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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2015-10-14, Page 44 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Nuron Expositor PUBLISHED WEEKLY — EST. 1860 P.O. Box 69, 8 Main Street Seaforth Ontario NOK 1 WO phone: 519-527-0240 fax: 519-527-2858 www.seaforthhuronexpositor E POSTMEDIA NEIL CLIFFORD Advertising Director nei l.cl ifford@sun media.ca SHAUN GREGORY Multimedia Journalist shaun.gregory@sunmedia.ca DIANNE MCGRATH Front Office seaforth.classifieds@sunmedia.ca NANCY DEGANS Advertising Rep. nancy.degans@sunmedia.ca MARIE DAVID Group Advertising Director Grey Bruce Huron Division 519 376-2250 ext. 514301 or 510 364-2001 ext. 531024 SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 YEAR $50.00 (47.62+2.38 GST) 2YEAR $95.00 (90.48+4.52GST) SENIORS 60 WEEKS $50.00 (47.62+2.38 GST) 120 WEEKS $95.00 (90.48+4.52 GST) Publications Mail Agreement No.40064683 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT P.O. Box 69 Seaforth ON NOK 1 WO For any non -deliveries or delivery concerns: phone: 519-527-0240 Advertising is accepted on condition that in the event of a typographical error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. In the event of a typographical error, advertising goods or services at a wrong price, goods or services may not be sold. Advertising is merely an offer to sell and may be withdrawn at any time. The Huron Expositor is not responsible for the loss or damage of unsolicited manuscripts, photos or other materials used for reproduction purposes. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canadian Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities. Canada www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com What's in a genre? Matt Recker What kind of music do you lis- ten to? Don't you hate being asked that? First of all, who among us only listens to one genre? And how do you categorize genres anymore. Rock is a vague term, as is metal or country. The worldwide tapestry of music is so in-depth and so varied that these terms are becoming useless. As a kid one of my favorite bands was (and still is) Mega- deth, which I would always just say is metal. While this is true, so is Dragonforce and nobody can say these bands sound the same. This is where sub -genres come into play, but that presents another problem. According to Wikipedia, Drag- onforce is classified as "power metal'; but what is Power Metal? The definition says it is a "tradi- tional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context': That's fine, but Megadeth is clas- sified as speed metal, but NOT power metal. Buy why not? It's speed, traditional, and any fan of Megadeth will tell you that many of there somes definitely qualify as symphonic (symphony of destruction anyone). What about other genres like Country? Sounds simple enough. But what about blue- grass, country soul, country rock, outlaw, trucker, or alterna- tive country? That's another word that con- fuses me when it comes to clas- sifying music. Alternative. Alter- native to what? The term came about in the 80s to describe an alternative to the sound of the time. it's 2015, the 80s sound is long dead and now alternative IS the mainstream so what is it an alternative to? Pop rock? It's a delicious candy but what does it mean to music? Wikipedia calls it " a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyr- ics': You just defined Pop as "music with a pop style", that's cheating by definition. I still have no idea what this broad genre means. Then there are bands that defy classification, like my hero Frank Zappa. Zappa had such an eclectic range of sounds that putting a label on his work is pointless. In fact he deserves to be in a genre all his own, but now I'm being biased. When anyone asks me what music I listen to, I'll rattle off a handful of bands that I like. Labels for music in the broad sense work for classifying a radio station or grouping bands in the loosest ways based on their sound, but when it comes to personal use ditch the genre and just listen to what makes your ears happy. Scoreboard Seaforth Shuffleboard Oct. 7 Men's high: Lloyd Hoy, Jim Davis and John MacDon- ald 4 wins, Arnold Ramsey 3 wins. Women's high: Joyce Mat- zold, Carol Hoy 3 wins. Help dor Today. Hope For Toniorrow. Alzheimer Society SEAFORTH HURON EXPOSITOR — HOURS OF OPERATION MONDAY: 9:00 - 5:00 • TUESDAY: - CLOSED • WEDNESDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • THURSDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • FRIDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • SATURDAY & SUNDAY: - CLOSED ADVERTISING DEADLINE: FRIDAY AT 2:00 • PHONE 519-527-0240 • FAX: 519-527-2858 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com