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by **Sean** » Tue May 17, 2005 6:10 am

I often hear people these days calling bands like New Order, Depeche Mode, etc. Modern Rock. I hate that term. These are New Wave bands! Does anyone else feel the same way? To me, Modern Rock is Linkin Park, POD, and Green Day.

by **SwampThing** » Tue May 17, 2005 6:21 am

Nope, I feel just the opposite. The term "Modern Rock" was around way before 90's "Alternative".

by **Bitter Almonds** » Tue May 17, 2005 6:30 am

Oh, don't get me started. To me, "alternative" is probably a worse term for New Wave music. I don't mind the term itself, when properly applied. Alternative, to me, is Husker Du, Sonic Youth, Matthew Sweet, Stone Temple Pilots, The The, etc. Nowhere do Ne

by **ru480s2** » Tue May 17, 2005 6:37 am

I like Post-Punk, it's a fairly general term, and it doesn't remind me of 90's alt.

by **ekahob** » Tue May 17, 2005 7:21 am

I like to call it Post modern - post punk - alternative - rockabilly - punk - power pop - new romantic - ska - power punk - techno pop - post modern - gothic rock - sophisti-pop - synth pop - psychobilly - pub rock - modern rock - hardcore - new wave.

by **ghosty** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:39 am

God, you'd hate the name of my show but probably like the music. "Modern Rock" was the catch-all term applied to NW or post-NW acts in the mid to late 80's. WLIR (or WDRE at the time) called The Cure, Cocteau Twins and The Smiths "Modern Rock" and that is

by **SwampThing** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:48 am

ghosty, you nailed it. I totally agree.

by **geoffolehane** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:14 am

I think Modern Rock is a good term to describe the music we all cherish.

The problem with "New Wave" is that it's not [i]new[/i] anymore. It's old. It was an image and sound predominantly associated with the late 1970's to early 1980's. When people

by **KYYX4ever** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:51 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by XXX[/i]
<br>Oh, don't get me started. To me, "alternative" is probably a worse term for New Wave music. I do

by **bpdp3** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:58 am

Back in the day if a comp of new wave bands was called "Modern Rock", I'd have been fine with that.

Now, at least in my area, much of the new stuff like Linkin Park etc. is constantly called Mondern Rock by the FM stations. It just doesn't SOUND appro

by **knowitallrecs** » Tue May 17, 2005 4:22 pm

I don't know why people think "alternative rock" is a '90s term. I first saw the label used in 1987, and in 1988, the year I started reviewing albums, it appeared often in my articles about New Wave acts like Siouxsie & the Banshees, Lloyd Cole & the Comm

by **knowitallrecs** » Tue May 17, 2005 4:23 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by XXX[/i]
<br>Oh, don't get me started. To me, "alternative" is probably a worse term for New Wave music. I do

by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:27 pm

I seem to remember the stuff that wasn't popular but wasn't punk or hardcore all being lumped in together and called "college rock". Then when it became more mainstream being referred to as "alternative". REM, Lloyd Cole, and the Smiths are perfect exampl

by **siouxmoux** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:50 pm

Just Saying the term Modern Rock now in 2005 seems, Not so Modern anymore more.

by **knowitallrecs** » Wed May 18, 2005 4:42 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by i_like_lectric_motors[/i]
<br>I seem to remember the stuff that wasn't popular but wasn't punk or hardcore a

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