why does this genre get a tag while others do not?
Is it indeed a genre? Debatable. You can have an capella rendition in very different genres of music.
First, thanks for the timely response to this one....
Yes, I'd maintain a genre. There will be outliers and sub-genres within every genre. Perhaps "Death A Cappella", "Reggae A Cappella" as we have "Euro-Pop", "Power Pop".
The best solution is likely to create an artist field for "genre most associated with", but limited to broad categories. For starters:
Rock/Power Pop
Hard Rock/Metal
Country
Reggae
Jazz
Pop/Dance
Electronic
A Cappella
It's my understanding that adding genres has either been tried before or just considered. The only real problem I can anticipate is fighting over which genre, but that is heavily mitigated by limiting the options to broad genres.
The "big picture" problem for me, which is evidenced here, is having an A without a B, et. seq.:
a) If one "Joe Artist" has [brackets], all should if feasible.
b) If one genre gets a tag, then all broad genres should get a tag.
c) If one self-titled release gets [brackets], all should.
Last edit: 2021-03-09 13:18:09 UTC
by Tar Heel