Woo hoo! We got a DISCUSSION, bay-bee!
Hey, you got your own interpretations, go right ahead. Like I said, a lot of it is subjective, and even within the relatively narrow confines of Gitadora, there are quite a few songs that can be in more than one subgenre. Moso Gakuen Ino-koi Gumi, for example, is about as bubblegum as it gets, and there's a
very fine line between rock and metal (which sometimes even I'm not completely sure of).
doctofu - I was a little hesitant to put "surf rock" out there, as it's not one of the more common styles in Gitadora. The thing is, it's a
style of rock, whereas latin is a big, all-encompassing category. Same deal with "new age"...is it ethereal Celtic-inspired harmony? Gentle ambient pop? Trancelike acoustic instrumentation? The sounds of nature? Inspiriational orchestra (a la Adiemus)? All of the above.
If you have to choose one, go with what sounds right or what works with what you happen to be using the song for. If you're putting, say, Livin' La Vida Loca on a dance CD and you just want to call it "dance", go ahead. Lord knows the last thing we need is another friggin' Turning The Motor Over screamfest.
PICASIO PICASIO - PoMu's...er, "headers" aren't actual genres or subgeners for the most part, they're just a convenient way for players who understand different languages to reference the songs. (Something of a throwback to the really early days of 5-Key Beatmania.) As for visual kei, as I understand it, that's more a performing style and marketing term than an actual type of music (e.g. "boy band"). Trust me, I doubt you will get many protests if you categorize Cry Out or Shizuku as goth rock.
And not everything Handsome Jet does is punk. I've already mentioned Family Restaurant Bomber (heavy metal) and Dare? (rock and roll). Handsome Jet Project is
primarily a pop punk band, but they do branch out.
It can be fun having these discussions so long as you never take subgenres too seriously. Remember, it's Bemani. There is never
not wiggle room.
