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~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 11-21-2008, 11:25 AM

There are alot of these... genres that just don't need to exist. It's hard enough for a band to be original, but now when your push the boundries or expiriment you end up getting a whole sub-genre and tons of imitators.

The most unnessicary, in my opinion:

Melodic Hardcore

Really now... think about this. Melodic hardcore. The Pixies weren't called Melodic Alternative. Nirvana wasn't called Melodic Grunge (hold you opinions to yourself as to whether or not Nirvana was grunge please).

There are lots of bands who are more "melodic" in their genre than most other bands, and yet the Hardcore genre gets a whole sub-genre based off of one musical technique!

Modern Rock

Post-Grunge with a different name.

Almost anything with Post- Infront of it.
Expanding on the earlier ideas of a genre slightly shouldn't create an entirely new one. There are notable exeptions, such as Post-Harcore and Post-Rock, both of which are undeniably different from their parent genres.

The Several Sub-Genres of Smooth Jazz

I don't need to explain this one do I?

11-21-2008, 11:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	Unnessicary Genres There are alot of these... genres that just don't need to exist. It's hard enough for a band to be original, but now when your push the boundries or expiriment you end up getting a whole sub-genre and tons of imitators. The most unnessicary, in my opinion: Melodic Hardcore Really now... think about this. Melodic hardcore. The Pixies weren't called Melodic Alternative. Nirvana wasn't called Melodic Grunge (hold you opinions to yourself as to whether or not Nirvana was grunge please). There are lots of bands who are more "melodic" in their genre than most other bands, and yet the Hardcore genre gets a whole sub-genre based off of one musical technique! Modern Rock Post-Grunge with a different name. Almost anything with Post- Infront of it. Expanding on the earlier ideas of a genre slightly shouldn't create an entirely new one. There are notable exeptions, such as Post-Harcore and Post-Rock, both of which are undeniably different from their parent genres. The Several Sub-Genres of Smooth Jazz I don't need to explain this one do I?