Mellow: High
Unpretentious: High
Sophisticated: Very High
Intense: Very High
Contemporary: Average
An interesting test, but arguably with some flaws. While it has a decent variety, there were definitely some genres missing or underrepresented. I could have used more world music; in particular, there was a distinct lack of Asian music (which is getting kind of big these days).
As a professional musician, I also think the scored categories are rather arbitrary, even though they apparently were based on some recent unidentified research. Personally, musical style (including most of those keywords) means very little to me, and I gravitate more toward the quality of music (in terms of performance, recording, etc.) than anything else. Of course, I do gravitate toward some genres over others, but this tends to be more about subgenres (e.g. swing vs. bebop) vs. genres in the broader sense (e.g. jazz vs. metal). I realize, of course, that many people may not feel the same, and that my preferences may be largely a result of my music education.
26 Apr 2014, 2:36 pm
