Post rock?
Brother, I'm with you here....I guess I'm just too damned old....
Boy, are you guys ever behind the times...
Wake up! It's not 1975 anymore...
MM
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What amps are you using for post-rock?
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Boy, are you guys ever behind the times...
Wake up! It's not 1975 anymore...
MM
Is post rock what's taking over for planking? Anyway, I think something with a tube pre-amp and a couple of 15's would do fairly well. Then get an OD.
Boy, are you guys ever behind the times...
Wake up! It's not 1975 anymore...
MM
You are absolutely correct! It's NOT 1975 any longer....and it's a damn shame.....
Post Rock , Death Core, Post apocalyptic, Metal Core, Math Rock, Blah, Blah, Blah....
Yeah....it's not 1975 any longer....
Give me a heavy dose of Gentle Giant and Camel any day of the week and I'll be a happy old man!!
I had a client refer to Nickelback the other day as "dadrock" . . . It's become apparent, especially on here when I read people rattle off band names in an entire thread and I haven't even heard of 1 - I've turned into an old foggie 
Hmmm. Thsi Post rock kind of reminds me of Shoegaze minus the 100+ layers of heavily-reverbed vocals.
Yes, it is not 1975 anymore. Honestly, imo this type of music is where the spirit of punk went. The underground world of post-rock/metal is a very DIY environment. I know some of you old timers may think this music is "that newfangled stuff kids listen to" but as stated earlier it has been around for almost 20 years. Neurosis has been around for almost thirty, Mogwai for almost twenty. The best part about this music? It can't be destroyed by the radio and mtv, most people don't have the attention span for it so it's an acquired taste. Which is good, I hope it stays underground. As far as amps, use whatever as long as it is capable of punching you in chest with the boom boom.
I loves me some Russian Circles. But the genre of the week thing (in general, not this specific case per se) is annoying, as is anything with "post" in the name. Again generally speaking.
pasta4inch: When I first signed up for bass lessons, the teacher asked me to email him a list of bands who had a style of bass playing I liked. Of the 30-40 I listed, he'd only heard of Black Sabbath.
pasta4inch: When I first signed up for bass lessons, the teacher asked me to email him a list of bands who had a style of bass playing I liked. Of the 30-40 I listed, he'd only heard of Black Sabbath.
You know, you bring up an interesting point. Not to get any kind of an "anthropological" discussion going here, but one thing I notice CONSTANTLY is that (at least in our shows) it is mainly populated by teenagers-college kids who want to hear the old standard "classic rock".
I can not tell you the times that I have been approached by "young 'uns" who tell me that they literally HATE the music choices out there today and they much prefer the "older" stuff...or what old-timers, like myself, call ROCK. You know - AC/DC, Mountain, Zep, Beatles, Stones, et al.....(insert preference here....)
It's not my place to determine what is actually better (Hell, I wouldn't know anyway) and I am fully aware that it is predicated on generational tastes and morays, but I do find it interesting that while I, and most of MY generation, couldn't wait to "disassociate" ourselves from Mom and Dad's listening choices (The Ray Conniff Singers just didn't do it for me) that so many of the younger folks can't wait to go "back to the future".....
Because one thing that being an "old fart" has proven to me over and over and OVER again, is that everything old eventually becomes new again.
As a young 'un, I fell like musicianship these days is often completely overlooked by the mainstream media.
There's no doubt that there's definitely good music being made these days, Post-Rock being one of my favorite genres. But unless you actively go out looking for it, it's pretty easy to pass it by for most folks.
Maybe the youth of today can just connect with "Classic Rock" more because they know there's something great about it (otherwise why would we still be talking about it 30 years later), but they can't seem to find the same quality in popular music today.
Damn MTV
As a young 'un, I fell like musicianship these days is often completely overlooked by the mainstream media.
There's no doubt that there's definitely good music being made these days, Post-Rock being one of my favorite genres. But unless you actively go out looking for it, it's pretty easy to pass it by for most folks.
Maybe the youth of today can just connect with "Classic Rock" more because they know there's something great about it (otherwise why would we still be talking about it 30 years later), but they can't seem to find the same quality in popular music today.
Damn MTV
Damn MTV
Gotta love it!!! Well, FWIW, Beavis and Butthead are coming back But seriously, Great response! I tend to forget that the media DOES tend to overlook anything (out of the ordinary)...much to their detriment.....
Thanks again!
Guide to being famous in 2011:
1. The style of your hair may be worth more than your ability to hold your instrument correctly.
Knowing that kids today will be watching Beavis and Butthead is enough to let me sleep at night.
1. The style of your hair may be worth more than your ability to hold your instrument correctly.
Damn MTV
Knowing that kids today will be watching Beavis and Butthead is enough to let me sleep at night.
lets not forget the wonderful Appleseed Cast. best post rock w/vocals in my opinion
This just in: the crowd at a classic rock show enjoys classic rock.
Alert the media.
As a young 'un, I fell like musicianship these days is often completely overlooked by the mainstream media.
There's no doubt that there's definitely good music being made these days, Post-Rock being one of my favorite genres. But unless you actively go out looking for it, it's pretty easy to pass it by for most folks.
Maybe the youth of today can just connect with "Classic Rock" more because they know there's something great about it (otherwise why would we still be talking about it 30 years later), but they can't seem to find the same quality in popular music today.
Damn MTV
Sturgeon's law.
Explosions in the Sky put on an amazing show and they were very nice guys to hang out with as well. A concert hasn't made me 'feel' like that in years...amazing---top 10 shows I've ever seen (out of 200 or so I guess). So amazing in fact, I totally forgot to check out the bass set up in detail. Mostly Fenders on stage, Fender 2 15" bass cab with smaller speakers, head was maybe an Ashdown or something with a Vu Meter.
If they ever play in your area, but sure to check 'em out. Awesome.
If they ever play in your area, but sure to check 'em out. Awesome.
Something tubey that isn't too aggressive and handles effects well usually works good. Some "post-rock" bands play great with a really aggressive bass tone, but generally you need to be able to switch between mellow and aggressive.
Mogwai uses an Ampeg SVT Classic w/ SVT 8x10. I've seen Explosions switch between the SVT Classic and Ashdown ABM stuff.
Personally I prefer the Ashdown ABM stuff. I play through an ABM 500 EVO II into an ABM 610. I used an SVT Classic on our last European tour when we used a backline company but hated having to move it around.
Used an Ashdown ABM on this recording: Where We're Going, We Don't Need Roads | Pompeii
Personally I prefer the Ashdown ABM stuff. I play through an ABM 500 EVO II into an ABM 610. I used an SVT Classic on our last European tour when we used a backline company but hated having to move it around.
Used an Ashdown ABM on this recording: Where We're Going, We Don't Need Roads | Pompeii
