05-04-2012, 14:18
SteveO Wrote:I hate using the word "genre" but unfortunately in a lot of cases the musicians themselves have created a zillion genres...not just the record companies (standard answer).
I guess one could say "type of music " but you still can't get away from distinguishing say Madonna from Black Sabbath ..lol
Hmmm, I sort of equate Madonna and Black Sabbath. They don't sound the same but they've been making their sounds for a very long time, and in my mind when you mention their names I think of things other than music, e.g. with Black Sabbath I think of stoner parties, and no particular song stands out. With Madonna I think of all the tabloid fodder and the silly supposed controversy, and no particular song stands out. Black Sabbath has stood out when I didn't know they were what was playing, but Madonna never ever has -- that's the chief difference for me. The chief similarity is that I would never actively choose either one, not out of disliking them but more out of "yeh I've heard it."
