The rise and fall of musical genres

William_the_Bloody · 08-07-2015, 09:35 AM

All right some disagreement on rap (though I suspect it's more based on passionate rap fans not wanting to let go than statistics)

So far we have....

Jazz, Rock, metal, rap, punk, country and various patchwork of EDM.

You know country was the one genre I thought might defy the odds because it's so rooted in geography, but when I think about it Elvis man is right, rural America has been shrinking over the decades. Peak country probably hit in the late 60's when Cash and Haggard where at their peak.

Okay here is an easy one:

Disco:

Starts in the early 70's and begins to ascends in the mid 70's & we hit peak disco around 1977/78 with colossal hits like Staying Alive & Heart of Glass.

Instead of a natural decline like most music genres it comes to an abrupt end with the disco backlash of 79 (Disco demolition night) where with the exception of a few underground dance clubs, it becomes completely obliterated as a genre by the early 80's with the onset of the New Wave.

08-07-2015, 09:35 AM	#11 (permalink)
William_the_Bloody Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sunnydale Cemetary Posts: 2,093	All right some disagreement on rap (though I suspect it's more based on passionate rap fans not wanting to let go than statistics) So far we have.... Jazz, Rock, metal, rap, punk, country and various patchwork of EDM. You know country was the one genre I thought might defy the odds because it's so rooted in geography, but when I think about it Elvis man is right, rural America has been shrinking over the decades. Peak country probably hit in the late 60's when Cash and Haggard where at their peak. Okay here is an easy one: Disco: Starts in the early 70's and begins to ascends in the mid 70's & we hit peak disco around 1977/78 with colossal hits like Staying Alive & Heart of Glass. Instead of a natural decline like most music genres it comes to an abrupt end with the disco backlash of 79 (Disco demolition night) where with the exception of a few underground dance clubs, it becomes completely obliterated as a genre by the early 80's with the onset of the New Wave.