Poll, what styles of music genres do you very regularly listen to? You who vote for: Other, please tell us which genre it is. We are curious.

[somebodyelse]

So.. no Nordic Deathmetal Polka Folkpunk?

Something like Finntroll?

 

[kemmler3D]

Perhaps people who measure their rooms with calibrated mics and so forth are attracted to "seriousness" by some definition. isdk.

I will say that most Classical and some Jazz recordings are a lot more engaging if you turn it up on a system that has some dynamic capability and good frequency response. Too much distortion makes classical sound like mud and same goes for certain Jazz records.

As for the "seriousness" aspect, there is probably something to that. You get pop music "shoved down your throat" everywhere you go, in every TV show, movie, etc. It actually takes effort to NOT listen to mainstream pop.

If you want to listen to Jazz or Classical you have to seek it out more actively. The level of engagement with finding / acquiring / hearing music is probably related to the level of engagement with your listening equipment. Like begets like.

 

[Soniclife]

You get pop music "shoved down your throat" everywhere you go, in every TV show, movie, etc. It actually takes effort to NOT listen to mainstream pop.

I honestly think I get more classical shoved down my throat then pop, I'm getting to the stage where I'm going to actively check out some pop soon as I'm so out of touch. I watch a lot of TV and film, but my tastes must steer me away from things with pop music in it. I do like using Shazam when something interesting is on a soundtrack, Camp Saint Helene is my most recent find this way.

 

[kemmler3D]

I honestly think I get more classical shoved down my throat then pop, I'm getting to the stage where I'm going to actively check out some pop soon as I'm so out of touch. I watch a lot of TV and film, but my tastes must steer me away from things with pop music in it. I do like using Shazam when something interesting is on a soundtrack, Camp Saint Helene is my most recent find this way.

I've got a very balanced playlist for you if you use Spotify... everything from K-pop to classical choral music. Curated by Jacob Collier who is (rightly IMO) said to be a musical genius on par with anyone you care to name. So it's wide-ranging, but no stinkers.

 

[Bugal1998]

My "other" is musical theater, choir, organ, and chamber music.

 

[Soniclife]

I've got a very balanced playlist for you if you use Spotify... everything from K-pop to classical choral music. Curated by Jacob Collier who is (rightly IMO) said to be a musical genius on par with anyone you care to name. So it's wide-ranging, but no stinkers.

I don't use Spotify. I didn't see much modern pop music in a quick skim through the list, I did see a lot of old music, lots of which I already know. Is Jacob the MP?

 

[Tom C]

Other: swing/big band from 30’s & 40’s

 

[kemmler3D]

I don't use Spotify. I didn't see much modern pop music in a quick skim through the list, I did see a lot of old music, lots of which I already know. Is Jacob the MP?

There's a lot of everything including old stuff (lots of EWF and Stevie Wonder, which I approve of), but you'll find new stuff interspersed pretty regularly. Jacob created / maintains the list.

 

[risandipra]

I've got a very balanced playlist for you if you use Spotify... everything from K-pop to classical choral music. Curated by Jacob Collier who is (rightly IMO) said to be a musical genius on par with anyone you care to name. So it's wide-ranging, but no stinkers.

I personally like numerous albums from Korean artist. "Palette" and "Lilac" albums from IU / Lee Ji-Eun really sound good, and anything covered/performed by Yerin Baek, moreover, those from her earlier era with 15&.

 

[Galliardist]

The idea of genre is very context dependent. One minute most of the music known for the last millennium is collected in one genre, the next music with one minor change in a programmed drum pattern is its own genre.

It's also quite culturally dependent as well. So it might be a bit difficult to draw a good conclusion from a poll like this.

I voted anyway.

 

[AudioSceptic]

I honestly think I get more classical shoved down my throat then pop, I'm getting to the stage where I'm going to actively check out some pop soon as I'm so out of touch. I watch a lot of TV and film, but my tastes must steer me away from things with pop music in it. I do like using Shazam when something interesting is on a soundtrack, Camp Saint Helene is my most recent find this way.

I sometimes hear something in a film or TV series that really grabs me. Shazam doesn't always work, or maybe I start it too late, so I try to spot the song/piece in the credits. The last one was in the bonkers Amazon Prime series 'My Lady Jane'. It was 'Fear Is Like a Forest' by Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile. It's on the album 'Lotta Sea Lice', which I already had! Somehow I'd either not listened properly when I bought it, or forgotten some of it, duh!

 

[Soniclife]

There's a lot of everything including old stuff (lots of EWF and Stevie Wonder, which I approve of), but you'll find new stuff interspersed pretty regularly. Jacob created / maintains the list.

I really like Iggy Pop's radio show on 6 Music, he seems to play whatever he wants from a lifetime of loving music.

BBC Radio 6 Music - Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop returns to 6 Music with more eclectic and exciting music choices.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Soniclife]

I sometimes hear something in a film or TV series that really grabs me. Shazam doesn't always work, or maybe I start it too late, so I try to spot the song/piece in the credits. The last one was in the bonkers Amazon Prime series 'My Lady Jane'. It was 'Fear Is Like a Forest' by Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile. It's on the album 'Lotta Sea Lice', which I already had! Somehow I'd either not listened properly when I bought it, or forgotten some of it, duh!

I'm amazed how good Shazam is, when combined with rewind to find a bit with just the music, it very rarely fails for me. That CB & KV track sounds good, will listen properly later.

 

[Multicore]

The idea of genre is very context dependent. One minute most of the music known for the last millennium is collected in one genre, the next music with one minor change in a programmed drum pattern is its own genre.

It's also quite culturally dependent as well. So it might be a bit difficult to draw a good conclusion from a poll like this.

I voted anyway.

Some genres appear not to concern the musical properties at all, e.g. post-punk and krautrock.

 

[DanielT]

It would be interesting to statistically summarize how many of the 10 check boxes each voter checked. I don't suppose the forum software does that.

It is probably possible that it can be done but but it is not something that I can do.

 

[somebodyelse]

Should we run another poll with different styles of Rock?

Here are some links that can provide inspiration for which ten alternatives that can be included in a Rock Poll:

List of rock genres - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The Most Popular Rock Genre, Ranked - StrawPoll.com

Music enthusiasts often find themselves in heated debates about which rock genre stands out as the crowd favorite. To settle these discussions, it's u...

strawpoll.com

The 80 Most Popular Rock Music Genres, Ranked

Update: Follow Ranker's official New Rock 2020 playlist on Spotify!Rock music emerged from the rebellious fusion of blues, R&B, and country influences in the late 1940s, evolving into countless diverse subgenres that have shaped music history. What began with the energetic backbeat of early rock...

www.ranker.com

Friday Top: 20 Best Rock and Metal Subgenres

As voted by UG community.

www.ultimate-guitar.com

Having looked through those I'm more convinced than ever that genres are a useless construct. Many bands I like are cited in so many genres that they become meaningless.

 

[DanielT]

I've got a very balanced playlist for you if you use Spotify... everything from K-pop to classical choral music. Curated by Jacob Collier who is (rightly IMO) said to be a musical genius on par with anyone you care to name. So it's wide-ranging, but no stinkers.

I don't use Spotify. I didn't see much modern pop music in a quick skim through the list, I did see a lot of old music, lots of which I already know. Is Jacob the MP?

Here's another list, and if you don't subscribe to Spotify, you can listen for free just to hear how the songs sound. Also YouTube videos in the thread.
Okay mostly older music, songs but still:

Songs that depict real events...Now also, playlist on Spotify

What tips do you have to give? It can be any type of event. I myself discovered this live version from the thread about Live Albums. Undoubtedly, it also fits into this thread: https://audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/live-albums.42/page-12 Edit: I'm creating a list now. Have...

audiosciencereview.com

Aha, now I remember since we are talking about polls. More music:

The Concept Album - Vote!

What do you think of concept albums? Something you like? I watched this video which is about that, Concept Albums. It starts with Woody Guthrie and his description of the great depression, to Frank Sinatra and the opportunity to get more information. songs on vinyl. Of course, Pink Floyd is...

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If you want to botanize in new pop hits, it's just a click away at streaming provider of on any platform such as for example:

Hot Hits 2025 - Top 100 Songs 2025 - Top Songs 2025

Top 100 Songs 2025 Australia - Aria Charts Music (AUSTRALIA SPOTIFY TOP 50 HITS 2025) hot hits 2025 top hits 2025 Australia aria charts new music this week n...

www.youtube.com

Edit:
Of course, we have ASR's own section where both new and old music, different styles, forms and so on are covered:

Music Reviews and Discussions

audiosciencereview.com

By the way Danny from GR-Research complaining about Amir and others at ASR that they don't listen to music is not true. The link above proves it, plus that Amir posts and and gives suggestions for music he likes and listens to in the music section here on ASR.

Where is Danny's music section on his site? Let see. Nope, it doesn't exist. So it was with the little thing. Or, so it was with the little saint (which is a line from an old song about hypocritical saints):

GR Research

GR Research

www.audiocircle.com

 

[AudioSceptic]

I really like Iggy Pop's radio show on 6 Music, he seems to play whatever he wants from a lifetime of loving music.

BBC Radio 6 Music - Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop returns to 6 Music with more eclectic and exciting music choices.

www.bbc.co.uk

I wasn't aware of that. I'll give it a try, thanks.

 

[AudioSceptic]

Having looked through those I'm more convinced than ever that genres are a useless construct. Many bands I like are cited in so many genres that they become meaningless.

I couldn't agree more, which is why I remove all genres other than Classical, Jazz or World automatically added to albums ripped into our library. Example that just came to mind: Metal is powerful and nasty, right, so why isn't a lot of Hüsker Dü Metal? 'Diane' (by the much missed Grant Hart) is a prime example.

 

[DanielT]

Having looked through those I'm more convinced than ever that genres are a useless construct. Many bands I like are cited in so many genres that they become meaningless.

All pop music is influenced by previously made and added a little changes, mixed a little. Like Rock And Roll:

Then all the exciting fusions that spawned from styles of music that even have fusion in the name.

An automatically generated Spotify list, take it with a grain of salt regarding the title: