It's A Matter Of Perception

[kenposurf]

I might get some flack perceiving this band as garage..but era, instrument lineup and at many of their tunes scream garage

[duke]

I think you hit the nail, G! Perhaps the only absolutes in music are things like 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 time and other such musical directions. But even then, fermata and rubato are open to interpretation. I agree 100% that the overall sounds, and resultant classifications of given musical pieces, are a matter of perception, interpretation, and the ears of the beholder.