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572f781404bcaa1900d769b6 | What type of a view did no wave have? | an abrasive, confrontational and nihilistic | [
"Post-punk\n\nAlso emerging during this period was New York's no wave movement, a short-lived art and music scene that began in part as a reaction against punk's recycling of traditionalist rock tropes and often reflected an abrasive, confrontational and nihilistic worldview. No wave musicians such as the Contortio... |
572f781404bcaa1900d769b7 | What types of musicians were the Contortions, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Mars, DNA, Theoretical Girls and Rhys Chatham? | No wave | [
"Post-punk\n\nAlso emerging during this period was New York's no wave movement, a short-lived art and music scene that began in part as a reaction against punk's recycling of traditionalist rock tropes and often reflected an abrasive, confrontational and nihilistic worldview. No wave musicians such as the Contortio... |
572f781404bcaa1900d769b8 | When was ZE Records founded? | 1978 | [
"Post-punk\n\nAlso emerging during this period was New York's no wave movement, a short-lived art and music scene that began in part as a reaction against punk's recycling of traditionalist rock tropes and often reflected an abrasive, confrontational and nihilistic worldview. No wave musicians such as the Contortio... |
572f781404bcaa1900d769b9 | What was considered the true portrait of the no wave movement? | No New York | [
"Post-punk\n\nAlso emerging during this period was New York's no wave movement, a short-lived art and music scene that began in part as a reaction against punk's recycling of traditionalist rock tropes and often reflected an abrasive, confrontational and nihilistic worldview. No wave musicians such as the Contortio... |
572e97b4c246551400ce43a0 | How did critics respond to British post-punk groups in the 1980s? | support | [
"Post-punk\n\nBritish post-punk entered the 1980s with support from members of the critical community—American critic Greil Marcus characterised \"Britain's postpunk pop avant-garde\" in a 1980 Rolling Stone article as \"sparked by a tension, humour and sense of paradox plainly unique in present day pop music\"—as ... |
572e97b4c246551400ce43a1 | What nationality was the critic who positively characterized Britain's postpunk scene in an 1980 Rolling Stone article? | American | [
"Post-punk\n\nBritish post-punk entered the 1980s with support from members of the critical community—American critic Greil Marcus characterised \"Britain's postpunk pop avant-garde\" in a 1980 Rolling Stone article as \"sparked by a tension, humour and sense of paradox plainly unique in present day pop music\"—as ... |
572e97b4c246551400ce43a2 | What about the sense of paradox in postpunk different in relation to the pop music of the day? | unique | [
"Post-punk\n\nBritish post-punk entered the 1980s with support from members of the critical community—American critic Greil Marcus characterised \"Britain's postpunk pop avant-garde\" in a 1980 Rolling Stone article as \"sparked by a tension, humour and sense of paradox plainly unique in present day pop music\"—as ... |
572e97b4c246551400ce43a3 | What corporation was John Peel a DJ for? | BBC | [
"Post-punk\n\nBritish post-punk entered the 1980s with support from members of the critical community—American critic Greil Marcus characterised \"Britain's postpunk pop avant-garde\" in a 1980 Rolling Stone article as \"sparked by a tension, humour and sense of paradox plainly unique in present day pop music\"—as ... |
572e97b4c246551400ce43a4 | What were Fast, Mute, and Glass in the context of post-punk music? | record labels | [
"Post-punk\n\nBritish post-punk entered the 1980s with support from members of the critical community—American critic Greil Marcus characterised \"Britain's postpunk pop avant-garde\" in a 1980 Rolling Stone article as \"sparked by a tension, humour and sense of paradox plainly unique in present day pop music\"—as ... |
572f7951a23a5019007fc65f | When did British post-punk emerge? | 1980s | [
"Post-punk\n\nBritish post-punk entered the 1980s with support from members of the critical community—American critic Greil Marcus characterised \"Britain's postpunk pop avant-garde\" in a 1980 Rolling Stone article as \"sparked by a tension, humour and sense of paradox plainly unique in present day pop music\"—as ... |
572f7951a23a5019007fc660 | Who said that British post-punk was "sparked by a tension, humour and sense of paradox plainly unique in present day pop music"? | Greil Marcus | [
"Post-punk\n\nBritish post-punk entered the 1980s with support from members of the critical community—American critic Greil Marcus characterised \"Britain's postpunk pop avant-garde\" in a 1980 Rolling Stone article as \"sparked by a tension, humour and sense of paradox plainly unique in present day pop music\"—as ... |
572f7951a23a5019007fc661 | What popular DJ supported the emergence of British post-punk? | BBC DJ John Peel | [
"Post-punk\n\nBritish post-punk entered the 1980s with support from members of the critical community—American critic Greil Marcus characterised \"Britain's postpunk pop avant-garde\" in a 1980 Rolling Stone article as \"sparked by a tension, humour and sense of paradox plainly unique in present day pop music\"—as ... |
572f7951a23a5019007fc662 | What British post-punk bands had success in the popular charts? | PiL and Joy Division | [
"Post-punk\n\nBritish post-punk entered the 1980s with support from members of the critical community—American critic Greil Marcus characterised \"Britain's postpunk pop avant-garde\" in a 1980 Rolling Stone article as \"sparked by a tension, humour and sense of paradox plainly unique in present day pop music\"—as ... |
572f7951a23a5019007fc663 | Which record labels really supported the British post-punk movement? | Industrial, Fast, E.G., Mute, Axis/4AD and Glass | [
"Post-punk\n\nBritish post-punk entered the 1980s with support from members of the critical community—American critic Greil Marcus characterised \"Britain's postpunk pop avant-garde\" in a 1980 Rolling Stone article as \"sparked by a tension, humour and sense of paradox plainly unique in present day pop music\"—as ... |
572e98d103f989190075681b | Many of the big players in the post-punk scene began leaning away from what as time progressed? | underground aesthetics | [
"Post-punk\n\nHowever, during this period, major figures and artists in the scene began leaning away from underground aesthetics. In the music press, the increasingly esoteric writing of post-punk publications soon began to alienate their readerships; it is estimated that within several years, NME suffered the loss... |
572e98d103f989190075681c | What did the magazines catering to post-punk interest do to alienate their readers? | increasingly esoteric writing | [
"Post-punk\n\nHowever, during this period, major figures and artists in the scene began leaning away from underground aesthetics. In the music press, the increasingly esoteric writing of post-punk publications soon began to alienate their readerships; it is estimated that within several years, NME suffered the loss... |
572e98d103f989190075681d | Which magazine tied to the post-punk movement lost half of its circulation? | NME | [
"Post-punk\n\nHowever, during this period, major figures and artists in the scene began leaning away from underground aesthetics. In the music press, the increasingly esoteric writing of post-punk publications soon began to alienate their readerships; it is estimated that within several years, NME suffered the loss... |
572e98d103f989190075681e | What writer advocated "overground brightness"? | Paul Morley | [
"Post-punk\n\nHowever, during this period, major figures and artists in the scene began leaning away from underground aesthetics. In the music press, the increasingly esoteric writing of post-punk publications soon began to alienate their readerships; it is estimated that within several years, NME suffered the loss... |
572e98d103f989190075681f | What did the club-oriented scene emphasize instead of the experimental seriousness of earlier post-punk groups? | glamour, fashion, and escapism | [
"Post-punk\n\nHowever, during this period, major figures and artists in the scene began leaning away from underground aesthetics. In the music press, the increasingly esoteric writing of post-punk publications soon began to alienate their readerships; it is estimated that within several years, NME suffered the loss... |
572f7a7704bcaa1900d769db | What did authors and artists begin advocating for instead of the underground scene? | overground brightness | [
"Post-punk\n\nHowever, during this period, major figures and artists in the scene began leaning away from underground aesthetics. In the music press, the increasingly esoteric writing of post-punk publications soon began to alienate their readerships; it is estimated that within several years, NME suffered the loss... |
572f7a7704bcaa1900d769dc | What began to alienate the readers from publications such as NME? | increasingly esoteric writing | [
"Post-punk\n\nHowever, during this period, major figures and artists in the scene began leaning away from underground aesthetics. In the music press, the increasingly esoteric writing of post-punk publications soon began to alienate their readerships; it is estimated that within several years, NME suffered the loss... |
572f7a7704bcaa1900d769dd | Who did Paul Morley collaborate with on the Art of Noise? | engineer Gary Langan and programmer J. J. Jeczalik | [
"Post-punk\n\nHowever, during this period, major figures and artists in the scene began leaning away from underground aesthetics. In the music press, the increasingly esoteric writing of post-punk publications soon began to alienate their readerships; it is estimated that within several years, NME suffered the loss... |
572f7a7704bcaa1900d769de | What did the Art of Noise hope to accomplish? | attempt to bring sampled and electronic sounds to the pop mainstream | [
"Post-punk\n\nHowever, during this period, major figures and artists in the scene began leaning away from underground aesthetics. In the music press, the increasingly esoteric writing of post-punk publications soon began to alienate their readerships; it is estimated that within several years, NME suffered the loss... |
572f7a7704bcaa1900d769df | Which new cultural movement began to emphasize glam, escapism and fashion? | New Romantic | [
"Post-punk\n\nHowever, during this period, major figures and artists in the scene began leaning away from underground aesthetics. In the music press, the increasingly esoteric writing of post-punk publications soon began to alienate their readerships; it is estimated that within several years, NME suffered the loss... |
572ec73bdfa6aa1500f8d395 | What style of music was Gary Numan associated with? | synthpop | [
"Post-punk\n\nArtists such as Gary Numan, the Human League, Soft Cell, John Foxx and Visage helped pioneer a new synthpop style that drew more heavily from electronic and synthesizer music and benefited from the rise of MTV. Post-punk artists such as Scritti Politti's Green Gartside and Josef K's Paul Haig, previou... |
572ec73bdfa6aa1500f8d396 | What did the synthpop style of music benefit from the gaining popularity of? | MTV | [
"Post-punk\n\nArtists such as Gary Numan, the Human League, Soft Cell, John Foxx and Visage helped pioneer a new synthpop style that drew more heavily from electronic and synthesizer music and benefited from the rise of MTV. Post-punk artists such as Scritti Politti's Green Gartside and Josef K's Paul Haig, previou... |
572ec73bdfa6aa1500f8d397 | Synthpop heavily borrowed elements from what type of music? | electronic and synthesizer music | [
"Post-punk\n\nArtists such as Gary Numan, the Human League, Soft Cell, John Foxx and Visage helped pioneer a new synthpop style that drew more heavily from electronic and synthesizer music and benefited from the rise of MTV. Post-punk artists such as Scritti Politti's Green Gartside and Josef K's Paul Haig, previou... |
572ec73bdfa6aa1500f8d398 | What type of ideas did post-punk artists attempt to sneak into mainstream pop? | subversive | [
"Post-punk\n\nArtists such as Gary Numan, the Human League, Soft Cell, John Foxx and Visage helped pioneer a new synthpop style that drew more heavily from electronic and synthesizer music and benefited from the rise of MTV. Post-punk artists such as Scritti Politti's Green Gartside and Josef K's Paul Haig, previou... |
572ec73bdfa6aa1500f8d399 | What did some post-punk artists reject their previous avant-garde practices to pursue? | commercial success | [
"Post-punk\n\nArtists such as Gary Numan, the Human League, Soft Cell, John Foxx and Visage helped pioneer a new synthpop style that drew more heavily from electronic and synthesizer music and benefited from the rise of MTV. Post-punk artists such as Scritti Politti's Green Gartside and Josef K's Paul Haig, previou... |
572f7b4104bcaa1900d769ef | What new music style focused on electronic and synthesized sounds? | synthpop | [
"Post-punk\n\nArtists such as Gary Numan, the Human League, Soft Cell, John Foxx and Visage helped pioneer a new synthpop style that drew more heavily from electronic and synthesizer music and benefited from the rise of MTV. Post-punk artists such as Scritti Politti's Green Gartside and Josef K's Paul Haig, previou... |
572f7b4104bcaa1900d769f0 | What really helped to launch synthpop? | MTV | [
"Post-punk\n\nArtists such as Gary Numan, the Human League, Soft Cell, John Foxx and Visage helped pioneer a new synthpop style that drew more heavily from electronic and synthesizer music and benefited from the rise of MTV. Post-punk artists such as Scritti Politti's Green Gartside and Josef K's Paul Haig, previou... |
572f7b4104bcaa1900d769f1 | What else began to emerge as post-punk groups moved to a more commercial focus? | pop | [
"Post-punk\n\nArtists such as Gary Numan, the Human League, Soft Cell, John Foxx and Visage helped pioneer a new synthpop style that drew more heavily from electronic and synthesizer music and benefited from the rise of MTV. Post-punk artists such as Scritti Politti's Green Gartside and Josef K's Paul Haig, previou... |
572f7b4104bcaa1900d769f2 | How did pos-punk give rise to pop? | post-punk artists attempted to bring subversive ideas into the pop mainstream | [
"Post-punk\n\nArtists such as Gary Numan, the Human League, Soft Cell, John Foxx and Visage helped pioneer a new synthpop style that drew more heavily from electronic and synthesizer music and benefited from the rise of MTV. Post-punk artists such as Scritti Politti's Green Gartside and Josef K's Paul Haig, previou... |
572ec84603f9891900756a11 | When did Manhattan's no wave scene start becoming more dance-oriented? | early 1980s | [
"Post-punk\n\nIn the early 1980s, Downtown Manhattan's no wave scene transitioned from its abrasive origins into a more dance-oriented sound, with compilations such as ZE's Mutant Disco (1981) highlighting a newly playful sensibility borne out of the city's clash of hip hop, disco and punk styles, as well as dub re... |
572ec84603f9891900756a12 | What formula did a lot of the artists emerging from the scene adhere to? | "anything at all + disco bottom" | [
"Post-punk\n\nIn the early 1980s, Downtown Manhattan's no wave scene transitioned from its abrasive origins into a more dance-oriented sound, with compilations such as ZE's Mutant Disco (1981) highlighting a newly playful sensibility borne out of the city's clash of hip hop, disco and punk styles, as well as dub re... |
572ec84603f9891900756a13 | What type of party could be found at venues like Club 57? | decadent | [
"Post-punk\n\nIn the early 1980s, Downtown Manhattan's no wave scene transitioned from its abrasive origins into a more dance-oriented sound, with compilations such as ZE's Mutant Disco (1981) highlighting a newly playful sensibility borne out of the city's clash of hip hop, disco and punk styles, as well as dub re... |
572ec84603f9891900756a14 | Who did the venues because cultural hubs for? | musicians and visual artists alike | [
"Post-punk\n\nIn the early 1980s, Downtown Manhattan's no wave scene transitioned from its abrasive origins into a more dance-oriented sound, with compilations such as ZE's Mutant Disco (1981) highlighting a newly playful sensibility borne out of the city's clash of hip hop, disco and punk styles, as well as dub re... |
572ec84603f9891900756a15 | What movement was the group the Lounge Lizards indebted to? | no wave | [
"Post-punk\n\nIn the early 1980s, Downtown Manhattan's no wave scene transitioned from its abrasive origins into a more dance-oriented sound, with compilations such as ZE's Mutant Disco (1981) highlighting a newly playful sensibility borne out of the city's clash of hip hop, disco and punk styles, as well as dub re... |
572f7cef04bcaa1900d76a0b | What did Downtown Manhattan's no wave scene transition into? | dance-oriented sound | [
"Post-punk\n\nIn the early 1980s, Downtown Manhattan's no wave scene transitioned from its abrasive origins into a more dance-oriented sound, with compilations such as ZE's Mutant Disco (1981) highlighting a newly playful sensibility borne out of the city's clash of hip hop, disco and punk styles, as well as dub re... |
572f7cef04bcaa1900d76a0c | What type of sound did no wave have before it began to transition to a more dance oriented sound? | abrasive | [
"Post-punk\n\nIn the early 1980s, Downtown Manhattan's no wave scene transitioned from its abrasive origins into a more dance-oriented sound, with compilations such as ZE's Mutant Disco (1981) highlighting a newly playful sensibility borne out of the city's clash of hip hop, disco and punk styles, as well as dub re... |
572f7cef04bcaa1900d76a0d | When was ZE's Mutant Disco released? | 1981 | [
"Post-punk\n\nIn the early 1980s, Downtown Manhattan's no wave scene transitioned from its abrasive origins into a more dance-oriented sound, with compilations such as ZE's Mutant Disco (1981) highlighting a newly playful sensibility borne out of the city's clash of hip hop, disco and punk styles, as well as dub re... |
572f7cef04bcaa1900d76a0e | What clubs were frequented by artists in the emerging dance scene? | Club 57 and the Mudd Club | [
"Post-punk\n\nIn the early 1980s, Downtown Manhattan's no wave scene transitioned from its abrasive origins into a more dance-oriented sound, with compilations such as ZE's Mutant Disco (1981) highlighting a newly playful sensibility borne out of the city's clash of hip hop, disco and punk styles, as well as dub re... |
572edc2edfa6aa1500f8d475 | Where did some groups develop a unique style of industrial music? | Germany | [
"Post-punk\n\nIn Germany, groups such as Einstürzende Neubauten developed a unique style of industrial music, utilizing avant-garde noise, homemade instruments and found objects. Members of that group would later go on to collaborate with members of the Birthday Party. In Brazil, the post-punk scene grew after the ... |
572edc2edfa6aa1500f8d476 | What type of music included noise, homemade instruments, and randomly found objects? | industrial | [
"Post-punk\n\nIn Germany, groups such as Einstürzende Neubauten developed a unique style of industrial music, utilizing avant-garde noise, homemade instruments and found objects. Members of that group would later go on to collaborate with members of the Birthday Party. In Brazil, the post-punk scene grew after the ... |
572edc2edfa6aa1500f8d477 | What country had a post-punk scene after a generation of rock? | Brazil | [
"Post-punk\n\nIn Germany, groups such as Einstürzende Neubauten developed a unique style of industrial music, utilizing avant-garde noise, homemade instruments and found objects. Members of that group would later go on to collaborate with members of the Birthday Party. In Brazil, the post-punk scene grew after the ... |
572edc2edfa6aa1500f8d478 | What type of album was The Sexual Life of the Savages? | compilations | [
"Post-punk\n\nIn Germany, groups such as Einstürzende Neubauten developed a unique style of industrial music, utilizing avant-garde noise, homemade instruments and found objects. Members of that group would later go on to collaborate with members of the Birthday Party. In Brazil, the post-punk scene grew after the ... |
572edc2edfa6aa1500f8d479 | What countries other than Brazil was Brazil's no wave music exported to? | UK, Germany | [
"Post-punk\n\nIn Germany, groups such as Einstürzende Neubauten developed a unique style of industrial music, utilizing avant-garde noise, homemade instruments and found objects. Members of that group would later go on to collaborate with members of the Birthday Party. In Brazil, the post-punk scene grew after the ... |
572f7dba947a6a140053c9be | What type of music was associated with Einstürzende Neubauten? | industrial | [
"Post-punk\n\nIn Germany, groups such as Einstürzende Neubauten developed a unique style of industrial music, utilizing avant-garde noise, homemade instruments and found objects. Members of that group would later go on to collaborate with members of the Birthday Party. In Brazil, the post-punk scene grew after the ... |
572f7dba947a6a140053c9bf | Where was Einstürzende Neubauten from? | Germany | [
"Post-punk\n\nIn Germany, groups such as Einstürzende Neubauten developed a unique style of industrial music, utilizing avant-garde noise, homemade instruments and found objects. Members of that group would later go on to collaborate with members of the Birthday Party. In Brazil, the post-punk scene grew after the ... |
572f7dba947a6a140053c9c0 | Where was Madame Satã? | Brazil | [
"Post-punk\n\nIn Germany, groups such as Einstürzende Neubauten developed a unique style of industrial music, utilizing avant-garde noise, homemade instruments and found objects. Members of that group would later go on to collaborate with members of the Birthday Party. In Brazil, the post-punk scene grew after the ... |
572f7dba947a6a140053c9c1 | How did Einstürzende Neubauten come up with their new industrial sound? | avant-garde noise, homemade instruments and found objects | [
"Post-punk\n\nIn Germany, groups such as Einstürzende Neubauten developed a unique style of industrial music, utilizing avant-garde noise, homemade instruments and found objects. Members of that group would later go on to collaborate with members of the Birthday Party. In Brazil, the post-punk scene grew after the ... |
572f7dba947a6a140053c9c2 | Who did members of Einstürzende Neubauten also collaborate with? | the Birthday Party | [
"Post-punk\n\nIn Germany, groups such as Einstürzende Neubauten developed a unique style of industrial music, utilizing avant-garde noise, homemade instruments and found objects. Members of that group would later go on to collaborate with members of the Birthday Party. In Brazil, the post-punk scene grew after the ... |
572ee1b1c246551400ce4762 | How did bands associated with the original post-punk movement cause it to end? | turned away from its aesthetics | [
"Post-punk\n\nThe original post-punk movement ended as the bands associated with the movement turned away from its aesthetics, often in favor of more commercial sounds. Many of these groups would continue recording as part of the new pop movement, with entryism becoming a popular concept. In the United States, driv... |
572ee1b1c246551400ce4763 | What type of music did many of the post-punk bands start indulging in? | pop | [
"Post-punk\n\nThe original post-punk movement ended as the bands associated with the movement turned away from its aesthetics, often in favor of more commercial sounds. Many of these groups would continue recording as part of the new pop movement, with entryism becoming a popular concept. In the United States, driv... |
572ee1b1c246551400ce4764 | What venue drove a lot of the awareness of the music from the now pop post-punk bands? | MTV | [
"Post-punk\n\nThe original post-punk movement ended as the bands associated with the movement turned away from its aesthetics, often in favor of more commercial sounds. Many of these groups would continue recording as part of the new pop movement, with entryism becoming a popular concept. In the United States, driv... |
572ee1b1c246551400ce4765 | Where was a lot of the post-punk pop bands played in addition to MTV? | American college radio | [
"Post-punk\n\nThe original post-punk movement ended as the bands associated with the movement turned away from its aesthetics, often in favor of more commercial sounds. Many of these groups would continue recording as part of the new pop movement, with entryism becoming a popular concept. In the United States, driv... |
572ee1b1c246551400ce4766 | What band combined religious imagery with political commentary into their music? | U2 | [
"Post-punk\n\nThe original post-punk movement ended as the bands associated with the movement turned away from its aesthetics, often in favor of more commercial sounds. Many of these groups would continue recording as part of the new pop movement, with entryism becoming a popular concept. In the United States, driv... |
572f7ebda23a5019007fc68f | What was the death knell of the post-punk movement? | commercial sounds | [
"Post-punk\n\nThe original post-punk movement ended as the bands associated with the movement turned away from its aesthetics, often in favor of more commercial sounds. Many of these groups would continue recording as part of the new pop movement, with entryism becoming a popular concept. In the United States, driv... |
572f7ebda23a5019007fc690 | What else would the post-punk bands record under? | pop | [
"Post-punk\n\nThe original post-punk movement ended as the bands associated with the movement turned away from its aesthetics, often in favor of more commercial sounds. Many of these groups would continue recording as part of the new pop movement, with entryism becoming a popular concept. In the United States, driv... |
572f7ebda23a5019007fc691 | What was one of the most popular concepts of the pop movement? | entryism | [
"Post-punk\n\nThe original post-punk movement ended as the bands associated with the movement turned away from its aesthetics, often in favor of more commercial sounds. Many of these groups would continue recording as part of the new pop movement, with entryism becoming a popular concept. In the United States, driv... |
572f7ebda23a5019007fc692 | What was a driving force behind the revival of the second British Invasion of New Music to America? | MTV and modern rock radio stations | [
"Post-punk\n\nThe original post-punk movement ended as the bands associated with the movement turned away from its aesthetics, often in favor of more commercial sounds. Many of these groups would continue recording as part of the new pop movement, with entryism becoming a popular concept. In the United States, driv... |
572f7ebda23a5019007fc693 | Who was the most successful band to arrise from post-punk? | U2 | [
"Post-punk\n\nThe original post-punk movement ended as the bands associated with the movement turned away from its aesthetics, often in favor of more commercial sounds. Many of these groups would continue recording as part of the new pop movement, with entryism becoming a popular concept. In the United States, driv... |
572ee666dfa6aa1500f8d4a3 | How did most critical writing treat the post-punk era, until recently? | dismissed | [
"Post-punk\n\nUntil recently, in most critical writing the post-punk era was \"often dismissed as an awkward period in which punk's gleeful ructions petered out into the vacuity of the Eighties\". Contemporary scholars have argued to the contrary, asserting that the period produced significant innovations and music... |
572ee666dfa6aa1500f8d4a4 | What do contemporary scholars feel the post-punk period contributed in hindsight? | significant innovations and music | [
"Post-punk\n\nUntil recently, in most critical writing the post-punk era was \"often dismissed as an awkward period in which punk's gleeful ructions petered out into the vacuity of the Eighties\". Contemporary scholars have argued to the contrary, asserting that the period produced significant innovations and music... |
572ee666dfa6aa1500f8d4a5 | What did Simon Reynolds describe the era of post-punk as a match for in terms of great music created? | the sixties | [
"Post-punk\n\nUntil recently, in most critical writing the post-punk era was \"often dismissed as an awkward period in which punk's gleeful ructions petered out into the vacuity of the Eighties\". Contemporary scholars have argued to the contrary, asserting that the period produced significant innovations and music... |
572ee666dfa6aa1500f8d4a6 | Who wrote that the music of the post-punk era was avant-garde? | Nicholas Lezard | [
"Post-punk\n\nUntil recently, in most critical writing the post-punk era was \"often dismissed as an awkward period in which punk's gleeful ructions petered out into the vacuity of the Eighties\". Contemporary scholars have argued to the contrary, asserting that the period produced significant innovations and music... |
572ee666dfa6aa1500f8d4a7 | What were the post-punk era artists more interested in doing to their audiences than in entertaining them with pop songs? | disturbing | [
"Post-punk\n\nUntil recently, in most critical writing the post-punk era was \"often dismissed as an awkward period in which punk's gleeful ructions petered out into the vacuity of the Eighties\". Contemporary scholars have argued to the contrary, asserting that the period produced significant innovations and music... |
572f80b8947a6a140053c9d2 | What era was usually dismissed as merely an awkward phase of music? | post-punk | [
"Post-punk\n\nUntil recently, in most critical writing the post-punk era was \"often dismissed as an awkward period in which punk's gleeful ructions petered out into the vacuity of the Eighties\". Contemporary scholars have argued to the contrary, asserting that the period produced significant innovations and music... |
572f80b8947a6a140053c9d3 | What do comtemporary scholars think that post-punk actually did for music? | produced significant innovations and music on its own | [
"Post-punk\n\nUntil recently, in most critical writing the post-punk era was \"often dismissed as an awkward period in which punk's gleeful ructions petered out into the vacuity of the Eighties\". Contemporary scholars have argued to the contrary, asserting that the period produced significant innovations and music... |
572f80b8947a6a140053c9d4 | Who said that the post-punk movement rivaled the Sixties in the shear amount of great music produced? | Simon Reynolds | [
"Post-punk\n\nUntil recently, in most critical writing the post-punk era was \"often dismissed as an awkward period in which punk's gleeful ructions petered out into the vacuity of the Eighties\". Contemporary scholars have argued to the contrary, asserting that the period produced significant innovations and music... |
572f80b8947a6a140053c9d5 | Which critic said that the post-punk period was open to any possibilities as far as music went? | Nicholas Lezard | [
"Post-punk\n\nUntil recently, in most critical writing the post-punk era was \"often dismissed as an awkward period in which punk's gleeful ructions petered out into the vacuity of the Eighties\". Contemporary scholars have argued to the contrary, asserting that the period produced significant innovations and music... |
572f80b8947a6a140053c9d6 | What did Nicholas Leonard say united post-punk? | cerebral, concocted by brainy young men and women interested as much in disturbing the audience, or making them think, as in making a pop song | [
"Post-punk\n\nUntil recently, in most critical writing the post-punk era was \"often dismissed as an awkward period in which punk's gleeful ructions petered out into the vacuity of the Eighties\". Contemporary scholars have argued to the contrary, asserting that the period produced significant innovations and music... |
572ee720c246551400ce4792 | What musical styles did post-punk help merge? | white and black musical styles | [
"Post-punk\n\nPost-punk was an eclectic genre which resulted in a wide variety of musical innovations and helped merge white and black musical styles. Out of the post-punk milieu came the beginnings of various subsequent genres, including new wave, dance-rock, New Pop, industrial music, synthpop, post-hardcore, neo... |
572ee720c246551400ce4793 | What beginnings rose from the dead ashes of post-punk? | various subsequent genres | [
"Post-punk\n\nPost-punk was an eclectic genre which resulted in a wide variety of musical innovations and helped merge white and black musical styles. Out of the post-punk milieu came the beginnings of various subsequent genres, including new wave, dance-rock, New Pop, industrial music, synthpop, post-hardcore, neo... |
572ee720c246551400ce4794 | New wave, industrial music, synthpop and house all share roots in what genre? | post-punk | [
"Post-punk\n\nPost-punk was an eclectic genre which resulted in a wide variety of musical innovations and helped merge white and black musical styles. Out of the post-punk milieu came the beginnings of various subsequent genres, including new wave, dance-rock, New Pop, industrial music, synthpop, post-hardcore, neo... |
572ee720c246551400ce4795 | What style of music did post-punk band the Cure play in? | darker, more morose | [
"Post-punk\n\nPost-punk was an eclectic genre which resulted in a wide variety of musical innovations and helped merge white and black musical styles. Out of the post-punk milieu came the beginnings of various subsequent genres, including new wave, dance-rock, New Pop, industrial music, synthpop, post-hardcore, neo... |
572ee720c246551400ce4796 | What genre of music did Joy Division help in the development of? | gothic rock | [
"Post-punk\n\nPost-punk was an eclectic genre which resulted in a wide variety of musical innovations and helped merge white and black musical styles. Out of the post-punk milieu came the beginnings of various subsequent genres, including new wave, dance-rock, New Pop, industrial music, synthpop, post-hardcore, neo... |
572f81ad947a6a140053c9dc | Which type of eclectic music had a huge variety, large innovations and an "anything goes" mentality? | Post-punk | [
"Post-punk\n\nPost-punk was an eclectic genre which resulted in a wide variety of musical innovations and helped merge white and black musical styles. Out of the post-punk milieu came the beginnings of various subsequent genres, including new wave, dance-rock, New Pop, industrial music, synthpop, post-hardcore, neo... |
572f81ad947a6a140053c9dd | Which darker post-punk bands gave rise to gothic rock? | Joy Division, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus and the Cure | [
"Post-punk\n\nPost-punk was an eclectic genre which resulted in a wide variety of musical innovations and helped merge white and black musical styles. Out of the post-punk milieu came the beginnings of various subsequent genres, including new wave, dance-rock, New Pop, industrial music, synthpop, post-hardcore, neo... |
572f81ad947a6a140053c9de | Where did systhpop, industrial and neo-psychedelia music derive from? | Post-punk | [
"Post-punk\n\nPost-punk was an eclectic genre which resulted in a wide variety of musical innovations and helped merge white and black musical styles. Out of the post-punk milieu came the beginnings of various subsequent genres, including new wave, dance-rock, New Pop, industrial music, synthpop, post-hardcore, neo... |
572f81ad947a6a140053c9df | What type of music was gothic rock? | darker, more morose style | [
"Post-punk\n\nPost-punk was an eclectic genre which resulted in a wide variety of musical innovations and helped merge white and black musical styles. Out of the post-punk milieu came the beginnings of various subsequent genres, including new wave, dance-rock, New Pop, industrial music, synthpop, post-hardcore, neo... |
572f81ad947a6a140053c9e0 | What styles of music did post-punk pave the way for? | new wave, dance-rock, New Pop, industrial music, synthpop, post-hardcore, neo-psychedelia alternative rock and house music | [
"Post-punk\n\nPost-punk was an eclectic genre which resulted in a wide variety of musical innovations and helped merge white and black musical styles. Out of the post-punk milieu came the beginnings of various subsequent genres, including new wave, dance-rock, New Pop, industrial music, synthpop, post-hardcore, neo... |
572ee844c246551400ce479c | When did a post-punk revival start happening in England and the Colonies? | turn of the 21st century | [
"Post-punk\n\nAt the turn of the 21st century, a post-punk revival developed in British and American alternative and indie rock, which soon started appearing in other countries, as well. The earliest sign of a revival was the emergence of various underground bands in the mid-'90s. However, the first commercially su... |
572ee844c246551400ce479d | What early sign heralded the post-punk revival? | emergence of various underground bands | [
"Post-punk\n\nAt the turn of the 21st century, a post-punk revival developed in British and American alternative and indie rock, which soon started appearing in other countries, as well. The earliest sign of a revival was the emergence of various underground bands in the mid-'90s. However, the first commercially su... |
572ee844c246551400ce479e | When did some of the darker post-punk bands start to appear in the indie scene? | the 2010s | [
"Post-punk\n\nAt the turn of the 21st century, a post-punk revival developed in British and American alternative and indie rock, which soon started appearing in other countries, as well. The earliest sign of a revival was the emergence of various underground bands in the mid-'90s. However, the first commercially su... |
572ee844c246551400ce479f | The post-punk revival bands bring in a fanbase from what subculture? | indie music | [
"Post-punk\n\nAt the turn of the 21st century, a post-punk revival developed in British and American alternative and indie rock, which soon started appearing in other countries, as well. The earliest sign of a revival was the emergence of various underground bands in the mid-'90s. However, the first commercially su... |
572ee844c246551400ce47a0 | What band played music similar to that of the early British post-punk bands of the late '70s as recently as 2010? | Savages | [
"Post-punk\n\nAt the turn of the 21st century, a post-punk revival developed in British and American alternative and indie rock, which soon started appearing in other countries, as well. The earliest sign of a revival was the emergence of various underground bands in the mid-'90s. However, the first commercially su... |
572f82cc947a6a140053c9e6 | When was the post-punk revival in British and American cultures? | turn of the 21st century | [
"Post-punk\n\nAt the turn of the 21st century, a post-punk revival developed in British and American alternative and indie rock, which soon started appearing in other countries, as well. The earliest sign of a revival was the emergence of various underground bands in the mid-'90s. However, the first commercially su... |
572f82cc947a6a140053c9e7 | What was the earliest sign of the post-punk revival? | emergence of various underground bands in the mid-'90s | [
"Post-punk\n\nAt the turn of the 21st century, a post-punk revival developed in British and American alternative and indie rock, which soon started appearing in other countries, as well. The earliest sign of a revival was the emergence of various underground bands in the mid-'90s. However, the first commercially su... |
572f82cc947a6a140053c9e8 | Who were the most commercially successful bands of the post-punk revival? | the Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, Neils Children and Editors | [
"Post-punk\n\nAt the turn of the 21st century, a post-punk revival developed in British and American alternative and indie rock, which soon started appearing in other countries, as well. The earliest sign of a revival was the emergence of various underground bands in the mid-'90s. However, the first commercially su... |
572f82cc947a6a140053c9e9 | When did the commercially successful post-punk bands begin to hit the scene? | late 1990s to early 2000s | [
"Post-punk\n\nAt the turn of the 21st century, a post-punk revival developed in British and American alternative and indie rock, which soon started appearing in other countries, as well. The earliest sign of a revival was the emergence of various underground bands in the mid-'90s. However, the first commercially su... |
572f82cc947a6a140053c9ea | Which dark post-punk bands began to emmerge in the indie scene? | Cold Cave, She Wants Revenge, Eagulls, the Soft Moon, She Past Away and Light Asylum | [
"Post-punk\n\nAt the turn of the 21st century, a post-punk revival developed in British and American alternative and indie rock, which soon started appearing in other countries, as well. The earliest sign of a revival was the emergence of various underground bands in the mid-'90s. However, the first commercially su... |
572e7aa8dfa6aa1500f8d00d | Which North American version of football calls for 12 player per side on the field? | Canadian | [
"Canadian_football\n\nIn Canada, the term \"football\" may refer to Canadian football and American football collectively, or to either sport specifically, depending on context. The two sports have shared origins and are closely related but have significant differences. In particular, Canadian football has 12 player... |
572e7aa8dfa6aa1500f8d00e | How many yards wider is a Canadian football field than an American football field? | 10 | [
"Canadian_football\n\nIn Canada, the term \"football\" may refer to Canadian football and American football collectively, or to either sport specifically, depending on context. The two sports have shared origins and are closely related but have significant differences. In particular, Canadian football has 12 player... |
572e7aa8dfa6aa1500f8d00f | Which version of North American football has smaller end zones? | American | [
"Canadian_football\n\nIn Canada, the term \"football\" may refer to Canadian football and American football collectively, or to either sport specifically, depending on context. The two sports have shared origins and are closely related but have significant differences. In particular, Canadian football has 12 player... |
572e7aa8dfa6aa1500f8d010 | How many downs does a team have to advance ten yards in Canadian football? | three | [
"Canadian_football\n\nIn Canada, the term \"football\" may refer to Canadian football and American football collectively, or to either sport specifically, depending on context. The two sports have shared origins and are closely related but have significant differences. In particular, Canadian football has 12 player... |
572e7aa8dfa6aa1500f8d011 | How far away from the line of scrimmage must Canadian football defenders be? | 1 yard | [
"Canadian_football\n\nIn Canada, the term \"football\" may refer to Canadian football and American football collectively, or to either sport specifically, depending on context. The two sports have shared origins and are closely related but have significant differences. In particular, Canadian football has 12 player... |
572e7b91dfa6aa1500f8d017 | On which date was the Canadian Junior Football League formed? | May 8, 1974 | [
"Canadian_football\n\nCanadian football is also played at the high school, junior, collegiate, and semi-professional levels: the Canadian Junior Football League, formed May 8, 1974, and Quebec Junior Football League are leagues for players aged 18–22, many post-secondary institutions compete in Canadian Interuniver... |
572e7b91dfa6aa1500f8d018 | How old are the players in the Quebec Junior Football League? | 18–22 | [
"Canadian_football\n\nCanadian football is also played at the high school, junior, collegiate, and semi-professional levels: the Canadian Junior Football League, formed May 8, 1974, and Quebec Junior Football League are leagues for players aged 18–22, many post-secondary institutions compete in Canadian Interuniver... |
572e7b91dfa6aa1500f8d019 | What trophy is awarded to the winner of Canadian inter-university football competition? | Vanier Cup | [
"Canadian_football\n\nCanadian football is also played at the high school, junior, collegiate, and semi-professional levels: the Canadian Junior Football League, formed May 8, 1974, and Quebec Junior Football League are leagues for players aged 18–22, many post-secondary institutions compete in Canadian Interuniver... |
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