Talk:Freakbeat

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I'd take exception with a couple of claims on this article

"Freakbeat music was typically created by four-piece bands experimenting with newly-emerging studio production techniques"...I disagree...I'd say it was more to do with experimenting WITHIN the confines of straight studio recordings

"The freakbeat scene was more prevalent in the United Kingdom than in the United States, and was especially popular in the London suburb of Bexleyheath" Bexleyheath? How can something be popular in an area when it wasn't even defined til the eighties

"The term is also often used to describe similar music from mainland Europe, particularly Holland, where it also known as Nederbeat."- no, nederbeat was general beat music made in Holland. It encompasses freakbeat, but is not the same thing

To unsigned editor: I agree that most of the studio recoding's were straightforward (only after 1966 did they become more elaborate, but still simpler than the better known bands that had a lot more time and money in the studio). And, the focus should be on the musical style of the bands, anyway, not the production. I also agree about the "four piece bands" thing, because not all of the bands were four piece. Some had five members, but usually not more. So, I changed it to read something to the effect of "usually five or five piece..." and narrowed the focus to the bands' sounds, not production. Obviously, Freakbeat does not refer to American bands, but it looks like that claim was removed a while back.
However, even though the term, "freakbeat," was coined in the 80s, it refers to music of the 60s and that's OK. The article explains that it is used as a retronym. Yes, fans of this music often do sometimes refer to continental European bands as "freakbeat." The Dutch bands are sometimes called Nederbeat, but the usage of terms overlaps. The article, on these two matters, is very accurate to my best judgment, and most sources would confirm this. Garagepunk66 (talk) 21:30, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]