In fact, I think the music is all from Datong, so there is no too clear distinction between genres and styles. This is also a new album that has appeared recently. New musicians often break the genre. In one album Playing RAP and POP again. But more listeners prefer to distinguish musicians and music according to genres and styles. In this regard, I will just talk about my views on various styles and genres. Since new musicians are not as faithful to their original styles as old musicians, most of the musicians cited in this article are from the old school.
POP: one of the most popular music. When mentioning this kind of music, the word "guava" and the word "vulgar" will come to mind. I don’t know why almost everyone who likes rock despises people who listen to POP. But I have to admit that what I come into contact with the most in life is the POP style. Although the POP style is full of endless you love me, I love you, lonely nights, silent roads...it seems very uneducated, but more often I still listen to POP, because it is too common and full of the entire music industry. Occasionally there are a few songs that can be said to be immortal, but they also become "bad" because of too many versions and covers. Of course, since it is called popular, it can better express the psychology of most people and be closer to the hearts of most people.
Ramp; B: A very popular music style in the past few years, the full name of Ramp; B is rhythm and blues. It is said to be originated from the music of black people. China was the first to play Ramp; B music. It should be Tao Zhe, a musician I like very much. If you want to know what R&B is, just listen to his first album. It is a pity that Tao Zhe once said in the newspaper that he wanted to be a rock musician and positioned himself in rock music. However, these did change in his later music, with more rock styles. However, he is still the founder of China R&B. Mentioning his music reminds me of something that happened to me. When I was in junior high school, Tao Zhe released his second album "I'M OK". There was a song called "Small Town Girl". At that time, I gave this song to my The music teacher listened and wanted her to play it for the whole class, but the teacher said it was also called a song? If I were to listen to this song for you, I would not be a competent music teacher. As a result, this album became popular all over the world and everyone knew it, and this teacher was still her "good teacher". It's a pity that the music teacher is so old-fashioned. When it comes to R&B, I have to mention the music genius Jay Chou. To be honest, I feel that his music has completely entered a rock style since his third album, and he even often raps. Of course, there should be RAP in Ramp;B, but if the whole RAP is followed, it is not Ramp;B. I feel that the best song that combines RAP and Ramp;B is "Different" by Tao Zhe. But a genius is a genius, and the speed of one platinum album a year is surprising. The foreign musician whose R&B style is more easily accepted by Chinese people should be CRAIG DAVID. His "Rise & Fall" duet with STING has always made me feel very stylish. Of course, Usher’s album is also very good. There are also some unknown musicians such as Eamon who have albums worth listening to.
JAZZ: As the ancestor of R&B, JAZZ makes me subconsciously feel that it only belongs to the petty bourgeoisie, or the SOHO group. Anyway, when I hear the trumpet, saxophone and clarinet sound together, I always want to close my eyes. Of course, listening to one of the songs is very refreshing. I once listened to an album of COLO in one breath, but I ended up listening to the same tune from the end. There are many fine distinctions in JAZZ, such as swing music, pop music, cold jazz, etc. It is impossible to determine whether these style distinctions are based on current genres or historical periods. In short, it sounds astringent, strange, and quiet, as if there is no movement. If you hit the right pitch and take turns, that's jazz.
Soul: A kind of melancholic ditty hummed by a woman. It should be regarded as soul music. It is basically separated from JAZZ, but the instruments have been changed from JAZZ to more modern and electronic ones. Soundtrack.
Enya herself should be regarded as a representative figure here, but more people classify her into the NEWAGE style genre. Perhaps they feel that there are many non-singing parts in her music? There is a player in this genre called Maeve who I really like.
Funk: A kind of black music with strong musicality and rhythm. It often uses dissonant chords and scales, which is very distinctive. The famous musician should be Prince. I have to say a few more words when mentioning Prince. This person should be considered a genius. As far as I know, his albums cover many genres, from FUNK to POP to early RAP. figure. He was also an electronic musician who influenced early DJs in China. His original song "Prince" was well known to early DJs.
NEW AGE: I don’t know whether NEWAGE should include MIDI or MIDI should include NEWAGE. In short, the first thing I heard was MIDI music, but now when people talk about music genres, most people still talk about NEWAGE style, so I I will only talk about NEWAGE here. Before this kind of music became popular, it should have first appeared in the DEMOs of major radio stations. Many hosts like to use some NEWAGE songs as their background music. This is a kind of music that can be accepted by most people. The pseudo-classical plot, I personally think that the purest NEWAGE should not have singing, that is, it is all music. The representative figure should be YANI, who often tries to use symphonic big band combinations with pop and classical music instruments to create a grand momentum. And Bandari is more close to the natural style, and you can often hear the sound of flowing water and birds. There is also the mysterious circle, which is closer to the classical style. George Winston is the ultimate in electric piano. I believe his adaptation of "CANON IN D" is well known.
Hip-hop: In my impression, HIP-HOP should be a cultural noun. There is a style of song called RAP, but now more and more people directly define some songs as HIP-HOP. , instead of using English, it is better to call it rap directly, so that it will work whether it is HIP-HOP including RAP or RAP including HIP-HOP. In fact, everyone has a misunderstanding, thinking that as long as the beat is between 90 and 120, everyone calls it rap. In fact, real rap has many branches, and these are also distinguished by different regions. Included:
East Coast East Coast rap. Its words are fierce and sharp, and its performances are exciting and wild. Its representative figures include: Run-D.M.C., Public Enemy.
West Coast West Coast rap, its words are mostly a kind of longing, and it inherits most of the traditional singing styles. Representative: Ice Cube mentioned this band and their Sin City concert with DE.DER snoop dogg eminem was very good. I have the DVD of their concert in my collection.
Hardcore Rap: It is a type of Hip-Hop, a more powerful form of music in rap, breaking the previous forms of rap and dance music, and having stronger destructive power and incitement The background is always accompanied by weakening drum beats, and the lyrics mostly reflect ways of thinking that are contrary to society or different from ordinary people. Representative figures include: N.W.A., DMX
Gangsta Rap: It is a type of Rap. The content of Rap is mostly related to urban crime and is full of violence and lustful feelings. Representative figures: EMINEM (It is not clear who EMINEM is. No, but I personally think it should be included.) Speaking of EMINEM, he is one of my favorite rappers. The extreme combination of music, voice and lyrics is very liberating. Although he is a white man, and white people do not belong to white people in the rap industry, he is the most famous singer in the rap industry.
DR.DRE is the master of EMINEM, and Snoop Dogg has released many albums, but you can find one in China, which was recently released. His style has his own unique flavor, slightly A teasing tone.
In addition, rap also includes several small sub-genres. I have only heard the names of the genres and not the original sounds, so I won’t mention them.
Electronic: Electronic music is mainly a kind of electronic synthetic analog music brought about by the rise of DJ. I once had a rough understanding that it is easy to get started, as long as you have a computer and COOL EDIT PRO in the computer. You can make it yourself. There are many sub-genres, such as: Ambient, Experimental, Industrial Electronic, Trance, etc. I don’t hear much of this style of music, so I can’t make a detailed evaluation, but there are two artists that I have to mention. One is DJ SHADOW from Germany and MOBI from the United States are both very famous figures in the world. DJ SHADOW in particular often performs on-site flashing during performances, making certain breakthroughs in original music.
Finally, let me talk about a major player in the music industry - rock music ROCK. Because the genre of ROCK is the most complicated to distinguish, I will evaluate it last.
Brit-pop: Although it has the word "Pop", it is actually a type of Rock. It is more commonly called British rock. The music style is fresh and smooth, the rhythm is light, and the melody is pleasant. I liked it very much in the early days of listening to rock. A style, representative figure: BLUR, my favorite British band, "SONG" and "COFFEE AND TV" are the ultimate British style, and Oasis is a guitar rock band. , after listening to it, I thought it was not as good as BLUR. The modern one has COLDPLAY, a band that will captivate you the first time you listen to it. The first two albums were very attractive, but the third album was rubbish.
Jungle: Jungle has a more complex and powerful beat. Sometimes it is paired with some Rap, and even electronic components are added. The representative figure: GORILLAZ, organized by the lead singer of BLUR, is a representative of this style. Slightly HIP-HOP style.
Goth: Goth, a mysterious and dark weird music, is said to be developed from post-punk, represented by MANSON. A friend of mine likes him very much. The music sounds weird to me, but I don’t like this man who plays a woman and wears fake eyeballs at all. Some people also classify him into industrial rock.
Punk: Punk, you can see people wearing Che Guevara vests on the street every day. They are punk fans. Some people say punk is dead, I don't know, I just know it lacks culture. The representative is the Sex Pistols. I listened to at most five songs of their album at one time, and I felt a tune starting from the second song.
Post punk: Post-punk is a music style that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and early 1980s. I have never heard of it. Its representative: Cure.
METAL: Metal music, a lot of popular music nowadays is metal music, LINKIN PARK Avril (some people now say that she is in the PUNK style, but she was considered in the METAL style when she debuted) is actually also in METAL Divided into Heavy Metal, Black Metal, Gothic Metal, new metal, etc., the most popular one now is NEW METAL such as LINKIN PARK and p.o.d.
I mentioned all the music I know in one go. It’s definitely not exhaustive. It’s limited to what I know. Of course, there are many that I haven’t heard, but most of them have been heard. style.