emo and screamp

[YoManGo!]

just wondering how many people like it... before anyone attacks me, the following bands aren't emo - my chemical romance, taking back sunday, ffaf, fob, death cab for cutie, blink182 etc etc these bands are MTVmo as i call them...

the following bands are emo - rites of spring, reversal of man, saetia, indian summer, orchid, ampere, neil perry

[samsaBEAR]

I listen to some Emo bands, some are famous, most arent. I also listen to some Screamo, but not lots

[YoManGo!]

Name drop me some bands? I listen to a lotta screamo but not as much emo.

[Nixt]

I like most music, I listen to screamo when I am annoyed and/or I wanna annoy my mum :}

[YoManGo!]

Sweeet, I'm suprised you people have actually heard of it, top marks.

If anyone's interested I'll link to 4 Orchid (best screamo ever) albums on sendspace.

I ordered Rites Of Spring - End On End the other day, can't wait til it arrives.

[samsaBEAR]

Oh yeah, im interested in some Orchid, i've heard stuff about them from friends and such, most say they're pretty good

[Lycan]

yeah i listen to emo,

i count 'A Perfect Circle' as emo . and i don't think you can really argue with it

[samsaBEAR]

I go by what iTunes says, but I know alot is wrong:
Emo:
Alexisonfire
I Am The Avalanche
Armor For Sleep
A Thorn For Every Heart

Screamo:
Enter Shikari
Alexisonfire
Escape The Fate
I also have more, but iTunes is weird, and i cant be arsed to spend the time labelling each band's proper genre

[YoManGo!]

yeah i listen to emo,

i count 'A Perfect Circle' as emo . and i don't think you can really argue with it

i can, have and will...


yeh alexisonfire aren't screamo, if you want I'll get the link to the Orchid albums?

[its ree agen !!]

hate them
emo
screamo
w/e they are
i hate them
all they do is scream words into a microphone and u cant even understand what they say and it just has no beat
i prefer :
dance music
rnb
drum + base
hip hop
grime
rap
indie

and SOME soft rock :)
no heavy stuff ty!

[YoManGo!]

try listening to a genre before passing judgements, ok? :)

[samsaBEAR]

hate them
emo
screamo
w/e they are
i hate them
all they do is scream words into a microphone and u cant even understand what they say and it just has no beat
i prefer :
dance music
rnb
drum + base
hip hop
grime
rap
indie

and SOME soft rock :)
no heavy stuff ty!
Then why post here? You didn't need to spam, if you dont like this music, that's your opinion, no need to tell us it though in a thread about Emo/Screamo music

And yeah, blame iTunes and yes I do want that link

[YoManGo!]

http://www.sendspace.com/file/u08zef

enjoy, believe me it's worth it

[its ree agen !!]

WTH??
dnt start having a go at me
coz the thread says "just wondering how many people like it"
so i was saying i dont
geeze... it isnt even spam

[YoManGo!]

wondering how many like it

not dislike ;)

[Chaz]

Ree is entitled to an opinion, thats what a forum is for. She did nothing wrong, she shared what she liked, she didnt spam or insult anyone. Leave her alone ;l

[YoManGo!]

yes, but by her comments she obviously hasn't ever listened to the genres...

[its ree agen !!]

yes, but by her comments she obviously hasn't ever listened to the genres...
no i have actually
my brother plays it all the time
+ when he has house partys, i hear it all night
now shhh.

[YoManGo!]

ya know
if you described all emo as 'just screaming in a microphone' when a lot of it is extremely soft music, i'm guessing you haven't...

[its ree agen !!]

screamo
has the word SCREAM in it

[YoManGo!]

doesn't mean it's all meaningless screaming... it's a genre based on very loud to very soft dynamics.

[FlyingJesus]

yes, but by her comments she obviously hasn't ever listened to the genres...

Why? I don't particularly like emo/screamo, I've listened to it and still don't like it.

As for your starting post, you can't discount a band from a genre just because you don't like them. A lot of those bands are emo, you don't need to keep creating made up genre after made up genre just so you can have a specific taste and be "oh so individual".

[YoManGo!]

they aren't emo... they are boybands with guitars, face it. what happened is taking back sunday came along and mtv, hot topic etc named them 'emo' ruining one of the best genres everrrr.

emo doesn't even have anything to do with being emotional.

there's nothing wrong with having an opinion, and i support people voicing it, but when someone voices an opinion with no fact basing which is completely wrong then yes, i will argue back thank you :)

[Lycan]

ok, explain to me why your arguing with a perfect cirlce

[YoManGo!]

a) they don't sound or feel emo
b) they have albums out on major labels

emo is a genre based in DIY.

[Chaz]

they aren't emo... they are boybands with guitars, face it. what happened is taking back sunday came along and mtv, hot topic etc named them 'emo' ruining one of the best genres everrrr.

emo doesn't even have anything to do with being emotional.

there's nothing wrong with having an opinion, and i support people voicing it, but when someone voices an opinion with no fact basing which is completely wrong then yes, i will argue back thank you :)

Who are you to decide what is and what isnt?

You couldnt evan spell 'Screamo' in the title.

[samsaBEAR]

screamo
has the word SCREAM in it
Clever girl =]]

And yeah, you gotta admit Spuddee, you are quite picky when it comes to Genres, relax a little, if people say a band they like and in your world it doesnt fit into the genre, dont start an argument, just tell them you disagree with them and leave it at that

[YoManGo!]

oh i'm pretty sure the people who invented the genre in the mid 80's decided what it is...

and yeh i wasnt wearing my glasses


Clever girl =]]

And yeah, you gotta admit Spuddee, you are quite picky when it comes to Genres, relax a little, if people say a band they like and in your world it doesnt fit into the genre, dont start an argument, just tell them you disagree with them and leave it at that

actually the point of this was to create arguments and see how many people actually knew what it was before mtv manipulated it :)

[samsaBEAR]

oh i'm pretty sure the people who invented the genre in the mid 80's decided what it is...

and yeh i wasnt wearing my glasses



actually the point of this was to create arguments and see how many people actually knew what it was before mtv manipulated it :)
you are an idiot, but yet you are oh so cool lmao ;p

[YoManGo!]

OMG INFRACTION YOU INSULTED ME
well i got one for calling someone an idiot...

i am the pickiest person everrrr on genres, and my musical knowledge is so vast i can fight off most competitors, i stick to my strengths.

[samsaBEAR]

OH NOES!!!!!1111 PLZ DONT INFRACTION-IZE ME!

Your also quite full of yourself arent you =p
I know next to nothing about music knowledge, I just listen to it

[YoManGo!]

totally i act like an **** hole on the internet coz i have no friends in real life :(

[samsaBEAR]

Awww poor spud <3

[YoManGo!]

will you be my friend? <333

[samsaBEAR]

Yah Ill be your friend <33

[YoManGo!]

omgg ur the best we shud myspace n stuff <3

[samsaBEAR]

ZOMFG YEAH! Every possible thing, we should be friend lolz

[YoManGo!]

omg i wrote a poem today coz this girl left me :(
i hate my privaledged middle class life!!!!!!!!

and that, children, is what MTV turned emo into.

[samsaBEAR]

I SENT YOU A FRIEND REQUEST ON LAST.FM! ACCEPT PLZ

tbh i dont care what I listen to/what people think about what i listen to

[FlyingJesus]

i am the pickiest person everrrr on genres, and my musical knowledge is so vast i can fight off most competitors, i stick to my strengths.

I lol'd at that.

You haven't stated any truths, you've simply said "I'm right you're wrong".
Musical knowledge has nothing to do with how many blogs you've read, what articles you've read, what dodgy anti-MTV conspiracist you've been talking to, or how many different genres you can name. Musical knowledge is to do with how you interpret the music yourself, but mostly how it is presented by the artist. Your arguments seem to be "if I don't like a band, it can't possibly be in a genre that I like", which is a load of crap. I like punk, but I don't like all punk bands. I like rap, but not all rappers. I like power-ballads, but some people are rubbish with their power-ballads. That doesn't mean that the artists are not of a certain genre; get over yourself.

[YoManGo!]

ZOMG
i soooo have mad muzic skillz coz unlike most people here i can read music so GTFO you noob

Edited by SantaK (Forum Moderator) - Please don't be rude.

[samsaBEAR]

dodgy anti-MTV conspiracist

i chuckled at that xD

[Lycan]

if you think a perfect circle isn't emo , i don't think you've listened to them ...

but fi you have and you don't think there emo... what are they?

[YoManGo!]

I lol'd at that.

You haven't stated any truths, you've simply said "I'm right you're wrong".
Musical knowledge has nothing to do with how many blogs you've read, what articles you've read, what dodgy anti-MTV conspiracist you've been talking to, or how many different genres you can name. Musical knowledge is to do with how you interpret the music yourself, but mostly how it is presented by the artist. Your arguments seem to be "if I don't like a band, it can't possibly be in a genre that I like", which is a load of crap. I like punk, but I don't like all punk bands. I like rap, but not all rappers. I like power-ballads, but some people are rubbish with their power-ballads. That doesn't mean that the artists are not of a certain genre; get over yourself.

I have mad music skillzors coz i can read music unlike most people here so GTFO out of my thread

and in case you're some kind of robot, I thought you miiight have jusssst thought i was being the teeeeniest, most eeeeenseee, weeeniest bit sarcastic? no? bummer man!


if you think a perfect circle isn't emo , i don't think you've listened to them ...

but fi you have and you don't think there emo... what are they?

i'd say they're a straight up rock band myself. i'm guessing you're meaning emo as in emotional lyrics? i stated earlier emo has nothing to do with emotional.

and i dont like repeating myself &#172;_&#172;

[FlyingJesus]

I have mad music skillzors coz i can read music unlike most people here so GTFO out of my thread

and in case you're some kind of robot, I thought you miiight have jusssst thought i was being the teeeeniest, most eeeeenseee, weeeniest bit sarcastic? no? bummer man!



i'd say they're a straight up rock band myself. i'm guessing you're meaning emo as in emotional lyrics? i stated earlier emo has nothing to do with emotional.

and i dont like repeating myself ¬_¬

I stated earlier that you need to get over yourself, but I don't mind repeating myself if it's on a subject that amuses me - ie: ignorant people.

Your sarcasm on one point has nothing to do with the fact that you really don't know a lot. You need to grow up and realise that there's more to life than pretending to be more individual than you really are.

[jordybum]

i think you'd better face the fact that emo music HAS changed. we're no longer in the 80's. this whole 'DIY' thing no longer applies to emo. emo bands are on major labels too now, and as i said you just have to live with it.

[kasi]

yeah i like both.
more screamo than emo though.

[RedStratocas]

Sunny Day Real Estate!!

And I have never heard anyone call Death Cab emo. They're indie rock. They are pretty distant from emo. I dont know why if there is a band with a guitar on MTV it automatically makes them emo.

Oh, and @ everyone. Stop argueing what genre a band is. There is no need to get into sub-subgenres. I dont see the point. Who cares what a band is. For all I care, someone can mistake Foo Fighters for being R&B. It doesnt affect how they ACTUALLY sound.

[risque]

no, i don't really listen to either but i have the urge to say; flyingj > spuddee. tyvm, and goodnight.

[YoManGo!]

i think you'd better face the fact that emo music HAS changed. we're no longer in the 80's. this whole 'DIY' thing no longer applies to emo. emo bands are on major labels too now, and as i said you just have to live with it.

you're an idiot, both scenes are more alive now than ever :)

ps. see ampere and saetia here.


I stated earlier that you need to get over yourself, but I don't mind repeating myself if it's on a subject that amuses me - ie: ignorant people.

Your sarcasm on one point has nothing to do with the fact that you really don't know a lot. You need to grow up and realise that there's more to life than pretending to be more individual than you really are.

oh bobba no! some person on an internetsss forum doesn't like me, my life cannot go on :( i must become a true emosss and lsiten to MCR and cut zomg.

i never said i was individual, wondering if there's anyone who isn't in the mainstreams complete influence, ya know.


Sunny Day Real Estate!!

And I have never heard anyone call Death Cab emo. They're indie rock. They are pretty distant from emo. I dont know why if there is a band with a guitar on MTV it automatically makes them emo.

Oh, and @ everyone. Stop argueing what genre a band is. There is no need to get into sub-subgenres. I dont see the point. Who cares what a band is. For all I care, someone can mistake Foo Fighters for being R&B. It doesnt affect how they ACTUALLY sound.

yeah everyone's calling DCFC emo all of a sudden which is prettyyy laughable... and SDRE rule man.

it's amazing you people are soooooooo argumentative that if i ask if anyone's heard of a genre i'm a self loving idiot, coz if that's your opinion and you want to challenge me for knowing something you probably don't, areen't you pretty up yourself? ooo the contradtictions!

[kooldude23]

I like a bit of it. E.g. Animosity, As Blood Runs Black, August Burns Red and Bless The Fall.

Also love the more mainstream type bands, Alexisonfire, Underoath, 36 Crazyfists etc etc...

[YoManGo!]

oh yeah totally

[English]

Spuddee you're an idiot to be blunt. You think you make up what band is in what genre and who can reply to this topic. Firstly that 'its_ree_!!' member person can post if she wants, she has stated she doesn't like it so leave her and her opinion alone. Although I disagree with her opinion very highly, doesn't mean she isn't entitled to her opinion. Secondly, just because a band appears on a tv programme or what not doesn't stop them from being a certain genre, I mean funeral for a friend are pretty emo/post-hardcore if you ask me so don't go judging it on what they play on. That's like saying Lily Allen isn't pop because she's played on a music channel.........stupid.


And yeah I like emo music, more a fan of screamo and metalcore though. Metalcore is IMMENSE and I recommend the genre, although screamo is also good. I have some screamo bands that are my favourite, one being underOATH [Yes even though they are mainstream, I liked them before they were] and a couple of others.

[:Hazel]

To be honest who cares what is "emo" and what is not? All the labels now are so stupid.

[FlyingJesus]

I think the whole anti-mainstream thing is pointless. Who cares if a band is on a rich record label or not? If I had a band I'd jump at the chance to join a high-quality label, that doesn't mean that the band gets any worse necessarily.

[YoManGo!]

I think the whole anti-mainstream thing is pointless. Who cares if a band is on a rich record label or not? If I had a band I'd jump at the chance to join a high-quality label, that doesn't mean that the band gets any worse necessarily.

srsly dude! i listen to as much mainstream as the next person i mean ffs i am a huugue misfits fan and that band is so sold out that it isn't real.

my problem is one of the msot amazing genres ever has been ruined by the mainstream labelling bubblegun pop-punk bands with its name, which when you like a genre can be quiiiiite annoying! so is asking if anyone listens to the original stuff a crime? if it is then hang me pleeeease.

and for anyone who says emo's moved on... yes it has, just not to what you think it has.

[jordybum]

yeah but bands like funeral for a friend aren't 'bubblegum pop'?

[YoManGo!]

...-punk

oh they are believe me, although i'll admit, as far as that kind of band goes FFAF are a pretty good one.

[Krypsis]

you're an idiot, both scenes are more alive now than ever :)

ps. see ampere and saetia here.



oh bobba no! some person on an internetsss forum doesn't like me, my life cannot go on :( i must become a true emosss and lsiten to MCR and cut zomg.

i never said i was individual, wondering if there's anyone who isn't in the mainstreams complete influence, ya know.



yeah everyone's calling DCFC emo all of a sudden which is prettyyy laughable... and SDRE rule man.

it's amazing you people are soooooooo argumentative that if i ask if anyone's heard of a genre i'm a self loving idiot, coz if that's your opinion and you want to challenge me for knowing something you probably don't, areen't you pretty up yourself? ooo the contradtictions!

You're the idiot. You sound like a **** who thinks you know so much about music. Stop trying to proove everyone else wrong and grow up. You're the arguementative one and it's doing everyone's head in so shut up.


oh bobba no! some person on an internetsss forum doesn't like me, my life cannot go on :( i must become a true emosss and lsiten to MCR and cut zomg.

You are the one who just said you have no friends in real life..

<sarcasm>I fail to see why.</sarcasm>


On topic: I don't mind emo & screamo, I listen to some of it.

[YoManGo!]

this forum uses BBCode not html.

screamo ftw!

oh and yes, when someone starts an unfounded argument with me i do myself tend to get a wee bit argumentative myself, sorry!!!!!!!!!!

[RedStratocas]

I think the whole anti-mainstream thing is pointless. Who cares if a band is on a rich record label or not? If I had a band I'd jump at the chance to join a high-quality label, that doesn't mean that the band gets any worse necessarily.

If I'm already popular, Id hire a manager to get me really short contracts on big record labels so I can have a lot of freedom. Might sound like a hassle though.

And he's right, its how the band themselves act where you can judge them. If they are on MTV or whatever, that isnt selling out. But if the band goes out of their way to get publicity which doesnt have to do with their music, thats selling out. It is impossible to keep everyone happy. Like how everyone says "their old stuff was better". If a band kept their same exact style throughout their career, everyone would get bored of them. But when a band changes, everyone says "their old style was better". So for musicians, you have to distinct between "selling out" and maturing.

[Browney]

I'll admit, I've never heard of most of these bands. But, I have heard of some.

Why fight mainstream? It's great to get that music out there. Look at MCR. Now they got some good play time on the radio they went straight to No#1 in the English charts. This is something that could'nt be acheived without getting their sound out there. It's opened them up to a completely new audience. And if you're gonna deny them being "Emo" or any other superficial label because of that, you are truly fikkle. You just want a band to be YOURS, not anyone elses. Face it, "DIY" bands are not gonna make a living off strumming on the guitar in their parent's garage. If you had an oppurtunity at a million pounds worth contract any band would surely jump at it.

Don't fight mainstream. Just roll with it.

[boyslikegirls]

spuddee shut up, your saying you know everything aboutmusic, you don't.
and yeah i listen to it.

[YoManGo!]

I'll admit, I've never heard of most of these bands. But, I have heard of some.

Why fight mainstream? It's great to get that music out there. Look at MCR. Now they got some good play time on the radio they went straight to No#1 in the English charts. This is something that could'nt be acheived without getting their sound out there. It's opened them up to a completely new audience. And if you're gonna deny them being "Emo" or any other superficial label because of that, you are truly fikkle. You just want a band to be YOURS, not anyone elses. Face it, "DIY" bands are not gonna make a living off strumming on the guitar in their parent's garage. If you had an oppurtunity at a million pounds worth contract any band would surely jump at it.

Don't fight mainstream. Just roll with it.

What about Fugazi who did it and sold hundreds of thousands of records? Or the hundreds of other bands that have managed it whilst staying on independent labels? What about NOFX? One of the most icnonic and important bands around at the moment? What about...

you get the idea? that's not the point, the point is emo and screamo is in the mainstream nice and fine, but not in the form you believe it is.

[English]

just wondering how many people like it... before anyone attacks me, the following bands aren't emo - my chemical romance, taking back sunday, ffaf, fob, death cab for cutie, blink182 etc etc these bands are MTVmo as i call them...

the following bands are emo - rites of spring, reversal of man, saetia, indian summer, orchid, ampere, neil perry
How the HELL would anyone classify Blink 182 as emo? It never happens, blink are never called emo. They may be the best band ever, but they are never classified as emo, it's usually either; Punk, Pop Punk, Pop-Rock. So why on earth did you put that?

[FlyingJesus]

Selling out isn't particularly a bad thing.. if you're in a band and it's a full-time thing, that's your job. In a job you aim to make money, and yeah you may well want to entertain people, but you can do that even if you do have a lot of merchandise, or appear on TV shows and such.

Spuddee, I don't like having to dislike you because you're a Misfits/Balzac fan, but I guess you're proof that not everything about a band, let alone a genre, can be good.

[RedStratocas]

Selling out isn't particularly a bad thing.. if you're in a band and it's a full-time thing, that's your job. In a job you aim to make money, and yeah you may well want to entertain people, but you can do that even if you do have a lot of merchandise, or appear on TV shows and such.

Spuddee, I don't like having to dislike you because you're a Misfits/Balzac fan, but I guess you're proof that not everything about a band, let alone a genre, can be good.

From a fan's point of view it's a bad thing. Even though people think selling out happens more often than it actually does. There's a lot that goes into it, not just sounding mainstream.

[beth]

most peoples definition of screamo makes me sick. tbh.
love to whoever started this thread like (L). i did used to label myself as a 'screamo' fan and in some respects, i still am.. but what people used to label as 'screamo' is now labelled 'post-hardcore' or 'hardcore' so i'm down with that.
ilubloodbrothers (L).

[YoManGo!]

Yay! Someone who actually gets this thread!

Selling out is only bad if you completely change your sound to get a wider audience, there's nothing wrong with being popular as long as you didn't change yourself for it.

So I wanted to know if anyone had heard a pretty misleading genre, which makes me pretentious, so I sarcastically agree, which makes me even worse. God, hang me for my crimes!



Spuddee, I don't like having to dislike you because you're a Misfits/Balzac fan, but I guess you're proof that not everything about a band, let alone a genre, can be good.

we all knew there is more bad about the misfits these days than good... i met jerry only a few months ago, and they put on a sweet show, but the new music and whole pretending to be danzig thaang is so lame.

could someone tell me what i did to make everyone hate me apart from sarcastically claim to know everything about music.. which was a joke. plz? thnx!



ilubloodbrothers (L).

totally! theyre playing birmingham soon, i dunno if it's sold out though =/

[beth]

totally! theyre playing birmingham soon, i dunno if it's sold out though =/


i'm seeing them! i'm particularily interested in seeing their support too. "help she can't swim" are an ace band :] i doubt they'll sell out, i was down the academy the other day & it seemed to still be like, available.

[jordybum]

ohhh i like the blood brothers. the crimes album is sexy.

[YoManGo!]

i'm seeing them! i'm particularily interested in seeing their support too. "help she can't swim" are an ace band :] i doubt they'll sell out, i was down the academy the other day & it seemed to still be like, available.

i'll probably go then if i can find the money.

[beth]

i'll probably go then if i can find the money.

you should (: i doubt they'll be coming back for a while.

[YoManGo!]

mmhmmm see you there i guess

[beth]

mmhmmm see you there i guess
ahar. -stalk-

[YoManGo!]

im a single 40 year old male from birmingham, i am slightly overweight and balding. my hobbies include going to concerts at the academy and picking up teenage girls for my own sexual pleasure. i do this 3-4 times a week.

[jordybum]

im a single 40 year old male from birmingham, i am slightly overweight and balding. my hobbies include going to concerts at the academy and picking up teenage girls for my own sexual pleasure. i do this 3-4 times a week.
im jealous.

[YoManGo!]

wanna be my kidrape buddy?

[RedStratocas]

Hmmm, the guys at PitchforkMedia will probably get mad at me for saying this, but how about ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead. I guess they would be grouped with new emo, but they're definatly a different breed. They are much more instrumental and artsy. I kinda juxtapose them with Brand New, but what do I know?

Here's a song (http://youtube.com/watch?v=7nE9_rQpGVs) by them. Dont mind the stupid video, the music video for it on youtube was very bad quality, this one is better.

But my favorite song by them doesnt have a video. Its called "It Was There That I Saw You", I would recomend that one. Very good listen.

[Kyle.tk]

is it just me or is this topic just spudee giving people abuse and telling them their band isn't emo? Taking Back Sunday blatently used to be emo, or have you not listened to the lyrics? The first album was unbelievably emo. Jimmy eat world are a good emo band (and before you try to argue that, they were one of the bands who first started the whole emo thing.)
Screamo is one of my favourite genres.
Bring me the Horizon
PenKnifeLoveLife
The Devil Wears Prada
Enter Shikari (Not really over screamo, but yah know ;))
the blackout
Senses Fail

[Casanova]

Not my kinda thang, but you can't just dominish a band's genre simply because you might not like them for publicity reasons or their music?

[jovv]

Enter Shikira is more.. techno ;P though i dont like them..
my friends have met them, pfftttt though.
i quite like Alexisonfire, they're not THAT screamo. i mean.. they are, but his voice is like. uhhhhhhhhhh.
dashboard? they're emo? i quite like them.. but don't listen to them much, as they are emo and they do make me depressed lool.
but tbh i dnt really like screamo
not my thing at all..
endddddddd

[RedStratocas]

is it just me or is this topic just spudee giving people abuse and telling them their band isn't emo? Taking Back Sunday blatently used to be emo, or have you not listened to the lyrics? The first album was unbelievably emo. Jimmy eat world are a good emo band (and before you try to argue that, they were one of the bands who first started the whole emo thing.)
Screamo is one of my favourite genres.
Bring me the Horizon
PenKnifeLoveLife
The Devil Wears Prada
Enter Shikari (Not really over screamo, but yah know ;))
the blackout
Senses Fail
I wouldnt say Jimmy Eat World were one of the people who started it, but they were an early form.

[Kyle.tk]

I wouldnt say Jimmy Eat World were one of the people who started it, but they were an early form.


you know what i mean though ;)

[YoManGo!]

Jimmy Eat World are actually one of the only decent mainstream 'emo' bands, who've stuck well the original roots. Whereas most the bands haven't even heard of Rites Of Spring or Embrace (not the crap indie band)

[jordybum]

Enter Shikira is more.. techno ;P though i dont like them..
my friends have met them, pfftttt though.
i quite like Alexisonfire, they're not THAT screamo. i mean.. they are, but his voice is like. uhhhhhhhhhh.
dashboard? they're emo? i quite like them.. but don't listen to them much, as they are emo and they do make me depressed lool.
but tbh i dnt really like screamo
not my thing at all..
endddddddd
techno? wth?

and @ the alexisonfire thing, whose voice? they have 3 singers?

[English]

techno? wth?

and @ the alexisonfire thing, whose voice? they have 3 singers?
Although it has a sorta 'dance' edge to it in places, I agree - what the hell?

To be honest all alexisonfire's singers are good and it's a good mix in songs.

[YoManGo!]

well, it took me 9 pages to work this out, but i'm pretty sure now that you guys like alexisonfire, am i right?

[samsaBEAR]

Alexisonfire are pretty good, not proper screaming but meh, its as screamy as Im gonna get
If you think about it, Linkin Park are actually quite Emo, going by the lyrics, if you listen hard enough you'll see. Dont flame me though for saying that though, ;p
My dad has always said Radiohead are Emo-ish, but i dont really listen to his opinion in music

[YoManGo!]

I lol at your dad :)

as i've said before, generally the emotional tag has just be thrust upon the scene, where actually it doesn't have much to do with the normal 'boy meets girl, girl dumps boy, boy writes song' cliche that we see so much today.

[samsaBEAR]

Well my dads pretty old, so you cant blame him, he's going senile ;p

[RedStratocas]

My dad has always said Radiohead are Emo-ish, but i dont really listen to his opinion in music

Hahaha, I cant think of a band less emo than Radiohead. They're in a genre of their own.

But I agree with the Linkin Park thing, they definatly have an emo lining to them.

[samsaBEAR]

especially in the Meteora album, much more deep than the others
new one out next year, cant wait, they're pretty much the band that brought me into the Rock music genre

[YoManGo!]

Not my kinda thang, but you can't just dominish a band's genre simply because you might not like them for publicity reasons or their music?

Have you even looked at my music taste? I listen to plenty of mainstream =/

[summer]

no-one can really give radiohead a genre apart from 'alternative'. they have so many different sounds. from rock to electronic, you never know what's gonna come next.

[:dallsgreen]

Hmmm, the guys at PitchforkMedia will probably get mad at me for saying this, but how about ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead. I guess they would be grouped with new emo, but they're definatly a different breed. They are much more instrumental and artsy. I kinda juxtapose them with Brand New, but what do I know?

Here's a song (http://youtube.com/watch?v=7nE9_rQpGVs) by them. Dont mind the stupid video, the music video for it on youtube was very bad quality, this one is better.

But my favorite song by them doesnt have a video. Its called "It Was There That I Saw You", I would recomend that one. Very good listen.

I LOVE trail of dead! They're so awesome, I couldn't stop listening to their cd when I got my hands on it.

And I like both emo and screamo, I dunno if I favor one more than the other, but they're both solid.

[RedStratocas]

no-one can really give radiohead a genre apart from 'alternative'. they have so many different sounds. from rock to electronic, you never know what's gonna come next.

Early stuff (Pre-OKC) is britpop/alternative
Late stuff (Post-OKC) is 'WTH is this?!' That is, if 'WTH is this?!' is a genre. Great stuff though


I LOVE trail of dead! They're so awesome, I couldn't stop listening to their cd when I got my hands on it.

I think they're emo, but PitchforkMedia doesnt think so. They gave them an extremely rare perfect 10.0 score (only 10 albums have ever recieved it upon initial release, and theyve reviews thousands of albums) for their album Source Tags And Codes.

I dont know. One side of me says emo, but another wants to trust those guys.

[:dallsgreen]

I don't really care what genre they fall under, I think they're amazing either way. I hope I can see them live sometime, I hear they put on one hell of a show.

[RedStratocas]

I don't really care what genre they fall under, I think they're amazing either way. I hope I can see them live sometime, I hear they put on one hell of a show.

I dont care either, but for the purpose of the thread. I just finished listening to Heart In The Hand Of The Matter.

[Rise Against]

Hm i read up to page 3 and got bored.
But it seems your saying if a band is on mtv or is successful then they can`t be emo =/
Your acting like a chav where they only listen to whats popular /in the charts you`ll only listen to whats unheard of / aloadacrap
Whats the point of that.

[YoManGo!]

1) I never said that, I said emo is alive and well in the mainstream.
2) Rise Against suck.

[f-r-i-j-j]

love emo. not too keen on screamo but it reely depends. i go for the songs not the genre of the bands... and sure... 'its ree agen !!' is entitled to an opinion but never judge anyone by what music they listen to, judge the music not the listener =] keep the peace. <3

[Rise Against]

1) I never said that, I said emo is alive and well in the mainstream.
2) Rise Against suck.
So do you

[YoManGo!]

Totally.
But srsly Rise Against is like a weak attempt at a punk band polished to appeal to 9 year olds.

[RedStratocas]

The problem with the term emo is that its easily attatched to anything and everything. Many people think it stands for 'emotional', and that is such a broad statement, it can be said for any band. Also, its pretty much the only genre a band is proud to be tagged with. These days, bands want to be called emo.

So with all of that, it really gets out of control who is called emo. It never used to be like this really.

[YoManGo!]

If I could, I would rep you, I really would.
Emo has nothing to do with emotional, it stands for emotive hardcore, and was a scene started as a throwback against the hideously macho tough-guy hardcore scene at the time, giving bands room to sing about deeper matters than drink and sex.

[NekkLe]

I've never really understood the term emo, so much controversy over it its hard to believe a lot of stuff said.
I don't listen to that type of music myself but interested by the cycle of music phazes.