What is a genre, how is it defined, by whom, and what relevance does it have?
Some can be (relatively) clear such and punk and reggae (where does Guns of Brixton fit?). Then we have bands that span genre.
Can a band in 2021 be New Wave or did it have to be around in 1979-1982? Was it about fashion, musical style, structure, attitude, equipment......?
Having lived through those years and having been heavily into the ‘alternative’ bands of the time I am just interested.