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Allmusic genre taxonomy

Why is disco music at allmusic.com filed under rock?

There are only 6 major categories in the allmusic Music Styles taxonomy. --http://www.allmusic.com/mus_Styles.html

  1. Rock & Roll
  2. Blues
  3. Country
  4. Jazz
  5. Roots
  6. More

There are 9 major categories in the allmusic "Music Maps" taxonomy:

  1. Rock & Roll
  2. Jazz
  3. Blues
  4. Country
  5. Folk music
  6. Reggae
  7. World
  8. Rap music
  9. New Age
  10. Easy listen
  11. Vocal music
  12. Gospel

This categorization reflects a US-centric point of view. [data culled 2004]

Link

http://www.allmusic.com

Allmusic.com Qualifiers

  1. Energizing, Exciting | Soothing, Relaxing
  2. Dense, Thick Light, Free, Transparent | Harsh, Aggressive Gentle, Peaceful
  3. Cold, Firm Warm, Soft | Bright, Dynamic, Ornate Low Key, Calm, Melancholic
  4. Popular, Plain, Simple | Elaborate, Sophisticated
  5. Dark, Pessimistic, Bitter | Light, Cheerful, Sweet
  6. Emotional, Sensual, Playful | Sober, Arranged, Proper

Allmusic Music Styles

http://www.allmusic.com/mus_Styles.html

Allmusic Moods [...]

  1. Acerbic
  2. Aggressive
  3. Ambitious
  4. Amiable/Good-Natured
  5. Angry
  6. Angst-Ridden
  7. Atmospheric
  8. Austere
  9. Autumnal
  10. Bitter
  11. Bittersweet
  12. Bleak
  13. Boisterous
  14. Brash
  15. Brassy
  16. Bravado
  17. Bright
  18. Brittle
  19. Brooding
  20. Calm/Peaceful
  21. Campy
  22. Carefree
  23. Cathartic
  24. Cerebral
  25. Cheerful
  26. Circular
  27. Cold
  28. Complex
  29. Confident
  30. Confrontational
  31. Crunchy
  32. Cynical/Sarcastic
  33. Delicate
  34. Detached
  35. Difficult
  36. Distraught
  37. Dramatic
  38. Dreamy
  39. Druggy
  40. Earnest
  41. Earthy
  42. Eccentric
  43. Eerie
  44. Effervescent
  45. Elaborate
  46. Elegant
  47. Energetic
  48. Enigmatic
  49. Epic
  50. Ethereal
  51. Exciting
  52. Exuberant
  53. Fierce
  54. Fiery
  55. Fractured
  56. Freakish
  57. Freewheeling
  58. Fun
  59. Gentle
  60. Giddy Gleeful
  61. Gloomy
  62. Greasy
  63. Gritty
  64. Gutsy
  65. Happy
  66. Harsh
  67. Hedonistic
  68. Hostile
  69. Humorous
  70. Hungry
  71. Hypnotic
  72. Indulgent
  73. Innocent
  74. Insular
  75. Intense
  76. Intimate
  77. Ironic
  78. Irreverent
  79. Joyous
  80. Knotty
  81. Laid-Back/Mellow
  82. Lazy
  83. Light
  84. Literate
  85. Lively
  86. Lush
  87. Malevolent
  88. Manic
  89. Meandering
  90. Melancholy
  91. Menacing
  92. Messy
  93. Naive
  94. Nihilistic
  95. Nocturnal
  96. Nostalgic
  97. Ominous
  98. Organic
  99. Outraged
  100. Outrageous
  101. Paranoid
  102. Party/Celebratory
  103. Passionate
  104. Pastoral
  105. Plaintive
  106. Playful
  107. Poignant
  108. Precious
  109. Provocative
  110. Quirky
  111. Rambunctious
  112. Ramshackle
  113. Raucous
  114. Rebellious
  115. Reckless
  116. Refined/Mannered
  117. Reflective
  118. Relaxed
  119. Reserved Restrained
  120. Reverent
  121. Rollicking
  122. Romantic
  123. Rousing
  124. Rowdy
  125. Rustic
  126. Sad
  127. Sardonic
  128. Searching
  129. Self-Conscious
  130. Sensual
  131. Sentimental
  132. Sexual
  133. Sexy
  134. Silly
  135. Sleazy
  136. Slick
  137. Smooth
  138. Snide
  139. Soft
  140. Somber
  141. Soothing
  142. Sophisticated
  143. Spacey
  144. Sparkling
  145. Sparse
  146. Spicy
  147. Spiritual
  148. Spooky
  149. Sprawling
  150. Springlike
  151. Stately
  152. Street-Smart
  153. Stylish
  154. Suffocating
  155. Sugary
  156. Summery
  157. Swaggering
  158. Sweet
  159. Tense/Anxious
  160. Theatrical
  161. Thuggish
  162. Trashy
  163. Trippy
  164. Uncompromising
  165. Unsettling
  166. Urgent
  167. Visceral
  168. Volatile
  169. Warm
  170. Weary
  171. Whimsical
  172. Wintry
  173. Wistful
  174. Witty
  175. Wry
  176. Yearning

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