Comments on: Genres of Popular Music, Explained

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:12:50 +0000

Pop – the drummer hits things,
Rock – the drummer hits things,
Indie – the drummer hits things,
Rap – they use a machine,

Nice to see you blogging again. Coudln’t have said all that on Twitter

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:23:40 +0000

Guns and Roses – The singer is having trouble with tunes because the guitar player insists on wearing the bucket on his head….

By: Serdar

Serdar — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:25:17 +0000

Noise: There’s no tune. There isn’t even a bucket for it to be carried in.

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:05:28 +0000

Trad Folk: See “Indie”

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:04:52 +0000

Prog: Everyone’s so busy listening to the solos or the fact that the rhythm section can play in 13/8 that nobody notices if the singer can hold a tune in a bucket or not.

By: Mike Bowstead

Mike Bowstead — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:02:08 +0000

Rap: Singer? What’s a singer?

By: Barry Beatmaster

Barry Beatmaster — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:58:11 +0000

“Indie: The singer canâ€™t hold a tune in a bucket, so sings completely out of tune both on record and live.”- and he gets called a “genius” for his crappy singing.