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[Wozza]

The Billboard charts have decided that Gary Numan's music isn't electronic enough to qualify for their charts

https://www.theguardian.com/music/s...music-legends-new-album-really-not-electronic

Ridiculous having genre charts in 2017 anyway...

 

[Buzzer]

Ridiculous having genre charts in 2017 anyway...

I'm not so sure that's true, especially when it comes to electronic music. Just have a look at Beatport and Juno and the sub-genres around dance music - nu-disco, minimal, techno, deep house, electro, breakbeat, trance, industrial... there definitely seems to be a place for them. I agree though with something as mainstream and broadbrush as the Billboard charts it does look a bit ridiculous.

 

[Wozza]

I'm not so sure that's true, especially when it comes to electronic music. Just have a look at Beatport and Juno and the sub-genres around dance music - nu-disco, minimal, techno, deep house, electro, breakbeat, trance, industrial... there definitely seems to be a place for them. I agree though with something as mainstream and broadbrush as the Billboard charts it does look a bit ridiculous.

Yeah, fair enough with ultra-specialist. But I don't think anyone needs suits deciding what's pop, pop-rock, rock, country etc.

LOVE the Numan album, btw.

 

[Buzzer]

Yeah, fair enough with ultra-specialist. But I don't think anyone needs suits deciding what's pop, pop-rock, rock, country etc.

LOVE the Numan album, btw.

Yeah, you're spot on but I think it's in part driven by music geeks as much as the industry. Music nerds do love sub-genres. It's as true for dance music (as above) as it is for heavy metal (thrash, dark, melodic black..) as it is for country (alt-country, Americana, bluegrass, Tex-Mex...). What surprises me more is that the Billboard chart is still considered relevant. Does anyone take any notice of these things anymore as a barometer of success? I honestly couldn't tell you what is number one in any album or singles chart in the UK (or elsewhere) right now. At a guess, I'd say Ed Sheeran. It's always Ed Sheeran isn't it?

 

[Wozza]

Partly sign of our age as well as shifts in music biz. ITunes chart arguably more important than official chart.

 

[spring hall convert]

Yeah, you're spot on but I think it's in part driven by music geeks as much as the industry. Music nerds do love sub-genres. It's as true for dance music (as above) as it is for heavy metal (thrash, dark, melodic black..) as it is for country (alt-country, Americana, bluegrass, Tex-Mex...). What surprises me more is that the Billboard chart is still considered relevant. Does anyone take any notice of these things anymore as a barometer of success? I honestly couldn't tell you what is number one in any album or singles chart in the UK (or elsewhere) right now. At a guess, I'd say Ed Sheeran. It's always Ed Sheeran isn't it?

I think it might be Wet Wet Wet still.