From the Quaternions Sent Fri, Aug 6th 1999, 06:31
From the Quaternions Sent Fri, Aug 6th 1999, 06:31
> on another topic, as far as postrock goes, I hate the term, I hate > Tortoise, enjoy exactly one Dylan Group song, and only like a few Ui > tracks. Is it just me, or is post-rock just another idiotic Reynolds misnomer? Call me crazy and ill-raised, but my parents taught me just one simple rule: If you're post-anything, you have to be reacting to that particular anything. And post-rock seems to be going as far as it can to avoid even referencing rock. Lite jazz, concrete, classical,tropicalia, sure. But rock? Except for a few bands, a few instruments, and a few moments, no post rock acts seem to have the slightest interest in any of rock's concision, its energy, its sheer rockingness. And that's why I don't like much of it. In my little world, "rocking" is a musical value (as are "funky," "noisey," "swinging," and plenty of other words which encapsulate the contributions and vibes of entire genres). Any "rock" which doesn't, isn't, and shouldn't be. Now the Boredoms on the other hand. They're real post-rock. They take rock idioms and turn them on their ear. Power chords without hair metal, 70s rock without the Krautwank vibe. It rocks, but in an entirely refreshing way. Why didn't Simon Reynolds use the term to describe their music? Then the world would make a lot more sense. Any other bands who do all the crazy post-rock things which the Boredoms do? Or other things which are as interesting? Fuck singing wallpaper Sam