Topic: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin? (Read 58713 times)

Marty3d · « **on:** February 07, 2006, 01:39:29 pm »

I'm constantly updating my tags (as every MC user, I suppose) and once in a while I find music that I can't categorize.

Two examples are Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. I don't have many tracks of these artists, but nevertheless I want them properly tagged.

Do you have any suggestions? I don't feel they belong in Pop or Rock

Thanks!
/Martin

KingSparta · « **Reply #1 on:** February 07, 2006, 01:45:04 pm »

Smooth Jazz

Deivit · « **Reply #2 on:** February 07, 2006, 01:51:27 pm »

I have them filled under "Vocal - Vocal Jazz & Standards". I have another Vocal genre, which I name "Vocal - Adult Vocal" where I fill people like Barbra Streisand, Perry Como, Andy Williams, etc.

Hope it helps.

KingSparta · « **Reply #3 on:** February 07, 2006, 02:02:25 pm »

Quote

Barbra Streisand

I Broke All My Records Of Her, As A Display Of Religious Protest.

The Demonstration Was Peaceful, And No Animals Were Harmed.

JimH · « **Reply #4 on:** February 07, 2006, 02:39:24 pm »

Listening to: 'How Insensitive' from 'Red Hot + Rio' by 'Various Artists' on Media Center 11

compwiz32 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 07, 2006, 03:46:38 pm »

I would classify that as
- Big Bands / Standards

If you want to break it down further:
- Big Bands
- Vocals / Crooners would be seperate.

EpF · « **Reply #6 on:** February 07, 2006, 05:53:34 pm »

Easy Listening or Vocal; They're not really Jazz, 'specially not Martin. I associate Big Band with other music like Count Basie or Duke Ellington.

KingSparta · « **Reply #7 on:** February 07, 2006, 06:03:11 pm »

mp3.com has dean martin listed as "Vocal-Easy Listening, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop "

Galley · « **Reply #8 on:** February 07, 2006, 08:15:49 pm »

Both of those legendary entertainers are categorized as "Easy Listening" in my library.

Robert Taylor · « **Reply #9 on:** February 07, 2006, 09:19:36 pm »

They're listed under "Crusty Olde Fartes" in my library...

Magic_Randy · « **Reply #10 on:** February 07, 2006, 11:15:28 pm »

Vocal is what I use.

Randy

hit_ny · « **Reply #11 on:** February 08, 2006, 12:07:11 am »

Easy Listening along with Tony Bennett & Ray Charles.

marko · « **Reply #12 on:** February 08, 2006, 01:59:02 am »

Quote from: LunchmeatVoom on February 07, 2006, 09:19:36 pm

They're listed under "Crusty Olde Fartes" in my library...

"easy listening" here.

EpF · « **Reply #13 on:** February 08, 2006, 05:18:40 pm »

Quote from: hit_ny on February 08, 2006, 12:07:11 am

Easy Listening along with Tony Bennett & Ray Charles.

I don't know much Ray Charles (any, actually, apart from 'Mess Around'), but I always thought he was a Blues musician...

glynor · « **Reply #14 on:** February 08, 2006, 06:01:11 pm »

I too use Easy Listening for them.

Ray Charles is under Jazz here but he could just as easily be under Blues, Soul, or a wide variety of other Genres. It's funny, the ones that are hard to classify all in the same place are usually the ones I like the best.

KingSparta · « **Reply #15 on:** February 08, 2006, 07:09:09 pm »

Genre= "Song I Like"
Genre= "Song I Hate"

Problem Solved

iajim · « **Reply #16 on:** February 08, 2006, 08:24:03 pm »

This only shows the average age of users. I am working on restoration of an 8ft stack of LP's that are so scratched up you can't see the tracks. And most of them are Sinatra vintage or older. Just class them as Grandpa's best

PollyQ · « **Reply #17 on:** February 09, 2006, 08:44:05 am »

Vocal, Oldies, or possibly Swing

runemail · « **Reply #18 on:** February 09, 2006, 01:40:03 pm »

I use vocal, but this album is jazz: "Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim"

Marty3d · « **Reply #19 on:** February 10, 2006, 05:27:22 am »

Thanks all for your input! It has been both educational and entertaining ("Crusty Olde Fartes" for example) to read this

After reading your views, I narrowed it down to three possible Genres; "Gangsta Grandpa's", "Easy Listening" and "Vocal".

I think Easy Listening is the most proper for me, but on the other hand, I have a Mood category called "Lounge", which in my world is almost the same (including Elevator Music). So I might end up using Vocal instead...

Thanks again!
/Martin

gonzo2k · « **Reply #20 on:** February 11, 2006, 06:11:47 pm »

Sorry to disagree with the above posts.
IMHO there is only one way to distinguish Frank, Sammy & Dino from Bennett & other crooners... RATPACK!

(I don't have any Joey Bishop or Peter Lawford tunes in my collection)

I also use "eclectic" to distinguish certain artists that fall between broader categories:i.e." Frank Zappa (eclectic rock). My favorite genre is "americana" (Dylan, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Hank Williams, Neil Young, Aretha Franklin, The Grateful Dead, etc.)- those that have withstood the test of time for me. I know Neil & Joni are Canadian. I have Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits listed here, as well... and he's a Brit!

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