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There's a bit of a dispute between several different genre labels. It's switched pretty often between "avant-rock" and "experimental rock". It currently sits at Avant-rock. I'm wondering why this is, considering that such a label is a tad esoteric. Experimental rock conveys the same ideas and is nearly interchangeable while also being a much more common term (and the main title of that page). Even "Avant-Garde Rock" seems better then "avant-rock" which I haven't really seen elsewhere on the site. Discussion/explanation? [[User:Mellothumb|Mellothumb]] ([[User talk:Mellothumb|talk]]) 22:49, 13 May 2014 (UTC)
There's a bit of a dispute between several different genre labels. It's switched pretty often between "avant-rock" and "experimental rock". It currently sits at Avant-rock. I'm wondering why this is, considering that such a label is a tad esoteric. Experimental rock conveys the same ideas and is nearly interchangeable while also being a much more common term (and the main title of that page). Even "Avant-Garde Rock" seems better then "avant-rock" which I haven't really seen elsewhere on the site. Discussion/explanation? [[User:Mellothumb|Mellothumb]] ([[User talk:Mellothumb|talk]]) 22:49, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

: The source cited uses the former--"avant-rock". I don't really want to lean on a Wikipedia article as a factor in deciding things ([[WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS]]), especially an article with verification issues, but if you search either "avant-rock" or "avant-garde rock" with "Sonic Youth" at GoogleBooks in a search for relevant literature on the topic, [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22avant-rock%22&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-Address&ie=&oe=#q=%22avant-rock%22+%22Sonic+Youth%22&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-Address&tbm=bks&tbs=sbd:1 "avant-rock" "Sonic Youth"] shows more results than [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22avant-rock%22&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-Address&ie=&oe=#q=%22avant-garde+rock%22+%22Sonic+Youth%22&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-Address&tbm=bks&tbs=sbd:1 "avant-garde rock" "Sonic Youth"]. Also, the source currently cited--the [[33⅓]] book on this album--is one of the most reliable sources on the topic ([[WP:STICKTOSOURCE]]). [[User:Dan56|Dan56]] ([[User talk:Dan56|talk]]) 02:45, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

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Genre (Avant-Rock vs. Avant-Garde Rock vs. Experimental rock)

There's a bit of a dispute between several different genre labels. It's switched pretty often between "avant-rock" and "experimental rock". It currently sits at Avant-rock. I'm wondering why this is, considering that such a label is a tad esoteric. Experimental rock conveys the same ideas and is nearly interchangeable while also being a much more common term (and the main title of that page). Even "Avant-Garde Rock" seems better then "avant-rock" which I haven't really seen elsewhere on the site. Discussion/explanation? Mellothumb (talk) 22:49, 13 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The source cited uses the former--"avant-rock". I don't really want to lean on a Wikipedia article as a factor in deciding things (WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS), especially an article with verification issues, but if you search either "avant-rock" or "avant-garde rock" with "Sonic Youth" at GoogleBooks in a search for relevant literature on the topic, "avant-rock" "Sonic Youth" shows more results than "avant-garde rock" "Sonic Youth". Also, the source currently cited--the 33⅓ book on this album--is one of the most reliable sources on the topic (WP:STICKTOSOURCE). Dan56 (talk) 02:45, 14 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]