[kj] [KJ] OT: Just check out the tribal drums &chiming guitar...

[Darren A. Peace]

I'd say that my favourite Straight Edge band, never having hear them, is
xDEATHSTARx. Christian metalcore, apparently. Fits right in with my Stryper
collection.

 

And - Mr Perry, if you're reading this, were you responsible for any stupid
genre names you'd like to tell us about?

 

Darren

Hungerford, UK

 

From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of Alexander Smith
Sent: 04 June 2009 9:06 PM
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] [KJ] OT: Just check out the tribal drums &chiming
guitar...

 

 

Well, precisely -- I doubt anyone *other* than journalists were using these
terms in earnest. By the same token, I suppose said journalists were faced
with the dilemma of how to encapsulate certain sub-genres, scenes, etc. It's
just that "positive punk" could quite possibly be the lamest tag of all
time.

 

Let's remember that it was also the journos who came up with tags like
"goth," "shoegazer," "baggy" and the like.

 

"Straight Edge," meanwhile, was brought about by the bands themselves (for
whatever that's worth). Not sure who coined "Emo," but whoever they are sure
be pelted with bags of their own dung.

 

Alex in NYC

 

 

On Jun 4, 2009, at 3:57 PM, Peter Moltesen wrote:






>They're all pretty meaningless tags.


 

lol :o)

They're there for the use of lazy journalists

 

And then those positive punk bands (Sisters, NMA, Southern/Death/Cult,
Bauhaus etc)

became 'goth' bands, before some (NMA) progressed to folk rock or metal (the
Cult) ;o)

 

Peter  

 

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