Quote:
Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier
Personally, I like all the sub-genres in metal as it makes for great discussion. Sure there are too many but they do serve as a great way for grouping bands and syles of metal, despite the fact that bands within a sub-genre can sound very different but they do tend to have common traits. By putting metal bands into categories, it makes for great discussion. Before metal sub-genres kicked in, metal throughout the 1970s and early 1980s was mostly just grouped together with hard rock and bands like Iron Maiden, Kiss, UFO, Scorpions, Van Halen and AC/DC all got grouped together.
|
I must admit, the Metal Sub-genres were used to great effect in those VH1 documentaries about the history of Metal music. That guy did a very thoughtful breakdown, which led to some interesting discussions. I watched all of those docs and I don't even really listen to Metal.
Sub genres are also handy when you want to complain about a very specific type of music. I can say that I absolutely hate the soulless, sterile, derivative crap they call 'Modern Country' without running the risk of giving the impression that I just don't like Country in general, which I do.
On a personal level though, I like adhering to the 'Great Equalizer' of Alphabetical Order for my music collection. Putting Fred Astaire, Merzbow, The B-52's, Milanese and Hank Snow into the Carousel and hitting Shuffle Play is a great way to experience the depth and breadth of Music without getting hung up on classifications and genres, and that can be quite liberating.