Definitions of 'underground' and 'indie'

nailz · Post by **nailz** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 4:29 pm

ParadoxVincent wrote:I love Indie Rock, it's so different, outside of the faggoty trends that today's crap-rock set.

Hey, thanks for registering just so you could use the word 'faggoty' in a post! You get a salad! Now, begin tossing!

PunkRockLove · Post by **PunkRockLove** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 5:24 pm

Now, this is my oppinion, even though everyone here thinks I am stupid, I think I can sum it up rather nicely.

Underground-this can be any genre(...though I have never heard of an underground country band...) that is just lesser known, and is not mainstream, which gets radio play.

Indie-Softcore rock.

There is my take.

badmartialarts · Post by **badmartialarts** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 5:32 pm

There are underground country bands. Asleep at the Wheel has had some commercial success songs, and you might get lucky and see one of their CDs at a Wal-Mart, but have you heard of them? They mostly just get together, tour a while, write some new songs, put out a new record that gets some play where they can find it, and then go back to their day jobs.

Same with The Geezinslaws (they're probably an even better example).

Undo · Post by **Undo** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:03 am

PunkRockLove wrote:Indie-Softcore rock.

Not at all, actually.

Unless your definition of "normal" rock is formed from listening to nothing but nu-metal and Ozzfest bands.

There's nothing really "soft" about most indie rock, except that it's usually not concerned with songs about being dumped or kicking people's asses. But if realizing that there's more to life than that makes me soft, then hey, call me Sof' Boy!

Undo · Post by **Undo** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 5:51 pm

Evangelion:Anime::Pavement:Indie rock

A starting point for beginners and a standard by which to measure all there after...

Undo · Post by **Undo** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 6:18 pm

Further explanation:

Modest Mouse/Pokemon: the major breakthrough that opened the floodgates.

The Killers/Digimon: similar followup of reasonable commercial success, yet critically revilled.

That is all for now until we get some Guided By Voices/Dragonball pictures made up.

Unpronounceable_Symbol · Post by **Unpronounceable_Symbol** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 12:40 am

omgz0rs, 199% spot-on for the Malkmus/Misato one.

If Pokemon had gone 3000 episodes before the kids suddenly started jumping all over it I'd agree on that one too, ie. "Early Pokemon was way better, more edgy and experimental."
OMG just made a connection-- Isaac -Brock- (that was dumb)

*ahem* yes. Just letting you know you have an audience. :p

(still haven't heard the Killers' album, still haven't seen any Digimon)

Undo · Post by **Undo** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 2:39 am

We present more

The Fall & Guided By Voices = Dragonball (Z, GT, etc.)

Indie bands/anime series that's gone on longer than anyone honestly remembers, with more albums/episodes than anyone's actually seen/heard, with more members/characters than anything else.

darkcoloredeyes · Post by **darkcoloredeyes** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 4:25 pm

indie is short for independent and underground is something that not on radio or mtv

the Black Monarch · Post by **the Black Monarch** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 12:50 am

"Underground" and "Indie" bands are the ones that no one likes because they suck.

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