I did some research, so here we go:
here's an
Wikipedia overview that could be helpful.
I think we all agree on the excluded categories on the list like military music, ballroom etc..
so, I'd take:
- Blues (+ Bluesrock maybe?)
- Easy Listening (maybe?? like with Lounge music, elevator music,.. some people might have a favor for that?? you decide.. )
- Electronic must be devided, but I have no idea.. somebody else do it. Maybe House, Trip Hop, Techno, Drum and Bass. Are there many admirers of Electronic music on here? What about Downbeat? I really like Trip Hop, but it's not like I could name 5 cds..
- EBM
- Heavy Metal must be devided by someone else
- Hip Hop (again, devison?? American VS English or something? what about Grime, someone said it's electronic+rap rather than hip hop)
- Jazz (Swing? Acid Jazz? Jazz-funk?)
- Folk
- Reggae
- Ska
- Rythm'n'Blues
- Soul
- Nu Soul
- Funk
(I see the James Brown discussion coming up again..)
- Pop (versatile, but I don't see many pop fanatics on here)
- Grunge / Post-Grunge
- Emo (if needed?)
- Nu Metal (?)
- other Alternative Rock / Independend
- Gothic (if needed?)
- Glam Rock (?)
- Punk pre-90
- Punk post-90
- Hardcore
- Hard Rock
- Progressive
- Phsychedelic
- Rock n Roll
- Rap Rock (if needed?)
- New Wave
- Country
- classical / opera
oh yeah another list of
genres on some German music page