12-01-2011, 18:53
Gryphon's comments above are correct. About a year ago we restructured the genre boards, and decided to restrict the number to 10-12. This resulted in bundling genres together, and some have commented that the bundling is a little clunky. Gospel was originally bundled in with - I believe - Soul/R&B & Rap/Hip Hop as part of the black American musical heritage. Both Jazz, & Blues were grouped seperately. Gospel was then dropped, since it was felt that it was a minority interest, and that the genre titles were too "busy".
Christian music, and New Age were also considered, but were left out as minority interests. My view is that Christian music can be incorporated into other genres, dependant on its' musical style, and that there was no need to have a separate category for it.
I'm quite a fan of Reggae, but this went the same way and has been bundled with the "Folkie" genres under Country, Folk, & World Music.
I guess the lesson I learned is that trying to accomodate everyone's views isn't always the best way to go, and that executive decisions are sometimes necessary...
Christian music, and New Age were also considered, but were left out as minority interests. My view is that Christian music can be incorporated into other genres, dependant on its' musical style, and that there was no need to have a separate category for it.
I'm quite a fan of Reggae, but this went the same way and has been bundled with the "Folkie" genres under Country, Folk, & World Music.
I guess the lesson I learned is that trying to accomodate everyone's views isn't always the best way to go, and that executive decisions are sometimes necessary...
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