Results: What genre or genres of music will personify the western culture of the mid-21st century?
1.
1.
Think about the direction of pop music. Where do you think it will be in 20 to 30 years? Electronic music will dominate
25%
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529 votes
More pure acoustic music will come into vogue
13%
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283 votes
More of the same
25%
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529 votes
I don't have an opinion
41%
•
874 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
28 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.18% | 4 | |
| i believe that the music will repeat itself | 0.04% | 1 |
| i think that it will be electronic then it is now. but i do think that there will always be a place for artist that actually play instruments | 0.04% | 1 |
| hopefully it will be something radically different from what exists now. | 0.04% | 1 |
| alternative and classic rock | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't know | 0.04% | 1 |
| who cares | 0.04% | 1 |
| old rock will still reign! | 0.04% | 1 |
| rock and roll will never die | 0.04% | 1 |
| i have no idea | 0.04% | 1 |
| i hope the words are not losted in the music and not fowl | 0.04% | 1 |
| reversion to garage rock, electronic music and hip hop merge | 0.04% | 1 |
| a new sound no one heard yet. | 0.04% | 1 |
| n/a | 0.04% | 1 |
| not sure. | 0.04% | 1 |
| country | 0.04% | 1 |
| i like country music | 0.04% | 1 |
| rock and roll | 0.04% | 1 |
| i'll be dead by then so i don't care. | 0.04% | 1 |
| retro americana will be in vogue | 0.04% | 1 |
| it will all sound the same and it will be ten times worse and meaningless then it is now. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i tend to think it will go through cycles, with different styles coming in and going out of fashion repeatedly. | 0.04% | 1 |
| unprecdictable, though metal will still be around | 0.04% | 1 |
| dead with a bunch of douche bags claiming to be musicians prancing around like a bunch of morons! | 0.04% | 1 |
| crap | 0.04% | 1 |
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2.
Of the genres now on the way up or in development, which are most likely to dominate the mid-21st century? Indie Rock
10%
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218 votes
Alternative Rock
17%
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363 votes
Electro and it's derivative forms
19%
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408 votes
Hip hop subgenres like Trap
16%
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344 votes
Dubstep, Hardstyle and derivative forms of these two
12%
•
250 votes
none of these
43%
•
916 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
•
64 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.23% | 6 | |
| country | 0.16% | 4 |
| don't know | 0.16% | 4 |
| no idea | 0.12% | 3 |
| n/a | 0.12% | 3 |
| not sure | 0.12% | 3 |
| na | 0.12% | 3 |
| i dont know | 0.08% | 2 |
| have no idea | 0.08% | 2 |
| hard rock | 0.08% | 2 |
| idk | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't care! | 0.04% | 1 |
| country hopefully | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't know. | 0.04% | 1 |
| dont know | 0.04% | 1 |
| i've never heard of some of the ones listed hard to say | 0.04% | 1 |
| something awful | 0.04% | 1 |
| who cares? | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't know, care | 0.04% | 1 |
| no idea i don't listen to them | 0.04% | 1 |
| not really sure, i rarely listen to any type of music | 0.04% | 1 |
| can't say, don't know what most of these are | 0.04% | 1 |
| rb | 0.04% | 1 |
| acoustic | 0.04% | 1 |
| country pop/rock | 0.04% | 1 |
| not able to have an opinion | 0.04% | 1 |
| do not know the new music, but hinking it will take over and only get worse lol. i like old rock and a bit of western!! | 0.04% | 1 |
| no guess | 0.04% | 1 |
| gospel rap, lacrae canton jones, etc | 0.04% | 1 |
| i'll be dead by then so i don't care. | 0.04% | 1 |
| people all have different tastes in music | 0.04% | 1 |
| repetitive lyrics of any kind | 0.04% | 1 |
| i really don't know | 0.04% | 1 |
| no opinion | 0.04% | 1 |
| unsure | 0.04% | 1 |
| retro americana will be in vogue | 0.04% | 1 |
| something new--not yet named. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i don't have an opinion | 0.04% | 1 |
| haven't got a clue | 0.04% | 1 |
| i haven't a clue | 0.04% | 1 |
| i have no idea | 0.04% | 1 |
| i will listen to the music i like | 0.04% | 1 |
3.
3.
What types of music will fade by 2050? Country
11%
•
240 votes
Indie rock
9%
•
194 votes
Hip hop
14%
•
304 votes
House
9%
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192 votes
Heavy Metal
20%
•
429 votes
Rock music in general
6%
•
130 votes
These will all remain quite popular in 2050
18%
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383 votes
I don't have an opinion
33%
•
713 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
15 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.19% | 5 | |
| dunno | 0.04% | 1 |
| i won't be there | 0.04% | 1 |
| i'll be dead by then so i don't care. | 0.04% | 1 |
| classical and jazz | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't know. | 0.04% | 1 |
| oldies of the 60s and 70s | 0.04% | 1 |
| indie rock i've never heard of, heavy metal is already fading so it's possible any one of those two | 0.04% | 1 |
| all of them except country !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | 0.04% | 1 |
| music that sounds good | 0.04% | 1 |
| music will always have a place in this world | 0.04% | 1 |
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