Stats: Guess the Music Genre Based on its RateYourMusic.com Description

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Description	Answer	% Correct
Blends the loud, fast-paced, and sometimes sloppy sound of Punk Rock with the catchy sound and songwriting of Pop.	Pop Punk	87%
Contemporary style from South Korea, based on multiple mainstream influences such as Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, and Hip Hop.	K-Pop	85%
Typically uses a verse-chorus structure with a backbeat rhythm and the electric guitar at the forefront; generally heavier and/or faster than its predecessors.	Rock	74%
Originated toward the end of the 19th century in African American communities in the United States, particularly the Deep South; drew on traditional Spirituals and Work Song; highly influential to the whole of Western popular music.	Blues	69%
Heavily distorted, down-tuned guitars, palm-muted, tremolo-picked riffs, double-kick and blast beat percussion, chromatic chord progressions, minor keys, abrupt changes in tempo, and guttural vocals.	Death Metal	69%
Incorporates experimental and eccentric elements considered unconventional or unorthodox compared to more traditional hip hop.	Experimental Hip-Hop	69%
Emphasizes bouncy, drop-tuned riffs, alternating vocal styles, and genre-bending, often incorporating Hip Hop and Funk Metal elements.	Nu-Metal	69%
Emphasizes texture and tone over traditional musical structure, aimed at evoking a particular atmosphere or mood.	Ambient	67%
Emerged alongside the initial Punk Rock explosion in the mid-to-late 1970s, putting a greater emphasis on frequent experimentation, atmosphere, generally stripped-back instrumentation and, at times, angular-sounding guitars, throbbing bass lines, and interlocked drumming.	Post-Punk	64%
Ethereal, noisy washes of sound created by extensive usage of multiple effect pedals, such as distortion, reverb, and delay; dreamy, usually unintelligible vocals, and roaring volumes.	Shoegaze	64%
Usually unaccompanied vocal readings.	Spoken Word	64%
Broad category for subgenres mainly derived from Disco, featuring Electronic sounds, synthesizers, drum machines and varying BPM ranges.	EDM	62%
Highly distorted, treble-heavy guitars, tremolo-picked riffs, blast beats and double bass drumming, shrieked vocals, and raw, lo-fi production; often focuses on occult, dark imagery and atmosphere.	Black Metal	59%
Combines the melodic sensibilities and production style of Indie Rock and Indie Pop with acoustic instrumentation and influences from Folk, Singer-Songwriter, and sometimes Country.	Indie Folk	59%
Commonly associated with the golden era of Swing in the 1930s and 1940s, performed by a large ensemble including brass, woodwinds, and usually a rhythm section.	Big Band	54%
Blistering tempos, palm-muted, technical riffing influenced by Speed Metal, aggressive drumming utilizing double-kick and skank beats, and diverse vocal styles ranging from harsh to clean techniques.	Thrash Metal	54%
Combines elements of Doom Metal with elements of Psychedelic Rock and Blues Rock to create a melodic yet heavy sound.	Stoner Metal	51%
Arose in the 1980s and 1990s, performed by artists with roots in Alternative Rock and Indie Rock who were disconnected from the mainstream Country industry.	Alt-Country	49%
Hip Hop with a production style identified by an acoustic-sounding drum pattern of a kick drum on the downbeat followed by a cracking snare on the upbeat.	Boom Bap	49%
Intense, aggressive and complex approach to Emo featuring higher levels of abrasiveness and dissonance, accompanied by guitar-focused melodicism and harsh vocals.	Screamo	49%
Aggressive, chaotic, and heavily Death Metal-influenced, featuring muddy, bass-heavy production and often incorporating war-themed lyrics.	War Metal	46%
Death Metal-influenced riffs with rhythms ranging from very fast to slower mid-tempos correlated with pitch-shifted vocals, sloppy playing and production, and gore-themed aesthetics.	Goregrind	44%
Emphasis on timbre, texture, and atmosphere over traditional conventions while often embracing influences from genres not usually associated with Rock.	Post-Rock	44%
Originated in Atlanta in the early 2000s; distinctive fast hi-hat sound and heavy bass at moderate tempos.	Trap	44%
Focuses on evoking epic and atmospheric soundscapes primarily associated with fantasy and medieval settings through the usage of synthesizers, keyboards, lo-fi production, and drum machines.	Dungeon Synth	41%
Drop-tuned guitar riffs, constant double kick drumming with varying tempos and techniques, breakdown sections, and screaming or shouting vocals.	Metalcore	41%
Underground, avant-garde, anti-art movement and music scene based in New York City around 1976-1980; commonly incorporates elements like dissonance, atonality, and stream-of-consciousness lyrics into various genres.	No Wave	41%
Up-tempo skank rhythms, catchy horn sections, and spirited guitar work; delivered with a fun and rebellious energy.	Ska Punk	41%
Compositional method emphasizing the rough layering of sampled elements, presenting an impression similar to a visual collage.	Sound Collage	36%
Combines the lush orchestration of Philly Soul and bass grooves of Funk with a four-on-the-floor rhythm.	Disco	33%
Metallic outgrowth of Anarcho-Punk featuring a down-tuned, high-gain guitar sound, frequent D-Beat drum patterns, guttural vocals, and politically-charged lyrics often featuring apocalyptic imagery.	Crust Punk	31%
Cross-pollination of Punk Rock and Rockabilly.	Psychobilly	31%
Highlights driving "stomping" rhythms and shouted group vocal harmonies, often drawing influences from Pop Rock, Indie Folk, and other genres, while maintaining a characteristically mellow and commercial sound.	Stomp and Holler	31%
Slick Pop Rock influenced by smoother R&B styles, popular in the late 1970s and often associated with California.	Yacht Rock	31%
Western art music, often Orchestral Music, written to accompany classical dance productions of the same name.	Ballet	28%
21st century style contemporary country with an often party-oriented sound and lyrical content, taking strong influence from Hard Rock, Hip Hop and Pop.	Bro-Country	28%
Improvised music which, in descending from Free Jazz and classical Indeterminacy, further abandons the prescriptions of harmonic or rhythmic structures which characterized those genres.	Free Improvisation	28%
Harsh, distorted walls of sound that feature few dynamic variations and often take the form of long compositions with little to no change or progression over time.	Harsh Noise Wall	28%
Rejection of perceived intellectualism and elitism in Post-Punk and Art Punk, characterized by a return to a straightforward, melodic Punk Rock sound, sing-along choruses, and a lyrical focus on working class youth culture.	Oi!	26%
Contemporary Japanese singer-dancers valued mainly for their personality and charisma, often performing as groups in a cutesy and youthful style.	Japanese Idol	23%
Fast, syncopated breakbeat patterns (often sampled or programmed) with prominent basslines, commonly within the 160-180 BPM range.	Drum and Bass	21%
Death metal that focuses on slow or midtempo (as well as breakdown-style) sections built on chromatic, palm-muted riffs,	Slam Death Metal	21%
Emphasizes more melodic and layered synth leads, denser and faster drum programming, and a lesser reliance on the laid-back, minimalistic atmosphere of earlier Plugg styles.	PluggnB	18%
Developed in the 1960s; shuffling "bubble" and offbeat rhythms played on an organ, and staccato guitar and piano chords known as "skank."	Reggae	18%
Performed with a less commercial sensibility, utilizing more eccentric, Punk-influenced sounds, moodier or quirkier lyricism, and sometimes ample amounts of distortion, often paired with Pop-influenced songwriting.	Alternative Rock	13%
Formed in the late 1980s and early 1990s; grew out of a combination of EBM and Industrial.	Electro-Industrial	13%
Combines the abrasive textures of Noise and Industrial music with dark, brooding drones and atmospheres.	Death Industrial	8%
Fast-paced and energetic, often in the 160-220 BPM range, with a hallmark of a distinctive distorted kick sound and vocal samples.	Gabber	5%
Minimalistic half-time drum machine programming with droning bass, often paired with aggressive rapping and a double time flow.	Memphis Rap	5%
Exploration of the physical traits of sound rather than music as expression.	Onkyo	5%

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