What Sucks About This Genre: Indie Rock Edition

Trollheart · 07-20-2018, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Justthefacts

This explains to a T how backwards you liberals are. First of all, I've never listened to Toby Keith and I don't plan on it ever. Country music in general is back country hick music that's 100% gay.

Second of all I only hate gang banger beaners and I'm happy to see them deported. I am a trump supporter yes you managed to get that right. I'm not a cheerleader, but I do think capitalism is the greatest system ever invented.

and yes Modest Mouse is my shiiiiiit.

And I got **** for my comments on hip-hop?

YorkeDaddy · 07-20-2018, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

And I got **** for my comments on hip-hop?

Difference is you have the capacity to be reasonable and learn even if it didn’t really happen in this case, I’ve seen it happen before

JTF is just JTF, he’s got issues and he’s clearly not going to change.

Justthefacts · 07-20-2018, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

And I got **** for my comments on hip-hop?

I actually thought your comments on poppin a cap and bustin a nigga was pretty funny actually.

~~MicShazam~~ · 07-21-2018, 05:51 AM

Sonic Youth was, among other things, indie rock.

It's a pretty damn broad term.

PJ Harvey as well, and she's damn cool.

Anteater · 07-21-2018, 09:14 AM

Indie rock is pretty much any rock band that wasn't signed to a major label tho. That means even the likes of Marillion or The Residents or Frank Zappa could classify as "indie".

Lisnaholic · 07-21-2018, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I guess what sucks about indie is it became a genre that's whole meaning is basically "rock that is not bombastic" which is pretty far from its original form where it was a label for punk bands that even shed the expectations of their scenes along with the major labels

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Originally Posted by Anteater

Indie rock is pretty much any rock band that wasn't signed to a major label tho. That means even the likes of Marillion or The Residents or Frank Zappa could classify as "indie".

From a position of ignorance, what sucks for me is that Indie seems to be defined by what it isn't, not by what it is, so it's difficult to work out it's characteristic sound. Also, the term "Indie" suggests to me that you'll hear something way out of the mainstream, something unbridled, innovative and eccentric. In that respect, everything "indie" that I've heard so far has been a disappointment, and I'm beginning to suspect that "indie" is a euphemism for "second rate." ( Happy to be proven wrong on this btw. )

**Frownland** · 07-21-2018, 09:54 AM

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From a position of ignorance, what sucks for me is that Indie seems to be defined by what it isn't, not by what it is, so it's difficult to work out it's characteristic sound. Also, the term "Indie" suggests to me that you'll hear something way out of the mainstream, something unbridled, innovative and eccentric. In that respect, everything "indie" that I've heard so far has been a disappointment, and I'm beginning to suspect that "indie" is a euphemism for "second rate." ( Happy to be proven wrong on this btw. )

The genre is inherently ambiguous imo, there's something for everybody under the umbrella. Self-proclaimed indie rock is typically not very interesting because the bands make a show of their credibility as opposed making better music.

Here's a list of artists

The Batlord · 07-21-2018, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

The genre is inherently ambiguous imo, there's something for everybody under the umbrella. Self-proclaimed indie rock is typically not very interesting because the bands make a show of their credibility as opposed making better music.

Here's a list of artists

Much like prog rock.

Justthefacts · 07-21-2018, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

The genre is inherently ambiguous imo, there's something for everybody under the umbrella. Self-proclaimed indie rock is typically not very interesting because the bands make a show of their credibility as opposed making better music.

Here's a list of artists

Goddamn if I don't listen to most of these records. Upon first glance I see classics.

Built To Spill, Pixies, Strokes, Pavement, Interpol, The National, Yo La Tengo. This "genre" gets too much hate.

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~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Sonic Youth was, among other things, indie rock. It's a pretty damn broad term. PJ Harvey as well, and she's damn cool.