Originally Posted by mr dave

Does Chuck Berry sound like Led Zeppelin? Does Black Sabbath sound like Motley Crue? How about Guns n Roses and Nirvana?

Rock is an ever changing style meant to appeal to the youth of a generation as one of their first common voices in the mainstream of society. You can distinguish it if you feel necessary to play into the stylish hand so many hipsters purport to hate but really, at this point 'post' rock is this generation's 'alternative' rock.