So what is your favourite genre?

[Signe]

Please no genre fights (thats goth, no its metal, no its goth, no actually its folk-metal... ...whatever) I do not believe in labeling music, "genres" are there so you can ROUGHLY CATEGORIZE what you are talking about

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My list

1. Avant-garde (Diamanda Galás)

2. Electro-industrial (Hocico)

3. Post-punk (Joy Division, Gene Loves Jezebel, The Danse Society, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Alien Sex Fiend)

4. Medieval rock (Corvus Corax)

5. Ballad (Billie Holiday)

6. Pop (Leonard Cohen)

7. Industrial rock (Nine Inch Nails)

8. Gothic rock (Children on Stun, Screaming Dead)

9. Rock (Alice Cooper)

10. Folk-metal (LUMSK)

11. Noise rock (The Locust)

12. R&B (Ray Charles)

13. Synth rock (Apoptygma Berzerk)

14. Goth (Sunglasses After Dark)

15. Delta blues (David Honeyboy Edwards, Skip James)

16. Blues (Mance Lipscomb)

17. Celtic (Skilda, Máire Brennan, Clannad)

18. Soul (Marvin Gaye)

19. Hip hop (Cage)

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So those are my absolute favourite genres and musicians, yeah, yeah, really long, stupid, annoying, over-detailed list, but that's the kinda girl I am

[dark_dragon_of_ice]

You don't believe in labeling music yet to do so anyway? Labels are for categorizing music and thats just what you did...CONFUSION...

[IsolatedReptile]

On top of that, it's impossible for the most part to not label. We use labels for comparisons. For example, Death Rock and Goth Rock are not the same thing. Most of us know the difference (I can hear it, but don't quite know it yet).

Lately, my favorite genres seem to be Indie and whatever Tom Waits and Nick Cave constitute.

[viscus]

I think Tom Waits constitutes his own genre.

[KontanKarite]

Deathrock and goth rock sounds different?

Gimmie something to compare to. Virgin Prunes and Christian Death? I suppose Prunes sounds a bit more wavy while CD sounds a bit more punk.

[viscus]

Err, they're more or less the same thing. Goth Rock was more in the immediate aftermath of UK Punk, while Deathrock kinda revolved around the LA Punk scene and then the Batcave later on.

[KontanKarite]

That much I know. So if they're essentially the same thing, then isn't it just conducive to region?

[Draconysius]

Originally Posted by KontanKarite

Deathrock and goth rock sounds different?

Gimmie something to compare to. Virgin Prunes and Christian Death? I suppose Prunes sounds a bit more wavy while CD sounds a bit more punk.

I agree with you wholeheartedly. Just TRY to differentiate between the sound of first-wave gothic rock, and the sound of deathrock. Anyway, my list is a no-brainer.

1.Gothic Rock
2.Post-punk
3.Sludge/Stoner Metal
4.Ambient
5.Trip-hop
6.Southern Rock
7.New Wave

[viscus]

Yeah, and also I suppose Goth Rock tends more towards arty and poetic while Deathrock tends more towards a hardcore edge and kitsch horror movie themes.

I've heard it put this way: Goth Rock is to vampires as Deathrock is to zombies.

But it all comes from Punk.

[Draconysius]

Originally Posted by viscus

Yeah, and also I suppose Goth Rock tends more towards arty and poetic while Deathrock tends more towards a hardcore edge and kitsch horror movie themes.

I've heard it put this way: Goth Rock is to vampires as Deathrock is to zombies.

But it all comes from Punk.

Yeah, I know what you mean. Leave it to the Brits to write poetry, leave it to the Yanks to write prose.

[TopHaggardDoll]

Goth and Drone are my absolute favourite....but the others are in no particular order because they're all awesome.

If you think about America and Britain...you can see why the goth subculture took a slightly different direction in each. Totally makes sense.

1. Goth (obviously)
2. Drone Doom (MOSS! I worship thee!)
3. Darkwave
4. Dark Ambient
5. 80's pop (Damn F*cking straight!)
6. Deathrock
7. Depressive Black Metal
8. Shoegaze
9. Industrial
10. Techno

[Bete Noire]

Not sure about the order:
1. Early Goth rock/deathrock
2. Post-punk
3. Punk
4. Later goth rock
5. Folk
6. New Wave
7. Prog-type rock/metal
8. Celtic stuff
9. soundtracks
10. metal

[Darklight689]

( cant stand drone lol.

1)goth rock/death rock whatever the confusion is idk
2) Alternative Punk
3) Metal (not going to catagorize this)
4) Darkwave/industrial
5) Rock?
6) some death metal (amon amarth <3)
7) Whatever i happen to be in the mood for i know i missed some except stuff like rap, hip hop disco, pop, R&B i hate those. But i do listen to some folk every now and then depending.

[Duane]

In no particular order.

Pop Punk
Punk
Heavy Metal
Hair Metal
80's Pop
Rap Metal
Rock

and many other genres.

[L'Oiseau Noir]

1) Gothic Rock

2) Deathrock

3) Darkwave

4) Eurodance/Happy House/Bubblegum Dance

5) Electronica

6) Futurepop/Synthpop

7) Electro/Trip Hop/Trance

8) New Age/Easy Listening/Classical

9) Techno

10) Symphonic/Progressive Metal

Fun, fun.

[Draconysius]

Originally Posted by TopHaggardDoll

Goth and Drone are my absolute favourite....but the others are in no particular order because they're all awesome.

If you think about America and Britain...you can see why the goth subculture took a slightly different direction in each. Totally makes sense.

Well from what I've heard, neither country had knowledge of the other's developing dark culture when they were developing their own. I mean, Christian Death, 45 Grave, etc. all developed their style in the US at roughly the exact same time as Bauhaus, Siouxsie, etc. developed theirs in the UK, and I know that CD stated they never knew about the whole goth thing in the UK until years after. I think it's more of a matter of culture difference.

[TopHaggardDoll]

Originally Posted by Darklight689

( cant stand drone lol.

Can't stand Drone!?

Get out. Now.

lol! I'm kidding...each to their own, innit!?

[TopHaggardDoll]

Originally Posted by Draconysius

Well from what I've heard, neither country had knowledge of the other's developing dark culture when they were developing their own. I mean, Christian Death, 45 Grave, etc. all developed their style in the US at roughly the exact same time as Bauhaus, Siouxsie, etc. developed theirs in the UK, and I know that CD stated they never knew about the whole goth thing in the UK until years after. I think it's more of a matter of culture difference.

I think they lie.....I think they knew. CONSPIRACY!

Now i'm being a dick.

That's what I meant anyway...apart from the whole.."we never knew!" thing.

[Metabolik]

Metalcore - Heaven Shall Burn
Black Metal - Behemoth
Death Metal - Nile
Melodic Death Metal - In Flames or CoB (It's A Tough Choice)
Rap - TuPac
Reggae - Bob Marley (duh)
Nu-Metal - Slipknot
Groove Metal - DevilDriver
Heavy Metal - Iron Maiden
Hard Rock - Disturbed
Gothic Metal - Within Temptation
Soft Rock - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Thrash Metal - Slayer
Screamo - Bring me The Horizon
Punk - Wednesday 13
Hip Hop - Will Smith
Black, Death, Thrash Metal Fusion (I Think) - DAATH
Christian Metal - Still Remains

[viscus]

Originally Posted by Metabolik

Metalcore - Heaven Shall Burn
Black Metal - Behemoth
Death Metal - Nile
Melodic Death Metal - In Flames or CoB (It's A Tough Choice)
Rap - TuPac
Reggae - Bob Marley (duh)
Nu-Metal - Slipknot
Groove Metal - DevilDriver
Heavy Metal - Iron Maiden
Hard Rock - Disturbed
Gothic Metal - Within Temptation
Soft Rock - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Thrash Metal - Slayer
Screamo - Bring me The Horizon
Punk - Wednesday 13
Hip Hop - Will Smith
Black, Death, Thrash Metal Fusion (I Think) - DAATH
Christian Metal - Still Remains

Um...no offense, but why are you on a Goth forum?

[Haunted House]

1. Deathrock/Batcave
2. Goth Rock/Post-punk
3. Some 80's punk
4. Mutantsynthelectrodeathpunk. LOL

[Haunted House]

Originally Posted by Metabolik

Punk - Wednesday 13

You've GOT to be fucking kidding me...

[badteccy]

Punk-Operation Ivy, Lower Class Brats
Jazz- John Coltrane, Miles Davis
Indie Rock- Beirut, You Say Party! We Say Die!
Old school goth- Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus
Deathrock-Sex Gang Children, Cinema Strange
New Wave- New Order
Electroclash- Ladytron, Gravy Train!!!!
Ska- The Skatilites, Fishbone
World- Ekova
Drum and Bass- Dj Marky, some other shit
etc

god...I like too many different genres. I can't keep track.

[badteccy]

really long, stupid, annoying, over-detailed list, but that's the kinda girl I am

HAA! I'm glad you are admitting that you are stupid and annoying.

[HumanePain]

I am surprised that no one mentioned electro-goth, such as VNV Nation.


Or am I mixing up my genres?
O_o