Big Four Bands Thread Round 19: Gothic Rock

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Originally Posted by JGuy Grungeman

OK, you know what? If you've got nothing to add, then who's to say you know what you're talking about, and what good will this comeback do for you?

I am usually curious to the how and why the genre are applied. I am far from being an expert to the myriad of genres & sub-genres and which bands belong to what. When it comes to categorizing bands within a genre I usually defer to music critics, music journalist and fans (within reason - as long they know what they are talking about). If I see a band being tag with genre I haven't them described as before, I become skeptical if it was used properly. If I am interested enough, sometimes fact check it. Sometimes I don't have too because I know my humble amount of music history to know it's being misused.

I am not perfect. I've made mistakes. I once used "Classic Rock" as a genre in the presence of Paul Smeenus in plug.dj, and was corrected by him. Ever since then I have made a concerted effort not use "Classic Rock" (and consequently AOR) as a genre.

I don't think my comeback will do anything for me. I get the impression you're not too concern about anything you say. It makes sense to you, and that's all the justification you need.