Genre / Style

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Genre / Style

Folk? No. No, no, no.

Stylistically, Trilogy is scattered across the map. I would let the Genre tag suffice and leave Style empty.

JH,

I have always felt that: "I Believe In Father Xmas" (from ELPs 'Works' CD) fell under the category of 'Folk':

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_Volume_2

And similarly, there is also the middle-section of: 'Pictures ... Exhibition'. Some may disagree though.

Paul

[Jailhouse]

Re: Genre / Style

I am ripping a CD by Emerson, Lake & Palmer ('Trilogy') [...] I have stated the GENRE as 'Prog. Rock', but I am really not sure what to use for STYLE, please?

Rock, Jazz-Rock, Classical-Rock; Folk?

Folk? No. No, no, no.

Stylistically, Trilogy is scattered across the map. I would let the Genre tag suffice and leave Style empty.

[evasv]

Re: Genre / Style

Do you use Style as a subgenre? If so, it makes no sense to use "Rock" as style when you have "Progressive Rock" as the genre. It would be better the other way around.

This comes down to preference of course, but I see Style as a subgenre. The wiki link doesn't state any style, so in that case genre and style would be the same thing (Progressive Rock).

I don't have this CD or anything by ELP, but to me they don't feel like Folk but more like your other options + maybe Symphonic Rock or Art Rock.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Genre / Style

Hi,

I am ripping a CD by Emerson, Lake & Palmer ('Trilogy'):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilog..._Palmer_album)

I have stated the GENRE as 'Prog. Rock', but I am really not sure what to use for STYLE, please?

Rock, Jazz-Rock, Classical-Rock; Folk?

Thanks,

Paul

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Genre / Style

There is no right answer. Pick the spelling you prefer.

I will keep it as: Electropop then.

[Jailhouse]

Re: Genre / Style

There is no right answer. Pick the spelling you prefer.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Genre / Style

Hi,

I have just ripped a Sugarbabes CD ('Taller In More Ways'):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taller_in_More_Ways

I have set the GENRE as 'Pop'. But for STYLE, I have seen various spellings across certain music sources I have referenced. Should it be written as:

Electropop, Electro Pop, Electro-Pop, or Electro-pop, please?

I have gone with the former for the sake of getting the disc ripped.

Cheers,

Paul

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Genre / Style

Hi,

And so my GENRES to date are:

Christmas

Jazz

Popular

Progressive Rock

Stage & Screen

TOTAL = 110GB

Cheers.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Genre / Style

Hi,

Making a start now. I have created a folder called 'Popular'. I just ripped a Neil Diamond CD with:

GENRE = Popular

STYLE = Easy Listening

All of the 'Pop' stuff will also be going into this folder (eg. Madonna, Eric Clapton, Gary Numan) albeit with their own appropriate STYLE tag.

Thanks,

Paul

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Genre / Style

There won't be conflicts your player except where software/firmware is extremely poorly written. And if that's the case you can always edit your tags to suit, or dump the player.

As long as you aren't personally conflicted, you should have no trouble at all.

OK, cheers JH.

That's a good idea. There aren't too many CDs of this type and so I can easily switch them around at a later date if need be.

[Jailhouse]

Re: Genre / Style

It was more a question of whether or not such duplication of a term might cause conflictions? Cheers.

There won't be conflicts your player except where software/firmware is extremely poorly written. And if that's the case you can always edit your tags to suit, or dump the player.

As long as you aren't personally conflicted, you should have no trouble at all.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Genre / Style

I don't, not at all. The more pertinent question is, do you? It's your library.

It was more a question of whether or not such duplication of a term might cause conflictions? Cheers.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Genre / Style

Yes. However music considered to be "Pop" tends to be popular across a wider demographic than, say Rock. There is a fair amount of crossover between the two, though, which is why a lot of music is tagged as "Pop/Rock."

JH,

POP is going to be next on my list. I was looking earlier and I think I actually have way less than I originally thought. In which case, I may just bundle most of the POPs together (under: 'Pop'). I don't really think I will need to split-Genres here.

Paul

[Jailhouse]

Re: Genre / Style

So you see nothing wrong/problematic in having 'Easy Listening' as a Genre on some CD's, and as a Style on others?

I don't, not at all. The more pertinent question is, do you? It's your library.

[Jailhouse]

Re: Genre / Style

In any event - without meaning to split hairs - is 'Pop' not an abbreviation for 'Popular'?

Yes. However music considered to be "Pop" tends to be popular across a wider demographic than, say Rock. There is a fair amount of crossover between the two, though, which is why a lot of music is tagged as "Pop/Rock."