EMO BANDS

can some of yall give me some good emo bands to check out. i already listen to weezer, the get up kids, ozma, at the drive in, sunnyday real estate, HTM, JEW, further seems forever, DC, the promise ring, the goodwill, plain white tee's
and jets to brazil so anif u can tell me any new ones ill aperciate it

 

if you can define an emo band, i'll give you some reccommendations.

 

Emo
genre: Rock
Originally an arty outgrowth of hardcore punk, emo became an important force in underground rock by the late '90s, appealing to modern-day punks and indie-rockers alike. Some emo leans toward the progressive side, full of complex guitar work, unorthodox song structures, arty noise, and extreme dynamic shifts; some emo is much closer to punk-pop, though it's a bit more intricate. Emo lyrics are deeply personal, usually either free-associative poetry or intimate confessionals. Though it's far less macho, emo is a direct descendant of hardcore's preoccupations with authenticity and anti-commercialism; it grew out of the conviction that commercially oriented music was too artificial and calculated to express any genuine emotion. Because the emo ideal is authentic, deeply felt emotion that defies rational analysis, the style can be prone to excess in its quest for ever-bigger peaks and releases. But at its best, emo has a sweeping power that manages to be visceral, challenging, and intimate all at once. The groundwork for emo was laid by Hüsker Dü's 1984 landmark Zen Arcade, which made it possible for hardcore bands to tackle more personal subject matter and write more tuneful and technically demanding songs. Emo emerged in Washington, D.C. not long after, amidst the remnants of the hardcore scene that had produced Minor Threat and Bad Brains. The term "emo" (sometimes lengthened to "emocore") was initially used to describe hardcore bands who favored expressive vocals over the typical barking rants; the first true emo band was Rites of Spring, followed by ex-Minor Threat singer Ian MacKaye's short-lived Embrace. MacKaye's Dischord label became the center for D.C.'s growing emo scene, releasing work by Rites of Spring, Dag Nasty, Nation of Ulysses, and MacKaye's collaboration with members of Rites of Spring, Fugazi. Fugazi became the definitive early emo band, crossing over to alternative rock listeners and getting press for their uncompromisingly anti-commercial attitudes. Aside from the Dischord stable, most early emo was deeply underground, recorded by extremely short-lived bands and released on vinyl in small quantities by small labels; some vocalists literally wept onstage during song climaxes, earning derision from hardcore purists. Fugazi notwithstanding, emo didn't really break out of obscurity until the mid-'90s emergence of Sunny Day Real Estate, whose early work defined the style in the minds of many. Tempering Fugazi's gnarled guitar webs with Seattle grunge, straight-up prog-rock, and crooned vocals, SDRE launched a thousand imitators who connected with their dramatic melodies and introspective mysticism. Some of this new generation connected equally with the wry, geeky introspection and catchy punk-pop of Weezer's Pinkerton album. While several artists continued to build on Fugazi's innovations (including Quicksand and Drive Like Jehu), most '90s emo bands borrowed from some combination of Fugazi, Sunny Day Real Estate, and Weezer. Groups like the Promise Ring, the Get Up Kids, Braid, Texas Is the Reason, Jimmy Eat World, Joan of Arc, and Jets to Brazil earned substantial followings in the indie-rock world, making emo one of the more popular underground rock styles at the turn of the millennium.
thats emo for u and i also forgot texas is the reason

 

well Larry you sure have alot of words to work with there.

after you read all that give us the RD condensed version..

 

If you want to check out some British emo, try www.britbands.cjb.net.

 

I guess Molly Hatchet doesn't qualify, huh?

 

Fuck EMO...


You need to check out Screamo... Try these bands.. It's EMO with an edge:

Poison The Well (nerdy, botchla)
Taking Back Sunday (Cute without the e)
From Autumn to Ashes
Thursday (Paris in Flames, Cross out the eyes)
The Used (the taste of ink, bury myself alive)
Sparta

 

twig, you trouble maker...

weez, i think twig likes you.

anyhoo, i like jimmy eat world. i didnt know they were emo before this. so you sayin: emo = punkpop

nice going, kid. that is one helluva post! very cool indeed.

 

TW1GGY says fuck EMO. I say fuck categorisation.

I would regard very few of the bands mentioned above to be emo. In the original thread, for instance - At The Drive-In emo? You've got to be joking!

And how can Poison The Well (awesome) and Taking Back Sunday (shit pop-punk) be mentioned together?

And Badly Drawn Boy is an arsehole!

What the fuck do I know, anyway? It's all personal taste.

 

>> I say fuck categorisation.

I agree with that. If you like it, you like it. Don't like it because Wal-mart accidentally put it in the wrong genre and you felt like it was something you had to have. Most all of these bands are just files and tracks to me anyway.