what's emo?

[dominatrix]

it's annoying me... what kind of music is it? examples of bands/songs plz :)

[paperBprincess]

emo - short for emotional
kinda like indie but more rocky and with a flatter sounding vocal line

par example

hot water music
the juliana theory

[Kiezo]

Finch, Taking Back Sunday, Coheed & Cambria, Thursday.

Good stuff :p

[RiSe & ShIne]

Originally posted by Kiezo
Finch, Taking Back Sunday, Coheed & Cambria, Thursday.

Good stuff :p

You forgot Funeral For a Friend :|

for some reason, emo bands in America take it as an insult :crazyeyes:

[Kiezo]

Originally posted by RiSe & ShIne
You forgot Funeral For a Friend :|

I was sure paperBprincess wrote that :/

Man I'm going blind.

[jake0]

are fenix tx emo ?

[budda]

Who the hell are all those people?! I've never even heard of one of them.

"I used to be with it, then they changed what it was, now whats it seems wierd and scary to me, it will happen to you too"

[paperBprincess]

jees i was sure i was gonna get a pounding for sayingf hot water music. oh well.......!

[RiSe & ShIne]

Originally posted by bongbudda
Who the hell are all those people?! I've never even heard of one of them.

"I used to be with it, then they changed what it was, now whats it seems wierd and scary to me, it will happen to you too"

You're a hardcore guy, of course you won't have heard of them :p

[Bri-namite]

Some of them bands had tracks on the Finding Nemo soundtrack.

[sprocket]

decent emo bands:-

coheed and cambria (seen them live-fucking awesome!)
thursday (same gig as coheed and cambria)
mineral
hot water music
funeral for a friend (been following them since the start coz they're my local band :D)
further seems forever
jetplane landing
planes mistaken for stars
texas is the reason
atom and his package
jimmy eat world
the juliana theory
dashboard confessional
hell is for heroes
finch
glassjaw

and the BEST emo band EVER is/was
At The Drive-in


d/l these songs:-

at the drive-in - one-armed scissor, hulahoop wounds, rolodex propaganda, proxima centauri

mineral - parking lot

glassjaw - cosmopolitan blood loss, radio cambodia, tip your bartender

finch - stay with me, letters to you, what it is to burn

coheed and cambria - the devil in jersey city, delirium trigger, time consumer

funeral for a friend - juno(not juneau, which is the rereleased version of this. the original is better), bullet theory, red is the new black, kiss and make up(all bets are off), bend your arms to look like wings and 10:45 amsterdam conversation

[Kiezo]

Originally posted by sprocket
decent emo bands:-

jimmy eat world

Sssh - Don't let them hear you say that :p

[dominatrix]

thank you :) although i've only actually heard stuff by one of those bands lol (finch)... and i have a cover of 'say it aint so' on my comp which reckons its by further seems forever, might be, i dunno!

[sprocket]

yup, say it ain't so is by further seems forever :thumb:

[Zero II]

The Weezer song? Sacrilege!

:p

[sprocket]

indeed it is sacrelige but meh, what can u do?

[Char_Baby]

Originally posted by Kiezo


Man I'm going blind.

too much wanking maybe? :rolleyes:

[Kiezo]

Originally posted by Char_Baby
too much wanking maybe? :rolleyes:

Yeah, you make me so horny baby.

Me love you long time!

:rolleyes:

[PinkFeatherBoa]

My sister's into emo and as far as I know (am an indie girl myself!) the bands be...

AFI
Funeral for a friend
Finch
Boy sets fire
the used

they're all i can think off...damn alcohol induced bad memory!

[Kiezo]

Originally posted by PinkFeatherBoa
(am an indie girl myself!)

Yep, indie owns too :p

[aliiice]

Originally posted by sprocket
decent emo bands:-

coheed and cambria (seen them live-fucking awesome!)
thursday (same gig as coheed and cambria)
mineral
hot water music
funeral for a friend (been following them since the start coz they're my local band :D)
further seems forever
jetplane landing
planes mistaken for stars
texas is the reason
atom and his package
jimmy eat world
the juliana theory
dashboard confessional
hell is for heroes
finch
glassjaw

and the BEST emo band EVER is/was
At The Drive-in


That's pretty much all of my favourite bands; and i think that 'Stay With Me' or 'What It Is To Burn' by Finch are my all time favourite songs.

Do you prefer the original 'Red Is The New Black', or the re-released version that's on Casually Dressed? I've been discussing it with one of my friends recently, and he thinks it's an outrage that they changed it so much. We're both big FFAF fans though.

[Acrobat]

I cant honestly say I like any of the bands that have been mentioned in this thread, well those which I have heard music of anyway. :no:

[sprocket]

Originally posted by aliiice

Do you prefer the original 'Red Is The New Black', or the re-released version that's on Casually Dressed? I've been discussing it with one of my friends recently, and he thinks it's an outrage that they changed it so much. We're both big FFAF fans though.

the original. i also prefer the shouty, screamy original cut of juno coz its much more fun to mosh your ass off to :D

[aliiice]

Originally posted by sprocket
the original. i also prefer the shouty, screamy original cut of juno coz its much more fun to mosh your ass off to :D

Agreed... and agreed :D

[Zero II]

Originally posted by PinkFeatherBoa
am an indie girl myself!

Hooray, I'm an indie kid too. There's not many of us on here are there? But then I post more often on music sites so I get my music fix eslewhere ;).

[O_o]

on another note, why on earth are Funeral For A Friend supporting Iron Maiden. :confused:

they have absolutely nothing in common, and they are unlikely to win over the crowd, as there will be a lot of sterotyped older 'metalheads' there.

[Tim the Enchanter]

Originally posted by O_o
on another note, why on earth are Funeral For A Friend supporting Iron Maiden. :confused:

they have absolutely nothing in common, and they are unlikely to win over the crowd, as there will be a lot of sterotyped older 'metalheads' there.

They're both on the same record label and Maiden wanted a group of bright young things to support them, no doubt to pull in more young metal kids and make them appear to still be relevant and "with it".

Saying that I still think there will be a fair few young people on the tour.

[The Doc]

Originally posted by Bri-namite
Some of them bands had tracks on the Finding Nemo soundtrack.

Was this a pun or were you being serious?

Finding N-emo :D :lol:

[fugue]

Originally posted by PinkFeatherBoa
My sister's into emo and as far as I know (am an indie girl myself!) the bands be...

AFI
Funeral for a friend
Finch
Boy sets fire
the used

they're all i can think off...damn alcohol induced bad memory!

ooh i saw boys set fire live about 2/3 weeks ago. They fucken went off!

[Narcotic]

Amazing Emo = Christopher Carraba (Dashboard Confessional and Further seems Forever's first album)

[paperBprincess]

Originally posted by Kiezo
Sssh - Don't let them hear you say that :p
innit!

also, arent at the drive in 'screemo'?
my mate loves them, but its a bit more hardcore than regular emo

[The Doc]

Originally posted by paperBprincess
innit!

also, arent at the drive in 'screemo'?
my mate loves them, but its a bit more hardcore than regular emo

Argh, sub-genres.:mad: Why are there so many.

[paperBprincess]

because we like to classify them.

emo screemo extremo

although i think screemo and extremo are the same thing

[fugue]

Argh, sub-genres. Why are there so many.


heh heh, it'd be no fun if it was easy

[perfectsonnet]

Hot Water Music are not emo, they're like dark pop-punk.

Finch isn't emo. The Used isn't emo. A lot of the bands mentioned really aren't emo by any definition.

Personally, I'm into indie/emo sort of stuff, whatever really. I can't believe this thread is called 'what is emo' and no-one's mentioned Sunny Day Real Estate. Such a legendary emo band.

Kudos to the dude who said Mineral, they're an amazing band. Jimmy Eat World are pretty emo, particuarly pre-Bleed American (which is more just pop-rock). Clarity is my all time favourite album.

Coheed and Cambria are great, as are a ton of bands mentioned.

Funeral For A Friend are good, but I think they're overrated.

More bands you want to check out:

American football
Jets To Brazil
Owen
Last Days Of April
The Weakerthans
Bright Eyes
Cursive
Glassjaw
Kind Of Like Spitting
Songs: Ohio
Piebald

I'm by no means saying those bands are/aren't emo, just saying if you like the sort of stuff in this thread you'll probably like those.

[paperBprincess]

and everyone download/buy some brand new

[perfectsonnet]

Yeah dude, and while we're on pop-punk bands (well, Brand New used to be pop-punk anyway) download Fall Out Boy. Pop-punk done right.

Hey, I saw Brand New last year at The Metro Club in London, it was awesome. I also have their old CD with the misprints and stuff so maybe it'll be worth something some day.

I'm old school baby, ha.

[a badSTAR]

Brand New *drools*. Their new album is far better than their first.

Also saw them live last year, can't wait to see them again in Jan :hyper: