Question by Rikitikitavi: Who’s your favorite band in each of these Genres?
2 Tone
Acid rock
Afro-punk
Alternative metal
Alternative rock
Anatolian rock
Art punk
Art rock
Avant-garde metal
Avant-rock
Avant-progressive rock
Baroque pop
Beat
Bisrock
Black metal
Blackened death metal
Blues-rock
Boogaloo
Brazilian rock
Britpop
Bubblegum pop
C86
Canterbury sound
Cello rock
Celtic punk
Celtic rock
Chicano rock
Christcore
Christian rock
Christian metal
Coldwave
Comedy rock
Country rock
Cowpunk
Crossover thrash
Crust punk
Crust punk
Cuddlecore
Dance-punk
Dance-rock
Dark cabaret
Darkwave
Deathcore
Deathgrind
Death metal
Death rock
Doom metal
Dream pop
Electro Punk
Emo
Experimental rock
Folk rock
Folk metal
Folk punk
Freakbeat
Funk rock
Garage rock
German rock
Glam metal
Glam rock
Goregrind
Gothic metal
Gothic rock
Grebo
Grindcore
Groove metal
Group Sounds
Grunge
Hatecore
Hard rock
Hardcore punk
Heartland rock
Heavy metal
Horror punk
Indie pop
Indie rock
Indorock
Industrial metal
Industrial rock
Instrumental rock
Iranian rock
J-ska
Jam rock
Jangle pop
Jazz rock
Jersey Shore sound
Krautrock
Latin rock
Lo-fi
Lovers rock
Madchester
Manila sound
Mathcore
Math rock
Melodic black metal
Melodic death metal
Melodic hardcore
Metalcore
Mod
Mod revival
Nardcore
Nazi punk
Neo-classical metal
Neo-folk
Neo-prog
Neo-psychedelia
New prog
New wave
Nintendocore
Noisecore
Noise pop
Noise rock
No wave
Nu metal
Oi!
Ostrock
Pagan rock
Piano rock
Pinoy rock
Pop punk
Pop rock
Porn rock
Pornogrind
Post-punk
Post-punk revival
Post-hardcore
Post-grunge
Post-metal
Post-rock
Power pop
Power metal
Power violence
Progressive metal
Progressive rock
Protopunk
Psychedelic rock
Psych-Folk
Psychobilly
Punk rock
Punta rock
Raga rock
Rapcore
Riot Grrrl
Rock
Rock Against Communism
Rock and roll
Rockabilly
Rock en Español
Rockoson
Rocksteady
Russian rock
Sadcore
Samba-rock
Screamo
Shoegazing
Shock rock
Ska punk
Skate punk
Skate rock
Sludge metal
Soft rock
Soul rock
Southern rock
Space rock
Speed metal
Stoner metal
Stoner rock
Street punk
Sunshine pop
Surf music
Surf rock
Swamp rock
Symphonic metal
Symphonic rock
Synth pop
Thrash metal
Thrashcore
Trash rock
Trip rock
Twee pop
Viking metal
Wagnerian rock
Wizard rock
Zeuhl
Honestly, isnt this ridiculous?
Yes….these are all genres for ROCK
Hey Shreder- Bro, when did this happen…all of these genres?
mustang_girlie-I think you have a valid point. But when does it stop being a legit genre and becomes nothing more than painting a Ford Pinto pink and calling it a different car?
Best answer:
Answer by Find your own way back home.
It is a tad ridiculous.
What do you think? Answer below!
LMAO — RIKI !! – You A TRIP !! lol
Well, I DO have a Few Days to Kill and Yes, Riki – These are Legitimate Genres.
Since I don’t listen to ALL of them – I will have to go to “Shiksapedia” for some Answers.
I JUST WANT TO ANSWER THIS, SO I CAN TELL MY GRANDCHILDREN – LOL
Riki – Don’t You DARE Close-out this Post, before I’m finished.
..Or I shall have Your PAWS for EarMuffs !! LOL
EDIT —
For Bands That I REALLY DO Listen to – I will put an Asterisk
The others I just copied, but maybe they will be of use to someone else.
Zeuhl – Magma * (Created Zeuhl) , Happy Family * (Japanese Zeuhl)
Wizard rock – Harry and the Potters
Wagnerian rock – King Crimson * ( look it up, Folks !! lol )
Viking metal – Bathory ( heard of them )
Twee pop ( subgenre of Indie ) – The Smiths *
Trip rock – Portishead ( heard of them )
Trash rock – ( Redirected to Thrash Metal )
Thrashcore – Vitamin X ( WTF ?? )
Thrash metal – Megadeth *
Synth pop – Ultravox *
Symphonic rock – Moody Blues *
Symphonic metal – Therion (You forgot SYMPHONIC – Black, Power, & Gothic – Metal LOL)
Swamp rock – Creedence Clearwater Revival *
Surf rock – Duane Eddy *
Surf music – The Beach Boys *
Sunshine pop – The Mamas and the Papas *
Street punk – Sham 69 * ( “Tell Us the Truth” is an Awesome Album, btw )
Stoner rock – Queens of the Stone Age ( heard of them )
Stoner metal – ( same Reference as Stoner Rock )
Speed metal – Anthrax *
Space rock – HAWKWIND *******
Southern rock – Lynerd Skynrd * (is that how you spell it ?? )
Soul rock – Hall & Oates *
Soft rock – Bee Gees *
Sludge metal – Melvins ( heard of them, supposedly, Flipper* & Black Flag* were Influences?)
Skate rock – ( referred to Skate Punk )
Skate punk – The Offspring * ( ?? LOL – Apparently music for SkateBoarders !! )
Ska punk – The Specials *
Shoegazing – Cocteu Twins *
Shock rock – The Tubes *
Screamo – Heroin ??
Samba-rock – Banda Black Rio ( okay ?? )
Sadcore – Chan Marshall ( The Queen of Sadcore {and I have no Clue who this is LOL} )
Russian rock – SILENCE KIT * (Math Rock — Category is TOO Broad, so it includes this band – Ha Ha 🙂
Rocksteady – The Techniques ( some Jamaican style ?? )
Rockoson – Vanito y La Lucha Almada ( Cuban Music… Ay, Caramba )
Rockabilly – Robert Gordon * ( was from the 1970’s, but HE WAS THE BEST !! )
Rock en Español – Bloque * – ( Spanish speaking Prog Band – does that count ?? )
Rock and roll – Carl Perkins *
Rock Against Communism – LMAO !! – Skrewdriver. ( never heard of ‘em )
RIKI – You’ve left out So Many !! What about —
RIO – (Rock-In-Opposition – A Prog Form) – Henry Cow ( Amazing Band )
Rock – ooohhh !! I can’t think of anyone is this Category !!
Riot Grrrl – Bikini Kill *
Rapcore – ( referred to Rap Rock ) – Faith No More *
Raga rock – Mahavishnu Orchestra ( any band with a South Asian influence (Sitar))
Punta rock – (I thought Punta meant… nevermind ) — Pen Cayetano ??
Punk rock – Buzzcocks *
Psychobilly – The Cramps * !! ( I HATE THIS BAND )
Psych-Folk – Current 93 * ( but they were Industrial, before Folk – all stuff is Excellent
( for MORE Psych-Folk – Check out “The Incredible String Band”* – Pioneers !! )
Psychedelic rock – Grateful Dead *
Protopunk – MC5 *, The Stooges *
Progressive rock – Genesis ( sub-genre = Symphonic Prog )
Progressive metal – PAIN OF SALVATION ( THE KINGS of Prog Metal !! bbbwwwaaaahhhhaaahhaaaah )
Power violence – Man Is the Bastard ( never heard of them )
Power pop – The Records *, XTC *, Elvis Costello *, Nick Lowe *, The Romantics *
Power metal – Symphony X * ( the only one I know LOL )
Post-rock – Public Image Ltd *
Post-punk revival – ( same as Post-Punk !! )
Post-punk – WIRE * ( “154” – The Most Important Album to end the 1970’s )
Post-metal – Melvins ( how can you have Post-Metal, when METAL is Still here ?? LOL )
Post-hardcore – Hüsker Dü *
Post-grunge – Bush *
Pornogrind ( refers back to Porn Rock )
Porn rock – Women of Sodom ( not heard of them )
Pop rock – Michael Jackson *
Pop punk – Green Day *
Pinoy rock – Buklod ( Phillipino Protest Music ) ??
Piano rock – Billy Joel *, Elton John *
Pagan rock – Godsmack *
Ostrock – Nina Hagen * !! Ahead of Her Time !!
Oi! – Cockney Rejects ( never heard of ‘em )
Nu metal – Disturbed *
Noisecore – ( referred to NoiseGrind ) — Sore Throat ??
Noise rock – Fugazi * ( actually covers a lot of Known bands who use dissonance )
Noise pop – The Jesus and Mary Chain
No wave – Lydia Lunch *, Sonic Youth * (the rest of the List was a bunch of ???)
Nintendocore – ( could NAWT find Anything )
New wave – Magazine* !!!
New prog – Coheed and Cambria ??
Neo-psychedelia
Neo-prog – Coheed and Cambria ?? ( Don’t “NEO” & “NEW” mean the same thing ??)
Neo-folk – Current 93 *
Neo-classical metal – Symphony X *
Nazi punk – The Exploited ( but only “Accused” of being Nazi Punk – LMAO !!)
Nardcore – California Redemption ??
Mod revival – The Jam *
Mod – The Who *
Metalcore – Avenged Sevenfold ( heard of them )
Melodic hardcore
Melodic death metal – Dark Tranquillity ( heard of them )
Hardcore punk – Bad Brains * !! ( Hello, Washington, DC !! REPRESENT !! )
Doom metal – Pagan Altar ??
Deathgrind – Cattle Decapitation – LMAO !!
Deathcore – As Blood Runs Black ??
Death metal – Celtic Frost *
Blackened death metal – Akercocke ??
2 Tone – The Specials*, Madness*, & The Selector*
( Were the First Popular Ska Bands to make it in the States.
The Name refers BOTH – To the name of the Label and that Ska Fashion included “Two-Tone” Checkerboard
– First Albums by all 3 of these Band, are the FINEST Examples of SKA, btw
I’m DONE !! LOL
I thought I could do it, but I Flew Too Close to the Sun
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No ONE Should Be Complaining about this Post —
WE ALL GOT OUR 2 PTS, DIDN’T WE ?? LOL
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Should there be a “science rock” invented?
Why not putting a fake-rock and jonabilly too?
Well, screw that.
You forgot a couple though..
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bendoverandkissyourownarsecore
hahahaha.
I could be wrong for some of these….
Alternative rock – Smashing pumpkins
Avant-garde metal – Sigh
Avant-progressive rock
Black metal – Emperor
Blackened death metal – Behemoth
Christian metal – Becoming the Archetype
Crossover thrash – Municipal Waste
Deathcore – Job for a cowboy
Deathgrind – impaled
Death metal – Nile
Doom metal – Candlemass
Folk metal – Ensiferum
Glam metal – Dokken
Goregrind – carcass
Gothic metal – Tristiana / Draconion
Gothic rock – Within temptation
Grindcore – Carcass
Groove metal – Pantera
Grunge – Alice in chains?? (kinda metal though)
Hard rock – GnR
Heavy metal – Megadeth
Industrial metal – Fear Factory
Mathcore – Dillinger escape plan
Melodic black metal – Dissection
Melodic death metal – Edge of Sanity
Neo-classical metal – Cacaphony
Nu metal – System of a down
Power metal – Blind Guardian
Progressive metal – Symphony X
Sludge metal – Down
Speed metal – Early Blind Guardian
Symphonic metal – Nightwish
Thrash metal – Dark Angel
Viking metal – Enslaved
I’m not going to answer this question,but I could’nt agree with you more,too many genres!
LOL @ Darth XD
I, for one, got a good laugh at some of these. I actually thought you wanted us to list a band for each. Do you really? lol
I think it would take me forever, because merriamwebster.com makes my computer lag sometimes, so I wouldn’t be able to look up all 500,000,000 of these genres