Talk:List of post-punk bands
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Updated the links of current bands. --FACT50 19:05, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
I just completely redid this page. It now includes sub-headers for Post-Punk influenced 80's bands, as well as notable post-punk centric record labels. --FACT50 18:57, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
Why are The Cribs in this list? They don't seem at all like post-punk to me, they just seem like indie. Ian 22:42, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
Just a few comments; I agree with most of the contemporary bands you have listed and thought I'd suggest that while I don't feel that T.V. on the Radio can really be characterized as post-punk (they lack the noisy/rough edge and more intense energy that I feel is part of that genre) it might be prudent to include Ex-Models and We Are Wolves on the list. Maybe even ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead. And was Pavement on there? I didn't check, but they probably should be. And to Ian2203, I say that you can be an indie band and also be post-punk, or not be post-punk. 130.245.230.173 11:00, 28 October 2007 (UTC)Happyfetusday
[edit] Cleaned up about half of page....
I got rid of about half of the non Wiki linked entries. Too tired to get rid of the rest.Crescentia 00:09, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
Was just curious, why was this done? I had spent a lot of time last year adding a lot of historically important post-punk bands to this list that do not happen to have Wiki-linked entries. I didn't realize that was a requirement. There are bands that were cut that were more relevant/influential than some bands that weren't, that happen to have links. I'm not criticizing you; I just want clarification. If I want to include a band on a comprehensive historical list such as this one, I have to create a separate Wiki entry for them first??? Greg Fasolino 15:42, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
I am confused because some of your lines between post-punk and New Wave are not clear. I know it is difficult to make a clear distinction, but if some are going to be marked more "new wave" (such as the disclaimer after Human League) the practice should be continued to include New Order, Depeche Mode and a few other bands that ride the line. I looked to this article to help me distinguish between the two, but sometimes the list made it more confusing. The two genres go hand in hand. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.166.137.107 (talk) 15:23, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Adding Kaiser Chiefs to the revival section
I'm going to add the Kaiser Chiefs to the revival section, and hopefully this time they won't get removed. This is perhaps the only time I've read anything about post-punk music and not seen mention of them, so it makes the article seem lacking.
Seriously, please stop removing them. At best, arguing that they're new wave is splitting hairs, especially considering both genres are nearly one in the same. Need some sources? here you go: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/19207-employment "there seems to be a mini-wave of UK acts brandishing their accents with a frequency last heard in the early days of post-punk. To these American ears, those vocals are part of what makes the Futureheads and Bloc Party sound as good as they do. Kaiser Chiefs are another of these groups" http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/7087457/review/7070365/employment http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2005/03/live_kaiser_chi.php Here again in this link, mentioned alongside other post-punk acts Editors, The Bravery, and The Killers: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/43713-an-end-has-a-start And finally, they're even listed as post-punk revival on Wikipedia's own indie rock page.
So, at best, you're splitting hairs here, at worst, making Wiki wildly inconsistent. 72.49.10.81 (talk) 02:07, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Spoon
I added Spoon to the post-punk influenced section. Here's the source: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/49260-interview-spoon Specifically: "Pitchfork: You guys seem to have gone through a few phases in your career, to over-generalize a bit. The first two albums were pretty explicitly rooted in a specific strain of post-punk.
BD: Yeah, I didn't think there was anything cooler than Wire and Gang of Four. That is kind of what I was shooting at for a couple of years. " 72.49.8.125 (talk) 16:26, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
