Music Banter - View Single Post - I don't understand Post-Hardcore.

Mikael · 05-18-2010, 09:27 PM

Really the title says it all. From what I've read, Post-Hardcore is basically what happened after hardcore got boring and hardcore kids got irritated with certain aspects of hardcore, specifically it's formulated and constricting sound and it's excessive bravado. What I'm unclear on is what the characteristics are that define a group as post-hardcore. I've seen the genre used to describe so many artists that sound very different so I'm a little confused.

Name drops welcome, though I think I'm familiar with the more common examples- Fugazi, At the Drive-In, Drive like Jehu, to name a few.

05-18-2010, 09:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mikael Groupie Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 20	I don't understand Post-Hardcore. Really the title says it all. From what I've read, Post-Hardcore is basically what happened after hardcore got boring and hardcore kids got irritated with certain aspects of hardcore, specifically it's formulated and constricting sound and it's excessive bravado. What I'm unclear on is what the characteristics are that define a group as post-hardcore. I've seen the genre used to describe so many artists that sound very different so I'm a little confused. Name drops welcome, though I think I'm familiar with the more common examples- Fugazi, At the Drive-In, Drive like Jehu, to name a few. __________________ "Wouldn't you rather your kid be a drug dealer than a drug addict?" John Waters.