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Goodsir

Lately, my friends won't shut up about emo bands. (ex. Pierce the Veil, Sleeping With Sirens, of Mice & Men, etc.) They are, to put it nicely, just plain awful. I've tried to enlighten them and show them great artists like Neutral Milk Hotel, The Smiths, and The Velvet Underground. Unfortunately, they've hated them all. Every day, they just stick in my face how much they love these bands. It is really getting on my nerves. I was wondering if you guys could help me point them in the right direction, or even just get them to stop obsessing over these bands. Any suggestions are appreciated.

Silver

Maybe show them some classic midwest emo like American Football? I don't know, try some Sunny Day Real Estate or something, Jawbreaker, that sort of stuff. Maybe Pinkerton at least, or The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die. There's a lot of good emo bands, just need to look into the scene a bit. Also I find the use of the word enlighten really funny here.

Goodsir

SilverWalrus wrote:

Maybe show them some classic midwest emo like American Football? I don't know, try some Sunny Day Real Estate or something, Jawbreaker, that sort of stuff. Maybe Pinkerton at least, or The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die. There's a lot of good emo bands, just need to look into the scene a bit. Also I find the use of the word enlighten really funny here.

I was already thinking about showing them Sunny Day Real Estate. I should probably check the others out myself.

nutso42

I think muzzles are pretty cheap at any pet store.

cattlest

Gender: Male
Age: 42

i like sunny day realestate, and i know when they came out the term emo stuck to them. By today's criteria of emo, it sounds nothing like sunnyday real estate. emo meant something else in the 90's.
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Goodsir

nutso42 wrote:

I think muzzles are pretty cheap at any pet store.

Yes, I have a vast collection of muzzles. Not for dogs, mind you, but so I can do some pretty suggestive things to myself with them.

Goodsir

cattlest wrote:

i like sunny day realestate, and i know when they came out the term emo stuck to them. By today's criteria of emo, it sounds nothing like sunnyday real estate. emo meant something else in the 90's.

Yes, I already know this, but I really just want to fit in and have at least one thing in common with them. The worst part is they act all arrogant about it too. They think they're better than everyone else in my school that listens to bubblegum pop. Whereas I'm just like, "Uh...um...yeah...uh...you guys should like...um...check out this band that I like...uh and...yeah..."

cattlest

Gender: Male
Age: 42

sounds like you have a more refined taste than most of the people your age. i don't really have any useful advice to converting your friends though, that wouldn't involve illicit drug use. maybe start slow with some nirvana (nevermind) or nine inch nails (downward spiral), or something else angsty that's not as annoying as whatever they currently listen to.
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Goodsir

cattlest wrote:

sounds like you have a more refined taste than most of the people your age. i don't really have any useful advice to converting your friends though, that wouldn't involve illicit drug use. maybe start slow with some nirvana (nevermind) or nine inch nails (downward spiral), or something else angsty that's not as annoying as whatever they currently listen to.

I tried Modest Mouse a while ago and thought it would work like a charm. It didn't. One day, I hope that they'll just have an epiphany.

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meccalecca
Voice of Reason

Gender: Male
Location: The Land of Enchantment

give it time. this fad will pass. I had to deal with my friends being into Nü Metal when that fad came through. It was really difficult, but eventually the fad died.
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