Top Ten Movements in Music

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From Blues to Emo to Disco, this is the top ten movements in music that defined generations. (Not to be confused with favorite genre of music.) Don't agree with the list? Place your vote or if you are a logged in, add a new item for others to vote on.

Vote for British Invasion - (The Beatles, The Birds, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd) 1) British Invasion - (The Beatles, The Birds, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd)

“Easy”

DaPhinoXX

“This is the best movement.I dont really like the beatles or the birds that much but I love Cream, Led Zeppelin,and especially Floyd. This movement trumps all the other movements.”

Chris-1

“we brits made rock what it is today”

GlonnAtronnAdonnAdict

Vote for Motown - (The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye) 2) Motown - (The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye)

“Jackson 5(michael jackson), The Temptaitons, The Platters, Diana Ross, Boys 2 Men”

preachinpreach

Vote for Emo - (Fugazi, Jimmy Eat World, Weezer) 3) Emo - (Fugazi, Jimmy Eat World, Weezer)

“The 3 main reasons why emo still rulez today”

JonasStartsARiot

Vote for Soul - (Al Green, Otis, Aretha, O'Jays, Gladys Knight, Marvin Gaye) 4) Soul - (Al Green, Otis, Aretha, O'Jays, Gladys Knight, Marvin Gaye)

Vote for Grunge - (Nirvana, The Melvins, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Mother Love Bone) 5) Grunge - (Nirvana, The Melvins, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Mother Love Bone)

“Nirvana chnaged the world”

jakeismellow

“Seattle wooo!”

odin666

“what the hell is emo doing on this list, emo sucks, and so does rap, this is the greatest time in music”

HighSkoolArtist

Vote for Glam Metal - (Motley Crue, Def Leppard, W.A.S.P., Twisted Sister) 6) Glam Metal - (Motley Crue, Def Leppard, W.A.S.P., Twisted Sister)

Vote for Southern Rock - (ABB, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, Marshall Tucker) 7) Southern Rock - (ABB, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, Marshall Tucker)

Vote for Singer/Songwriter - (Jackson Browne, Carole King, Paul Simon, James Taylor) 8) Singer/Songwriter - (Jackson Browne, Carole King, Paul Simon, James Taylor)

“Love REAL MUSIC!”

Vote for Hip-hop/Rap - (Grandmaster Flash, The Sugarhill Gang, LL Cool J, Run DMC, Beastie Boys) 9) Hip-hop/Rap - (Grandmaster Flash, The Sugarhill Gang, LL Cool J, Run DMC, Beastie Boys)

“Hip-Hop isn’t the best music but it is the best music to chill to so screw all you hip-hop haters”

Chris-1

“Hip-hop forever! I’m just cruisin’!”

Vote for Thrash Metal (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax) 10) Thrash Metal (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax)

“We aLL do =)”

rebeLLious

“I love thrash metal.”

dragon13304

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Vote for Punk - (The Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Dead Kennedys, Joy Division, The Misfits) 11) Punk - (The Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Dead Kennedys, Joy Division, The Misfits)

“punk... why every teenager in America owns a guitar”

crunchyjuice

“ANARCHY!”

Rockkerr74

Vote for Nu-metal - (Korn, Limp Bizkit, P.O.D., Slipknot, Disturbed) 12) Nu-metal - (Korn, Limp Bizkit, P.O.D., Slipknot, Disturbed)

“nu metal is the best beacuse its a fusion of hip hop thrash old skool metal and some other s&^ but it is great music, and don’t forget the deftones, incubus and mudvayne”

numetalhead

“Nu-metal rocks dude... harder then marijuana...”

Overdose

“Nu-Metal, definitely gonna get big”

Vote for Power Metal (Helloween, Stratovarus, Blind Guardian) 13) Power Metal (Helloween, Stratovarus, Blind Guardian)

Vote for Visual kei (X-japan, Luna Sea, Dir En Grey, Versailles) 14) Visual kei (X-japan, Luna Sea, Dir En Grey, Versailles)

“Some great bands started out as visual kei like X-japan, Dir en Grey and Luna Sea”

“from 80s until now but it hate it when some people forget some great bands”

ronluna

“to the one who wrote somegreat bands: don’t forget D’ERLANGER, DIE IN CRIES, BODY, ZI:KILL”

ronluna

Vote for Death Metal - (Slayer, Sepultura, Arch Enemy, Necrophagist) 15) Death Metal - (Slayer, Sepultura, Arch Enemy, Necrophagist)

Vote for Blues - (B.B. King, Skip James, Elvis) 16) Blues - (B.B. King, Skip James, Elvis)

Vote for Disco - (The Bee Gees, Donna Summers, The Jackson 5, Barry White) 17) Disco - (The Bee Gees, Donna Summers, The Jackson 5, Barry White)

Vote for New Wave - (Devo, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Soft Cell) 18) New Wave - (Devo, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Soft Cell)

Vote for Hybrid Allt. Rock - (The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus, 311, Primus) 19) Hybrid Allt. Rock - (The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus, 311, Primus)

Vote for Funk (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, Jane's Addiction) 20) Funk (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, Jane's Addiction)

Vote for Hip-hop 2nd Wave (2pac, NWA, Biggy, Ice Cube, Dr.Dre, Nas, Jay-z, Wu-tang Clan, Snoop Dogg) 21) Hip-hop 2nd Wave (2pac, NWA, Biggy, Ice Cube, Dr.Dre, Nas, Jay-z, Wu-tang Clan, Snoop Dogg)

Vote for Bubblegum Pop (Britney Spears, N Sync) 22) Bubblegum Pop (Britney Spears, N Sync)

Vote for Pop (Cher, Madonna, Tina Turner, George Michael, Michael Jackson, Belinda Carlisle, Whitney Houston) 23) Pop (Cher, Madonna, Tina Turner, George Michael, Michael Jackson, Belinda Carlisle, Whitney Houston)

“One of the Best”

Vote for Acid Rock - (Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Greatful Dead) 24) Acid Rock - (Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Greatful Dead)

Vote for Pop-Classical (Sarah Brightman, Charlotte Church, Josh Groban) 25) Pop-Classical (Sarah Brightman, Charlotte Church, Josh Groban)

Vote for Psychedelic Rock (Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, Country Joe and the Fish, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd) 26) Psychedelic Rock (Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, Country Joe and the Fish, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd)

“One of My Favorites...”

Vote for Industrial Metal - (Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, KMFDM, Rammstein, Skinny Puppy) 27) Industrial Metal - (Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, KMFDM, Rammstein, Skinny Puppy)

“This type of Metal is the type of Metal that rules the night and becomes part of the listeners genetic make-up. The majority of us industrial types have sought therapy at one point and aren’t to sure about reaching the age of 60 without at least one mental defect.”

Vote for Classical (Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, Bach) 28) Classical (Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, Bach)

“How can you forget it?”

Vote for Punk 2nd Wave (Green Day, Blink-182, Sum 41) 29) Punk 2nd Wave (Green Day, Blink-182, Sum 41)