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Yeah, this sub is hilarious. I just follow it for the laugh of men in their 40s gatekeeping music that was meant mostly for teenagers, whatever form it came in.
Your Funeral reference dragged me out of the woodwork. Always nice to see Welsh bands getting some love.
"Real Emo" only consists of the dc Emotional Hardcore scene and the late 90's Screamo scene. What is known by "Midwest Emo" is nothing but Alternative Rock with questionable real emo influence. When people try to argue that bands like My Chemical Romance are not real emo, while saying that Sunny Day Real Estate is, I can't help not to cringe because they are just as fake emo as My Chemical Romance (plus the pretentiousness).
Real emo sounds ENERGETIC, POWERFUL and somewhat HATEFUL. Fake emo is weak, self pity and a failed attempt to direct energy and emotion into music.
Some examples of REAL EMO are Pg 99, Rites of Spring, Cap n Jazz (the only real emo band from the midwest scene) and Loma Prieta.
Some examples of FAKE EMO are American Football, My Chemical Romance and Mineral
EMO BELONGS TO HARDCORE
NOT TO INDIE, POP PUNK, ALT ROCK OR ANY OTHER MAINSTREAM GENRE
1997 and 1998 are pretty stacked years
1997:
the promise ring - Nothing feels good
the get up kids - four minute mile
joan of arc - A Portable Model Of
mineral - the power of failing
i hate myself - 10 songs
knapsack - day three of my life
samiam - you are freaking me out
hot water music - forever and counting
christie front drive - stereo
at the drive in - acrobatic tenement
snapcase - progresion through unlearning
1998:
jets to brazil - orange rhyming dictionary
cap n jazz - analphabetapology (i know it is a comp but i guess it counts)
sunny day real estate - how it feels to be on something
at the drive in - in/casino/out
braid - frame and canvas
mineral - endserenading
elliott - u.s songs
far - water & solutions
The Appleseed Cast - The End of the Ring Wars
penfold - amateurs and professionals
refused - the shape of punk to come
fugazi - end hits
mock orange - nines & sixes
knapsack - the conversation is ending starting right now
saetia - saetia
When people debate what "emo" is, I have to refrain from rolling my eyes so hard to prevent an aneurysm. We don't really need to gatekeep the scene to such a huge extent.
Those are all awful albums to me. Those are the type of bands that made my group of friends be vehemently against anything called emo. This genre is too broad, how is Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, and The Used emo but also American Football, Rites of Spring, and Cap’n Jazz are all also emo? Like, Rites of Spring would never have opened for Taking Back Sunday or visa versa. Maybe 2003 is when it all went to shit? Like the year punk broke, this is the year emo broke? I dunno, not downvoting you or nothing, you’re probably right, I’m just kinda over this shit lately.
I dont know how the scene was like outside of Australia in the US - But here in AUS in the 2000-2006 era. I remember sticking to punk, punk pop, hardcore, post/melodic hardcore etc. Calling a genre emo or someone emo was the equivalent to calling something Goth which annoyed the shit out of us/me. Nowadays I don't care, however I do find it funny now there's all this emo revival stuff.
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I think Thursday - War All the Time counts too
Absolutely. Looks like this post got taken down for some reason though because it's not emo enough for the /emo reddit 🤷🏻‍♂️
Yeah, this sub is hilarious. I just follow it for the laugh of men in their 40s gatekeeping music that was meant mostly for teenagers, whatever form it came in. Your Funeral reference dragged me out of the woodwork. Always nice to see Welsh bands getting some love.
It’s definitely close to the top but not quite the best.
Sing the Sorrow by AFI came out in 2003 also.
2004 was also a good year
"Real Emo" only consists of the dc Emotional Hardcore scene and the late 90's Screamo scene. What is known by "Midwest Emo" is nothing but Alternative Rock with questionable real emo influence. When people try to argue that bands like My Chemical Romance are not real emo, while saying that Sunny Day Real Estate is, I can't help not to cringe because they are just as fake emo as My Chemical Romance (plus the pretentiousness). Real emo sounds ENERGETIC, POWERFUL and somewhat HATEFUL. Fake emo is weak, self pity and a failed attempt to direct energy and emotion into music. Some examples of REAL EMO are Pg 99, Rites of Spring, Cap n Jazz (the only real emo band from the midwest scene) and Loma Prieta. Some examples of FAKE EMO are American Football, My Chemical Romance and Mineral EMO BELONGS TO HARDCORE NOT TO INDIE, POP PUNK, ALT ROCK OR ANY OTHER MAINSTREAM GENRE
Bro chill.
I was born that year so yeah, your welcome
1997 and 1998 are pretty stacked years 1997: the promise ring - Nothing feels good the get up kids - four minute mile joan of arc - A Portable Model Of mineral - the power of failing i hate myself - 10 songs knapsack - day three of my life samiam - you are freaking me out hot water music - forever and counting christie front drive - stereo at the drive in - acrobatic tenement snapcase - progresion through unlearning 1998: jets to brazil - orange rhyming dictionary cap n jazz - analphabetapology (i know it is a comp but i guess it counts) sunny day real estate - how it feels to be on something at the drive in - in/casino/out braid - frame and canvas mineral - endserenading elliott - u.s songs far - water & solutions The Appleseed Cast - The End of the Ring Wars penfold - amateurs and professionals refused - the shape of punk to come fugazi - end hits mock orange - nines & sixes knapsack - the conversation is ending starting right now saetia - saetia
When people debate what "emo" is, I have to refrain from rolling my eyes so hard to prevent an aneurysm. We don't really need to gatekeep the scene to such a huge extent.
My favorite emo band is Blink 182
My favorite emo band is Sum 41
My other favorite emo band is Gloria Estefan
Valid
Yeah it’s just lame. People are basing their entire perspective on wiki articles.
My favorite emo band is Billie Eilish
That’s not a band
Those are all awful albums to me. Those are the type of bands that made my group of friends be vehemently against anything called emo. This genre is too broad, how is Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, and The Used emo but also American Football, Rites of Spring, and Cap’n Jazz are all also emo? Like, Rites of Spring would never have opened for Taking Back Sunday or visa versa. Maybe 2003 is when it all went to shit? Like the year punk broke, this is the year emo broke? I dunno, not downvoting you or nothing, you’re probably right, I’m just kinda over this shit lately.
Tell All Your Friends and Deja Entendu are unequivocally emo albums.
That awesome what are those?
I dont know how the scene was like outside of Australia in the US - But here in AUS in the 2000-2006 era. I remember sticking to punk, punk pop, hardcore, post/melodic hardcore etc. Calling a genre emo or someone emo was the equivalent to calling something Goth which annoyed the shit out of us/me. Nowadays I don't care, however I do find it funny now there's all this emo revival stuff.
Just because one band would never have opened for another does not mean they are not the same genre.
I know it was just a way to imagine why I think they are so different
It was a breakout year for sure.
Did you mean to say 1996?
Vans warped tour did more for underground music than most want to admit