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Originally Posted by JGuy Grungeman
OK, it's 95% likely I'm baiting myself, but I'm going to make a couple points.
A: in no way have I ever claimed, or believed that I am a genre "expert." I'm just fascinated with the complications of defining them and the ambiguousness it gains from most people's interpretations of them.
B: I don't consider Pink Flag post-punk for these reasons: Post-Punk has no time restriction and is focused on confusion and emotion, usually sadness/depression/loneliness, etc. 99% of Pink Flag gave me raw energy and proud anger, traits of regular punk. I indeed noticed traces of post-punk, and I admit it's one of the defining influences. But not enough for me to call it a full post-punk album.
If you still think this is a dumb opinion, I'll listen to the whole list and then finish with Pink Flag. So that will be my project for the week: the post-punk list.
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Influences?
Pink Flag all but birthed post-punk and is one of, if not the first post-punk album. Just because it's not the stereotype you have in your head doesn't mean it's not post-punk. In fact, to define post-punk as you have defeats the purpose of post-punk, and I imagine most post-punks would sneer at you and the very idea of how narrowly you define it.