by RifRaf » Mon May 25, 2009 3:34 am
here is a list that i use, all tags are frequently used at lastfm and are suitable for about 99% of music here;
Acid, Acid Jazz, Acoustic, Acoustic Guitar, Acoustic Rock, Adult Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Alternative, Alternative Country, Alternative Folk, Alternative Metal, Alternative Pop, Alternative Rock, Ambient, Art Rock, Atmospheric, Audiobooks, Aussie Hip-hop, Avant-garde, Ballads, Baroque, Beach, Beats, Big Band, Blaxploitation, Blue-eyed Soul, Bluegrass, Blues, Blues Rock, Boogie Rock, Bossa Nova, Breakbeat, Breaks, Brit Pop, Brit Rock, British Invasion, Broadway, Cabaret, Christian Rock, Classic Country, Classic Rock, Classical, Classical Guitar, Club, College Rock, Composers, Contemporary Country, Contemporary Folk, Country, Country Pop, Country Rock, Crossover, Dance, Dance Pop, Dancehall, Dark Ambient, Darkwave, Delta Blues, Dirty South, Disco, Doo Wop, Doom Metal, Downtempo, Dream Pop, Drum And Bass, Dub, Dub Reggae, East Coast Rap, Eastern Europe, Easy Listening, Electric Blues, Electro, Electro Pop, Electronic, Electronica, Emo, Emocore, Environmental, Eurodance, Europop, Experimental, Folk, Folk Pop, Folk Rock, Folksongs, Funk, Funk Metal, Funk Rock, Fusion, G-funk, Gangsta Rap, Garage, Garage Rock, Glam Rock, Goa Trance, Gospel, Gothic, Gothic Metal, Gothic Rock, Groove, Grunge, Guitar, Happy Hardcore, Hard Rock, Hardcore, Hardcore Punk, Hardcore Rap, Heavy Metal, Hip-hop, Honky Tonk, House, Humour, Idm, Indie, Indie Folk, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Industrial, Industrial Metal, Industrial Rock, Instrumental, Instrumental Hip-hop, Instrumental Rock, Jangle Pop, Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Jazz Vocal, Jungle, Kids, Latin, Latin Jazz, Latin Pop, Latin Soul, Lounge, Lovers Rock, Madchester, Melodic Rock, Metal, Minimal, Modern Country, Modern Rock, Mood Music, Motown, Neo-soul, New Age, New Romantic, New Wave, Noise, Northern Soul, Nu Metal, Old School Rap, Opera, Orchestral, Philly Soul, Piano, Political Reggae, Polka, Pop, Pop Life, Pop Punk, Pop Rock, Pop Soul, Post Punk, Post Rock, Power Pop, Progressive, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic, Psychedelic Rock, Psytrance, Punk, Punk Rock, Quiet Storm, Ragga, Rap, Reggae, Reggae Pop, Rnb, Rock, Rock And Roll, Rockabilly, Rocksteady, Roots, Roots Reggae, Salsa, Samba, Screamo, Shoegaze, Ska, Ska Punk, Smooth Jazz, Soft Rock, Soul, Southern Rock, Space Rock, Spoken Word, Standards, Stoner Rock, Surf Rock, Swing, Synth Pop, Tango, Techno, Teen Pop, Thrash Metal, Traditional Country, Traditional Folk, Trance, Trip-hop, Turntablism, Underground, Underground Hip-hop, Underground Rap, Urban, Vocal Trance, Waltz, West Coast Rap, Western Swing, World, World Fusion
i like to use several genres for each song if possible and keep a smaller list that is used for grouping into major categories, the grouping tags are in the above list as well but are;
Audiobooks, Blues, Classic Rock, Classical, Country, Dance, Electronic, Folk, Hard Rock, Hip-hop, Indie, Jazz, Kids, Metal, Pop, Psytrance, Punk, Reggae, Rock, Soul
here is a list that i use, all tags are frequently used at lastfm and are suitable for about 99% of music here;
Acid, Acid Jazz, Acoustic, Acoustic Guitar, Acoustic Rock, Adult Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Alternative, Alternative Country, Alternative Folk, Alternative Metal, Alternative Pop, Alternative Rock, Ambient, Art Rock, Atmospheric, Audiobooks, Aussie Hip-hop, Avant-garde, Ballads, Baroque, Beach, Beats, Big Band, Blaxploitation, Blue-eyed Soul, Bluegrass, Blues, Blues Rock, Boogie Rock, Bossa Nova, Breakbeat, Breaks, Brit Pop, Brit Rock, British Invasion, Broadway, Cabaret, Christian Rock, Classic Country, Classic Rock, Classical, Classical Guitar, Club, College Rock, Composers, Contemporary Country, Contemporary Folk, Country, Country Pop, Country Rock, Crossover, Dance, Dance Pop, Dancehall, Dark Ambient, Darkwave, Delta Blues, Dirty South, Disco, Doo Wop, Doom Metal, Downtempo, Dream Pop, Drum And Bass, Dub, Dub Reggae, East Coast Rap, Eastern Europe, Easy Listening, Electric Blues, Electro, Electro Pop, Electronic, Electronica, Emo, Emocore, Environmental, Eurodance, Europop, Experimental, Folk, Folk Pop, Folk Rock, Folksongs, Funk, Funk Metal, Funk Rock, Fusion, G-funk, Gangsta Rap, Garage, Garage Rock, Glam Rock, Goa Trance, Gospel, Gothic, Gothic Metal, Gothic Rock, Groove, Grunge, Guitar, Happy Hardcore, Hard Rock, Hardcore, Hardcore Punk, Hardcore Rap, Heavy Metal, Hip-hop, Honky Tonk, House, Humour, Idm, Indie, Indie Folk, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Industrial, Industrial Metal, Industrial Rock, Instrumental, Instrumental Hip-hop, Instrumental Rock, Jangle Pop, Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Jazz Vocal, Jungle, Kids, Latin, Latin Jazz, Latin Pop, Latin Soul, Lounge, Lovers Rock, Madchester, Melodic Rock, Metal, Minimal, Modern Country, Modern Rock, Mood Music, Motown, Neo-soul, New Age, New Romantic, New Wave, Noise, Northern Soul, Nu Metal, Old School Rap, Opera, Orchestral, Philly Soul, Piano, Political Reggae, Polka, Pop, Pop Life, Pop Punk, Pop Rock, Pop Soul, Post Punk, Post Rock, Power Pop, Progressive, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic, Psychedelic Rock, Psytrance, Punk, Punk Rock, Quiet Storm, Ragga, Rap, Reggae, Reggae Pop, Rnb, Rock, Rock And Roll, Rockabilly, Rocksteady, Roots, Roots Reggae, Salsa, Samba, Screamo, Shoegaze, Ska, Ska Punk, Smooth Jazz, Soft Rock, Soul, Southern Rock, Space Rock, Spoken Word, Standards, Stoner Rock, Surf Rock, Swing, Synth Pop, Tango, Techno, Teen Pop, Thrash Metal, Traditional Country, Traditional Folk, Trance, Trip-hop, Turntablism, Underground, Underground Hip-hop, Underground Rap, Urban, Vocal Trance, Waltz, West Coast Rap, Western Swing, World, World Fusion
i like to use several genres for each song if possible and keep a smaller list that is used for grouping into major categories, the grouping tags are in the above list as well but are;
Audiobooks, Blues, Classic Rock, Classical, Country, Dance, Electronic, Folk, Hard Rock, Hip-hop, Indie, Jazz, Kids, Metal, Pop, Psytrance, Punk, Reggae, Rock, Soul