Post-Rock Thread (ambient, jazz, cassette, single, genre)

~~Farfisa~~ · 07-10-2011, 04:12 AM

"Stereolab was one of the first groups to be called post-rock—in a 1996 article, journalist Angela Lewis applied the "new term" to Stereolab and three other bands who have connections to the group."

How the fuck are these two in the same genre? It doesn't. Make. Fucking. SENSE. Since when did the term change? I'm so confused and annoyed. When people ask me what genres my favorite bands are classified I tell Them "shoegaze, dreampop, and post-rock". Then they say "Oh, you mean like God Is An Astronaut?" and I punch them in the face. It's so stupid, since when was post-rock hijacked and then used to describe bands that usually had instrumental/crescendoing/guitar driven songs? I don't hate "post-rock" bands as I like GY!BE, June of 44, Slint, and Gastr Del Sol, I'm just annoyed that people group together bands that sound nothing alike and it confuses people.

07-10-2011, 04:12 AM	#12 (permalink)
~~Farfisa~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,773	"Stereolab was one of the first groups to be called post-rock—in a 1996 article, journalist Angela Lewis applied the "new term" to Stereolab and three other bands who have connections to the group." How the fuck are these two in the same genre? It doesn't. Make. Fucking. SENSE. Since when did the term change? I'm so confused and annoyed. When people ask me what genres my favorite bands are classified I tell Them "shoegaze, dreampop, and post-rock". Then they say "Oh, you mean like God Is An Astronaut?" and I punch them in the face. It's so stupid, since when was post-rock hijacked and then used to describe bands that usually had instrumental/crescendoing/guitar driven songs? I don't hate "post-rock" bands as I like GY!BE, June of 44, Slint, and Gastr Del Sol, I'm just annoyed that people group together bands that sound nothing alike and it confuses people. Last edited by Farfisa; 07-10-2011 at 06:07 AM.