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Suggestion (ie: not really a complaint)

DevonPowell	Date: November 16, 2004 @ 10:22 AM For the consideration of the DMusic masses and administration: What about putting up a new genre labelled simply: ACOUSTIC It seems like deciding what genre to upload to can be harrowing often times. At least, it can be for me...I don't necessarily feel my tunes are "folky" in-so-much as they are simply acoustic folk/pop/rock/etc. So a simple catchall ACOUSTIC might fit for others as well as myself. So...again, just a thought. ~Dp
onewhodreams	Date: November 16, 2004 @ 10:52 AM Great idea I remember some talk about new genres awhile back but as we all know, Fu-dog is a busy man.
Droquen	Date: November 17, 2004 @ 3:45 PM Yeah, but acoustic isn't a genre. I mean you can have acoustic punk, rock, folk, other, etc. By listing a song as Acoustic, your not telling what genre the song really is.
MarcSalmon	Date: November 19, 2004 @ 7:40 PM good point. but does that really matter?
SilverShining	Date: November 19, 2004 @ 8:47 PM I agree. Acoustic rock is one thing. Acoustic 12-tone symphonic tone poems are another thing, completely. I'd much rather put "acoustic" under "folk" or "pop/rock" or whatever the main genre is.
acousticgrrl	Date: November 20, 2004 @ 4:33 PM I think with better categories, it would be easier to decide where to put music. I love acoustic music, but like Droquen said, acoustic can be any style. I think they should get rid of "Americana" all together. Create a "pop" category. Link bluegrass with another similar exisiting genre. Remove "Latin." Get rid of "Live Concerts." I'd like an instrumental category for music that has no vocals or lyrics but I don't think people would use it correctly. I don't know, I think the problem with the current categories is that there are ones that seem rather obscure and few artists use. And then there are gaps where some artists can't seem to find an appropriate genre. I for one still can't understand what Americana is supposed to be and I posted the question before too.
SilverShining	Date: November 20, 2004 @ 6:16 PM Agreed. Something must be done. And I think if we make a few good changes now, that'll stave off the criticism from sub-sub-genre bands. I do vote for "ambient" to be a category, though.

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