
Math rock ... a phrase that has been used to describe a variety of styles, even more bands, and in many instances has become a catch-all for describing rock artists that play with time signatures, syncopate rhythms, employ intricate guitar play, or display excessive amounts of technical prowess. Unsurprisingly, such generalizations have produced detractors; no one likes to hear their music summed up with two-word descriptors, and no one likes a lazy writer (hey, to my credit, I only use the term within the context of other ideas). It's probably a bit too messy [...]