Every once in a while, a form of music comes along that makes it its mission to break with the traditions of rock n roll.

Okay...well maybe the instrumentation is largely the same...but it's the way they are used.

And it's usually done by people who don't know there are rules when it comes to rock and people just want to get together and play.

And this happened in the late 80's when we were first introduced to the idea of Shoegaze. The result was a wall of sound with atmospheres and harmonics. And It was truly unique.

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