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Posted in music on May 26, 2005

Chuck Klosterman Defines Music Genres

"...reading rock magazines must be very confusing to people who only listen to rock music casually. Whenever journalists write about music, we always operate under the assumption that certain genres are self-evident and that placing a given band into one of those categories serves an expository purpose. Just as often, an artist will be described as a synthesis of two equally obscure subgenres, and we’re all supposed to do the sonic math ourselves. However, this only helps the informed; that kind of description is useful to those who have already conquered the rock lexicon. What we need is a glossary of terms so we can all share an equal playing field."

SPIN: The Rock Lexicon (Difficult-to-define musical genres explained in a concise and accessible way for the curious yet inexpert listener.)

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Posted on May 26, 2005 2:44 PM

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