Top 10 Music Genres that are Good at Specific Things
All right, these genres are great at these things. I am not saying these genres aren't good at other things. But they do these things very good. Plus sometimes opinion matters. Like which would you choose for better guitar riffs. Thrash metal or Heavy Metal. So, feel free express your opinion.
Neoclassical metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is heavily influenced by classical music and usually features very technical playing, consisting of elements borrowed from both classical and speed metal music. Yes, definitely. They are over the top.
Heavy Metal music is a sub-genre of rock music that originated in the late 1960s-70s, featuring more distorted and heavier instrumental work and darker lyrical themes. Heavy Metal broke into mainstream success with bands such as Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Metallica... read more Among all other metal riffs, I like heavy metal riffs the most. But I added it here because heavy metal really has good riffs. Songs like Hallowed Be Thy Name, The Trooper, Breaking the Law, and Holy Diver are great examples.
Yes, one of the reasons I love metal.
I agree, the best drumming is in Progressive Metal (and Death Metal). Prog metal drummers like Tomas Haake, Mike Mangini, and Mike Portnoy are phenomenal.
Mostly opera vocals, powerful vocals. However, symphonic metal keyboards and riffs are also very good. But symphonic metal vocals require a lot of talent.
Yes, usually singers in this subgenre are classically trained.
Thrash Metal is a Heavy Metal subgenre developed during the early 1980s and an early precursor of Extreme Metal. Thrash Metal features a faster and more aggressive guitar work than Traditional Metal with shredding and double-bass drums and can range from melodic singing to loud shouts... read more Thrash riffs are great - a perfect combination of melody, power, and heaviness. Technical thrash adds more complexity to the riffs, which is also awesome (for example, Jeff Waters' riffs / Annihilator).
Jeff Hanneman of Slayer wrote the most iconic and most copied riff in metal history - Raining Blood.
James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, Kerry King, etc.
Progressive rock is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States throughout the mid to late 1960s. Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Richard Wright, Jon Lord (he was also a prog keyboardist), and Jordan Rudess are all prog rock keyboardists. Prog rock typically requires a "stretching" kind of sound, which includes slow-paced, long solos. Both keyboards and guitar are predominantly used for this. Keyboards make for amazing backing music as prog rock emphasizes music arrangements, and keyboards greatly assist in this.
Yes, I would say keyboards are often used in prog rock/metal and the players are great.
Prog rock is also good at many things. But I thought I should add one at a time.
Funk is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when African-American musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of soul music, jazz, and rhythm and blues (R&B). I don't know who invented bass slapping. But most good slap bassists are funk bassists.
Hard Rock is a subgenre of rock music known for having heavier guitar riffs/solos. It originated around 1964-1965 with various Garage Rock bands. Yes, among the rock subgenres that aren't metal, hard rock riffs are the best.
For me, hard rock has the greatest kinds of riffs in the whole rock genres.
The Newcomers
I find almost all nu-metal riffs to be quite unforgettable, hard-hitting, and iconic.
Folk rock has other good things too. But folk rock lyricists are very popular. Artists like Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Paul Simon, and Joni Mitchell are prime examples.
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime. Jazz is seen by many as "America's classical music".
Punk rock is a subgenre of rock music. It usually has rebellious lyrics and down stroked power chords played on guitars. Bad Religion, Sex Pistols, and Green Day (actually pop-punk, which is still punk in a way) are a few punk rock bands. The subgenre influenced thrash metal because of it's down stroked... read more Especially at random downstroke guitar riffs.
Progressive rock is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States throughout the mid to late 1960s.German hip hop has many more multisyllabic rhymers than the US, but it lacks authenticity and varied subject matter.
Examples:
Kollegah, SpongeBozz, Eko Fresh, JuliensBlog, Farid Bang, KC Rebell, Gio, Entetainment...
Kollegah and SpongeBozz share the throne.
This is the thing I like most about rap: the use of poetic techniques.
This is such an obvious thing I don't get why I didn't add it earlier, and honestly, I'm even kind of disappointed that the creator didn't think of it.
Chuck Schuldiner, George Fisher, Johan Hegg, etc.
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime. Jazz is seen by many as "America's classical music".
When it comes to conveying emotions and meaningful themes, Classical music is king. Seriously, listen to Franz Schubert's Ave Maria!