Talk:Dream pop/Archives/2018

Isn't Shoegaze the same as Dream Pop?
If Shoegaze is interchangeable with Dream Pop, why would it be in the derivatives rather than other names. MordoGreat (talk) 04:28, 14 August 2018 (UTC)


 * The answer would be, no, they are not the same thing. Dream pop predates the Shoegazer movement.  One music writer at the time used the Dream Pop name for the new Shoegazer thing, but consensus since then is that they are two different things. -- Foetusized (talk) 15:33, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

Of course, they are. After Simon Reynolds moved to the US (he's Britain), the term Dream Pop went with him. It became an US term, used to describe the British Shoegazing movement (and related artists). There really are no reputable sources in music literature that describe Dream Pop as a forerunner of Shoegazing. Most sources use the two terms interchangeably. The only difference is that the term Dream Pop is older than the term Shoegazing. In the mid-90s, the US started using the variant Shoegaze (without -ing). You'll find it in The Trouser Press Guide and other books. --RivetHeadCulture (talk) 18:35, 15 September 2018 (UTC)