Best Ever Albums

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

Anonymous — Sat, 9 Nov 2013 18:04:35 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/09/2013 23:04

Sunny Day Real Estate
My Chemical Romance (first two albums are gold)
The Used (first two albums are gold)
At The Drive-In
Brand New
Thursday

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

Anonymous — Sat, 9 Nov 2013 18:00:03 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/09/2013 23:00

genesisfoxtrot21 wrote:

Pretty much. As Jack said, I feel that maybe I should just let it be. Maybe one day they'll just start liking it. I don't know.

I wouldn't hold your breath. If they're receptive to SDR and you're receptive to MCR, that seems like a good place to start. If you consistently retreat from your friends and don't look for ways to bond with them, you'll find yourself being excluded from things. That can make your teenage years extremely tough, to say the least. My musical tastes were pretty different from my friends in high school, but we found a middle ground with some of the pop alt artists of the '90s. We even went to concerts together.

Remember, everything seems worse on the internet because there are no non-verbal cues. People will overreact to you and your first instinct will be to overreact to them. Yeah, the original post was worded in a way that made you sound a little conceited, but don't let anonymous strangers convince you you're an asshole. They don't know you and should really know better than that.

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

Anonymous — Sat, 9 Nov 2013 12:21:30 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/09/2013 17:21

Facetious wrote:

Why exactly is this thread over? Have you given up?

Pretty much. As Jack said, I feel that maybe I should just let it be. Maybe one day they'll just start liking it. I don't know.

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

Facetious — Sat, 9 Nov 2013 00:02:26 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 11/09/2013 05:02

genesisfoxtrot21 wrote:

This thread is over, man. No need to post anything on it anymore.

Why exactly is this thread over? Have you given up?

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

Jackwc — Fri, 8 Nov 2013 16:19:29 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 11/08/2013 21:19

Sup faggots.

Link

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

Anonymous — Fri, 8 Nov 2013 14:20:41 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/08/2013 19:20

Jackwc wrote:

How are you people still encouraging this unhealthy social behavior? The proper answer is still "leave them alone".

When I was 16 I tried to turn my boyfriend onto "good music" but it just made him resent me because the fact that I was doing this made it clear I was looking down on him for listening to what I felt at the time was "bad music". I should have just let him be.

I've had this experience too, but it's not because I was sharing different music with them, but rather because I was being so dismissive of music that they loved. I don't know the details about how the OP is going about this, but it is worth keeping in mind that they may be very attached to what you view as bad music. I don't think that means you should avoid sharing with them, just be gentle in your approach.

People with different music tastes can share recs in a healthy way. See (most of) the threads in this forum for an example.

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

Defago — Fri, 8 Nov 2013 14:17:56 GMT

Author: Defago

Posted: 11/08/2013 19:17

Throw some Slint at them. If they don't like it, they're not friends worth having.

Seriously though, try bridging genres... Post-Hardcore or stuff like that. I remember showing Cloud Nothings to a friend with similar tastes to yours and he started listening to more stuff beyond his 3 or 4 emo bands.

EDIT: Wait I just read your post. Whatever, i'm out.

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

Anonymous — Fri, 8 Nov 2013 14:03:03 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/08/2013 19:03

Dingerbell wrote:

Do you reckon they'll like some post-hardcore or hardcore punk stuff? I don't know though, how watered down is the emo they're listening to- I have no intention of checking it out myself.

This thread is over, man. No need to post anything on it anymore.

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

Dingerbell — Fri, 8 Nov 2013 14:01:21 GMT

Author: Dingerbell

Posted: 11/08/2013 19:01

Do you reckon they'll like some post-hardcore or hardcore punk stuff? I don't know though, how watered down is the emo they're listening to- I have no intention of checking it out myself.

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

Jackwc — Fri, 8 Nov 2013 14:00:23 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 11/08/2013 19:00

sp4cetiger wrote:

Just keep doing what you're doing. They may dismiss it now, but the mere fact that you made them aware of it is already a good thing. I had the same problem growing up, since my friends were all big on Hootie and the Blowfish and Dave Matthews Band and I was more into alt rock. I made fun of them for it at the time, but it was always respectful and a lot of the stuff they were into then they now admit were just passing fads. As long as you're not a jerk about it, they'll respect you for your different tastes (eventually).

It is important to stay humble, though. You may know more about music than they do (just a guess), but everybody and everything has something to teach us. I still enjoy me some Hootie sometimes.

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

Jackwc — Fri, 8 Nov 2013 13:55:40 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 11/08/2013 18:55

BrandonMeow wrote:

...except for when I told Jack to fuck off. I apologize for that and I definitely saw his and Nech's points, but it just really upset me how badly they were treating genesisfoxtrot and how unsympathetic they were. Regardless, sorry, Jack.

We cool, bro, we cool.

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

Facetious — Fri, 8 Nov 2013 12:56:23 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 11/08/2013 17:56

genesisfoxtrot21 wrote:

Only a true genius can start a thread like this. :D

And end it. 😁

Okay, guys, so no need to post here anymore. If you want to continue this conversation though, we could continue in the Musical random chat or something I guess 😨

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

Anonymous — Fri, 8 Nov 2013 12:54:28 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/08/2013 17:54

GeevyDallas wrote:

This thread man, this fucking thread

Only a true genius can start a thread like this. 😁

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

GeevyDallas — Fri, 8 Nov 2013 12:18:57 GMT

Author: GeevyDallas

Posted: 11/08/2013 17:18

This thread man, this fucking thread

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

meccalecca — Fri, 8 Nov 2013 11:35:48 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 11/08/2013 16:35

Happymeal wrote:

I hadn't heard of Ghastly City sleep previously, I'll be sure to check them out. If you're willing to suggest a starting point, I'll go there, but i'm pretty good with finding one myself.

They haven't released much yet. 3 releases. New album on the way though.
I'd start with their self-titled debut. it's more post-rock than the other stuff. City of Caterpillar fans loved it more too. It's definitely their most beautiful work

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

Anonymous — Fri, 8 Nov 2013 11:29:26 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/08/2013 16:29

meccalecca wrote:

Yeah Brandon's a great guy. Brilliant musician too. Years ago, I was booking a show and needed a band. A friend suggested this band Ghastly City Sleep, who had only recently begun playing shows. I knew nothing about City of Caterpillar at the time, but when the guitarist from another band playing found out that Brandon was playing, he freaked out. Naturally Ghastly City Sleep blew my mind, and I put put one of their records a couple years back. It's more post/space rock than any of his older projects. still really emotionally moving.

I hadn't heard of Ghastly City sleep previously, I'll be sure to check them out. If you're willing to suggest a starting point, I'll go there, but i'm pretty good with finding one myself.

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

meccalecca — Fri, 8 Nov 2013 11:25:45 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 11/08/2013 16:25

Happymeal wrote:

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

Anonymous — Fri, 8 Nov 2013 11:12:34 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/08/2013 16:12

meccalecca wrote:

Wow. City of Caterpillar. It' refreshing to hear that kids your age know who they are. My buddy Brandon was in that band and Pg.99 before starting Ghastly City Sleep (who are amazing).

City of Caterpillar could actually be a good bridge but it's not easy to find their music.

Brandon Evans? Wow, that's pretty cool. City of Caterpillar (after discovering them) had become top tier screamo for me. What I love about them is the amount of emotion you can feel from them. I'd also say that Off Minor is a band to check out that has similarities to City of caterpillar. The Heat Death of the Universe is top tier type stuff, definitely something most should check out.

At one point I was also in love with Suffocate For Fuck Sake's Blazing Fires And Helicopters On The Front Page Of The Newspaper. There's A War Going On And I'm Marching In Heavy Boots which I think has a pretty beautiful story.

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

Anonymous — Fri, 8 Nov 2013 11:10:39 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/08/2013 16:10

Facetious wrote:

No, no, seriously, try it.

I'll do it now, can't wait to see their reaction.

Re: Emo Bands: I need your help!

Facetious — Fri, 8 Nov 2013 11:09:40 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 11/08/2013 16:09

genesisfoxtrot21 wrote:

It would've hurt their poor ears like their music does mine.

No, no, seriously, try it.