# Why all the genres?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-genres/990368>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [September 19, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-genres/990368 "2023-09-19T15:52:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-genres/990368/35 "2023-09-22T02:55:55Z")

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The hat is interesting, but a bit of a hijack, so I’ve started [a new thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-the-gap-offensive/990516) to discuss it.

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