Originally Posted by Hazy_Eyed
Actually, it's under the genre of Indie.
Usually people think it means "Independent" and not afflected with major commerialized record companies. Which it still means.
But it also is a new category of music.
I won't go into much detail about it though.
No, indie isnt a new category of music, its been around for years. Indie is a sub-genre that fans, (usually not artists) like to label their bands as.
indie, emo, punk, ska, new age, are part of the genre of ROCK.
I have had the oppurtunity to speak with a few bands that would be labeled "indie." the general consensus from these bands were that they did not want to fall into any label to where they could be a "fad" or whatever.
EX.
emo
EMO has been around for 20 years or so. Although, the first "emo" bands were never considered to be EMO music. They made music that wasnt subjective to whats out there. Now these crappy bands that come around try to fit into that label, therefore making shitty music. Now people tend to despise EMO becuase of the crap that is out there now.
People/Fans will always come up with "new" types genres/labels, seeking originality, until it becomes popular and bands ultimatley die with the trend. At the end of the day, its ROCK & ROLL.
Originally Posted by Hazy_Eyed
Usually people think it means "Independent" and not afflected with major commerialized record companies. Which it still means.
Yes, some bands initially want to "stick it to the big man"
This is all fine and well, until you cant feed you're wife and kids. If the band is good enough, and their fan base contiues to grow, they eventually will "sell out," or be "affected by major commerialized record companies." Would this course of action take the band out of the sub-genre????? This is why band dont tend to favor stupid labels.