Talk:Electronic rock

Should the stylistic origins go past that is a mix on electronic music and rock music?
I noticed that in the stylistic origins, instead of simplifying it to the genre being a mix of electronic and rock music, it also lists tons of other genres like jazz, prog rock, and dance music. I don't think this is necessary because I often don't hear these influences in the music that I listen to in this genre. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kid299 (talk • contribs) 05:27, 16 December 2017 (UTC)


 * I agree that the additional "stylistic origins" (specifically "dance" and "jazz") feel like a WP:REDFLAG. I don't see anything wrong with "pop" or "art rock" though, since almost all the first "electronic rock" pieces could effectively fall under those categories. --Ilovetopaint (talk) 06:10, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

Sorting of bands
This article previously had a copy-edit request with the reason "separating 'electronic rock'-described artists from others, then clarify exactly which bands fall under the other terms". Copy editors do not have the expertise to perform this sorting. I am placing an "expert needed" template here as a better way of tagging this cleanup task. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:25, 4 March 2018 (UTC)

Redirect to synthpop?
Should this article be redirected to synthpop with a section on it there? The article says electronic rock originated in the late 1960's-early 1970's with progressive rock bands, however, because of that, it makes the term electronic rock a vague term in my opinion. The use of synthesizers in those recordings was to give a song an orchestral feel. When I think of electronic rock, I think of a sound similar to synthpop, and not progressive rock. While it's a no doubt that progressive rock was a huge influence on synthpop and synthrock due to its usage of synths, they aren't employed the same way they are in modern synthrock that has developed 1980's and later. Those synthrock songs feature no symphonic textures whatsoever. I feel like progressive rock and synthrock are being conflated here and even used synonymously, when in fact, they should not be. Prog has synphonic textures while synthrock does not, plus the latter has longer song structures compared to synthrock. Moline1 (talk) 02:44, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Wouldn't It Be Good by Nik Kershaw is a great example of electronic rock. Moline1 (talk) 02:13, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

That has nothing to do with it, it refers to the fact that Progressive Rock uses electronic instruments and obviously also, many electronic sounds created by a synthesizer, it is not strange at all, because such a genre drinks a lot from Electronic Music, after all, its roots are also subject to that genre and for that reason, genres like Electronic Rock have a relationship with Progressive Rock itself. GtRyz (talk) 08:42, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

Electronics in rock music article
I think it would be nice if the history section of the Electronics in rock music page could be incorporated or even merged into this one and maybe even electronicore. Unsure if that's the best idea though. St. Jimmy (talk) 17:17, 24 February 2024 (UTC)