Something I just don't understand (lyrics, hardcore, indie, punk)

Zealious · 02-03-2005, 01:42 PM

There have been countless threads trying to help everyone understand where the emo genre came from and what it is. Through the year, I've seen that despite some of our efforts to educate people on good emo music, noobs constantly post how amazing TBS/brand new/my chemical romance is. Every week there is a new poster that says the same thing over again. I wouldn't even mind if they posted something that sounded like TBS as long as it's a new band to check out.

I just get frustrated when we have one decent thread, but then we get a random post on a band everyone knows ex: "You should listen to brand new they have awesome lyrics" . Its not so much the bands they post; its more that they can't seem to see that whatever they said has been said countless times.

Sneer · 02-03-2005, 01:47 PM

emo is different things to different people.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 02-03-2005, 01:58 PM

I`ve said it before & i`ll say it again,

Bands like My Chemical Romance , dashboard confessional & all that lot are the public perception of emo so thats what emo is. No amount of argueing or crying from emo purists will change that.

I hate the way 'indie' has come to mean chart friendly crap like the Killers , the Stereophonics & Coldplay rather than real independent bands on independant labels that are making original music, but there`s nothing I can do about that other than stop moaning about it & find new bands that appeal to me

David Frost · 02-03-2005, 02:44 PM

make more posts about bands that are good. i look at the forum every day and i see more crap, very rarely do i see anything good.

so, get posting!

ArtistInTheAmbulance · 02-03-2005, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Frost

make more posts about bands that are good. i look at the forum every day and i see more crap, very rarely do i see anything good.

so, get posting!

Well seein as people have different views on good music, hows about we hear some of yours? Not meaning to sound bitchy here at all, Im just interested. I could do with hearing some new bands , and you always seem to be the one who'd know them.

riseagainstrocks · 02-03-2005, 06:29 PM

I like My Chemical Romance.

I like The Kodan Armada

I like Taking Back Sunday

I like Indian Summer

eat me.

spearmint · 02-04-2005, 08:44 AM

I like a range of music...A large range, I listen to some stuff which david frost whould be proud of and others which he would gladly kill me because of...so yeah, the definition of a good band lays inside your head

phoenixflames · 04-24-2005, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArtistInTheAmbulance

I could do with hearing some new bands

I don't want this to sound like a spam post, but maybe you would like to check out our band, As I Fail. I don't know exactly what genre we fall into (we've been told we are punk / emocore / hardcore), but I don't want to say we are any one of them because I know my head will be removed from my neck

. So if you would like to check us out, head to our website at www.asifail.com . Our EP is DIY and sounds pretty rough (so please don't tell me the quality sucks, I know it does already). And if you have any feedback of what genre we should classify ourselves as, let me know. And please, no flame posts...

02-03-2005, 01:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Zealious Skeptic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 375	Something I just don't understand There have been countless threads trying to help everyone understand where the emo genre came from and what it is. Through the year, I've seen that despite some of our efforts to educate people on good emo music, noobs constantly post how amazing TBS/brand new/my chemical romance is. Every week there is a new poster that says the same thing over again. I wouldn't even mind if they posted something that sounded like TBS as long as it's a new band to check out. I just get frustrated when we have one decent thread, but then we get a random post on a band everyone knows ex: "You should listen to brand new they have awesome lyrics" . Its not so much the bands they post; its more that they can't seem to see that whatever they said has been said countless times.

02-03-2005, 01:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	emo is different things to different people. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

02-03-2005, 06:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
riseagainstrocks Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: DC Posts: 3,320	I like My Chemical Romance. I like The Kodan Armada I like Taking Back Sunday I like Indian Summer eat me. __________________ One note timeless, came out of nowhere...

02-04-2005, 08:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
spearmint Everything's eventual Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Norwich, england Posts: 173	I like a range of music...A large range, I listen to some stuff which david frost whould be proud of and others which he would gladly kill me because of...so yeah, the definition of a good band lays inside your head __________________ Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned for sega

02-03-2005, 01:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I`ve said it before & i`ll say it again, Bands like My Chemical Romance , dashboard confessional & all that lot are the public perception of emo so thats what emo is. No amount of argueing or crying from emo purists will change that. I hate the way 'indie' has come to mean chart friendly crap like the Killers , the Stereophonics & Coldplay rather than real independent bands on independant labels that are making original music, but there`s nothing I can do about that other than stop moaning about it & find new bands that appeal to me