Computers can't tell music genres for toffee

[starseeker]

I was thinking, has your computer ever automatically filed songs under really random genres?
My weirdest ones are 'sugar we're going down' by Fall-out boy being filed under emo, 'Swing Swing by the All-American Rejects under (152), 'In the air tonight' by Phil Collins being dance and 'Unfaithful' by Rihanna being Unclassifiable.
This is Windows Media Player by the way.

[Maxico]

Computers can't just magically decide what genre a music file is.

It was either preset on the CD or set by whoever you downloaded the music from.

[-N-]

I deleted all pretense of genre from my entire music library recently. It was one of the holiest experiences of my life. Now I use mood keywords instead.

I like toffee!

[NorthernChaosGod]

I was thinking, has your computer ever automatically filed songs under really random genres?
My weirdest ones are 'sugar we're going down' by Fall-out boy being filed under emo, 'Swing Swing by the All-American Rejects under (152), 'In the air tonight' by Phil Collins being dance and 'Unfaithful' by Rihanna being Unclassifiable.
This is Windows Media Player by the way.

Fall-Out Boy is emo.

And I use WinAmp instead of Media Player so I don't get any of the genre crap.

[~SapphireStar~]

Fall-Out Boy is emo.

I was told they were and Panic! At the Disco, but they come up as alternative in my iTunes.

[Captain Maxx Power]

Fall-Out Boy is emo.

Let's check. Stupid floppy fringes?



Check. EMO glasses?



Check (see far left). Whiney, self-depricating lyrics?

Dance, Dance
We're falling apart to half time
Dance, Dance
And these are the lives you'd love to lead
Dance, this is the way they'd love
If they knew how misery loved me

Double check on that one. Yup, I'd say they're EMO alright.

[Zell's Fists of Fury]

That guy has a neat sweatshirt. I wonder if it comes in men's sizes.

[NorthernChaosGod]

Fall-Out Boy is emo.

Double check on that one. Yup, I'd say they're EMO alright.

I knew it.

That guy has a neat sweatshirt. I wonder if it comes in men's sizes.

Ha!

[tailz]

the weirdest one ever for me was i-tunes when they put enter sandman - metallica under "pop"

please shoot me if this is correct :P

[BakerMan]

Yeah, I know what you mean it tried to put punk songs into country. And some rock ones into rap.

[Shoden]

Don't worry Enter Sandman isn't suited for pop. The only album suited for pop by talica is either load or reload. I always knew fallout boy was emo. They labeled Metallica - Fade To Black as Death Metal on my computer.

[tailz]

load and reload arent pop its how to call it atleast something new

its some sort of blues mixed with metal its truly genius :P

but not pop

[Shoden]

It's actually classed as alternative but I'm saying if any albums by Metallica were to be classed as pop then it would have to be Reload. Load was pretty cool but still it sounds a bit tad pop-like. What defines pop anyway?

[tailz]

same question with rock

yeah but still metallica just shouldnt be classed under pop at all

[Kuzotz]

I was thinking, has your computer ever automatically filed songs under really random genres?
My weirdest ones are 'sugar we're going down' by Fall-out boy being filed under emo, 'Swing Swing by the All-American Rejects under (152), 'In the air tonight' by Phil Collins being dance and 'Unfaithful' by Rihanna being Unclassifiable.
This is Windows Media Player by the way.

Fall-Out Boy is emo.

And I use WinAmp instead of Media Player so I don't get any of the genre crap.

Wow who here didn't know Fall-out-boy was emo?

same question with rock

yeah but still metallica just shouldnt be classed under pop at all

People try to say pop means popular music but everyone knows that pop culture music now consist of coporte generated talentless artist, and music to boot. They say the same for System Of A Down.