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Favorite 90s Emo bands:
Texas is the Reason
The Promise Ring
The Get Up Kids
Saves the Day
Lifetime
Cap'n Jazz
Jawbreaker
American Football
Modern Equivalence:
Castevet
Snowing
and basically anything on Count Your Lucky Stars
Still jam The Promise Ring regularly. One of my all time favorite bands. Excellent.
TakeLotsWithAlcohol
04/20/10, 12:42 PM
All the bands listed are some of my favorites. So stoked to see the Cap'n Jazz reunion this summer.
jessicaa__
04/20/10, 12:43 PM
Love the Get Up Kids, Sunny Day Real Estate, Mineral, and Texas is the Reason.
Just made a mix cd of all 90's emo tunes, actually.
edit: And woo! OP from NH :)
xtheaudition
04/20/10, 01:04 PM
http://www.jimmy-eat-world.com/media/photos/jimmy_eat_world_09.jpg
xapplexpiex
04/20/10, 01:23 PM
Favorite 90s Emo bands:
Texas is the Reason
The Promise Ring
The Get Up Kids
Saves the Day
Lifetime
Cap'n Jazz
Jawbreaker
American Football
Modern Equivalence:
Castevet
Snowing
and basically anything on Count Your Lucky Stars
Good stuff. I'm not familiar with Cap'n Jazz, but maybe I should look them up. Also, I'm not sure if Saves the Day would be '90s emo...
inthemidst
04/20/10, 01:24 PM
Love 90's period emo-rock. Sunny Day, JEW, The Promise Ring, Texas is the Reason, etc.
inthemidst
04/20/10, 01:24 PM
Still jam The Promise Ring regularly. One of my all time favorite bands. Excellent.
Word.
HometownHero
04/20/10, 01:33 PM
No dick head comments about the OP being 15 yet. How refreshing. I loved The Promise Ring. A lot
yayitsjoe
04/20/10, 01:34 PM
algernon cadwallader should be added to the modern-day equivalents.
spiffa0
04/20/10, 01:42 PM
JamisonParker. I know they weren't 90s but I still think as far as emo goes they were awesome
TheProsAndCons
04/20/10, 01:51 PM
Good stuff. I'm not familiar with Cap'n Jazz, but maybe I should look them up. Also, I'm not sure if Saves the Day would be '90s emo...
Check out Cap'n Jazz's last.fm, they've got a free download of Little League, deffintely worth checking out!
Numero10
04/20/10, 02:00 PM
OP you're only 15 what the fuck do you know? I'm a douchebag who thinks you have to reach a certain age to have an opinion.
But seriously, if Pinkerton is emo like some people say, this is relevant; that is one of my favourite albums ever.
coreyman
04/20/10, 02:04 PM
everybody asks if i could be born in a different time when would i be born?
a lot of people say the sixties so i could be a hippie or whatever
well i was born in 91 and all i want is to be about seven years older so that i could have been at every single promise ring show and so i could
i wish i could have been with the get up kids from the start
and more recently, i have torn apart the long island music scene when taking back sunday and brand new were starting up
ryanhorizons
04/20/10, 02:15 PM
uhhh hello? sunny day real estate, jimmy eat world? you kids are morons.
brokendogleg
04/20/10, 02:22 PM
I think as far as this 90s emo scene whatever goes a band that often gets forgotten is Roadside Monument, and I'm not sure why (probably cuz they were on Tooth and Nail) but man are they fucking awesome.
here's them playing "Sperm Ridden Burden":
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brokendogleg
04/20/10, 02:24 PM
well video's not working for me but really check RM out it'd be worth your time, what a mediafire dl takes 3-5 minutes?
yoyostring
04/20/10, 02:25 PM
Still jam The Promise Ring regularly. One of my all time favorite bands. Excellent.
What's the best album to start with?
brokendogleg
04/20/10, 02:26 PM
30 degrees everywhere is their best if ya care for my input
Yeah I'm fifteen, don't care. Also 603 represent! :ok:
Numero10
04/20/10, 02:41 PM
Yeah I'm fifteen, don't care. Also 603 represent! :ok:
Being 15 is great. Also New Hampshire is the shizz
Star Slight
04/20/10, 03:11 PM
Every person should listen to American Football.
Yellowcard2006
04/20/10, 03:39 PM
Good stuff
troubledbyinsects
04/20/10, 03:39 PM
uhhh hello? sunny day real estate, jimmy eat world? you kids are morons.
Jimmy Eat World isn't half what Cap'n Jazz was.
that being said, if you don't listen to Cap'n Jazz then FUCK YOUUUU
DejaGuy89
04/20/10, 03:42 PM
Listen to all these bands on a daily basis
troubledbyinsects
04/20/10, 03:46 PM
i've listened to almost nothing but Cap'n Jazz for the past few days so i'm gonna continue to post about them.
YOU CAN'T LOOK AT THE SKY WITHOUT LOOKING RIGHT THROUGH IT
Braid, Hey Mercedes, Christie Front Drive, Boys Life, Benton Falls, Desert City Soundtrack, The Gloria Record, Penfold and most of Deep Elm's roster back then for the more indie emo bands.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emo_Diaries
Rites Of Spring (even if they were more active in the 80's), Embrace, Moss Icon, Heroin, Still Life, One Last Wish, Gray Matter, Portraits Of Past, Indian Summer and most of Dischord's roster for the more emocore bands.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_Years_of_Dischord
EchoPark
04/20/10, 04:11 PM
Sunny Day Real Estate & The Appleseed Cast, the latter who are still going strong some 13 years later.
drevans18
04/20/10, 04:17 PM
uhhh hello? sunny day real estate, jimmy eat world? you kids are morons.
haha yeah! there was a jimmy eat world picture up there, but seriously...
SecretsFromYou
04/20/10, 04:29 PM
What's the best album to start with?
All of them are awesome but Nothing Feels Good is the best place to start, methinks.
All of them are awesome but Nothing Feels Good is the best place to start, methinks.
seconded, my favorite Promise Ring album. The book named after it is awesome too.
kennedyAM
04/20/10, 04:37 PM
Benton Falls. Loved it.
The lack of Lifetime apreesh in this thread disturbs me. Seriously one of the best bands ever.
jessicaa__
04/20/10, 05:19 PM
Yeah I'm fifteen, don't care. Also 603 represent! :ok:
:biggrin:
TheBaroness
04/20/10, 05:31 PM
thread needs more Knapsack appreciation.
fueledbyvictory
04/20/10, 06:19 PM
Yeah I'm fifteen, don't care. Also 603 represent! :ok:
you need to update your title to "American Slang leaked"
anywho, I just downloaded a bunch of Mineral, Braid, Christie Front Drive, etc. I'm excited to listen to it.
brokendogleg
04/20/10, 06:24 PM
you need to update your title to "American Slang leaked"
anywho, I just downloaded a bunch of Mineral, Braid, Christie Front Drive, etc. I'm excited to listen to it.
did ya take my advice and get some Roadside Monument?
you need to update your title to "American Slang leaked"
anywho, I just downloaded a bunch of Mineral, Braid, Christie Front Drive, etc. I'm excited to listen to it.
I actually just made this account today, I usually tell people that the '59 Sound leaked anytime people talk about Gaslight, I don't know why.
EDIT: oh and Braid, sick
SlprLkStrght
04/20/10, 06:42 PM
I've always leaned toward the modern day equivalents than the actual 90's bands themselves :/
I've always leaned toward the modern day equivalents than the actual 90's bands themselves :/
Yeah I like Snowing more than I like alot of older emo bands but bands like Cap'n Jazz and Lifetime can't be topped IMO
SlprLkStrght
04/20/10, 07:28 PM
Yeah I like Snowing more than I like alot of older emo bands but bands like Cap'n Jazz and Lifetime can't be topped IMO
Snowing, Algernon, Hightide Hotel, and Empire! Empire! are all amazing.
drawndead
04/20/10, 07:31 PM
The Promise Ring, Texas is the Reason, Jawbreaker <3333
troubledbyinsects
04/20/10, 08:20 PM
thread needs more Knapsack appreciation.
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tomahawk
04/20/10, 08:57 PM
Don't normally do this, but...Eagle Scout is frequently compared to several of these bands either in similarities or in influences. Check out the whole album here:
absolutepunk.net/eaglescout
troubledbyinsects
04/20/10, 09:04 PM
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everyone needs to listen to Joie De Vivre, great current band!
ninthandash
04/20/10, 09:26 PM
While I appreciate Cap'n Jazz for being influential, I think the Kinsellas have had better projects.
That's just me.
What's the best album to start with?
Nothing Feels Good
CalRahhh
04/21/10, 06:16 AM
Love a lot of the bands mentioned in the thread. A modern band who's sound takes a lot from 90s emo is Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate), who are fantastic.
bradsonemanband
04/21/10, 06:51 AM
Snowing, Algernon, Hightide Hotel, and Empire! Empire! are all amazing.
really diggin Hightide Hotel! thanks for the rec!
Don't normally do this, but...Eagle Scout is frequently compared to several of these bands either in similarities or in influences. Check out the whole album here:
absolutepunk.net/eaglescout
sounds really really good, dude!
bradsonemanband
04/21/10, 06:54 AM
- i've been listening to Castevet a lot the past couple days. loooove the Summer Fences album!
- there's a local band from here called Jacket Weather (http://www.myspace.com/jacketweather) that are very much in the same vein as Mineral and American Football
- i could go on all day about this genre of music. i love it. however, there wasn't enough bands that caught on to it though. it was very short-lived. but i'm happy that labels like Count Your Lucky Stars is around to showcase newer talent.
- also, i recorded a song lastnight (http://theamorouscontact.bandcamp.com/track/summer-rain-demo) for a new project i'm working on. my take on 90s emo, i guess.
troubledbyinsects
04/21/10, 06:58 AM
definitely everything on Count Your Lucky Stars is awesome. Empire! Empire!, Castevet, Joie De Vivre, Boris Smile, etc..
If you guys want awesome female fronted emo, listen to this band called Football, etc. they only have a demo out but they did a split with Empire! Empire! and it's fucking awesome.
bradsonemanband
04/21/10, 07:02 AM
If you guys want awesome female fronted emo, listen to this band called Football, etc. they only have a demo out but they did a split with Empire! Empire! and it's fucking awesome.
another female fronted band that sounds similar to Football, Etc is a band called Everyone Asked About You.
bradsonemanband
04/21/10, 07:03 AM
also, gotta give some love to Sunday's Best and The Jealous Sound
troubledbyinsects
04/21/10, 07:05 AM
another female fronted band that sounds similar to Football, Etc is a band called Everyone Asked About You.
i'll check them out for sure
.
- also, i recorded a song lastnight (http://theamorouscontact.bandcamp.com/track/summer-rain-demo) for a new project i'm working on. my take on 90s emo, i guess.
Wow dude, I'm really digging the song, if you don't continue this project I will be very anger :-)
Snowing, Algernon, Hightide Hotel, and Empire! Empire! are all amazing.
Thanks for all of these, all of them a really good, will be buying soon.
bradsonemanband
04/21/10, 07:43 AM
Wow dude, I'm really digging the song, if you don't continue this project I will be very anger :-)
haha thanks man! you're the first person to hear it, i think! yesterday, i was like "you know what, i'm going to start a 90s emo project today!" and then i wrote and recorded that. i'll do an EP and then put it up for free when it's done. i need a band name still. it's tentatively called Cootie Catcher though. ha
haha thanks man! you're the first person to hear it, i think! yesterday, i was like "you know what, i'm going to start a 90s emo project today!" and then i wrote and recorded that. i'll do an EP and then put it up for free when it's done. i need a band name still. it's tentatively called Cootie Catcher though. ha
Yeah its awesome man, I like Cootie Catcher, it has the nice 90s emo feel to it.
bradsonemanband
04/21/10, 07:55 AM
Yeah its awesome man, I like Cootie Catcher, it has the nice 90s emo feel to it.
yeah, maybe i will keep it that. we'll see. glad you like the song though. i'll definitely keep you posted on other new songs as they come.
Numero10
04/21/10, 08:17 AM
- also, i recorded a song lastnight (http://theamorouscontact.bandcamp.com/track/summer-rain-demo) for a new project i'm working on. my take on 90s emo, i guess.
Props
bradsonemanband
04/21/10, 08:20 AM
Props
thank you, sir
Numero10
04/21/10, 08:27 AM
thank you, sir
Anytime, would be delighted to hear anything else you've got
bradsonemanband
04/21/10, 08:36 AM
Anytime, would be delighted to hear anything else you've got
you might like this one too. it's by my other band, the glass gentlemen. (i did all the music and back up vocals, and the other guy in the band on main vocals)
http://theglassgentlemen.bandcamp.com/track/our-winter-goodbye
bradsonemanband
04/21/10, 08:42 AM
another great band from this genre: Penfold
Numero10
04/21/10, 08:44 AM
you might like this one too. it's by my other band, the glass gentlemen. (i did all the music and back up vocals, and the other guy in the band on main vocals)
http://theglassgentlemen.bandcamp.com/track/our-winter-goodbye
Album downloading now
bradsonemanband
04/21/10, 08:49 AM
Album downloading now
awesome! thank you.
Numero10
04/21/10, 08:55 AM
awesome! thank you.
No problem, now you have an Irish fan, how many local bands can say that?
bradsonemanband
04/21/10, 08:56 AM
No problem, now you have an Irish fan, how many local bands can say that?
not many! unless the band's from Ireland, that is... hahaha. but thanks again dude.
Numero10
04/21/10, 09:06 AM
not many! unless the band's from Ireland, that is... hahaha. but thanks again dude.
My pleasure, keep me updated if you can
indietrash
04/21/10, 10:14 AM
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Cuddleworthy
04/21/10, 10:16 AM
malegoat anyone
the promise ring and texas is the reason absolutely changed my life
bradsonemanband
04/21/10, 12:16 PM
the promise ring and texas is the reason absolutely changed my life
those are the two bands from this genre that i LIKE, but still can never really get into that much. i don't know why! i'd pick Mineral or American Football over those 2 bands.
those are the two bands from this genre that i LIKE, but still can never really get into that much. i don't know why! i'd pick Mineral or American Football over those 2 bands.
They're like at the two opposite ends of the spectrum. The Promise Ring and Texas are like the more rock emo and American Football and Mineral are the more indie emo.
thesollopsist
04/21/10, 12:26 PM
I dont know if Braid is considered 90's emo. But they are awesome
bradsonemanband
04/21/10, 12:26 PM
They're like at the two opposite ends of the spectrum. The Promise Ring and Texas are like the more rock emo and American Football and Mineral are the more indie emo.
exactly. i like rock emo, like Castevet for example, but i dunno... i try to get into TPR and TITR, i have their CDs and everything, but they aren't my "go to" bands.
exactly. i like rock emo, like Castevet for example, but i dunno... i try to get into TPR and TITR, i have their CDs and everything, but they aren't my "go to" bands.
Yeah, it's just a matter of opinion. Like I am a huge emo fan but my favorite bands are the harder bands like Lifetime and Texas is the Reason whereas I love bands like Cap'n Jazz and American Football but I can't listen to them 24/7 like I can with my favorites.
bradsonemanband
04/21/10, 12:31 PM
Yeah, it's just a matter of opinion. Like I am a huge emo fan but my favorite bands are the harder bands like Lifetime and Texas is the Reason whereas I love bands like Cap'n Jazz and American Football but I can't listen to them 24/7 like I can with my favorites.
i can listen to american football 24/7. same with any mike kinsella band, for that matter. in fact, i'm wearing my american football hoodie today! woo!
i wish i could find a Mineral shirt/hoodie...
holybuble
04/21/10, 01:01 PM
Algernon Cadwallader
bradsonemanband
04/21/10, 01:10 PM
Algernon Cadwallader
amen brotha!
Knapsack, Promise Ring, Mineral, Jimmy Eat World, Far, Gloria Record, Sense Field, Sunny Day Real Estate, Braid, Christie Front Drive, Samiam, Get up kids
holybuble
04/21/10, 01:23 PM
amen brotha!
also empire! empire!
both on vinyl, off course.
shit stroll
04/21/10, 01:51 PM
name drops galore.
Sunny Day, Appleseed Cast, JEW.
even though Appleseed Cast is more post-rock now
those are the two bands from this genre that i LIKE, but still can never really get into that much. i don't know why! i'd pick Mineral or American Football over those 2 bands.
american football is amazing also. i probably just found those bands at the right time
bradsonemanband
04/21/10, 06:31 PM
Sunny Day, Appleseed Cast, JEW.
even though Appleseed Cast is more post-rock now
the TWO CONVERSATIONS album is amazing
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41FH0SRS0ZL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Just got this for $.01 on Amazon, all the bands are great. Especially love Braid, Jawbox, Sunny Day, Lifetime, and Saves the Day
holy shit, theres a thread for this!?
is anyone familiar with new end original or joan of arc
also, jets to brazil's orange rhyming dictionary is the bomb
davidplaysdrums
04/21/10, 08:43 PM
looove penfold, the jazz june, boys life, je'june, mock orange (totally different from the new stuff they've been doing, which i still love), colossal, THE CASKET LOTTERY!!!!, Hoover, tons more i can't think of.
new(er) bands worth checking out - Adios (defunct but members are now in Pswingset and Papermoons), Gamenight (good bro's from Knoxville TN check em out),
Emo is and will always be my favorite genre of music.
Rich Duncan
04/21/10, 08:50 PM
I love pretty much love all the older bands, but I am particularly fond of The Jazz June since they formed not too far from where I grew up.
My favorite newer bands of this style have to be By Surprise and Pennines
troubledbyinsects
04/21/10, 09:20 PM
I love pretty much love all the older bands, but I am particularly fond of The Jazz June since they formed not too far from where I grew up.
My favorite newer bands of this style have to be By Surprise and Pennines
The Jazz June are awesome
indietrash
04/22/10, 01:52 AM
rock emo? indie emo? soon you'll be pulling out that post emo and post indie stuff. LOL. also there are far too many Cap'n Jazz-y and Mineral-y bands mentioned, and not enough Antioch Arrow, Honeywell, Don Quichote, Parades End, Agna Moraine's Autobiography, Reach Out, Rentamerica, Three Letter Engagement, Bubblejug, The Trigger Quintet and so on. so this post is meant to restore the balance, I guess.
also, jets to brazil's orange rhyming dictionary is the bomb
I like Jets to Brazil but think Blake really hit his stride with Jawbreaker, but hopefully forgetters are going to be good as well.
bradsonemanband
04/22/10, 06:29 AM
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41FH0SRS0ZL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Just got this for $.01 on Amazon, all the bands are great. Especially love Braid, Jawbox, Sunny Day, Lifetime, and Saves the Day
i have that comp. its damn good!
PunksNotDead!
04/22/10, 06:48 AM
DID SOMEONE SAY AMERICAN FOOTBALL? I love that band
bradsonemanband
04/22/10, 07:12 AM
DID SOMEONE SAY AMERICAN FOOTBALL? I love that band
they're definitely my favorite of this genre
nnyisgod_269
04/22/10, 08:56 AM
Ah!! this is kool ive been looking for some good 90s emo bands. man i hear thats when it was actually fun to listen to emo music Like with bands like Refused & AFIs earlier shit! THANX
bradsonemanband
04/22/10, 09:17 AM
Love the Get Up Kids, Sunny Day Real Estate, Mineral, and Texas is the Reason.
Just made a mix cd of all 90's emo tunes, actually.
edit: And woo! OP from NH :)
who else is on the mix you made? i want a copy :)
brokendogleg
04/22/10, 11:02 AM
rock emo? indie emo? soon you'll be pulling out that post emo and post indie stuff. LOL. also there are far too many Cap'n Jazz-y and Mineral-y bands mentioned, and not enough Antioch Arrow, Honeywell, Don Quichote, Parades End, Agna Moraine's Autobiography, Reach Out, Rentamerica, Three Letter Engagement, Bubblejug, The Trigger Quintet and so on. so this post is meant to restore the balance, I guess.
you missed the best one man: Maximillian Colby
davidplaysdrums
04/22/10, 11:18 AM
you missed the best one man: Maximillian Colby
Maximillion Colby was amazing. I actually just recently had a conversation with Ben Davis who was in Sleepytime Trio about them and how important all those bands were. Virginia is pretty much the capital (ill give San Diego a close second) of the screamy post-hardcore side of emo in my opinion. Majority Rule and Pg. 99 being two of my favorite bands from that sound/era.
georgedcc
04/22/10, 11:52 AM
Lovin' this thread, I'm sick of people saying bands like Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance are emo, so this thread makes an enjoyable read.
Here a few bands that (I think) haven't been mentioned yet and could broadly be classified as 90s (roughly) emo/screamo, Antioch Arrow, I Hate Myself, Pg.99, Benton Falls, Billy, Boilermaker, Boys Life, Cast Aside, City Of Caterpillar, The End Of Julia, Eniac, Falling Forward, Fugazi, The Gloria Record, Gray Matter, Hey Mercedes, Joan Of Arc, Indian Summer, Jets To Brazil, Knapsack, Mohinder, Park Ave. , Commander Venus, Planes Mistaken For Stars, Reuben's Accomplice, Samiam, Sense Field, Seven Storey Mountain, Slowride, The Walt Lariat, The White Octave, 1.6 Band, Benji, Kerith Ravine, the Others, Sunfactor.
Hopefully somebody will enjoy some of those recommendations.
fueledbyvictory
04/22/10, 12:25 PM
did ya take my advice and get some Roadside Monument?
nah, not yet. i went to mediafire.com/emoisdead for alot of stuff i just got. i'll see if it's there.
I actually just made this account today, I usually tell people that the '59 Sound leaked anytime people talk about Gaslight, I don't know why.
EDIT: oh and Braid, sick
the '59 sound is wonderful even though what I just said is irrelevant to this thread
Not usually considered emo but Hot Water Music in their early years (circa "Fuel for the Hate Game") had some great emo moments.
troubledbyinsects
04/22/10, 01:53 PM
y'all gotta listen to the screamo band On The Might Of Princes, m-m-magical
bradsonemanband
04/22/10, 02:11 PM
y'all gotta listen to the screamo band On The Might Of Princes, m-m-magical
oh yeah! they are way good
i know they don't count, but i think northstar formed in 97 and nick torres was on board by 99
Numero10
04/22/10, 05:28 PM
I listened to Unfun by Jawbreaker for the first time today. Brilliant. That is all
I don't care if Northstar doesn't count, they're amazing anyway
Tigers Jaw is a great modern band too.
SlprLkStrght
04/22/10, 09:27 PM
Anyone listen to modern day screamy stuff like Make Me, Merchant Ships, and Boy Problems?
ohmessylife
04/23/10, 09:44 AM
I have been listening to a lot of Mineral, Sunny Day Real Estate and Texas is the Reason lately. I need to delve back into my collection of 90's emo; it's been far too long.
bradsonemanband
04/23/10, 09:45 AM
Wow dude, I'm really digging the song, if you don't continue this project I will be very anger :-)
Props
hey guys, here's a new song i wrote/recorded lastnight. similar to my first song.
http://theamorouscontact.bandcamp.com/track/nothing-together-maddie
hey guys, here's a new song i wrote/recorded lastnight. similar to my first song.
http://theamorouscontact.bandcamp.com/track/nothing-together-maddie
Dude, so good, stoked on this EP. Seriously awesome, glad to see that so many people on this site like good emo!
bradsonemanband
04/23/10, 09:59 AM
Dude, so good, stoked on this EP. Seriously awesome, glad to see that so many people on this site like good emo!
woo! glad you like it, man.
matchbox202006
04/23/10, 11:59 AM
Saves the Day, Jimmy Eat World, Goo Goo Dolls
matchbox202006
04/23/10, 12:03 PM
hey guys, here's a new song i wrote/recorded lastnight. similar to my first song.
http://theamorouscontact.bandcamp.com/track/nothing-together-maddie
reminds me of JEW. I just, a few times, wished your voice would open up a little bit more. Still sounds mad good.
ohmessylife
04/23/10, 12:06 PM
Saves the Day, Jimmy Eat World, Goo Goo Dolls
Well, I guess 1 for 3 is ok...:-|
matchbox202006
04/23/10, 12:08 PM
Well, I guess 1 for 3 is ok...:-|
Which "one"
ohmessylife
04/23/10, 12:10 PM
Which "one"
Saves the Day is not emo. The Goo Goo Dolls mention just blows my mind; not even close.
matchbox202006
04/23/10, 12:14 PM
Saves the Day is not emo. The Goo Goo Dolls mention just blows my mind; not even close.
I didn't think Saves the Day was emo either, but i read someone else mention them as emo, and i like Saves the Day, so i put em down. and Goo Goo Dolls don't really go in the emo category, but they've got some emo lyrics and "emotional" songs, so i put em down too.
ohmessylife
04/23/10, 12:16 PM
I didn't think Saves the Day was emo either, but i read someone else mention them as emo, and i like Saves the Day, so i put em down. and Goo Goo Dolls don't really go in the emo category, but they've got some emo lyrics and "emotional" songs, so i put em down too.
Fair enough, but you've got much learning to do, young grasshopper.
matchbox202006
04/23/10, 12:20 PM
Fair enough, but you've got much learning to do, young grasshopper.
Well, like grunge, the emo category confuses me. Besides sad, depressing lyrics, what makes a band emo?
ohmessylife
04/23/10, 12:24 PM
This article does a decent job of describing emo, and all of its bastardized forms:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo
matchbox202006
04/23/10, 12:27 PM
This article does a decent job of describing emo, and all of its bastardized forms:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo
works for me :thumbup:
indietrash
04/23/10, 01:20 PM
emo essentially started out as hardcore punk for sissies, and then moved on into two directions: hardcore punk for *real* sissies, and hardcore punk with vocals reminiscent of young girls who just found their cat run over on the street.
basically.
blebbio
04/23/10, 01:23 PM
basically.
Numero10
04/23/10, 03:28 PM
hey guys, here's a new song i wrote/recorded lastnight. similar to my first song.
http://theamorouscontact.bandcamp.com/track/nothing-together-maddie
Saaweeeeeet
Saves the Day, Jimmy Eat World, Goo Goo Dolls
Cough Cough Cough, ahem, not really what we're talking about....
matchbox202006
04/23/10, 03:35 PM
Cough Cough Cough, ahem, not really what we're talking about....
No shit, really?
No shit, really?
Yeah, probably
matchbox202006
04/23/10, 03:41 PM
Yeah, probably
I already cleared up my justification for putting down the Goo Goo Dolls, and i was incorrect for calling them emo.
I already cleared up my justification for putting down the Goo Goo Dolls, and i was incorrect for calling them emo.
Ok, sorry I wasn't there.:missing:
This article does a decent job of describing emo, and all of its bastardized forms:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo
Best username ever!
indietrash
04/24/10, 06:20 AM
none of those mainstream rock bands have anything to do with emo whatsoever. well, okay. Jimmy Eat World put out a couple of emo sounding records, then they sold out and made it big on MTV etc.
Saves the Day on the other hand is one of those poppy alternative bands who borrow a great deal of their sound from bands like Jimmy Eat World and The Get Up Kids who kind of sort of has some roots in emo music, but eventually moved on to poppy super cleanly produced alternative rock.
Goo Goo Dolls... really?
bradsonemanband
04/25/10, 12:11 PM
i still can't get over how great the Castevet record is
thread needs more Knapsack appreciation.
you are the first person i have ever met who knows, much less likes, knapsack. whats your favorite album?
TheBaroness
04/26/10, 05:09 PM
you are the first person i have ever met who knows, much less likes, knapsack. whats your favorite album?
Knapsack are my all-time favourite band. Best album has to be This Conversation..., though Day Three... is a very close second. Silver Sweepstakes has its moments, but a bit hit and miss IMO.
Knapsack are my all-time favourite band. Best album has to be This Conversation..., though Day Three... is a very close second. Silver Sweepstakes has its moments, but a bit hit and miss IMO.
I swear, my heart stopped beating for a second. Knapsack are my favorite band too!! And I cant believe you're ranking Silver Sweepstakes behind Day Three of My New Life. I thought it was an incredible album while Day Three of My New Life was a little bit less awesome.
ohmessylife
04/26/10, 05:46 PM
I swear, my heart stopped beating for a second. Knapsack are my favorite band too!! And I cant believe you're ranking Silver Sweepstakes behind Day Three of My New Life. I thought it was an incredible album while Day Three of My New Life was a little bit less awesome.
Really? Day Three has always been my favorite of their's.
Really? Day Three has always been my favorite of their's.
Are you serious? My favorite is This Conversation, but I like Silver Sweepstakes second best.
But, Silver Sweepstakes was the first Knapsack album I heard, so I might be a little bit biased.
ohmessylife
04/26/10, 06:03 PM
Are you serious? My favorite is This Conversation, but I like Silver Sweepstakes second best.
But, Silver Sweepstakes was the first Knapsack album I heard, so I might be a little bit biased.
Haha well, Day Three was my first so... To be honest i'm a big fan of all three, so let's not fight about it.
hamish.
04/26/10, 06:09 PM
This Conversation is Knapsacks best all because of 'Cold Enough to Break'.
Do people consider Hey Mercedes emo?
TheBaroness
04/26/10, 08:11 PM
Are you serious? My favorite is This Conversation, but I like Silver Sweepstakes second best.
But, Silver Sweepstakes was the first Knapsack album I heard, so I might be a little bit biased.
I heard Silver Sweepstakes last of all three, so that's why it probably doesn't stack up for me. Are y'all into the Jealous Sound?
ohmessylife
04/26/10, 08:42 PM
Do people consider Hey Mercedes emo?
Personally, I would. Gotta love Loses Control.
y'all gotta listen to the screamo band On The Might Of Princes, m-m-magical
backed so hard.
"As Long as she doesn't smoke" is my jam.
EasySkankin
04/26/10, 10:27 PM
zhSIpRLqD8U
jacob-jinx
04/27/10, 09:20 AM
Favorite 90s Emo bands:
Texas is the Reason
The Promise Ring
The Get Up Kids
Saves the Day
Lifetime
Cap'n Jazz
Jawbreaker
American Football
Modern Equivalence:
Castevet
Snowing
and basically anything on Count Your Lucky Stars
No rights of spring? anyway 90's emo or Emotionally Hardcore punk is really quite amazing, shame it's been ruined by this modern pop-punk/emo crap you hear all the time V_v.
I heard Silver Sweepstakes last of all three, so that's why it probably doesn't stack up for me. Are y'all into the Jealous Sound?
i love the Jealous Sound. are you excited for the new album?
No rights of spring? anyway 90's emo or Emotionally Hardcore punk is really quite amazing, shame it's been ruined by this modern pop-punk/emo crap you hear all the time V_v.
I considered Rites of Spring and Embrace and the whole DC scene 80s more than 90s.
ohmessylife
04/27/10, 03:13 PM
I considered Rites of Spring and Embrace and the whole DC scene 80s more than 90s.
Truth.
kinda disappointed that nobody's been talking about the Appleseed Cast though. Mare Vitalis is quite the album...
ohmessylife
04/27/10, 03:54 PM
kinda disappointed that nobody's been talking about the Appleseed Cast though. Mare Vitalis is quite the album...
Well, technically speaking Mare Vitalis came out in 2000. Great album though.
TheBaroness
04/27/10, 05:28 PM
i love the Jealous Sound. are you excited for the new album?
Thrilled beyond belief, especially given I'd thought for sure that they'd broken up.
TheBaroness
04/27/10, 05:29 PM
kinda disappointed that nobody's been talking about the Appleseed Cast though. Mare Vitalis is quite the album...
they're my other favorite band
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41FH0SRS0ZL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Just got this for $.01 on Amazon, all the bands are great. Especially love Braid, Jawbox, Sunny Day, Lifetime, and Saves the Day
Shit that sounds like one hell of a compilation. I will definitely check this out.
Shit that sounds like one hell of a compilation. I will definitely check this out.
definitely worth it
i love the Jealous Sound. are you excited for the new album?
wait, hold the phone, theyre REUNITING!? such a good band, though a little more on the poppy side
hamish.
04/28/10, 11:10 PM
Not sure if it's been posted, but I am so stoked to finally hear this on vinyl.
http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/store/index.php?id=162
helenkeomany
04/29/10, 01:39 AM
30 degrees everywhere is their best if ya care for my input
fuck that. nothing feels good.
helenkeomany
04/29/10, 01:40 AM
wait, hold the phone, theyre REUNITING!? such a good band, though a little more on the poppy side
they've been together for awhile now.
indietrash
04/29/10, 06:19 AM
http://thatspunk.net/blog/category/emo/ - lots of free emo downloads. a lot of '90s stuff on there.
bradsonemanband
04/29/10, 06:29 AM
http://thatspunk.net/blog/category/emo/ - lots of free emo downloads. a lot of '90s stuff on there.
oh sweet! i will definitely hit all of that up this weekend.
VeganCoke
04/29/10, 06:49 AM
promise ring fo sho
bradsonemanband
04/29/10, 06:49 AM
kinda disappointed that nobody's been talking about the Appleseed Cast though. Mare Vitalis is quite the album...
Two Conversations is my fav
ohmessylife
04/29/10, 08:08 AM
fuck that. nothing feels good.
seriously. 30 degrees is not a bad album, but Nothing Feels Good is fucking amazing.
Well, technically speaking Mare Vitalis came out in 2000. Great album though.
picky picky. although the album was recorded in 1999 if you want to go that far. anyways I included the Appleseed Cast 'cause they did form in the 90s, and their early work was extremely heavily SDRE influenced.
ohmessylife
04/29/10, 03:22 PM
picky picky. although the album was recorded in 1999 if you want to go that far. anyways I included the Appleseed Cast 'cause they did form in the 90s, and their early work was extremely heavily SDRE influenced.
Haha, I was just poking fun. I absolutely love The Appleseed Cast, and would totally agree with the SDRE influence in their earlier work.
ohmessylife
04/29/10, 04:56 PM
Found the Christie Front Drive anthology today, twas a good day. Anybody else like these guys?
they've been together for awhile now.
do you know when their putting anything new out, or if at all?
GUYS! NO ONE'S MENTIONED PERHAPS THE GREATEST EMO BAND EVER
cursive
indietrash
04/30/10, 02:09 AM
slept on that band because they are on that God awful Saddle Creek label. they are probably not emo though. j/s. Christie Front Drive are really good. so are The Appleseed Cast. not even close to as good as Mineral though...
Rich Duncan
04/30/10, 06:54 AM
do you know when their putting anything new out, or if at all?
It is definitely coming out, I interviewed Pedro about it a little while ago. Should be a great album, but as far as I know there is no set release date for it.
bradsonemanband
04/30/10, 08:09 AM
GUYS! NO ONE'S MENTIONED PERHAPS THE GREATEST EMO BAND EVER
cursive
i dont consider them emo at all
i dont consider them emo at all
their earlier album: such blinding stars for starving eyes and other eps.
ohmessylife
04/30/10, 09:01 PM
their earlier album: such blinding stars for starving eyes and other eps.
still, not really emo.
bradsonemanband
05/03/10, 09:34 AM
Saaweeeeeet
so my EP is almost done! i've got 4 songs done, and now just working on the final song. if you want to hear 2 new songs, here ya go:
Fall (http://theamorouscontact.bandcamp.com/track/fall)
Thinking Of You (2:20 AM) (http://theamorouscontact.bandcamp.com/track/thinking-of-you-2-20-am)
or you can let it be a surprise. haha. i'll put the whole EP up for free on it's own Bandcamp page as soon as it's all ready, as well as submit it to Free Music Friday here on AP.
Numero10
05/03/10, 04:08 PM
so my EP is almost done! i've got 4 songs done, and now just working on the final song. if you want to hear 2 new songs, here ya go:
Fall (http://theamorouscontact.bandcamp.com/track/fall)
Thinking Of You (2:20 AM) (http://theamorouscontact.bandcamp.com/track/thinking-of-you-2-20-am)
or you can let it be a surprise. haha. i'll put the whole EP up for free on it's own Bandcamp page as soon as it's all ready, as well as submit it to Free Music Friday here on AP.
Wooo!
SlprLkStrght
05/03/10, 04:27 PM
Hightide Hotel are done recording their full length and its currently begining mixing.
fucking pumped.
shit stroll
05/03/10, 04:49 PM
still, not really emo.
what would you classify early cursive as then? loud indie rock/punk? post hardcore? it's pretty obvious early cursive is clearly influenced by revolution summer/dichord bands.
ohmessylife
05/03/10, 05:10 PM
Yeah, I guess I would call them loud indie/punk. I just don't see them as emo, although I would agree about the influence. I don't know, I guess I don't really care what people call them; it's good music.
EasySkankin
05/03/10, 07:25 PM
how are they not emo? they were totally part of that scene and their lyrics were pretty emo, at least back with releases like ugly organ and domestica... ooh totally popping in burst and bloom now
ohmessylife
05/03/10, 08:02 PM
how are they not emo? they were totally part of that scene and their lyrics were pretty emo, at least back with releases like ugly organ and domestica... ooh totally popping in burst and bloom now
Sorry, I just never really considered them to be emo. But as I said, whatever. I love both of those releases, and admittedly have never heard Burst and Bloom; worth it i'm assuming?
EasySkankin
05/03/10, 08:14 PM
Sorry, I just never really considered them to be emo. But as I said, whatever. I love both of those releases, and admittedly have never heard Burst and Bloom; worth it i'm assuming?
extremely
ohmessylife
05/03/10, 08:15 PM
extremely
Cool, thanks. Downloading nowwwwwwww.
bradsonemanband
05/09/10, 10:50 AM
my EP is finally finished and available for all of you who showed some interest in it.
www.cootiecatcher.bandcamp.com
it's free, so go hit it up and let me know what you think.
enjoy.
TheSnoo
05/09/10, 01:24 PM
I've found heaven on earth. I was looking for a thread like this <3
bradsonemanband
05/09/10, 01:39 PM
I've found heaven on earth. I was looking for a thread like this <3
i was just about to link you to this topic, since i saw your post in the Recommendations forum. glad you found this gem of a topic.
TheSnoo
05/09/10, 01:41 PM
i was just about to link you to this topic, since i saw your post in the Recommendations forum. glad you found this gem of a topic.
Actually, I was trying to find some relatively new and unknown emo bands.
bradsonemanband
05/09/10, 01:42 PM
Actually, I was trying to find some relatively new and unknown emo bands.
check out Jacket Weather, Castevet, Snowing, and my project above your post- Cootie Catcher.
TheSnoo
05/09/10, 01:45 PM
check out Jacket Weather, Castevet, Snowing, and my project above your post- Cootie Catcher.
Awesome. I'll be sure to have a listen to each of them.
TheSnoo
05/09/10, 01:55 PM
check out Jacket Weather, Castevet, Snowing, and my project above your post- Cootie Catcher.
All these bands are awesome. Might become new favorites. Especially your project, keep it up.
tehdangerdave
05/09/10, 01:59 PM
pretty much every band mentioned in here rules.
i love a lot of the newer stuff that takes huge influence from this time period. Tigers Jaw, Balance and Composure, My Heart To Joy, Pianos Become The Teeth and Grown Ups all come to mind. Prawn is pretty decent, too.
bradsonemanband
05/09/10, 02:00 PM
All these bands are awesome. Might become new favorites. Especially your project, keep it up.
thank ya, my good man!
tehdangerdave
05/09/10, 02:12 PM
and if Cursive isn't emo, then i am Terry Crews.
bradsonemanband
05/11/10, 06:42 AM
i made a myspace page for my project, Cootie Catcher. (http://www.myspace.com/cootiecatcherband)
gahhh123
05/15/10, 07:09 PM
Where's Mineral and Sunny Day Real Estate?
SlprLkStrght
05/15/10, 08:34 PM
pretty much every band mentioned in here rules.
i love a lot of the newer stuff that takes huge influence from this time period. Tigers Jaw, Balance and Composure, My Heart To Joy, Pianos Become The Teeth and Grown Ups all come to mind. Prawn is pretty decent, too.
prawn fucking kills it, both live and recorded, although, i dont know i never really considered them modern day 90's emo, although they get grouped there a lot.
Rich Duncan
05/17/10, 08:49 AM
Luck of Aleia's Six Songs is quickly becoming one of my favorites.
bradsonemanband
05/17/10, 08:51 AM
Luck of Aleia's Six Songs is quickly becoming one of my favorites.
i've never heard of them... i'll mos def check that out later.
bigchauncersetc
05/17/10, 08:53 AM
Where's Mineral and Sunny Day Real Estate?
those were definitely the big ones for me.
Rich Duncan
05/17/10, 08:53 AM
i've never heard of them... i'll mos def check that out later.
It's really good, came out on Caulfield Records. The owner of the label was also in the band.
bradsonemanband
06/02/10, 09:02 AM
bumpin this shit
tectactoe
06/02/10, 09:20 AM
Saves the Day and the Get Up Kids.
Through Being Cool and Something to Write Home About are two of my favorite albums, EVER.
Colorblind!
06/11/10, 02:33 PM
I really want to expand my emo library...like exponentially. Not just 90's but modern also. So far, I'm into:
Algernon, American Football, Arrows, Braid, Cap'n Jazz, Castevet, Empire! Empire!, Ghosts and Vodka, Grown Ups, Jimmy Eat World, Joie De Vivre, My Heart To Joy, Owen, The Promise Ring, Snowing, Texas Is The Reason.
Downloading Benton Falls and Christie Front Drive based on this thread! Gimme more!
bradsonemanband
06/11/10, 03:10 PM
I really want to expand my emo library...like exponentially. Not just 90's but modern also. So far, I'm into:
Algernon, American Football, Arrows, Braid, Cap'n Jazz, Castevet, Empire! Empire!, Ghosts and Vodka, Grown Ups, Jimmy Eat World, Joie De Vivre, My Heart To Joy, Owen, The Promise Ring, Snowing, Texas Is The Reason.
Downloading Benton Falls and Christie Front Drive based on this thread! Gimme more!
throw in some Mineral in there too. listen to their EndSerendaing album.
Colorblind!
06/11/10, 09:35 PM
Forgot Mineral, that's the only album I have but jammed it on the bus yesterday and it was fantastic.
indietrash
06/13/10, 04:37 PM
http://www.myspace.com/itsjustvanitync
http://www.myspace.com/itsjustvanitync
http://www.myspace.com/itsjustvanitync
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/122/l_40246c14854f4c33958abfb7cdd59dca. jpg
http://www.myspace.com/itsjustvanitync
http://www.myspace.com/itsjustvanitync
http://www.myspace.com/itsjustvanitync
anyone heard this band? they've finished their full length, and I'm listening to it right now. let me assure you - it's amazing. mixing emotionally charged '90s Midwest emo and explosive math rock crescendos into full blown brilliance, this band is simply outstanding. the full length isn't available via my blog just yet (it'll be in early July - but you can buy it (along with a t-shirt, I think) from their MySpace), but in the mean time you can check out their EP for free at: http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/02/its-just-vanity-the-strangers-ep/
ANYONESGHOST
06/13/10, 04:39 PM
muthafuckin' Promise Ring, yo.
TheBaroness
06/14/10, 03:22 AM
New Joie de Vivre album is awesome.
Overpass
06/14/10, 04:00 AM
Got to see SDRE this year twice, absolutely amazing.
bradsonemanband
06/14/10, 06:25 AM
Got to see SDRE this year twice, absolutely amazing.
so jealous!
SlprLkStrght
06/14/10, 12:57 PM
Anyone listen to Footnotes? Im playing with them in my basement on the 25th and im so pumped.
Also, new Merchant Ships is totally awesome.
CollectiveConfusion
06/14/10, 01:11 PM
whenever my eyes hit this thread i always instinctively start humming "you.... you're always you're... alwaysss dressed and buttoned up. ba ba bada ba ba ba bada ba dap"
bradsonemanband
06/14/10, 02:10 PM
whenever my eyes hit this thread i always instinctively start humming "you.... you're always you're... alwaysss dressed and buttoned up. ba ba bada ba ba ba bada ba dap"
do do do do do do do do
TheBaroness
07/10/10, 11:40 PM
Bump because it's raining outside and I'm listening to EndSerenading. Still as amazing as the first time I heard it.
troubledbyinsects
07/11/10, 05:03 AM
Bump because it's raining outside and I'm listening to EndSerenading. Still as amazing as the first time I heard it.
One of my favorites of all time.
LGFUAD21
07/11/10, 07:08 AM
Lets not all be pedantic because some bands being mentioned are not quite 90s. Lets just talk about emo when it was decent and good and didnt involve eyeliner or auto-tune
Saves The Day, Jimmy Eat World, Get Up Kids and Far (if that counts, everybody seems to class them as something different)
I remember picking up a copy of Clarity by JEW when i was about 11 for £5 (something like $7.50). Still listen to it about once a fortnight
tottivillarossi
07/11/10, 09:18 AM
I recommend this band:
http://www.myspace.com/footballetc
indietrash
07/11/10, 09:41 AM
Saves the Day, Jimmy Eat World, Get Up Kids and Far are not mentioned - but not because they are "not quite 90s", but because they are "not quite emo". Football, etc. are backed though.
troubledbyinsects
07/11/10, 11:33 AM
I recommend this band:
http://www.myspace.com/footballetc
yes, band is sexy. the female vocals rule.
karadotcollett
10/19/11, 08:20 PM
90s emo revival bands similar to Joie de Vivre? I'm super sad they broke up... oh well at least they are making one more album.
90s emo revival bands similar to Joie de Vivre? I'm super sad they broke up... oh well at least they are making one more album.
here's some (not all "revival," some of it older)
Annabel - Each and Everyone
Benton Falls - Fighting Starlight
Penfold - Amateurs and Professionals
Jets to Brazil - Perfecting Loneliness ****
Rockets and Blue Lights - A Smashed City With Flames And Music In The Air *****
Sharks Keep Moving - Sharks Keep Moving
The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - Formlessness
left out some obvious ones like E! E! and stuff
and oh man I'm making this thread my home... can we talk about real emo though please and not midwestern maybe?
karadotcollett
10/19/11, 08:33 PM
here's some (not all "revival," some of it older)
Annabel - Each and Everyone
Benton Falls - Fighting Starlight
Penfold - Amateurs and Professionals
Jets to Brazil - Perfecting Loneliness ****
Rockets and Blue Lights - A Smashed City With Flames And Music In The Air *****
Sharks Keep Moving - Sharks Keep Moving
The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - Formlessness
left out some obvious ones like E! E! and stuff
and oh man I'm making this thread my home... can we talk about real emo though please and not midwestern maybe?
Thanks. Also, what's wrong with midwestern?
Thanks. Also, what's wrong with midwestern?
oh, nothing's wrong with it (obviously I'm a fan), I was just hoping this would be a 90's emo thread, based on the title
btw the one's with stars are the one's you should check out first, I think
karadotcollett
10/19/11, 08:55 PM
oh, nothing's wrong with it (obviously I'm a fan), I was just hoping this would be a 90's emo thread, based on the title
btw the one's with stars are the one's you should check out first, I think
You or I or someone could start a revival thread if you want them separate. I own a lot more recent stuff than 90s actually.
jmsrdck
10/19/11, 09:28 PM
Brave Bird is a fantastic band from emo that draw a lot of influence from stuff mentioned in this thread: http://bravebird.bandcamp.com/album/ready-or-not-ep
They're part of a collective of Ann Arbor emo bands: http://annarboremo.tumblr.com/
karadotcollett
10/20/11, 12:22 AM
I need moar sad shit from Indiana. Real talk.
Derektschultz
10/20/11, 01:36 AM
If you guys like American Football guitar style mixed with a more folky sound check out this band Owl Paws!
http://owlpaws.bandcamp.com/album/owl-paws
NotebookMusic
10/20/11, 05:58 AM
Cap'n Jazz is a filthy band. Been into them for a while.
I checked out Mineral again two days ago, which is another good band. 90's were sick.
StephenYoung
10/20/11, 06:14 AM
Recs me some Jams that will make me better at being a noodly guitar player.
Also, wat? Lifetime is emo? No way.
Cuddleworthy
10/20/11, 07:30 AM
don't really see how sharks keep moving were a revival band. they didn't play emo. they sounded like ghosts and vodka, or an instrumentally subdued minus the bear without vocals. cool band doe
SanePsychotic
10/20/11, 08:08 AM
here's some (not all "revival," some of it older)
Annabel - Each and Everyone
Benton Falls - Fighting Starlight
Penfold - Amateurs and Professionals
Jets to Brazil - Perfecting Loneliness ****
Rockets and Blue Lights - A Smashed City With Flames And Music In The Air *****
Sharks Keep Moving - Sharks Keep Moving
The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - Formlessness
left out some obvious ones like E! E! and stuff
and oh man I'm making this thread my home... can we talk about real emo though please and not midwestern maybe?
State your case - why should we exclude midwestern emo? Is it not "real" enough for you? To me emo is emo, regardless of where it's from. However, I'm interested to hear your take on it.
troubledbyinsects
10/20/11, 11:54 AM
Recs me some Jams that will make me better at being a noodly guitar player.
Also, wat? Lifetime is emo? No way.
not emo but listen to Ghosts and Vodka, Enemies, and Joan Of Arc.
State your case - why should we exclude midwestern emo? Is it not "real" enough for you? To me emo is emo, regardless of where it's from. However, I'm interested to hear your take on it.
what? I wasn't trying to discriminate against more modern, indie-fied emo like you think I seem to be doing...
it just seems to me like the over-obvious and cliche midwestern emo like SDRE and Mineral and Braid, American Football, etc. etc. get lots of exposure already and I was sad that this looks sorta just like another midwestern emo thread instead of something different :-(
don't really see how sharks keep moving were a revival band. they didn't play emo. they sounded like ghosts and vodka, or an instrumentally subdued minus the bear without vocals. cool band doe
yeah that was a pretty big stretch, it was just in my playlist with those other bands so I figured hey why not
You or I or someone could start a revival thread if you want them separate. I own a lot more recent stuff than 90s actually.
pretty sure there's already one of those or a few
I was talking more about 90's emo minus the midwestern is what I was hoping for
karadotcollett
10/20/11, 12:43 PM
I don't even know the difference between Midwestern and other emo except for the location...
SanePsychotic
10/20/11, 12:48 PM
what? I wasn't trying to discriminate against more modern, indie-fied emo like you think I seem to be doing...
it just seems to me like the over-obvious and cliche midwestern emo like SDRE and Mineral and Braid, American Football, etc. etc. get lots of exposure already and I was sad that this looks sorta just like another midwestern emo thread instead of something different :-(
Haha, that's not what I thought you were doing. I was merely asking why you would rather discuss non-midwestern emo as opposed to what you're calling the "cliche midwestern emo." You just made your point by stating you'd rather discuss other 90s emo bands that aren't traditionally discussed, which I appreciate. I really just wanted more clarification as to what you wanted to discuss. What bands specifically are you referring to?
Cuddleworthy
10/20/11, 12:49 PM
I don't even know the difference between Midwestern and other emo except for the location...
it sounds like indie rock instead of punk lol
Haha, that's not what I thought you were doing. I was merely asking why you would rather discuss non-midwestern emo as opposed to what you're calling the "cliche midwestern emo." You just made your point by stating you'd rather discuss other 90s emo bands that aren't traditionally discussed, which I appreciate. I really just wanted more clarification as to what you wanted to discuss. What bands specifically are you referring to?
any discussion about mid-90's emo stuff like Antioch Arrow, Maximillian Colby, Moss Icon, Native Nod, Navio Forge, or later (late 90's early 2000's) screamo along the lines of Off Minor, Ten Grand, sailboats, Honeywell, City of Caterpillar, would be surprisingly nice :-)
sorry to misunderstand ya
NotebookMusic
10/20/11, 01:16 PM
Not sure if Indian Summer or I Hate Myself was mentioned (most likely were,) but they're sick, too.
karadotcollett
10/20/11, 04:13 PM
any discussion about mid-90's emo stuff like Antioch Arrow, Maximillian Colby, Moss Icon, Native Nod, Navio Forge, or later (late 90's early 2000's) screamo along the lines of Off Minor, Ten Grand, sailboats, Honeywell, City of Caterpillar, would be surprisingly nice :-)
sorry to misunderstand ya
http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1954022
troubledbyinsects
10/20/11, 04:56 PM
there is a much more active skramz thread here: http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=296905
karadotcollett
10/20/11, 05:10 PM
there is a much more active skramz thread here: http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=296905
Thanks. That one didn't come up when I searched.
troubledbyinsects
10/20/11, 05:10 PM
Thanks. That one didn't come up when I searched.
no problem.
Fame<Infamy
10/20/11, 05:32 PM
Glad this got bumped. Some sweet bands in here I've never checked out.
SanePsychotic
10/20/11, 09:21 PM
any discussion about mid-90's emo stuff like Antioch Arrow, Maximillian Colby, Moss Icon, Native Nod, Navio Forge, or later (late 90's early 2000's) screamo along the lines of Off Minor, Ten Grand, sailboats, Honeywell, City of Caterpillar, would be surprisingly nice :-)
sorry to misunderstand ya
The only bands I've listened to out of that list is Moss Icon and City of Caterpillar and that was quite awhile ago. I do remember liking them, but I was probably just getting into them and life got in the way. Will be listening to them again though.
ediesfaun
04/27/12, 05:34 PM
***edit: excuse me for barfing all over this thread. i just found a more current discussion for this. i guess this is my catalouge, haha.***
After enjoying reading this thread and soaking up the obscure band recs, I broke down my favorite 25 or so emo bands. Put way too much time into it, yeah :P The ones with asterisks could be considered other genres, but they have some good, solid emo influences. You'll probably end up loving a few of the derivatives and hating the rest haha. The ones with crosses are ones I don't think anyone here mentioned. Great stuff and not listed in any particular order. I could never figure one out.
*disclaimer—they're not all 90s bands, nor are they strictly MWest emo. some derivatives thereof. this seemed to be the most relevant thread.*
Def check out these lesser-knowns #0, 4, 5, 10, 15, 16, 19, 24.
My Top Emo Bands
0 Further Seems Forever (cmon, T&N signed some of the best bands. amazing debut album. hands-down top 3 emo album ever. listen to it! that's why it's #0)
1 The Appleseed Cast (Ring Wars era)
2 Benton Falls
3 Sunny Day Real Estate
4 Terminal†* (don't write them off as too poppy!)
5 Anadivine†* (some of the best musicians all around, really)
6 Armor For Sleep (Dream To Make Believe only)*
7 American Football
8 Mineral (found POF in a local record store for 4 bucks. life changed)
9 Shiner*
10 Six Gallery†* (very mathy, not entirely emo. amazing guitars and vocals. and drums. and bass. yeah.)
11 Emery (Weak's End only)
12 Mae (Destination Beautiful only)*
13 My Epic* (least emo of all, but very much indebted to the scene. great songwriters.)
14 The Lyndsay Diaries†* (acoustic emo. perfect for rainy days, which you'd think most emo is already, so that's saying something.)
15 Time Spent Driving† (can't believe nobody has mentioned them!)
16 Anophora† (only have a demo up. amazing amazing band!)
17 Camber (SDRE soundalike, but hey, SDRE didn't stick around long enough :P)
18 Desert City Soundtrack (old stuff is sloppy as hell, but hey)
19 Juno† (amazing emo. cmon, gotta know Juno!)
20 Unsent Letters† (student of my dad's when i was in grade school. first introduced myself to him way after his emo days. great vocals, kinda like ben folds in an emo setting :P)
21 dieradiodie† (just a demo. great free track on a fan-created purevolume.)
22 Edison Glass†* (they're only minimally emo. too many influences to count for them. their one vocalist has a great emo-y voice though)
23 The Evan Anthem† (very cool)
24 And Then There Were None†* Crazy amazing emotronica :D Great tunes on their first and only LP
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