Genre Families

Every genre here belongs to one of twelve families, and every family has somebody to stand for it.

Rock

Has not moved since 1969. Does not intend to.

Metal

Gets hit all day, and likes it louder.

Jazz

Knows where the one is. Is not telling you.

Electronic

Has forty knobs and has only ever turned three.

Pop

Three minutes in the heat, then everybody knows it.

Folk

Learned this one from an older acorn.

Blues

Woke up this morning. It went downhill from there.

R&B

Means every word, and holds the last one for eight bars.

Country

Three chords, the truth, and no hugs.

Hip-Hop

All bass, no volume knob.

Reggae

Comes in on the offbeat, and in its own time.

World

Has heard it all, in every time signature.