Post Rock Thread

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BeefThief: Aug 8, 2007

I don't know, I never really talk about the fact that I like post rock so I don't know what other people think of it...maybe you like it and would like to have a thread to discuss it? Or perhaps you said what the gently caress is post rock and decided to click this thread. Mayby yeo think its gay and would like to post your opinion on the matte. Whatever the case may be, you may have some links and are doing the thread posting/making GBS threads at your leisure. Thank you and G-d bless.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BSHAXpNey0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4s6Oo5T86c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FQmXVRhKtc

Also good to listen to while reading e/n threads :fork:

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I'm Crap: Aug 15, 2001

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poopzilla: Nov 23, 2004

Rock n Roll can never die op

# ? Sep 14, 2015 22:45

BeefThief: Aug 8, 2007

that's correct forums user poopzilla; post rock is the use of rock instruments for non-rock purposes. I don't know if hipsters ever caught on to this stuff but I have heard people talk poo poo about godspeed you black emperor...I think they have vocals though so basically not post rock.

to counter my point, here's Ef - Hello Scotland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcsTYZ6mMuQ

# ? Sep 14, 2015 22:48

tuyop: Sep 15, 2006; Every second that we're not growing BASIL is a second wasted; Fun Shoe

No, you.

Edit: OP, I'm very confused by the title of this thread. Is it a command?

# ? Sep 14, 2015 22:50

poopzilla: Nov 23, 2004

i didnt click any of those links and i dont know what post rock is. namaste

# ? Sep 14, 2015 22:50

BeefThief: Aug 8, 2007

human being forums rulebreakers did not deign to read thread, reported

# ? Sep 14, 2015 22:52

El Boot: Mar 18, 2009; Thank Dog It's Friday

I just saw Godspeed on Friday and it was incredible even though some dingus tried to trap me in an argument about goddamned bitcoins when I was smoking a cigarette.

# ? Sep 14, 2015 22:56

memy: Oct 15, 2011; by exmarx

Seeing Godspeed in two weeks. It'll be my second time seeing them

# ? Sep 14, 2015 22:56

BeefThief: Aug 8, 2007

memy posted:

Seeing Godspeed in two weeks. It'll be my second time seeing them

holy poo poo they're coming to town...post rock shows in the US seem to happen once every 4 years per band. I saw Mono two years ago and there were like 45 people there so maybe that's why

# ? Sep 14, 2015 22:59

BeefThief: Aug 8, 2007

dad gay. so what if you in particular are reading this I want you to listen to Giants - Old Stories on one of your lunch breaks tomorrow and think about your life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgjba4D9uKg

# ? Sep 14, 2015 23:02

Bodyholes: Jun 30, 2005

BeefThief posted:

I don't know, I never really talk about the fact that I like post rock so I don't know what other people think of it...maybe you like it and would like to have a thread to discuss it? Or perhaps you said what the gently caress is post rock and decided to click this thread. Mayby yeo think its gay and would like to post your opinion on the matte. Whatever the case may be, you may have some links and are doing the thread posting/making GBS threads at your leisure. Thank you and G-d bless.

Also good to listen to while reading e/n threads

I've never heard that definition of post-rock before. It always seemed to be a spiritual continuation of prog-rock to me. Anyway, I'm not a huge fan of the usual bands people discuss in the genre like mogwai or godspeed. I think those types of bands tend to produce albums full of good ideas that didn't quite combine into good songs.

I quite like Tortoise though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0muak01p6k8

# ? Sep 14, 2015 23:05

Inexplicable Humblebrag: Sep 20, 2003

i also enjoy This Will Destroy You, OP

# ? Sep 14, 2015 23:21

BeefThief: Aug 8, 2007

Here is the song Moksha by Caspian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMdvdpHph9U

# ? Sep 14, 2015 23:24

BeefThief: Aug 8, 2007

nothing beats getting blazed, stretching out, and listening to some post rock

# ? Sep 14, 2015 23:24

HAM ON THE BONE: Aug 22, 2009; Pillbug

I prefer the superior micro-genre of Post-Hardcore.

# ? Sep 14, 2015 23:52

Bodyholes: Jun 30, 2005

anglerfish posted:

I prefer the superior micro-genre of Post-Hardcore.

this but unironically

# ? Sep 14, 2015 23:53

El Boot: Mar 18, 2009; Thank Dog It's Friday

listening to Mladic right now gently caress y'all
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXdF9uhVrI0

# ? Sep 14, 2015 23:56

Flynn Taggart: Jun 14, 2006

idgi is this a thread for posting rocks or something?

# ? Sep 15, 2015 00:03

HD DAD: Jan 13, 2010; Generic white guy.; Toilet Rascal

The last two Talk Talk albums count as post rock, right? I really like those.

# ? Sep 15, 2015 00:06

Flynn Taggart: Jun 14, 2006

# ? Sep 15, 2015 00:08

Gianthogweed: Jun 3, 2004; "And then I see the disinfectant...where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that. Uhh, by injection inside..." - a Very Stable Genius.

I like post rock. It's basically prog rock without the capes and flower costumes. Still good stuff though.

# ? Sep 15, 2015 00:13

Matey: Mar 28, 2008; eat food

I like Explosions in the Sky, This Will Destroy You, Lymbyc Systym (maybe not considered post rock but close imo), The American Dollar, Bitcrush, and Limp (not the American band). Well there's my serious post (rock haha) for this thread

# ? Sep 15, 2015 00:17

JiveHonky: May 12, 2001; by zen death robot; Grimey Drawer

emo music?

# ? Sep 15, 2015 00:17

El Boot: Mar 18, 2009; Thank Dog It's Friday

anglerfish posted:

I prefer the superior micro-genre of Post-Hardcore.

I started getting real into post-hardcore a few months ago. Also good: post-metal, post-punk. Maybe I just like post-genres.

# ? Sep 15, 2015 00:19

poopzilla: Nov 23, 2004

ok im back and i clicked two (2) of those links. is this like the blaire witch project of music?

# ? Sep 15, 2015 00:36

raton: Jul 28, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

My favorite Mogwai song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDGVk8N3f-M

Number two:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8utoYl7LLo

Mogwai is the best overall punk rock band, I saw them live one time and they blew out my ear but I got better. The show I saw happened to be the one they filmed for this release: http://www.amazon.com/Special-Moves-CD-DVD-Mogwai/dp/B003VQO4VQ

# ? Sep 15, 2015 01:03

raton: Jul 28, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

I saw GYBE live twice. Once in around 2001 and once in around 2013 (under Rusted Satellites moniker). At the 2001 show they played a film as a backdrop of a Montreal street where there was a crossing guard waiting around, but the weather was really really awful and there were no people needing to cross the street. He paced around and got visibly more and more bored and anxious and as the song built to its usual GYBE crescendo the crossing guard walked out into the street and stopped traffic for no reason. It was great I liked the concert a lot.

I have told this story, also for no reason, to a few women I've known sometime after I've put my wiener in them, so now it's like I've hosed you too, GBS.

The 2013 show was kinda forgettable apart from "we want punks in the palace" line of Blind blind blind song (2:42 here), which was neat.

raton fucked around with this message at 01:15 on Sep 15, 2015

# ? Sep 15, 2015 01:05

Djeser: Mar 22, 2013; it's crow time again

Flynn Taggart posted:

came in here to post a rock too, because this is the thread to Post a Rock

# ? Sep 15, 2015 01:07

raton: Jul 28, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

Tortoise is the most overlooked postrock band that is also definitely a blueblood postrock band and has a million releases &c. They are overlooked because they can be a little jazzy.

This is my favorite Tortoise song, it's real good, it's probably the best overall postrock song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLCgcp83Tfg

Here is another Tortoise song that I like, it's from real early in their career / the whole postrock thing so nobody really knows what they're doing, but it's nice and pleasant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA5wzJb8HGQ

# ? Sep 15, 2015 01:09

satanic splash-back: Jan 28, 2009

# ? Sep 15, 2015 01:12

Cubone: May 26, 2011; Because it never leaves its bedroom, no one has ever seen this poster's real face.

# ? Sep 15, 2015 01:28

Ratios and Tendency: Apr 23, 2010; MURALI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4WYnSFqh6k

I'd forgotten how good this is.

Ratios and Tendency fucked around with this message at 04:43 on Sep 15, 2015

# ? Sep 15, 2015 04:05

vug: Jan 23, 2015; by Cowcaster

that new sigur ros joint is good

# ? Sep 15, 2015 07:34

raton: Jul 28, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

Ratios and Tendency posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4WYnSFqh6k

I'd forgotten how good this is.

wtf somehow I've never heard this (outside of a concert)

raton fucked around with this message at 07:55 on Sep 15, 2015

# ? Sep 15, 2015 07:37

I'm Crap: Aug 15, 2001

Mental-Rectangle posted:

I've never heard that definition of post-rock before. It always seemed to be a spiritual continuation of prog-rock to me. Anyway, I'm not a huge fan of the usual bands people discuss in the genre like mogwai or godspeed. I think those types of bands tend to produce albums full of good ideas that didn't quite combine into good songs.

that's true about mogwai, apart from their first album which is non-stop heaters. all their subsequent albums, even though they're not bad at times, are kind of disappointing after that debut

# ? Sep 15, 2015 07:39