Post-punk was an eclectic genre which resulted in a wide variety of musical innovations and helped merge white and black musical styles. Out of the post-punk milieu came the beginnings of various subsequent genres, including new wave, dance-rock, New Pop, industrial music, synthpop, post-hardcore, neo-psychedelia alternative rock and house music. Bands such as Joy Division, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus and the Cure played in a darker, more morose style of post-punk that lead to the development of the gothic rock genre. COUNT 10
QSN1 What musical styles did post-punk help merge? ANS1 white and black musical styles QSN2 What beginnings rose from the dead ashes of post-punk? ANS2 various subsequent genres QSN3 New wave, industrial music, synthpop and house all share roots in what genre? ANS3 post-punk QSN4 What style of music did post-punk band the Cure play in? ANS4 darker, more morose QSN5 What genre of music did Joy Division help in the development of? ANS5 gothic rock QSN6 Which type of eclectic music had a huge variety, large innovations and an "anything goes" mentality? ANS6 Post-punk QSN7 Which darker post-punk bands gave rise to gothic rock? ANS7 Joy Division, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus and the Cure QSN8 Where did systhpop, industrial and neo-psychedelia music derive from? ANS8 Post-punk QSN9 What type of music was gothic rock? ANS9 darker, more morose style QSN10 What styles of music did post-punk pave the way for? ANS10 new wave, dance-rock, New Pop, industrial music, synthpop, post-hardcore, neo-psychedelia alternative rock and house music