CityandColour Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 One small question about Indie, what is it exactly...? Isn't it when a band isn't on a major label contract or something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Peedston Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 that's exactly what it is. it's not really a genre, although people like to use it like it is. any band not signed to one of the big five record companies is an independant artist. it gets a little more complicated than that, because a lot of indie labels have distribution deals with major labels, but that's not anything anybody is really interested in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityandColour Posted December 7, 2003 Author Share Posted December 7, 2003 Hmmmm, that's what I thought because I noticed many Coldplay fans happen to be fans of Indie bands. Just for the hell of it, what are the 5 major record companies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corner Kid Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 also, people seem to think "indie" means "retro" or "vintage" like these bands labeled "Indie-Rock" like the Strokes, the White Stripes, The Vines, The Hives, Interpol, Kings of Leon, etc... Jump Little Children is an underground band, but people argue with me saying that they're not indie because of their sound, which is dumb, because Indie means "independent" not "vintage rock" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixie Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 Indie did originally come from independant bands. And somehow people have classified most music with a certain sound as indie. The sound is usually classified also as, "College kid music." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityandColour Posted December 7, 2003 Author Share Posted December 7, 2003 Mmmm yeah, I get it now... College rock, or frat rock I think... I'm a huge fan of them... But when Vertical Horizon first started out, they were "independent", in which they toured with another big indie or "college rock" band known as, "Jackopierce". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Peedston Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 oh my god, definitely NOT "frat rock." that makes me think of puddle of mud or limp bizkit or some such bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Advocate Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 oh my god, definitely NOT "frat rock." that makes me think of puddle of mud or limp bizkit or some such bullshit. :lol: Yeah, that's what I was thinking when I saw "Frat Rock". Hahaha. I used to like both of those bands too. I don't know what the hell I was thinking at the time. Oh, yes.... Puddle of Mudd's line, "I love the way you spank my ass." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Andy Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 I HATE YOU!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityandColour Posted December 7, 2003 Author Share Posted December 7, 2003 Haha, sorry... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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