Best (Favorite) Post-Rock Band?

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Which of these bands is your favorite?

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Morgoths_Wrath Senior Member

Best (Favorite) Post-Rock Band?

I'm probably gonna have to go with Sigur Rós

office jesus Senior Member

Post rock? Wtf is that?

Morgoths_Wrath Senior Member

It’s basically more instrumental, ambient music.

office jesus Senior Member

Ah. Not really my thing. Thought you meant Progressive Rock.

Victor Von Doom Latverian Diplomat

Although I don't agree with the genre label, I'll ignore it for ease's sake.

Godspeed for me, no contest.

papabeard tHe RiVeRmaN

Mogwai.

I dont know if I would class Four Tet as post rock, its more focused on electronics and breakbeats.

Morgoths_Wrath Senior Member
Originally posted by papabeard
I dont know if I would class Four Tet as post rock, its more focused on electronics and breakbeats.

yeah...I think you're right

oh well 😮

MildPossession Restricted

I like all the bands in that list except Explosions, and Do Make Say Think(hardly heard anything from the band).

The one I listen to most though is Sigur Ros, absolutely adore the band.

Deathblow -

''Post-rock'', that is so unbelievably shitty.

Sir Whirlysplat Restricted
Originally posted by Deathblow
''Post-rock'', that is so unbelievably shitty.

Agreed 🙂

Alpha Centauri Restricted

Godspeed, and agreed with everyone who said this particular label is stupid.

-AC

Victor Von Doom Latverian Diplomat

I chose not to comment directly because I had the whole debate in another 'post-rock' thread.

Morgoths_Wrath Senior Member

Wiki says:
Post rock - using rock instrumentation for non-rock purposes; using guitars as facilitators of timbres and textures rather than riffs and power chords.

It is kind of a strange name, though, since rock is not dead and this style of music does not replace it. it’s just a different style of rock, but whatever. Call it what you will, it’s still characterized by emphasis on instrumental elements.

Dr. Strangelove The King Stay The King

Why can't it just be called instrumental music?

Victor Von Doom Latverian Diplomat
Originally posted by Dr. Strangelove
Why can't it just be called instrumental music?

I think of it as instrumental rock. I don't feel the need to analyse it beyond that, and even then, I don't feel all these bands necessarily fit together.

BlackSunshine Do what you want to do

uhh...actually I've never heard of any of those lol

StinkFist462 Your Mom

Sigur Ros

this is a stupid "genre"

Red Superfly You creepy little stalker
Originally posted by Morgoths_Wrath
Wiki says:
Post rock - using rock instrumentation for non-rock purposes; using guitars as facilitators of timbres and textures rather than riffs and power chords.

That's just rock.

"Post rock"?

In fact I'd say it was more progressive rock, to take instruments and use them as "facilitators" for new music.

Blah, I hate labels.