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million dollar basher · 10-20-2009, 02:16 PM

[QUOTE=loveissucide;755093]Actually that's bollocks.REM's influence in the 1980's was defining how what became known as "college rock" would sound by reinventing classic pop songcraft for the post-punk era and by establishing a touring circuit which would form the backbone of the indie scene.
Firstly,I fail to see how Oasis' music fits into "alternative rock" at all.Lyrically and sonically it has nothing in common whatsoever with the post-punk from which alternative rock stems, and if anything they're a traditionalist rock band.The template for contemporary pop balladeers was set by Jeff Buckley on Grace and Radiohead on The Bends...QUOTE]

Point taken. But you don't think that "The Bends" was more in the same vein of what you called "Traditionalist"? Really, it is a far cry from "OK Computer" and "Kid A". The song structure on that album is very Oasis-esque.

10-20-2009, 02:16 PM	#361 (permalink)
million dollar basher Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: trapped in a basement Posts: 184	[QUOTE=loveissucide;755093]Actually that's bollocks.REM's influence in the 1980's was defining how what became known as "college rock" would sound by reinventing classic pop songcraft for the post-punk era and by establishing a touring circuit which would form the backbone of the indie scene. Firstly,I fail to see how Oasis' music fits into "alternative rock" at all.Lyrically and sonically it has nothing in common whatsoever with the post-punk from which alternative rock stems, and if anything they're a traditionalist rock band.The template for contemporary pop balladeers was set by Jeff Buckley on Grace and Radiohead on The Bends...QUOTE] Point taken. But you don't think that "The Bends" was more in the same vein of what you called "Traditionalist"? Really, it is a far cry from "OK Computer" and "Kid A". The song structure on that album is very Oasis-esque.