By Danielle Rehor

When music is considered, people normally see cliques that cannot be intruded upon. There are the “hipsters” who go for bands that four people have heard of, there are the “rockers” who prefer their music to have the screaming effect, “theatre nerds” who go for show tunes, “soul listeners,” and the list goes on and on. But one thing is always the same, all groups claim the saying “Music is life.”

It’s everywhere; it is on t-shirts, bumper stickers, written on their arms, walls, guitars…you name it, it’s there. But in every music clique there are people that can be categorized into something bigger, that people from all genres listen for.

In every genre you can find fans who listen for the same thing as some from a different genre. Maybe they listen for a certain instrument, maybe they listen to songs because they have memories attached, or maybe just because the words are meaningful.

The Lyricist
In every music group there are the lyricists, the people that choose what they listen to by lyrics. No matter what their genre of choice, they can’t stand meaningless lyrics. Instead,  lyrics must have some depth. They are generally the people who post endless lyric statuses. They feel no matter what the music, the words must have a meaning to them. These are the most diverse as far as genres go, because rockers or indie listeners, or even Taylor Swift fans could listen because of the lyrics.

Guitar Gods
These people have an obsession with the sound. They only listen to what seems to ooze guitar. Typically this would fall into mostly rock fans, but this personality type expanded into people who listen for any instrument. This group can include instruments such as drums, bass, even voice types or a banjo. This is the most widely diversified group out there, including rock, jazz and bluegrass.

Feel Goodie
Feel Goodies are a group mostly enticed by soul music and pop, sounds far fetched I know, but there are people in every crowd that listen to music just for the pure happiness of it. Sometimes we all might do this from time to time. You have a song that has sentimental value and it does not matter if you have heard it four times or 40,000, you love that song and listen to it on repeat. People who put on their music just to dance around and have a good time certainly would fall into this group.

So what do you think you are? Maybe a little bit of all? Hopefully this article has given you a little insight into what you are in the music world.

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Which musical type are you? 

The Lyricist might enjoy:
-“January Wedding” by the Avett Brothers
-“Life After You” by Daughtry
-“Think of You Later (Empty Room)” by Every Avenue
-“Dear God” by Avenged Sevenfold
-“Gravity” by John Mayer
-“Your Call” by Secondhand Serenade
-“Defying Gravity” – Wicked Cast
-“Playing God” – Paramore
-“Without You” by Keith Urban
-“Little Moments” by Brad Paisley
-“All You Need is Love” by The Beatles

Guitar Gods might enjoy:
-“Afterlife” by Avenged Sevenfold –Guitar
-“Hotel California” by The Eagles –Guitar
-“Smells like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana –Guitar
-“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Israel Kamakawiwo Ole –Ukelele
– “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele –Voice
-“Don’t Walk Away” by Rick Springfield –Saxophone
-“What I’ve Done” by Linkin Park –Guitar
-“Dancing Dead” by Avenged Sevenfold

Feel Goodies might enjoy:
-“Brick House” by The Commodores
-“Firework” by Katy Perry
-“Dog Days Are Over” by Florence and the Machine
-“Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum
-“Jack and Diane” by John Mellencamp
-“U Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer
-“Hey Soul Sister” by Train
-“Tik Tok” by Ke$ha
-“Here It Goes Again” by Ok Go
-“If I Had a $1,000,000” by Barenaked Ladies
-“Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey
-“Closing Time” by Semisonic