Hi,
I'm tired of the pretentiousness in Indie Rock, that's all. Discuss.
I like Indie Rock. Some of it, at least.
indie rock is such an oxymoron of a genre now
To me the name doesnt really mean anything. I don't really understand how being on an independent lable makes a different genre. But i'm quite ignorant.
[QUOTE=mikeyt493;26295828]indie rock is such an oxymoron of a genre now[/QUOTE]
Yeah it's a new genre, merging with Alternative.
Most new indie sounds the same.
[QUOTE=Errorproxy;26295853]Yeah it's a new genre, merging with Alternative.[/QUOTE]
No what I mean is, Indie means Independant Record Label. So anything that has its own label is indie. But now, it seems that most famous indie rock bands are signed to major record labels.
[QUOTE=mikeyt493;26296545]No what I mean is, Indie means Independant Record Label. So anything that has its own label is indie. But now, it seems that most famous indie rock bands are signed to major record labels.[/QUOTE]
They start out Indie.
I have a friend who listens to indie rock and I swear most of the stuff she listens to is just one chord on an acoustic guitar and some guy from birmingham singing about "whimsical" themes.
Music on independent labels = Automatically good lol :downs:
[QUOTE=CoolCorky;26297206]I have a friend who listens to indie rock and I swear most of the stuff she listens to is just one chord on an acoustic guitar and some guy from birmingham singing about "whimsical" themes.[/QUOTE]
pfff
i don't think a serious musician would call themselves indie rock
'Metal'
A bunch of immature screaming faggots who write songs about DEATH and VIKINGS.
'Electronic'
Faggots with no social interaction that spend all day on FL studio hoping to become 'Da NeXT big DJ!!'
'Hip hop'
Faggots who tell the public "HEY GUYS IM SO GHETTO YO" while making millions off of dumb top 40 singles.
[QUOTE=Lemonator;26298999]'Metal'
A bunch of immature screaming faggots who write songs about DEATH and VIKINGS.
'Electronic'
Faggots with no social interaction that spend all day on FL studio hoping to become 'Da NeXT big DJ!!'
'Hip hop'
Faggots who tell the public "HEY GUYS IM SO GHETTO YO" while making millions off of dumb top 40 singles.[/QUOTE]
So what do you listen to? Classical music or something?
[QUOTE=Noz;26299029]So what do you listen to? Classical music or something?[/QUOTE]
No
Indie Rock is just an umbrella term. It's basically the same thing as Alternative Rock. If you don't know what it should be classified as, but it remotely sounds like The Killers, Modest Mouse, or Franz Ferdinand, then it's Indie.
[QUOTE=Lemonator;26298999]'Metal'
A bunch of immature screaming faggots who write songs about DEATH and VIKINGS.
'Electronic'
Faggots with no social interaction that spend all day on FL studio hoping to become 'Da NeXT big DJ!!'
'Hip hop'
Faggots who tell the public "HEY GUYS IM SO GHETTO YO" while making millions off of dumb top 40 singles.[/QUOTE]
'Lemonator'
shitty troll
[editline]25th November 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=Debauchery;26299166]Indie Rock is just an umbrella term. It's basically the same thing as Alternative Rock. If you don't know what it should be classified as, but it remotely sounds like The Killers, Modest Mouse, or Franz Ferdinand, then it's Indie.[/QUOTE]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zVlr-ynnAI[/media]
where does that leave st. vincent
[QUOTE=Debauchery;26299166]The Killers, Modest Mouse, or Franz Ferdinand, then it's Indie.[/QUOTE]
2/3 of those are post punk bands on major record labels.
post-punk is from the 70's
[QUOTE=thisispain;26299406]post-punk is from the 70's[/QUOTE]
Ok then POST-PUNK REVIVAL even though you know exactly what I mean.
fucking indie
The Killers are indie rock aren't they?
[QUOTE=RELAXiN;26302755]The Killers are indie rock aren't they?[/QUOTE]
if Universal Music Group is indie to you then yeah i guess
I am pretty sure other genres have a lot of the same pretentiousness that Indie Rock has.
Anyhow, I love Modest Mouse, fucking awesome band. Especially their older stuff, I love the raw feel of the music. Fuck, my brother told me that Isaac Bock used to get drunk as possible, go to a shed, and record vocals for some of the songs. I still like Modest Mouse as they progressed to Epic.
[QUOTE=RELAXiN;26302755]The Killers are indie rock aren't they?[/QUOTE]
Seems more like pop rock to me.
[QUOTE=thisispain;26302925]if Universal Music Group is indie to you then yeah i guess[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=CheeserCrice;26295836]To me the name doesnt really mean anything. I don't really understand how being on an independent lable makes a different genre. But i'm quite ignorant.[/QUOTE]
Thats actually how I think about Christian Rock. Neither the lyrics nor the record label of a band can really determine what genre they play.
I think indie rock probably just draws in a small minority of people who are so pretentious and vocal, their pretentious aura overpowers nearby moderate fans. Tends to make the entire genre look pretentious, which probably isn't the case.
It's mostly just Alternative Rock that's in a different genre purely because of the record label. Which is stupid.
[QUOTE=thisispain;26299406]post-punk is from the 70's[/QUOTE]
I never understood how post-punk came from the '70s when the very first punk rock albums came from the late '70s
[QUOTE=mikeyt493;26295828]indie rock is such an oxymoron of a genre now[/QUOTE]
How so?
Oh god, are you seriously saying Indie Rock isn't rock?
Because it is
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