The Big "We Want More Shoegaze!" Request Thread

[RedBaron45]

The shoegaze sub-genre NEEDS better representation in Rock Band.

Shoegaze is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. It lasted until the mid 1990s with a critical zenith reached in 1990 and 1991.

The shoegaze sound is typified by significant use of guitar effects, and indistinguishable vocal melodies that blended into the creative noise of the guitars. A lump description given to shoegaze and other affiliated bands in London in the early 1990s was The Scene That Celebrates Itself. In the 1990s, shoegaze groups were pushed aside by the American grunge movement, forcing the relatively unknown bands to break up or reinvent their style altogether. Recent times have seen a renewed interest in the genre among "nu-gaze" bands.

This will work like TakeABow's Indie/Alt Masterthread

List of Bands with Threads:
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Broken Social Scene
Deerhunter
Lush
Mew
My Bloody Valentine
Pale Saints
Ride
Sigur Rós
Silversun Pickups
Smashing Pumpkins

List of Bands in Need of Support:
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Catherine Wheel
Slowdive
The Verve
Cranes
Autolux
Swervedriver
Chapterhouse
Telescopes

Milestones:
7/17/09 - "Sweetness & Light" - Lush confirmed for DLC

Other Threads to Know About
Shoegaze Discussion Thread
TakeABow's Alternative/Indie Masterthread
Whatever day it is on The Community's Rock Band Indie/Alt

Post bands and threads that are not on the lists and, as always, post songs or bands you feel would be particularly awesome in Rock Band.

[jayou521]

Awesome idea for a thread. Is Interpol really shoegaze though? I feel like they shouldn't be there.

My list of wanted songs list:
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (full album), "Sueisfine", "You Made Me Realise"
Lush - "Superblast!", "Sweetness and Light", "Hypocrite"
Mew - "Apocalypso", "Snow Brigade", "Hawaii", "Am I Wry? No", "Special"
Ride - "Seagull", "Kaleidoscope", "Vapour Trail"
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - "Come Saturday", "Stay Alive", "Everything With You", "Heart In Your Heartbreak",
Slowdive - "40 Days"
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Stop", "Heart and Soul"

[casey_effing_dyer]

How can one mention shoegaze, but not put The Verve on your list??
The Verve is among the best bands of all time.

[RedBaron45]

Awesome idea for a thread. Is Interpol really shoegaze though? I feel like they shouldn't be there.

Yeah I almost didn't add them, but some of the stuff on Turn on the Bright Lights (see: Untitled) could be considered shoegaze. I mostly added them to get more modern stuff on the list.

I wanted to add the Verve, but there was no thread. I guess I'll put them on the "In need of suport" list.

[Coldplayer]

We need some Mew!!! (And why do people write their name in capitals?...)

And of course Sigur Rós!!

Those two bands... man... would be the best DLC ever.

[overcookedbacon]

I am going to immediately start a Deerhunter thread, and post the link here. I'd do one for Autolux as well, but I'm fairly certain that I'm the only one on these forums that knows who they are.

Also, Interpol stick out on this list like a sore thumb. I can't think of a single "shoegaze" aspect of their music.


EDIT! Deerhunter

I may make an Autolux thread later... Just because they're awesome and have a new album out soon.

[jayou521]

I updated my post above with some song choices.

I would make a thread for Slowdive, but I only know of one song that would be any good.

RedBaron~ you should add Cranes to the list of bands in need of a thread.

It also might be good to link this thread to the History of Rock Shoegaze thread

[RedBaron45]

I added Cranes, Deerhunter, and Autolux and removed Interpol.

[neckermanncj]

indeed! add a poll too!

also copy the Sigur Ros from my sig so you get the "o" right.

[afterstasis]

i'll buy almost any shoegaze offered as DLC. there's very little to be found that i don't like.