Like Music Genres. So much depends, it seems, on the name of a genre of music.

Realistically, the genre is often the first point of description. Is this album rock? Is this alternative country? Electric Blues? Or even Adult Alternative Pop-Idol. But, in the endless repeat of “what kind of music do you listen to?” I am still puzzled as to the correct response. Obviously this Chapsticked effort of mine here has a severe electronic lean (or lien.). But does that pinch me into a situation of a solo electronic listener?

I’d prefer to think that my canned answer of “just good music” can hit a mark that naming off a few genres cannot. I also prefer to think that, just perhaps, the area of electronified music is the area where the most new, innovative material can be found.

The much appreciated singer/songwriter genre contains many of today’s poets and prophets, and certainly emerging in hiphop commonly are performers who are coming to be defined as the new age of Bob Dylans, speaking directly about the common state.

All the same, the largest consistency of compelling releases and innovation in music appears to be coming directly out of the wall outlet, into a myriad of electronic equipment. This makes sense, seeing that our recent history is marked by great strides and advances in electronics.

The merging of popular genres back into a single “pop” umbrella seems to be approaching, for simplicity. I mean, let the specialty genres carry the specialty names. In the mean time, I am going to stick with the idea of “just gimme somethin’ good!”