What Is Math Rock?

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I'm confused by these terms 'Math-Rock' and 'Post-Rock' are they like prog-rock? What do they mean?

― Frances Mills, Thursday, 13 February 2003 03:37 (twenty-two years ago)

― gygax!, Thursday, 13 February 2003 03:39 (twenty-two years ago)

they mean 'tuneless'

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 13 February 2003 03:39 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm also confused on that one. I think math rock is like when a band writes out and studies the musical score, they calculate the time signatures and key signatures, at least that's what I think

― naga_pampa (naga_pampa), Thursday, 13 February 2003 03:39 (twenty-two years ago)

"6) Technical prowess is important, primarily from your guitarist. Sense the music is amazingly unfunky, the rhythm section is of lesser importance than guitar ability. There are exceptions to this, like: Don Caballero and A Minor Forest."

Sounds quite good. Like King Crimson or Tool?
What other bands have technical prowess BUT arent wanky? (no steve vai or satriani)

― Frances Mills, Thursday, 13 February 2003 03:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah but King Crimson's rhythm section is MEGA important. Especially when there were only three of them! I don't know who wrote that original quote, but it seems to me if you're forming a band whose musical conception centers around frequent changes and tricky time signatures, an accomplished drummer and bassist are paramount.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Thursday, 13 February 2003 03:54 (twenty-two years ago)

This is the best link i can find for post rock.
Post rock means different things in America and UK

― Frances Mills, Thursday, 13 February 2003 04:06 (twenty-two years ago)

it has something to do with beards.

― keith (keithmcl), Thursday, 13 February 2003 04:06 (twenty-two years ago)

post rock is what happens when you take a rock song and kind of deconstruct it to exploit the song for one particular purpose, i.e., tortoise do this with rythms and small melodic phrases. the band xiu xiu will base a song on one very small theme and develop a barrage of noise around it all. most post rock artists are still trying to make "rock music" but they're sick of verse/chorus/verse or soft/loud/soft, or any other structure that is all too often imposed on the creative process.

keep an eye out for "post everything"
this is the claim of the swedish band "the soundtrack of our lives"
there is a fine line between pretense and raw creativity.

― brando, Friday, 14 February 2003 06:18 (twenty-two years ago)

mmmm, I used to call what ever is now "emo" mathrock, well at least the sudden time changes etc. See thelink above, it was a good thread if I recall.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Friday, 14 February 2003 06:21 (twenty-two years ago)

all the best songs start with 1-2-3-4, except Jonathan Richman's "Roadrunner" which starts with 1-2-3-4-5-6 and is therefore better than any ever song evah.

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Friday, 14 February 2003 06:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Weezer=mathrock

Ya' ever notice how the lead singer never smiles?

― Rose, Friday, 14 February 2003 22:31 (twenty-two years ago)

(Weezer=mathrock) = no

― JasonD (JasonD), Friday, 14 February 2003 22:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Math rock = instrumental Emo

― JP Almeida (JP Almeida), Friday, 14 February 2003 23:18 (twenty-two years ago)

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