Unpopular Music Genres

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List genres of music that many people hate (even if you secretly like some of them). country, disco, dub step, polka, pop, rap

crunkcore
deathcore
boy bands
nu metal
harsh noise
disco

conjunto [sorta like Mexican oompah or polka-ish music].

Naming genres that haven't been mentioned yet...

- Pop-punk
- Emo
- Post-hardcore
- Metalcore
- Death Metal
- Synthpop
- Techno
- Trance
- Goth

I actually like some stuff from all of these genres, though I will admit that metalcore and post-hardcore are sort of on my shitlist, as well as death metal. Now, the death metal I like, is stuff that I really like, but it's hard to find bands in the genre that don't sound incredibly same-y and generic. As for the genres on this list that I like the most, I'd probably say pop-punk, synthpop, goth, emo, and trance.

^ Pop-punk seems pretty popular where I am.

Alot of people seem to hate dubstep but its important to define what dubstep actually is. The likes of Datsik and Skrillex constitute an interpretation of an English electronic art form which began in either the 90's or early 2000's. This is now referred to as bass music by quite a few individuals. Artists like Caspa Skream and Benga pioneered the style which is an electronic reinterpretation of Reggae Dub. The Americanised reinterpretation (sometimes referred to as brostep) draws from electro-house and other similar genres.

Both are referred to as Dubstep and both exist in totally separate worlds

It's a popular genre but a lot of people seem to hate it. The title of the thread and the original post seem to contradict somewhat.

People mostly hate the 2000s poppy commercialization of post-hardcore and metalcore. 90s metalcore and 80s and 90s post-hardcore generally receive lots of critical acclaim.

Apparently any genre

I think the hatred of country that most liberal people claim to have has more to do with cosmetic considerations than the music itself. That so many people seem to treat music like a fashion statement disappoints me.

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I like all genres except for new country, rap, heavy metal, reggae, acid jazz, or any jazz that is not mainly acoustic.

You say you like all genres of music but what you've written there would suggest otherwise. I'd extrapolate from that that you also probably hate alot of folk r&b dub some blues world music and so on and so forth. The problem with the list is that it doesnt take into account the fact that genre is just crap anyway

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Nakamarra qualifies as jazz. Why? Simply because its improvised. When you say you dont like any electronic jazz you're saying that you dont like any improvised music on electronic instruments which basically excludes most of rock too much of which also actually qualifies as jazz. There is no definition for any of these styles. b*****s Brew era miles davis and Billie Holiday are both jazz but are totally different. Mahavishnu orchestra is jazz but sounds more like prog

The phrase I like all music except.... should just be contracted to I like. There is no way that you like Americanised dubstep and if you dont like reggae its unlikely that you're into Bass music. The list of genres that your list excludes is very very long. The point of this is to show that dismissing an entire genre is just plain silly,

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I think most of us do this to a certain extent. If onedirection released a cracking prog rock tune that ranked up there with Gentle Giant and Yes i'd listen to it and be impressed but i'd struggle and be alot more critical because its onedirection lol. The reason for this is simply that in terms of my perception of what constitutes good music onedirection dont qualify and it would be academically unfashionable to appreciate their music. I know im not alone in that.

It frustrates me when people say I hate all rap I hate all metal I hate all dixieland I hate all ska I hate all punk and I hate all bhangra but other than that I love all music (not a dig at you Aunt Blabby ). These genres are massive and there are so many different interpretations on the original skeletal template that you just cant dismiss the whole thing out of hand.

Rap for instance can incorporate spoken word. Theoretically if a rap artist wrote an opera which critics hailed as the next pelleas et mellisande he could insert a spoken word part in iambic pentameter in one act. That act becomes rap to all intents and purposes. Genre is a very imperfect means of describing a very abstract and slippery thing i.e. art

Dismissing entire genres is silly, but is it silly to state that I hate top40 pop music? Most of the music that I specifically hate falls into this category, but of course there are "pop" songs I like that probably were on the top40 chart at some point, albeit with different sorts of elements to them that make them more distinguishable. I guess what I really hate are the sort of songs that sound the same, are overproduced, have some dumb lyrics about love, sex or partying, and aren't sung by the people who wrote them. You know, the kind of crap you hear when you turn on the radio.

True much of the top 40 is pretty awful. I just had a look at the UK top 40 and its pretty irredeemable. Might have to print it just so I can burn it and scatter the ashes in a stagnant pool somewhere. What sucks is the fact that at one point Love Genesis Sly and the Family Stone Marvin Gaye Flaming Lips and the rest were considered popular music. Im not entirely sure what to make of the music industry at present. There is alot of amazing music out there but for some reason the mainstream taste has been corrupted.

How about avante garde music?

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