emo bands, whos the best Options

[xomzcutenessxo]

i love all of those bandss they are THE BESTTTT!

annie

[william]

http://www.fourfa.com.

i'll go with other.. sunny day real estate.

[heyyfrankie]

is The Used really emo?

[Kenado]

out of that list I like Story of the Year and I agree with Frankie I don't really think The Used is emo, my favorite emo band is Amber Pacific

[PinkTrash]

I don't think The used is emo; don't know.
I liked Taking back sunday's old songs & brand new.

[*Azarel*]

is The Used really emo?

No. Just.. no.

[heyyfrankie]

yeah, that's what i though.

lmao

[*Azarel*]

Rofl. I voted The Used just for the amusement in it.
<- immature.
Someone should remove that poll choice. *hint* :P

[inthemudhole]

I don't like emo, but nonetheless... I voted.

[*disco infiltrator*]

i don't really like emo..and none of those bands are really emo in the first place..

[gotahemmi55]

i love MCR especially, as long as they don't do any gutteral screaming because I have to be able to hear a band to like them. And I can't stand it when bands just scream for a whole song, that's not music

[seriouslynikki]

I pick Punk Rock...close to emo...i guess.
Daphne Loves Derby
Mae
Relient K
My Chemical Romance
The Rocket Summer: Indie/ Rock/ Emo
Motion City Soundtrack...and more...i just can't think of anymore right now.

[MarilynMonroe]

All those bands rock my bed.


But I'm not sure I'd call all of them emo.

[PinkTrash]

Yeah, a lot of people find emo bands like sunny real estate, saves the day, further seems forever, say anything.. those bands that a lot of people claim to be emo, do not listen to at all. =/
& then a lot of people think emo is made up of bands like taking back sunday, brand new, thursday, the juliana theory, mae & relient k.

now, apparently people think its the used too ...

[Saeglopur]

Yeah, when I think of Emo, I think of Daphne Loves Derby... definitely not those guys.

[parallel]

I picked Taking Back Sunday but I didn't see the option "The Used."
Darn.
But you forgot Hawthorne Heights hun.

[william]

Yeah, a lot of people find emo bands like sunny real estate, saves the day, further seems forever, say anything.. those bands that a lot of people claim to be emo, do not listen to at all. =/

wait, are you saying those bands are or aren't emo by your definition?

[russell2212]

Taking Back Sunday all the way!!

I didnt think My Chemical Romance was an Emo band..? I thought it was a hardcore gothic rock band?

[PinkTrash]

wait, are you saying those bands are or aren't emo by your definition?

Im saying they are, just that a lot of people claiming to be emo have never even heard of these bands before. And, none of them are in the list..

[william]

^ah, i see and agree with your point. the way it was phrased in the first post just... confused me.

[*tweeak*]

oh, something corporate, definately

this topic is ridiculous. anna, i'd take the used off, but i'd have to take off half the other choices as well, so there's no point

[Musouka]

I consider the Used emo. Listen to their songs like: "Yesterday's Feeling" "Blue and Yellow"

I like them all, but if I had to pick. I pick The Used.

[PinkTrash]

Yeah, the list is just from somebody's perspective of what "emo" really is.. basically their song list.

[lilliannnn]

Taking Back Sunday and Something Corporate = Love. I like Brand New, too.

[iheartsimba]

My Chemical Romance seems the most Emotional to me.

[[Scr3amin][Horro...]

MCR or The Used,
I voted MCR thought.
I cant wait till "Ghost Of You" video comes out!

[[Mediocre]Artist]

I kinda count Taking Back Sunday as the original emo band, so I'd vote for them. As far as whose the best... I don't have the tolerance to sample that much whining and crying.

[william]

^hah. did you not go to the link i supplied in my first post?

http://www.fourfa.com

[MrElsewhere]

I like Straylight Run. =]

[lKVNiiKINKYl]

What's emo?

[william]

okay, i'll give this link out one more time.

http://www.fourfa.com

[PinkTrash]

I like Straylight Run. =]

ahh same. But some people don't consider them emo. it just depends.

[I wear bow ties]

I don't see how The Used is emo..

[shortiiex]

out of those My Chemical ROmance..Helena is a great song

[[Scr3amin][Horro...]

Emo boys are so sexy lol

[sadolakced acid]

SoCo!!!!

[*mipadi*]

I'm not really into newer emo stuff, but some of the early emo bands, such as Texas is the Reason or Sunny Day Real Estate (and to some extent, The Toadies, although I don't know if they are generally classified as an emo band) were really good. Texas is the Reason is especially awesome.

[sm0kinm0nky]

those bands are emo?


in that case, i'd have to say the OLD taking back sunday when nolan was still there backup vocals. Tell All Your Friends taking back sunday.

i still dont think most band there are emo.

[enyceXaddiction]

my chemical romance

[lKVNiiKINKYl]

okay, i'll give this link out one more time.

http://www.fourfa.com

Ohhh
So that's what it is

[Paradox of Life]

If you're too lazy to click the link. Quoted from www.fourfa.com is:

Phase two: "emo." Moss Icon, the Hated, Silver Bearings, Native Nod, Merel, Hoover, Current, Indian Summer, Evergreen, Navio Forge, Still Life, Shotmaker, Policy of Three, Clikatat Ikatowi, Maximillian Colby, Sleepytime Trio, Noneleftstanding, Embassy, Ordination of Aaron, Floodgate, Four Hundred Years, Frail, Lincoln, Julia, Shroomunion, some early Unwound, etc.

-Started in the DC area in 1987/88 with bands inspired by that area's post-hardcore acceptance of new, diverse sounds within the punk scene. Moves onward to New Jersey and California, then onward to Philly, Richmond VA, a bit in Canada, a bit in Illinois, and not much else.

-Musically there's a lot dynamics between ultra-soft / whispered vocals / twinkly guitar bits and full-bore crashing / twin Gibson SG guitar roaring / screaming vocals. One of the most recognizable and universal elements of emo shows up in the guitar sound of this style: the octave chord. Octave chords give this style a high-pitched, driving urgency and a very rich texture. The Gibson SG / Marshall JCM-800 guitar combo and Ampeg 400 bass amp is the classic emo gear. Solid-state amps are unheard of.

-The vocal style is usually much more intense than emocore, ranging from normal singing in the quiet parts to a kind of pleading howl to gut-wrenching screams to actual sobbing and crying. Straight-edge boys tend to hate that part, and much derision is levelled at emo bands on this point. Most emo bands tend to have some epic-length songs that build up very slowly to a climax where someone cries. If you're receptive to this kind of thing, it can be extremely powerful and moving, since it's very hard to fake that kind of pure emotion convincingly.

-Lyrics tend toward somewhat abstract poetry, and are usually low in the mix and hard to decipher. Record inserts have lyrics, but often so disorganized and haphazard that they're very difficult to read [unless the record was released on Ebullition Records, in which case there are many inserts on small, brightly-colored papers containing poetic writing from the label owner and all his friends about disillusionment, anger, and things that happened when the writer was four. Such writing is known as emo writing, and there are many, many zines just like that]. Said inserts are almost always done with antique typewriters or miniscule hand-lettering, containing no punctuation or capitalization. Often the only information about the band listed is the band members' first names. Another trait of really emo records is to have no information whatsoever about song titles.

-Artwork, too, tends toward abstract black-and-white photographs of rusted/broken things (especially machinery), drawings of flowers, and pictures of old men, little boys, and little girls. Lots of live photos indicates the band is probably from the East Coast, and probably listened to straight-edge at some point.

-Live emo bands tend to play with backs to the audience during the quiet parts. During the loud exploding parts, the musicans have a tendancy to jump and shake unpredicatable and knock things over - especially mike stands. Combine this with the fact that the singers often fail to make it to the mike in time to sing, and decide just to scream at the absolute top of their lungs wherever they are when the time comes, means that often entire shows will pass without the audience being able to hear the vocals. If, however, the band has a lot of screaming during the quiet parts, this can be an extremely powerful tactic.

-The is a particular emo dance sometimes seen in the audience at emo shows. It's known as "the emo tremble." The trembler clasps his/her hands together (wringing them from time to time), leans forward, bounces quickly on the balls of the feet, and shakes the upper torso in time to the music. Once in a while the trembler will grab the back of the head and rock back and forth. The more the person likes the band, the more he or she will double over. Also, a reader submits: "i think you forgot the "emo chest tap" or just "the chest tap". this goes on a lot in the northeast...i particularly remember lots of chest tapping occuring at shotmaker shows."

-Commercialism is very much repressed in this emo scene. Few bands make t-shirts. Most records are put out on very small, home-run labels or on the band's private label. Records are sold cheap (the classic pricing scheme was $3 7"s, $5 LPs, and $8 CDs. Inflation has driven these prices up in recent years). Shows are univerally $5 or less, and touring bands often are lucky to get gas money (despite the promoter usually not paying local bands).

-There is also a bias against digital technology within most bands. Emo recordings tend to be analog only, cheaply done, with a tendency toward mostly live tracking with few overdubs. Equipment is heavily weighted toward tube gear. Until recently, most emo records were made on vinyl only. CD reissues of broken-up bands' discographies are becoming common, though.

-Lastly, emo bands tend not to last long. It was not uncommon an emo band's only recording to come out posthumously and much delayed. Obviously, this puts a damper on the distribution of the records since no one in the band puts much effort into promotion.

-a modern perspective: the term "screamo" is used a lot nowadays to describe bands that are based most heavily on this kind of music.

But the best emo band will always be HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS

[PinkTrash]

I love Nolan. John, and Michelle. That's why Taking back sunday seemed to suck after he left, and when he joined up with his sister in Straylight run.. That was the new shit. =)

[SMiLEEFORMEE]

most of em are good like tbs and soco
but motion city soundtrack has got to be theee best band.. although.. they arent exactlu "emo"

[d0t0rg]

Does editing a post reup a thread?

[WHOngos144]

I choose other, BrandNew is so addicting!

[FilipinoFaShow]

i may be the one lost, but what is "emo"?

[nishikigoi]

I think Something Corporate is the only band listed that I consider emo. Dashboard Confessional should have been listed.

And to the person who mentioned Straylight Run: I love that band/group.

[biglamchops]

All of them seem so damn good.... I'll choose MCR...

[pyrochick19770]

i don't really like emo..and none of those bands are really emo in the first place..

Agreed.

[R-Mac]

okay, i'll give this link out one more time.

http://www.fourfa.com

Everyone follow this guy's lead. One of the smartest persons I've seen on this forum thus far.

Emo stands for emotional hardcore, and my favorite emo band would have to be Rites of Spring.

[DullStringedGuit...]

my chemical romance is a good band
i jus hate their lead singer

100TH POST

haha i kno it isnt special but yea...

[acidophilus]

At the Drive In, Indian Summer, Angel Hair, and Rites of Spring.

That's emo, fools.

[jr0h]

theyre all great. except i really listen to the used and my chemical romance.. since i couldnt choose two i chose the used.

[angel-roh]

Mae and MCR.

[DisneyPrincessKa...]

my vote goes to motion city, i dont really consider them emo though.

[rx_azngirl]

story of the year..is it really emo though?

[*Statistik*]

Papa Roach..are they emo? haha

[technicolour]

Fall out Boy!

I highly doubt Papa Roach is even CONSIDERED as 'emo'

[emazing]

I'm fond of My Chemical Romance.
The Used isn't a very bad band either. ;)

[luffyxfan]

the used isnt emo...

btw motion city soundtrack :P

[*tweeak*]

Papa Roach..are they emo? haha

NO

[kill.t3h.r0cK]

Fall Out Boy isn't emo either...Pop punk, they are.

Haha, how come I see william in every emo thread I happen to visit. None of the bands you listed on your poll is "emo"...The only one who really made some sense about emo was Akaryux...

SOTY was the only band I was surprised to see on the poll...I saw them at Warped Tour && I have their cd, they're not anywhere near even today's "we'll call this band emo to get all the teens to listen to them" genre...They're just really loud...

My favorite emo band? Sunny Day Real Estate

Enough w/ these emo threads please, I'm actually having fun typing posts against the whole thing.

[*mipadi*]

I'm not really a huge fan of Sunny Day Real Estate. "Fool in the Photograph" is a good song, but I didn't like a lot of their other stuff. I'd have to say one of the best emo bands is Texas is the Reason. Toadies are also good, although it's arguable they are emo; I guess they're more post-grunge, but grunge (and post-grunge) and emo are pretty similar genres anyway.

[monxcheri]

+ daphne loves derby
+ fall out boy
+ brand new
+ straylight run
+ etc.

[william]

Haha, how come I see william in every emo thread I happen to visit. None of the bands you listed on your poll is "emo"...The only one who really made some sense about emo was Akaryux...

because most of them are older, and i used to not be able to stand the modern bands kids were labeling as emo. i still stand by what i said, but at the same time it's embarrassing to look back on those posts because i came off like such a know-it-all ass.

[*incoherent*]

-from first to last
-dropkick murphys
-silverstein
-the used...eh theyre okay
-march and collapse

the ones you listed are more of the pop scene type of emo bands.

[Rachel]

gaaaaaaaaaaaaah. shitty choices.

[jordanriane]

At the Drive In, Indian Summer, Angel Hair, and Rites of Spring.

That's emo, fools.

I LOVE Indian Summer and Rites Of Spring sososo much.

Enough w/ these emo threads please, I'm actually having fun typing posts against the whole thing.

I'm sure you know so much about that particular "label" of music, don't you? I mean, you're thirteen years old, you must have been listening to those bands when they were at their peak, what 4+ years ago, right? hahaha.



bands:
jimmy eat world (clarity, static prevails)
The Promise Ring (!!!!!!)
Elliot
Jawbreaker (!!!!!!!!)
Braid
Hot Water Music
Lifetime (!!!!!!!!) (some)
Evergreen

Some other bands to consider:
Bright Eyes
Cursive
Desperacidos, etcetc.

[cheerbee07]

ehhh...i like all of them lots, but i guess i have to go with taking back sunday

[PinkTrash]

At the Drive In, Indian Summer, Angel Hair, and Rites of Spring.

That's emo, fools.

ditto'd. the rest of more or less pop punk.. although sometimes I prefer that over real emo

[x3Death.By.Knife...]

-> Weezer
-> taking back sunday
-> my chemical romance

normally i'd say weezer is the best emo band. but i have listened to them wayyyy too much and now i ended up hating them. So I'd say tbs... although you do have mcr on the list.. i'd never guess that they were emo.. so whatever.

[ApocalypseAelis]

Whooaa. My Chemical Romance, The Used, SOTY-these are definitely not emo bands.


I dislike most emo music, but there's always exceptions, and Something Corporate is pretty good out of those choices.

[jordanriane]

Whooaa.  My Chemical Romance, The Used, SOTY-these are definitely not emo bands.
I dislike most emo music, but there's always exceptions, and Something Corporate is pretty good out of those choices.

Kid, Something Corporate isn't 'emo.'

[kill.t3h.r0cK]

-> Weezer
-> taking back sunday
-> my chemical romance

normally i'd say weezer is the best emo band. but i have listened to them wayyyy too much and now i ended up hating them. So I'd say tbs... although you do have mcr on the list.. i'd never guess that they were emo.. so whatever.

They're not emo, Christina. Fancy seeing you here though, haha.

I'm sure you know so much about that particular "label" of music, don't you? I mean, you're thirteen years old, you must have been listening to those bands when they were at their peak, what 4+ years ago, right? hahaha.

I never claimed to know everything about this genre, I don't even think I do. I'm just certain that the bands listed on her poll aren't emo. Sure I wasn't around a reasonable age when it started coming out, but it's the same with the younger generation and 80's rock or Nirvana [I'm not a big fan myself though], nobody has a problem with that though.

I don't intend to to start an argument or anything, I just wanted to answer your statement.

[*tweeak*]

because most of them are older, and i used to not be able to stand the modern bands kids were labeling as emo. i still stand by what i said, but at the same time it's embarrassing to look back on those posts because i came off like such a know-it-all ass.

but you're a dandy, well informed know-it-all ass

[IamRad]

something corporate has awesome lyrics <3

[BOOGERSHAHA]

definitely not taking back sunday for sure. *shudders*

i voted for my chemical romance. i like motion city soundtrack the best out of these, but i dont find them emo..

[ohSNAPshesXcore]

underoath owns all. but mcr, the used && story of the year is good =D

[x__note2self]

Hmm I like all those bands but I dont think all of them would be considered emo ha ha like taking back sunday I dont know what u would really catergorize them in along with mcr in fact I wouldnt know what 2 put all of those other bands in either but yeah anywho I think Bright Eyes is a good emo band IF their considered emo that is

[*mipadi*]

but yeah anywho I think Bright Eyes is a good emo band IF their considered emo that is

Conor Oberst often refers to his music as "folk," believe it or not.

[jordanriane]

Conor Oberst is a drunkard..

But if you listen to the music, it does sound folkish.

[*tweeak*]

it depends on which of his music you're listening too. i'm wide awke it's morning, maybe. digital ash, no. parts of lifted can count for folk ,but then there's the ones like 'lover i don't have to love'

[*mipadi*]

Conor Oberst is a drunkard..

But if you listen to the music, it does sound folkish.

You wouldn't expect an emo rockstar to abuse alcohol.

[*StanleyThePanda*]

underoath owns all. but mcr, the used && story of the year is good =D

Haha....underoath isnt emo

Anyways, Daphne Loves Derby

[savior]

I hate EMO. Anyway none of those bands listed are emo. They're just trendy punk pop bands. True emo are
Braid
Rites of Spring
Lincoln
Hoover
The Get Up Kids
The Promise Ring

[jordanriane]

You wouldn't expect an emo rockstar to abuse alcohol.

ahem, he's not an emo rockstar ;) more like folk rocker. haahah

[hybrid]

Um... I like MCS.. even though I don't think they're emo. Oh well! It's okay.. I guess. I'm just saying I like MCS.

[lumpy]

Im more into lik emoXcore i guess. I really like Saosin, and Circa Survive...Coheed is kinda Core, but not really. Most are saying that Thrice is pretty emo...theyre ok. But please just dont tell me that you think that simple plan is emo.. ill probably kill myself, theyre such posers for God's sake.and so is Good Charolette.

[racoons > you]

You wouldn't expect an emo rockstar to abuse alcohol.

nothing wrong with a healthy dose of alcoholism in the morning....

well this topic makes for interesting reading. i may remember it fromt eh first time around

why is it back, though?

[BondageFreak101]

I like them all there all great but i mean there are other bands in the world that are good and other band styles including Ska and Scremo...

[Hiphop d[-_-]b]

Not sure MCR is emo, but thats what i voted. (:

[NoSex]

Non Applicable.

[xhidethedetails]

I like:

Hawthorne Heights
Hidden In Plain View
and Halifax

[ParanoidAndroid]

I'm surprised Hawthorne Heights isn't in there

[BulletsBestFrien...]

Yeah here is a list of true emo bands.
A Change of Pace
Senses Fail
The Chemistry
Taking Back Sunday
From First to Last
Bleed The Dream
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Waking Ashland
My American Heart
My Chemical Romance
Every Time I Die
Further Seems Forever (When Chris Carrabba-Dashboards Vocalist was the lead singer)
Dashboard Confessional
AFI(new album comes out tuesday6/6/6)how uberly awesome!
The Black Maria
Panic At The Disco
Brand New.
Look them all up ill have more list later i have to go feel free to check me out at myspace heres my url. http://www.myspace.com/masochistckiss

[NoSex]

Yeah here is a list of true emo bands.
A Change of Pace
Senses Fail
The Chemistry
Taking Back Sunday
From First to Last
Bleed The Dream
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Waking Ashland
My American Heart
My Chemical Romance
Every Time I Die
Further Seems Forever (When Chris Carrabba-Dashboards Vocalist was the lead singer)
Dashboard Confessional
AFI(new album comes out tuesday6/6/6)how uberly awesome!
The Black Maria
Panic At The Disco
Brand New.
Look them all up ill have more list later i have to go feel free to check me out at myspace heres my url. http://www.myspace.com/masochistckiss

You have got to be kidding me.

[d0t0rg]

heh

[EddieV]

Taking Back Sunday for me.

[*Steph Chan*]

I personally don't find Motion City Soundtrack to be emo, but I picked them because I like them best from that selection.

Yeah here is a list of true emo bands.
A Change of Pace
Senses Fail
The Chemistry
Taking Back Sunday
From First to Last
Bleed The Dream
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Waking Ashland
My American Heart
My Chemical Romance
Every Time I Die
Further Seems Forever (When Chris Carrabba-Dashboards Vocalist was the lead singer)
Dashboard Confessional
AFI(new album comes out tuesday6/6/6)how uberly awesome!
The Black Maria
Panic At The Disco
Brand New.
Look them all up ill have more list later i have to go feel free to check me out at myspace heres my url. http://www.myspace.com/masochistckiss

^ I DO NOT agree.
Reading a previous forum on emo music, i know this definition of mine is incorrect, but emo music to me is something that actually sounds sad. Soft, mellow.. not a big screaming mess of whatever you call that.

[lumpy]

Yeah here is a list of true emo bands.
A Change of Pace
Senses Fail
The Chemistry
Taking Back Sunday
From First to Last
Bleed The Dream
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Waking Ashland
My American Heart
My Chemical Romance
Every Time I Die
Further Seems Forever (When Chris Carrabba-Dashboards Vocalist was the lead singer)
Dashboard Confessional
AFI(new album comes out tuesday6/6/6)how uberly awesome!
The Black Maria
Panic At The Disco
Brand New.
Look them all up ill have more list later i have to go feel free to check me out at myspace heres my url. http://www.myspace.com/masochistckiss

um ok...so maybe you should see what emo really is..

like:

texas is the reason
little brown bicycle
the juliana theory
umm some say weezer *shrugs*
Fugazi
Jawbreaker
Hot Water Music
Indian Summer
Sunny Day Real Estate
Promise Ring
Mineral
Get-Up Kids
Braid
Jets To Brazil


thats real emo..