Classifying bands into genres.

[sk0rch]

Random people always ask me what type of music I listen to. I don't really know what to tell them since I listen to lots of different kind of music. I usually just say classic rock or metal or something. I am not too knowledgable in music genres and stuff like that, I just listen to what sounds good to me personally, that is lyrically and rythmically.

So I was just wondering what genre would these bands I listen to classify as?

The following are bands that I listen to and I think I know what genre they belong in, but I'm probably wrong for some.

CLASSIC ROCK?

Bad Religion
Beatles
Black Sabbath
Blue Oyster Cult
Bob Dylan
Cheap Trick
Cream
Eagles
Eric Clapton
Guns N Roses
Kiss
Led Zeppelin
Metallica?
Pink Floyd

Metal/Hard Rock?

ACDC
Blindside
Disturbed
Dope
Drowning Pool
Godsmack
Iron Maiden
Korn
Megadeth
Mudvayne
Powerman 5000
Rob Zombie
System of a Down


Country

Charlie Daniels Band
Kenny Rogers

Techno

DJ Alligator
DJ Skribble

Rap

Immortal Technique

The following are bands I listen to and am not 100% accurate on what genre they belong in.



311
A Perfect Circle
Aerosmith
The Album Leaf
Alice In Chains
American Analog Shell
The Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
At The Drive-In
Audioslave
Cake
CCR
CKY
The Decemberists
Dream Theater
Dry Cell
The Fiery Furnaces
Fountains of Wayne
Finger Eleven
Foo Fighters
Gorillaz
The Hives
Incubus
Iron & Wine
Jethro Tull
King Crimson
Manic Street Preachers
The Mars Volta
Mindless Self Indulgence
Modest Mouse
Motley Crue
Motorhead
Nevermore
Nirvana
Oasis
Offspring
Ozzy Osbourne
Pain of Salvation
Papa Roach
Pennywise
Phish
Queen
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Saliva
Sevendust
Shattersphere
Smashing Pumpkins
Soil
Spineshank
Static-X
Story of the Year
Streetlight Manifesto
Sublime
Tears For Fears
Tool
The Transplants
Velvet Revolver
Wheatus
The Who

[taste_u]

Fuck labels.

[sk0rch]

I just labeled you as an unhelpful hooligan.

[Metallic]

I'm sure google would gladly help you categorize your music. Though its really not rocket science when it comes to classifying.

[a7x1337]

CKY
they probably go somewhere in the 'suck' genre.

edit: wait, wtf? metallica and guns n roses in 'classic rock'??

[Daucus Karota]

Manic Street Preachers
great taste
Generation Terrorist is kind of glam punk I think

[MGselwonK]

You put guns n roses in classic rock but youre "unsure" of where to put queen?

:help:

[Takeoff]

Random people always ask me what type of music I listen to. I don't really know what to tell them since I listen to lots of different kind of music. I usually just say classic rock or metal or something. I am not too knowledgable in music genres and stuff like that, I just listen to what sounds good to me personally, that is lyrically and rythmically.

So I was just wondering what genre would these bands I listen to classify as?

The following are bands that I listen to and I think I know what genre they belong in, but I'm probably wrong for some.



CLASSIC ROCK?

Beatles
Black Sabbath
Blue Oyster Cult
Bob Dylan
Cheap Trick
Cream
Eagles
Eric Clapton
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd

Metal/Hard Rock?

ACDC
Guns N Roses
Blindside
Disturbed
Dope
Drowning Pool
Metallica
Godsmack
Kiss
Iron Maiden
Korn
Megadeth
Mudvayne
Powerman 5000
Rob Zombie
System of a Down


Country

Charlie Daniels Band
Kenny Rogers

Techno

DJ Alligator
DJ Skribble

Rap

Immortal Technique

The following are bands I listen to and am not 100% accurate on what genre they belong in.


Bad Religion -punk
311 -alt rock
A Perfect Circle -prog rock
Aerosmith -classic
The Album Leaf- no clue
Alice In Chains -metal influenced grunge
American Analog Shell -no clue
The Arcade Fire -indieish
Arctic Monkeys -no clue, all I know is that they're british
At The Drive-In -emo
Audioslave -grungy rock
Cake -hmmmm, I wouldn't where to place them, they do a lot
CCR -southern rock
CKY -hard rock
The Decemberists -no clue
Dream Theater -prog metal
Dry Cell -no clue
The Fiery Furnaces -no clue
Fountains of Wayne -pop rock
Finger Eleven -nu metal
Foo Fighters -rock
Gorillaz -they do a bunch of styles...trip hop kinda stuff
The Hives -punk rock/hard rock?
Incubus -alt rock
Iron & Wine -folky kinda stuff
Jethro Tull -classic rock
King Crimson -experimental kickass rock
Manic Street Preachers -no clue
The Mars Volta -prog rock ish
Mindless Self Indulgence -punk
Modest Mouse -indie rock
Motley Crue -metal
Motorhead -heavy metal
Nevermore -no clue
Nirvana -grunge
Oasis -britrock
Offspring -pop punk
Ozzy Osbourne -metal
Pain of Salvation -no clue
Papa Roach -nu metal
Pennywise -punk
Phish -hippy rock
Queen -classic rock
Red Hot Chili Peppers -funk metal
Saliva -nu metal
Sevendust -nu metal
Shattersphere -no clue
Smashing Pumpkins -goth rock
Soil -industrialish metal
Spineshank -no clue
Static-X -Industrial Metal
Story of the Year -screamo
Streetlight Manifesto -no clue
Sublime -ska
Tears For Fears -britpop
Tool -prog rock
The Transplants -crossover, punk, hip hop, thrashy
Velvet Revolver -rock
Wheatus -rock
The Who -classic rock/stadium rock


Edit: though I do agree with taste_U...fuck labels...many of these bands are open to doing different things though the labels do cover most of it...hope I could help :)

[Frostdaddy]

WTF Metallica in classic rock? Try Metal. The Who, Queen, Aerosmith, and maybe Jethro Tull are classic rock.

[Liquid Tension]

Pain of Salvation is progressive metal
Bad Religion is old school punk

[I Like Me]

Blindside = emo crap.

[Daucus Karota]

Smashing Pumpkins are not Goth

[Takeoff]

Smashing Pumpkins are not Goth

hence me saying goth rock...goth is more of an image...they just have darker themes...and again, like I said, they're not limited to any label...especially one that I give them...what would you consider them to be?

[uglycatface]

Smashing Pumpkins were alternative. plain and simple. that whole goth thing that Billy Corrigan went through (and is still doing as far as i know) didn't start till after Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

[Enjoi]

Blindside = emo crap.
Blindsides not emo.

[sk0rch]

You put guns n roses in classic rock but youre "unsure" of where to put queen?

:help:

Hence the question marks I put everywhere. And thanks Takeoff.

Some of you guys say fuck labels but half the threads in here are about labels, about shit being emo or rap or w/e.