Distinguishing Types of Music: A Beginner's Guide

[VietDao29]

I know it's quite embarrassing when I ask this, but how can one distinguish different types of music. I can clearly tell which one is a pop song. It's easy since pop song is just about love.
I know Rock, and Heavy Rock (is it also called Heavy Metal?), but I don't know what's the difference. Is that there's more drums in HR than in Rock?
I also know rap, R&B, and Hip-hop, but once again I don't know the difference...
And also is Dance some kind of music that you going to find in a disco?
So hopefully, can anyone fetch me some knowledge on this field, or point me to a site that teaches me something like that?
Thanks a lot,

 

[d_leet]

I know it's quite embarrassing when I ask this, but how can one distinguish different types of music. I can clearly tell which one is a pop song. It's easy since pop song is just about love.

I don't think that's entirely true, a lot of pop songs are about love, but I wouldn't call that the rule which distinguishes pop from other types of music because a lot of other types of music have songs about love as well.

 

[Bladibla]

The word 'Pop' comes from 'Popular'. Alas, your definition is simply not true.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I know it's quite embarrassing when I ask this, but how can one distinguish different types of music. I can clearly tell which one is a pop song. It's easy since pop song is just about love.
I know Rock, and Heavy Rock (is it also called Heavy Metal?), but I don't know what's the difference. Is that there's more drums in HR than in Rock?
I also know rap, R&B, and Hip-hop, but once again I don't know the difference...
And also is Dance some kind of music that you going to find in a disco?
So hopefully, can anyone fetch me some knowledge on this field, or point me to a site that teaches me something like that?
Thanks a lot,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music

And so on. Just look any particular genre up in the Wikipedia. They describe it and mention bands that exemplify it you can listen to.

 

[VietDao29]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music

And so on. Just look any particular genre up in the Wikipedia. They describe it and mention bands that exemplify it you can listen to.

D'oh, I completely forget wikipedia...
Thanks for your replies.