heard of."

It's weird how people are really proud of being unknowledgeable these days. It's not because it isn't within your bubble that they aren't highly impactful genres out there.

I was about to defend Ragtime and Bossa Nova since both are so important even though both had lost popularity on the last few decades (I don't know anything about Bluegrass, my bad), but then I saw you called K-Pop mini????

I know you commented this in 2019, but K-Pop is just one of the biggest money makers in music for a while. How can someone be so oblivious to think it is a small genre?

If the clues had been BTS or Blackpink, they'd probably be higher.

The Who were a British R&B group at the beginning of their career (like their contemporaries) and eventually morphed into an arena rock act by the seventies.

It's a piano style from the late 19th and early 20th century. If you've seen a western movie, you've probably heard ragtime being played in a saloon or something.