*slow blink* Yes, I know that, but that doesn't answer the question of whether or not steampunk can also be a musical style and, if so, what its defining characteristics would be.
If it's something as superficial as the clothing, then that doesn't mean anything; the band could as easily wear black and call itself gothic without actually changing the sound, and that strikes me as a therefore useless way to determine any type of musical genre. If we define it as music produced in ways possible before the combustion engine but not after - staying true to Victorian tech if not taste - then bands like Abney Park fail. Otherwise I'm...not sure what you're getting at.
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Date: 2010-01-16 05:45 pm (UTC)If it's something as superficial as the clothing, then that doesn't mean anything; the band could as easily wear black and call itself gothic without actually changing the sound, and that strikes me as a therefore useless way to determine any type of musical genre. If we define it as music produced in ways possible before the combustion engine but not after - staying true to Victorian tech if not taste - then bands like Abney Park fail. Otherwise I'm...not sure what you're getting at.