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Early 90's indie rock coming back?
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:39 am
by mrmtzion
I have noticed that allot of people in my town are starting back to basics (guitar,guitar/vocals,bass,drums,no effects pedals) 90's indie rock style bands. Is this sound coming back or is it just a Charleston thing? I know of 4 bands here that kinda have that superchunk,garden variety kind of sound. I like it and hope that it gains momentum.
Re: Early 90's indie rock coming back?
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:44 am
by sonidero
Of course it is... It's been going on in "Too Cool for School" Austin for awhile...
The 90's are the new 80's...
Re: Early 90's indie rock coming back?
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:47 am
by mrmtzion
I'm old and not too cool for school, but I would'nt mind chcking some austin indie rock bands out. Have any names? I grew up in that era and love the sound.
Re: Early 90's indie rock coming back?
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:58 am
by sonidero
Nah man I'm old too... I just shake my cane at peeps on my lawn...
Anyone playing here would be a safe bet...
http://beerlandtexas.com/Superchunk is touring and so will Mission of Burma so that whole thing is coming back...
Re: Early 90's indie rock coming back?
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:22 am
by amorphous
good thing it's coming back, this shit has always been my wheelhouse.
Re: Early 90's indie rock coming back?
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:35 am
by Chankgeez
sonidero wrote:The 90's are the new 80's...
Let's hope not.
Seems like oftentimes people pick up on the "bad" aspects of any certain decade to revive.
Re: Early 90's indie rock coming back?
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 6:47 pm
by CBA
I hear The Boys Themselves are pretty goddamn good.
C
Re: Early 90's indie rock coming back?
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 1:17 am
by theavondon
EMO REVIVAL FTW
Re: Early 90's indie rock coming back?
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 4:26 am
by RR Bigman
theavondon wrote:EMO REVIVAL FTW
that shit never went anywhere...the midwest has been twinkling along quite nicely since at least cap'n jazz was a thing. Unless you're talking moss icon type ish
Re: Early 90's indie rock coming back?
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:30 am
by IEatCats
It might be coming back as most of us are too fucking poor for effects. I always start trying to do some big effects heavy project, but we give up and jam over 90s alternative indie shit, when we realize we don't know how to do that shit, and can't afford more equipment.
Re: Early 90's indie rock coming back?
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 12:07 am
by adrianlee
theavondon wrote:EMO REVIVAL FTW
Gimme Dat sunny day all fucking day
Re: Early 90's indie rock coming back?
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 12:19 am
by spacelordmother
adrianlee wrote:theavondon wrote:EMO REVIVAL FTW
Gimme Dat sunny day all fucking day
Re: Early 90's indie rock coming back?
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 2:27 am
by theavondon
RR Bigman wrote:theavondon wrote:EMO REVIVAL FTW
that shit never went anywhere...the midwest has been twinkling along quite nicely since at least cap'n jazz was a thing. Unless you're talking moss icon type ish
Well, that is true to an extent, but there's a shitton of stuff nationwide now all along the same lines of "90's midwest emo". They all play shows together and roughly belong to a huge community of friends. I listed a few bands that I've played with a bunch of times below.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCacJDZdLP0[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nowuL9--kmI[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDEzrqEUEzI[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO52t1yQfWU[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-y18anLv7A[/youtube]
Re: Early 90's indie rock coming back?
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:11 am
by Mudfuzz
amorphous wrote:good thing it's coming back, this shit has always been my wheelhouse.
I like the "idea" of it coming back but lets hope for a evolution and not a throwback.. sadly the way it works out most of the time is throwback.. like what is popular in the mainstream now
is like a bad 80's train reck
or the pop punk in the 90's
or swing in the 90's
or the ska pop thing
ect ct
Re: Early 90's indie rock coming back?
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:19 am
by jrmy
Mudfuzz wrote:amorphous wrote:good thing it's coming back, this shit has always been my wheelhouse.
I like the "idea" of it coming back but lets hope for a evolution and not a throwback.. sadly the way it works out most of the time is throwback.. like what is popular in the mainstream now
is like a bad 80's train reck
or the pop punk in the 90's
or swing in the 90's
or the ska pop thing
ect ct
So far, it seems like the bands who are coming back for more than a single reunion tour get that. Mission of Burma sounds more furiously skronky than ever. Dinosaur Jr... well, they sound like themselves. But that's always been their point. I think the issue would be new bands trying to ape the sounds of "the old days."
Still, that said, I've never been too concerned about what's on the radio, so I probably will miss most of the wannabes who would make me cringe.