Originally posted by BD
now that 'hardcore' has been around for 20, 25 years, i have to remind myself often that the word mean different things to different people.
for some, i believe the saint and mrbv included, 'hardcore' is hardcore punkrock - the early stuff from the early to mid 80s. personally, i call
music from that era hardcore punkrock just to be clear.
for many here, myself included, 'hardcore' is that slightly heavier, less punk sound that started to appear in the late 80s and early 90s. for me,
this era was largely defined by ny-based bands (including f451), so i still tend to refer to it as nyhc (even though i recognize this is
geographically limiting and somewhat inaccurate!).
then there is what's been coming out the last several years. it's not full on metal, but the sound has become so aggressive, that if you compare it
to stuff from '84, it sure sounds like it is!
these are sort of the three signature phases of 'hardcore' as i see it over the past two and a half decades. 'hardcore' is what it is to you in large
part because of when you were introduced to it and how you experienced it. |