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GMC Forum _ Wiki Writers _ New Project: Genres!
Posted by: Fran Jul 19 2009, 04:16 PM
Hi all!
As you know we have an ongoing http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=26606 going on, which is working quite well, we are getting nice entries there, thanks to you guys.
When I browse our wiki, and specially when I'm reading album reviews, I realize that we are always talking about "Blues", "Speed metal" "Progressive", etc.
But we don't have so many genres covered in our wiki, we have the usual "heavy metal" & "Rock" articles, but we lack some deeper definitions & examples of so many music genres that we all love here at GMC. Now, I know some members here have a deep knowledge on these matters, so I'm calling you guys to share what you know with us. I'm building this small genre list with terms which are mentioned through our forums & wiki entries.
Just pick any of these entries and tell us what they are, name some band examples, maybe a few youtube vids, techniques associated to these styles, main guitarists... you know the drill 
A short, accurate definition is more than welcome too.
You can just http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Wikipedia:Tutorial & write the entry yourself, or write it as a .doc, .txt or whatever and http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=28609.
Ok, now time for the list 
. The ones that we do have include the wiki link. I'm sure I left many important styles out, so post here & I'll add them!
Alternative
Black Metal
Blues
Bossa style
Classical
Country
Death Metal - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Death_Metal
Delta Blues
Desert Blues - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Desert_Blues
Doom Metal
Fingerpicking
Flamenco
Folk
Funk
Glam Rock
Grunge
Hair Metal
Hard Rock
Hardcore
Heavy Metal - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Heavy_Metal
Jazz - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Jazz
Melodic Death Metal
Math Metal
Metal - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Metal
Minimalism - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Minimalism
Neo-classical
Nu Metal
NWOBHM (New wave of british heavy metal)
Pop
Power Metal - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Power_Metal
Power Pop
Progressive Metal
Punk
Reggae - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Reggae
Rock - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Rock
Shoegaze
Ska - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Ska
Southern Rock
Speed Metal
Stoner Rock
Thrash Metal - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Thrash_Metal
Viking Metal - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Viking_metal
Posted by: Sensible Jones Jul 20 2009, 12:13 PM
Thanks for this Fran! I have started writing a few Articles and will be posting them when I get back late next week sometime!
Posted by: audiopaal Jul 20 2009, 12:35 PM
Power Pop, Shoegaze, Viking Metal, NWOBHM
I'll add some more later, when I'm home from work
Posted by: Fran Jul 22 2009, 12:53 PM
Thanks Paal, updating the list now
Posted by: Boson Sep 20 2009, 07:17 PM
As you know we have an ongoing http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=26606 going on, which is working quite well, we are getting nice entries there, thanks to you guys.
When I browse our wiki, and specially when I'm reading album reviews, I realize that we are always talking about "Blues", "Speed metal" "Progressive", etc.
But we don't have so many genres covered in our wiki, we have the usual "heavy metal" & "Rock" articles, but we lack some deeper definitions & examples of so many music genres that we all love here at GMC. Now, I know some members here have a deep knowledge on these matters, so I'm calling you guys to share what you know with us. I'm building this small genre list with terms which are mentioned through our forums & wiki entries.
Just pick any of these entries and tell us what they are, name some band examples, maybe a few youtube vids, techniques associated to these styles, main guitarists... you know the drill
A short, accurate definition is more than welcome too.You can just http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Wikipedia:Tutorial & write the entry yourself, or write it as a .doc, .txt or whatever and http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=28609.
Ok, now time for the list
. The ones that we do have include the wiki link. I'm sure I left many important styles out, so post here & I'll add them! Alternative
Black Metal
Blues
Classical
Country
Death Metal - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Death_Metal
Flamenco
Folk
Funk
Grunge
Hard Rock
Hardcore
Heavy Metal - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Heavy_Metal
Jazz - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Jazz
Melodic Death Metal
Metal - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Metal
Minimalism - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Minimalism
Neo-classical
Nu Metal
NWOBHM (New wave of british heavy metal)
Pop
Power Metal - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Power_Metal
Power Pop
Progressive Metal
Punk
Rock - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Rock
Shoegaze
Speed Metal
Thrash Metal - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Thrash_Metal
Viking Metal
Hi Fran
I have started writing an article on "Desert Blues" and will submit it soon. Can you add this to your list of genres.
Cheers
Tony
Posted by: Fran Sep 20 2009, 07:44 PM
I have started writing an article on "Desert Blues" and will submit it soon. Can you add this to your list of genres.
Cheers
Tony
Sure thing, added
Posted by: Fran Sep 26 2009, 03:31 PM
We are slowlya adding new entries here thx to the new Wikiwriters contributions
Take a look at the remaining genres, there are still many important ones to be covered 
Posted by: Fran Aug 24 2010, 01:18 PM
Just bumping our Genres project up there!
Posted by: Vaidya Aug 25 2010, 04:35 AM
Are you looking for only genres which make use of guitars?
Posted by: Fran Aug 25 2010, 04:28 PM
Well the knowledge base focuses on guitar and GMC, but not necessarily
Posted by: SirJamsalot Aug 25 2010, 05:46 PM
Here's one for ya!
http://www.comicvsaudience.net/images/flow_heavymetal.jpg
Posted by: Fran Aug 26 2010, 12:08 AM
http://www.comicvsaudience.net/images/flow_heavymetal.jpg
Just awesome
Posted by: Fingerspasm Aug 26 2010, 02:50 AM
Hair Metal
Glam Rock
Math Metal
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Sep 1 2010, 08:39 PM
I would add, Southern Rock, Stoner Rock, Doom Metal,
Posted by: Fran Sep 2 2010, 09:15 AM
Thanks guys, all added
Posted by: carminemarotta Sep 2 2010, 09:59 AM
I would add Bossa style, I hope I could have more time to write something about it or Joao Gilberto
Carmine
Posted by: Fran Sep 7 2010, 12:55 PM
Carmine
Added
If you ever feel like adding some info goa head, the wiki is open 24/7
Posted by: Fran Jan 6 2011, 02:09 PM
Just added the link to Viking Metal upo tghere in the list, Fre just wrote it this week
Posted by: Lester Jan 7 2011, 09:05 AM
How about fingerpicking & delta blues?
Posted by: Fran Feb 25 2011, 09:58 AM
Added, thanks Lester
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