Basically Grails sounded like a jam band but were playing everything tuned higher in a weak attempt to sound post-rock. But it failed because rythmn was their focus not guitar. I guess the shift in focus was their attempt at innovation but it felt like posing.

I could have gone on and on about the differences but didn’t for economy’s sake. Another difference is jam band song’s feeling of incessant noodling while post-rock songs have a very strong musical narrative structure that give the listener a dramatic conclusion.

I just find the one much more rewarding than the other. But that’s my taste. To each his own.

I guess I could have said this instead:

“I was trying to get into their set but I kept thinking about how their focus on rythmn over dramatic guitar playing reminded me more of a Phish jam than a post-rock show.”

what do you mean when you say “sounded a few octaves away from being an extended jam at a Phish concert.”

either you mean something else besides octave, or i’m confused.

how can the *pitch* of the performance liken it to a phish jam?