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How many sub-genres and sub-sub-genres of Rock and Pop music can you name?

Just for fun. Bonus questions: Is there any value or meaning to them beyond marketing? Do you think that the musicians themselves really care about that? Thanks for your effort people. It is kinda tiring, isn't it?

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1. Rock n roll blues-rock classic rock psychadelic rock acid rock southern rock proto-pop art rock proto-punk punk classic punk heavy metal dance bubblegum pop folk-rock progressive rock avant-garde rock alternative rock grunge jazz-rock jazz-pop thrash metal acid metal doom metal gore metal war metal death metal black metal sludge punk hardcore punk metalcore pop metal grind metal funk metal hard rock soft rock pop punk emo punk epic metal melodic death metal nu metal trance rock arena rock industrial metal glam metal NWOBHM shock rock anti-folk christian rock christian metal disco rap metal modern r&b gah, come on, i know i know more...
2. Hmmm... let's see there's psychedelia, NEO-psychedelia, folk psych, blues, garage blues, blues rock, punk blues, texas blues, rhythm and blues, freak folk, alternative, alternative metal, alternative rap, grime, grindie, two step, death metal, speed metal, alternative country, indie pop, industrial, ambient, electronica, experimental, math rock, avante-garde, mashup, bastard pop... I guess there is some value in their meanings because it's more specific like say for instance Radiohead is a rock band but more specifically alternative or electronica. And no, musicians don't care... well they don't like to be labeled.
3. Rock Sub genres: Surf Rock, Screamo, Emo, Goth, Vampire Rock, Zombie Rock, Art Rock, Space Rock, Symphonic Rock, Soft Rock, Heavy Metal, Alternative Rock, Punk Rock, Hard Rock, Early Rock, Rockabilly, Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock, Hippie Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk, Arena Rock, Rapcore, Instrumental Rock, Grunge Rock, Britpop, British Invasion, Indie Rock, Piano Rock, Death Metal, Bubblegum Rock, Norwegian Metal Pop Sub genres: Pop-Rock, Punk-Pop, Rap-Pop, Teen Pop, New Age Pop, Alternative Pop, Sugar Pop, Bubblegum Pop. Real musicians would never care about what genre they fall under, they'd care about making good music. Really, the only people who care are music critics, fangirls, and recording companies.
4. Genres- ROCK Sub-genres- Alternative Sub-sub-genres-alt rock, alt punk, alt pop. Sub-genres-Christian Sub-sub-genres-chrisitan rock, christian hardcore, christian gospel Sub-genres-Emo Sub-sub-genres-emo rock, emo punk, emo hardcore Sub-genres-Folk Sub-sub-genres-folk rock, folk christian Sub-genres- Hardcore Sub-sub-genres-hardcore punk, post-hardcore, grindcore, screamo, hardcore emo, extremo, christian hardcore, thrashcore. Sub-genres- Metal Sub-sub-genres-black metal, death metal, norwegian death metal[is def' it's own sub-sub genre] Sub-genres-New Age Sub-genres-Pop Sub-sub-genres-pop punk, pop rock, pop punk, techno, electronica. Sub-genres-Punk Sub-sub-genres-punk rock, punk hardcore, new wave punk, classic punk, ska. i have things to do, aha, i have to stop. BUT- Bonus- I think there is more to it than marketing value, but i don't think it effects the artists much, except that it will effect who they tour with, & their fans.
5. rock n roll classic rock alternative rock blues rock psychadelic rock classical rock (different from classic) hard rock heavy metal nu metal glamor rock alternative metal punk pop pop punk gothic punk alternative punk emo screamo indie indie pop electro electro pop grunge alternative indie acoustic hardcore post hardcore grindcore nintendocore rapcore metalcore thrashcore thrash metal southern rock black metal acid rock proto rock proto pop proto punk classic punk bubblegum punk bubblegum pop skate punk progressive rock industrial death metal hardcore punk shock rock Christian rock Godcore melodic rock jazz rock soft rock jazz pop contemporary Christian contemporary gospel surfer rock art rock british invasion gothic rock rockabilly garage rock college rock symphonic rock post punk emocore straight edge ska And as for the other portion of this, it really helps the marketing and assists listeners to find more bands like are more like certain bands they like. I believe, however, that if a band really cares about the music, then they wouldn't worry about that.