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Old 05-19-2010, 03:41 PM   #2321 (permalink)
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I hate "shoegaze"'s name. It's fu‎cking stupid. We have genres like ROCK & ROLL and INDUSTRIAL and PUNK and then one named shoegaze? Because it has lots of effects? Come up with something better!

Same thing with sludge metal, and some other stuff. How the hell does something sound sludge-y?
I don't mind it. Especially since your average person will not know what the hell it is. It sounds like some crazy out there genre of music that only the elite know about. Well...maybe that's true.
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Old 05-19-2010, 03:43 PM   #2322 (permalink)
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I don't mind it. Especially since your average person will not know what the hell it is. It sounds like some crazy out there genre of music that only the elite know about. Well...maybe that's true.
I didn't know what Shoegazing was until I joined this forum. I asked what the fuck Math-rock was but I'm still yet to find out.
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Old 05-19-2010, 03:53 PM   #2323 (permalink)
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I didn't know what Shoegazing was until I joined this forum. I asked what the fuck Math-rock was but I'm still yet to find out.
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Old 05-19-2010, 03:57 PM   #2324 (permalink)
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Yes is Math Rock? Damn, I really like a genre that I didn't even know existed until 2 minutes ago
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Old 05-19-2010, 03:59 PM   #2325 (permalink)
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I wouldn't really call them math rock, but they are probably an influence to modern math rock bands because they used strange time signatures.
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Old 05-19-2010, 04:58 PM   #2326 (permalink)
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I hate "shoegaze"'s name. It's fu‎cking stupid. We have genres like ROCK & ROLL and INDUSTRIAL and PUNK and then one named shoegaze? Because it has lots of effects?
it's because the originators of the style made conscious choices to eschew the ostentatious behavior of the **** rock stars that preceded them and made the decision to stand relatively motionless while performing. generally just staring downward toward their instrument (or their shoes). the amount of pedals is an ancillary detail.



and math rock is prog for nerds who don't want to be associated with prog. same as how 'indie' is absolutely nothing more than 'alt-rock' for my little cousins.
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Old 05-19-2010, 04:58 PM   #2327 (permalink)
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LOL Yes is listed in the math rock wiki? Math rock is definitely influenced by progressive rock but I would not go as far (and it's really far) as to say Yes is math rock.

As for shoegaze, I associate the mopey and kind of shy or introverted sound of the music with the name more than I do effects and staring down at pedals.
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Old 05-19-2010, 05:15 PM   #2328 (permalink)
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Tell me this doesn't sound "sludgy":
It doesn't sound sludgy. :/ There are better ways to describe it.
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Old 05-19-2010, 08:04 PM   #2329 (permalink)
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It doesn't sound sludgy. :/ There are better ways to describe it.
If "sludge" was a good enough term to describe it for J Mascis then it's good enough for me...
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Here's one.

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