All right, three part thread this time. To begin the discussion, one the most immediate (and still to this day lauded) Post-Hardcore bands is At The Drive-In. Without rehashing to much, At The Drive were a band from Texas that begin to become more well known with their swan song "Relationship of Command". Critically and somewhat commercially successful, this album but the band in the public's eye, but only only long enough before they went on an "indefinite hiatus". The members have since split into the Mars Volta and Sparta (although since this time have Sparta has also gone on hiatus). Anyways, given all the turmoil and feelings before their untimely breakup, what do you think would've happened had At The Drive-In stayed together?
2. Math Rock (and similarly Post-Rock) is a genre that has since it's beginnings in the 80's has become one of the polarizing genres and at the very least, one of the seemingly most despised genre labels. While talented outfits are able to juggle technical complexity, artistic creativity and musicality, this is perhaps the most widely thought of pretentious. Although that is open to interpretation, what are your thoughts of the genre that is home to Tera Melos, Hella, Piglet, This Town Needs Guns and Slint?
3. What are the differences between this:
and this?:
Believe you me, you don't need to know where I stand on this, but your opinion is wanted; Do you think it's better to openly acknowledge when music is useful for atmosphere than over pretentiously reiterated whiny Rock/Metal masquerading as musical creativity?
2. Math Rock (and similarly Post-Rock) is a genre that has since it's beginnings in the 80's has become one of the polarizing genres and at the very least, one of the seemingly most despised genre labels. While talented outfits are able to juggle technical complexity, artistic creativity and musicality, this is perhaps the most widely thought of pretentious. Although that is open to interpretation, what are your thoughts of the genre that is home to Tera Melos, Hella, Piglet, This Town Needs Guns and Slint?
3. What are the differences between this:
and this?:
Believe you me, you don't need to know where I stand on this, but your opinion is wanted; Do you think it's better to openly acknowledge when music is useful for atmosphere than over pretentiously reiterated whiny Rock/Metal masquerading as musical creativity?