Ocean Rain is post-punk. With its whole dark, orchestral and stormy sound it clearly tips its hat to the Gothic rock that was prevalent throughout the early to mid-80s. Post-punk doesn't have a clear, identifiable sound, it consists of various divergent movements and sounds that sprouted and evolved from the original punk movement. E&TB started out sounding one way and developed with each album, but OR is still based on a sound that originated in the experimental punk aftermath. If post-punk can be applied to bands like Breathless, This Mortal Coil, and Lowlife, then it definitely covers Ocean Rain.
But fuck it, one thing this thread has shown is the difficulty implicit in terming what is and isn't post-punk.
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