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What does being post some genre mean? Like post-rock, post-grunge, post-punk etc. Just that it evolved from that stuff while moving away from some of its central aspects (like post-modernism although tbh I don't fully get that either)? I have no idea.
I think it's just a term bands use to distance themselves from whatever genre they are partially influenced by
I once heard it described as genre that took the core aspects/instrumentation of the genre and did something different with them. I think I read that on UG though, so it has a 90% chance of being completely wrong.
(02-16-2014, 11:51 AM)Mr Maps Wrote: [ -> ]I once heard it described as genre that took the core aspects/instrumentation of the genre and did something different with them. I think I read that on UG though, so it has a 90% chance of being completely wrong.

That's kind of right. It's also like an expansion of the sound it's a post of. In post genres, you can still hear the aspects of what they were post of. Though many times with post genres, it does start to turn into a type of umbrella term, as you'll see bands who do sound similar, but then they have bands that are completely different.
^That last post would make more sense if you were typing the words you meant to type. I think.
Lol, I was typing on my phone and didn't catch that. I fixed the typos.
I am pretty sure the only post band I have listened to is Godspeed You Black Empire. They're alright.
There's probably a good chance you have Post-Grunge as well.
I looked up post-grunge and yes, I have heard and am a fan of quite a bit of it.
Well, I know the most about Post-Metal (and a tiny bit about Post-Rock). Post-Metal seems to take metal riffs and adds a lot to them. It's also still guitar based, but the riffs are more sparse and such. So, that basically fits what Maps and Grungie were saying.