What is indie to you?

TheBig3 · 07-18-2005, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by hookers with machineguns

^ best post in this thread so far. Well that and mine, which was pretty much the abbreviated version of Urbans.

thats some ballsy rhetoric. Yeah I don't agree, as much as "indie" may have been born from label association, people forget theres alot of crap indie labels that are trying to be the next Epic. (coughspitfirecough) anyways, indie just measn to me that music is independant from the major movements in music.

DidierD · 07-19-2005, 05:42 AM

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anyways, indie just measn to me that music is independant from the major movements in music.

but the major movement in music at the moment is without a doubt 'indie' so that sorta contradicts whats being said

Hain · 07-19-2005, 09:23 AM

^ I agree.

All these bands like the Killers and Franz Ferdinand are being pegged as indie because they look and sound a certain way. Defining "indie" as a sound is useless. Indie bands have never had a single common sound. Try comparing Iron & Wine to Wolf Eyes, or the dB's to Royal Trux.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 07-19-2005, 10:10 AM

The only thing being that Franz Ferdinand are on Domino Records which IS a genuine Indie label.

Zygomycota · 07-21-2005, 10:33 PM

The way I see it, Indie is any music done independently, or, sometimes, art rock.

independent_loser_kid · 07-24-2005, 04:01 AM

Technically, It's anything on an independent label. But, To me it's almost emo but much less "My-girlfriend-left-me-I'll-slit-myself-and-write-songs" and more so "pretty". Also Most indie musicians make their music for the pure enjoyment of making music, not for money. Thats what makes their music so good.

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07-19-2005, 09:23 AM	#13 (permalink)
Hain Groupie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6	^ I agree. All these bands like the Killers and Franz Ferdinand are being pegged as indie because they look and sound a certain way. Defining "indie" as a sound is useless. Indie bands have never had a single common sound. Try comparing Iron & Wine to Wolf Eyes, or the dB's to Royal Trux.

07-24-2005, 04:01 AM	#16 (permalink)
independent_loser_kid Groupie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 19	Technically, It's anything on an independent label. But, To me it's almost emo but much less "My-girlfriend-left-me-I'll-slit-myself-and-write-songs" and more so "pretty". Also Most indie musicians make their music for the pure enjoyment of making music, not for money. Thats what makes their music so good.