Awkward categorisation

Categories: uncategorized

Date: 07 February 2007 18:59:25

The genre choice on the i-pod is facinating for a couple of reasons.

(i) Do the people who categorise the tracks have no idea at all about music? I don't understand some of their choices. Take the rock section on my i-pod; Bowling for Soup, The Buzzcocks, David Bowie, Deep Blue Something, Don McLean, Indigo Girls, Just Jack, The Levellers, McFly, The Ordinary Boys, T Rex and U2.

(ii) I'm sure it probably says loads about you what you have on the i-pod and what you don't. Therefore, to let you into my world I'm going to share what categories I have on the machine and how many tracks under the headings. Feel free to draw your own conclusions from these, as I'm really not sure what they do say about me apart from I don't like classical music.

Alternative 5 songs
Alternative and Punk 211 songs
Blues 11 songs
Country 109 songs
Dance 1 song
Electronica/ Dance 43 songs
Folk 73 songs
Folk Punk / Agitpop 31 songs
Gospel 1
Hip Hop/ Rap 17
Pop 178 songs
r&b/soul 1 song
Rock 72 songs
Speech 13 talks

Anybody else want to share?