Talk:Sleater-Kinney

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[edit] Punk?

am i the only one who thinks that saying sleater kinney is a punk rock band is totally base? their music may have some punk influences but i wouldn't say that they are infact a punk rock band. is there any other category they could fit in? my impression of them and their music is hardly punk. any different genre sugestions?--Tainter 14:28, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

I've heard them called punk, but I agree it's not the best description. Allmusic lists them as alternative pop/rock, indie rock and riot grrl. Indie rock is pretty broad, but might be the best description for their overall sound. Scarequotes 17:45, September 4, 2005 (UTC)

They came out out of the riot grrrl/ grunge movement.

Punk seems a very good description. Listen to Patti Smith from the 70's and then to Sleater-Kinney and it seems quite evident that they belong to the same genre though separated by decades. To think that saying S-K is punk is "base" would seem to imply some denigration of the punk classification.

I agree, I think that punk is the most apt/appropriate title for S-K's music. I think "riot grrl" needlessly ties them to one very strict genre (although they 'came from' that movement), and 'indie rock' is too mainstream for them. Kat 01:18, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

I'd go with indie rock. While they certainly have punk influences and their earlier records could very well be called punk rock, I'd put One Beat and particularly The Woods firmly in Indie Rock territory. Evilgrug 02:12, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation

I thought the band stated in interviews that it can be either SLAYter or SLEEter, neither is right? Of course it might help if I could find said interviews..... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 134.225.179.224 (talk) 01:09, 16 February 2007 (UTC).