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Title: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: 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
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: KingSparta on February 07, 2006, 01:45:04 pm: Smooth Jazz
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: Deivit 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.
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: KingSparta 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.
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: JimH on February 07, 2006, 02:39:24 pm: Listening to: 'How Insensitive' from 'Red Hot + Rio' by 'Various Artists' on Media Center 11
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: compwiz32 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.
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: EpF 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.
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: KingSparta on February 07, 2006, 06:03:11 pm: mp3.com has dean martin listed as "Vocal-Easy Listening, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop "
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: Galley on February 07, 2006, 08:15:49 pm: Both of those legendary entertainers are categorized as "Easy Listening" in my library. 8)
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: Robert Taylor on February 07, 2006, 09:19:36 pm: They're listed under "Crusty Olde Fartes" in my library...

;D
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: Magic_Randy on February 07, 2006, 11:15:28 pm: Vocal is what I use.

Randy
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: hit_ny on February 08, 2006, 12:07:11 am: Easy Listening along with Tony Bennett & Ray Charles.
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: marko 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...

;D
(http://www.theganghut.co.uk/emot/hahaha.gif)(http://www.theganghut.co.uk/emot/hahaha.gif)

"easy listening" here.
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: EpF 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...
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: glynor 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.
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: KingSparta on February 08, 2006, 07:09:09 pm: Genre= "Song I Like"
Genre= "Song I Hate"

Problem Solved
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: iajim 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
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: PollyQ on February 09, 2006, 08:44:05 am: Vocal, Oldies, or possibly Swing
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: runemail on February 09, 2006, 01:40:03 pm: I use vocal, but this album is jazz: "Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim"
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: Marty3d 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
Title: Re: OT: What genre would you put Sinatra and Dean Martin?
Post by: gonzo2k 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!