this is the album, or maybe the band, where my understanding of post-punk vs. new wave fizzles a little bit. I have a set list of bands in each genre that I'm fairly confident of, and a relatively good grasp of the history compared to the average schmoe, but the infighting around it all just gives me a headache. I do know how much I love post-punk though. what a hell of a genre.
One of the greatest albums ever, for sure. I always just thought of it as somewhere between punk and new wave--and maybe that's what the phrase "pretentious artsiness" is getting at. But maybe giving it it's own genre is slicing things too thin?
this is the album, or maybe the band, where my understanding of post-punk vs. new wave fizzles a little bit. I have a set list of bands in each genre that I'm fairly confident of, and a relatively good grasp of the history compared to the average schmoe, but the infighting around it all just gives me a headache. I do know how much I love post-punk though. what a hell of a genre.
One of the greatest albums ever, for sure. I always just thought of it as somewhere between punk and new wave--and maybe that's what the phrase "pretentious artsiness" is getting at. But maybe giving it it's own genre is slicing things too thin?
I've always liked that album. "Born Under Punches" is a great track too.