post punk revival tiers

[Elphenor]

Sid Vicious is the best example of this that I can think of

[Trotskilicious]

sid vicious was the record label's man

[Elphenor]

You have more punk cred than me for sure

[Elphenor]

I have a difficult time explaining what "cool" is, but you just know it when you see it and hear it.

It's an art in itself

[Trotskilicious]

it's bullshit and anyone even claiming punk rock should spit after saying the word

[Trotskilicious]

cool is basically another word for being good looking

[Mals Marola]

moral of the story is, throw as many "word flurries" cool woo hip hop wickity WACK look at me i'm wearin shades in DOORS shit as you want into it arctic monkeys still blo

[Elphenor]

Arctic Monkeys are pretty great musically too. If it's not your thing then okay

[null123]

my secret is that I have the song snap out of it in my main spotify playlist

[Elphenor]

This is hip-hop for spoiled posh white scum like me.

Lyrics are about being rejected entrance to a club and then like reflecting on it and stuff

[null123]

Stop emulating trots' sadsack white guilt routine it's really goofy

[Elphenor]

It was a joke

[null123]

Well then for future reference

[Elphenor]

But part of the reason I feel such a personal connection to bands like AM and like The Strokes is that they're well to do guys doing an emulation of post-punk

They're not The Fall but I totally get where they're coming from

[Elphenor]

Also, The Strokes are still awesome and "Welcome to Japan" is their best song.

[null123]

Room on Fire era Strokes was my first concert
Special place in my heart for them

[The exploding boy]

Originally Posted by Charmbag

I had a really good streak going where I didn't know what arctic monkeys sounded like or what music they even really played and sadly it was broken this year
Almost as bad as when I finally found out what Homestuck is

yeah i still couldn't identify a song. If i heard one, id dint know. I should probably check them out just to form an opinion.

[The exploding boy]

The strokes had one good record.

Also the libertines aren't really post punk are they? My gf is a huge fan, she's hung out with Carl Barat a few times and he even wore a jacket she made on Letterman. I dunno why i mention it, just cause i desperately want some second degree coolness to rub off on me i guess. Also might as well randomly mention she sang on stage with Joe Strummer and there's even a picture to prove it.

I on the other hand have never met anyone cool. Just people who have.

[pavementtune]

Originally Posted by Charmbag

Almost as bad as when I finally found out what Homestuck is

do I want to google "Homestuck" because I have no idea if you mean the band or??

the Libertines are rock, I don't know why anyone would need to label them any further.

[Trotskilicious]

Originally Posted by Charmbag

Stop emulating trots' sadsack white guilt routine it's really goofy

yeah you're right i should probably just defend white guys

[Catherine Wheel]

The new We Are Scientists album is awesome. Their best since Love and Squalor.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p6yJ0_TvZDU

[Mals Marola]

Originally Posted by pavementtune

the Libertines are rock, I don't know why anyone would need to label them any further.

this is how i feel about the strokes

in what way are they "post punk revival" their influences are like television, new york dolls & shit if you want to go that route

[Elphenor]

Yeah, but Television is like VU in that they were hugely influential to post-punk so of course you hear Television.

Strokes guitars are very 80's and then you have the dance punk drums and even the vocal effect they use is reminiscent of post-punk

[Mals Marola]

oh i wasn't opening a debate just saying they're actually just not post-punk revival at all
sorry, i'll be more clear next time

[Elphenor]

The Strokes could not possibly be more post-punk revival. I mean c'mon

[Elphenor]

I'd just like to point out that saying a band is "Rock" literally tells you nothing about them.

Both The Cure and Journey are "Rock bands" but there is a massive difference.

I stand by Libertines being post-punk they play with a sloppy power chord garage style but with a little more melody and less rage.

And the drums do the Pop tick pop tick pop tick pop tick pop tick relentless 4/4 dance beat

[pavementtune]

Originally Posted by Elphenor

Both The Cure and Journey are "Rock bands" but there is a massive difference.

no shit, that would have never crossed my mind, all this time I was thinking they are basically the same.

Originally Posted by Elphenor

I'd just like to point out that saying a band is "Rock" literally tells you nothing about them.

I'd like to point out that listening to any piece of music will tell you more than any of your "sloppy power chord post punk" gibberish.

by all means, go on and label music as much as you want to, and add some of your experienced evalutaion to it ("gnr most boring band ever" "no one but us (meaning people born after 1990) understood and appreciated Joey Ramone more") - but do you expect to be taken seriously by anyone older than yourself? No? good, because you won't.

[null123]

Originally Posted by Trotskilicious

yeah you're right i should probably just defend white guys

could there be a third option. I wonder...

[null123]

Post punk is just whatever music elphenor likes. Hope that helps

[pavementtune]

Originally Posted by Charmbag

Post punk is just whatever music elphenor likes. Hope that helps

now I'm even more confused - post punk or post punk revival?
or garage rock revival?