blog confessional: six emo bands I’ll admit still listening to
Six emo[1] bands that I’ll admit still listening to (occasionally[2]) :
- Get Up Kids
- Mineral
- Jimmy Eat World
- For Reasons Unseen
- Dashboard Confessional
- the Anniversary
Quite a bit of it falls pretty squarely in nostalgia/ comfort music. Poke fun if you will, but I’m alright with it.
[1] That is, phase four: post-emo indie rock style emo.
[2] Despite the fact that I don’t have any “emo” released after 2001 or 2002.
No Weezer? Really? Not even the old stuff?
I definitely listen to the first two Weezer albums quite a bit. I wouldn’t call them emo though. They’re much more power pop in my mind. Angsty power-pop (especially Pinkerton) but still power pop.
I’m going to pour a beer on you at Treasure Island Festival.
I look forward to it, Oz. I look forward to it.
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Eiww. I might have to double Oz’s beer drench. I admit to seeing both Get Up Kids and Jimmy Eat World live back in high school/freshman year of college. But they kind of make me want to ram them in the knees these days. But then again, I don’t believe in violence…