Originally Posted by Sequoioideae

I can say, that shoegaze (being the genre of some of my favorite bands) is effectively dead, and people have been beating this dead horse for years. The whole scene is nothing but a bunch of elitist 20 somethings trying to sound like Slowdive. I do like some newer shoegaze bands like Ringo Deathstarr, and APTBS, but most of the bands coming out today that label themselves as shoegaze sound pretty dead, and uninspired. It's a shame really, with bands like Spacemen 3, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, The Telescopes, Pale Saints, Brian Jonestown Massacre (early), Swirlies, Flying Saucer Attack, and countless others, none of which sound like each other. I suppose this is due to the fact that the genre was still relatively new, and the sound it was associated with wasn't dialed in just yet.

I have learned something from shoegaze, and dubstep (believe it or not). They are genres that were already firmly established long ago, with the ground rules set, and the blueprints drawn up. I always wondered why I disliked most dubstep and shoegaze, now I know. It just feels so pointless to try and sound like something that's been done to death, it feels so boring.