Just dug out Through Being Cool and Stay What You Are this week for the first time in several years. They were favorites of mine when I was getting over a breakup in 2002, and I'm really surprised at how well they've held up. Before I knew the word "emo", I just called them "whineyboy". I never really got into emo though, other than Thrice/Thursday-ish screamo stuff, which is in a different league altogether, perhaps. I might try to investigate stuff like Say Anything and Motion City Soundtrack this week, just for kicks.
― ljagljana (kkvgz), Wednesday, 19 May 2010 11:41 (fourteen years ago) link
Also check out the new Gaslight Anthem + Against Me!. Good year for Warped Tour'ish bands.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 17:00 (fourteen years ago) link
the soundguy at a recent show i went to was playing through being cool in between bands. i'm sure it was the delicate balance of nostalgia, booze, and weed, but "you vandal" was about the most perfect thing to my ears at that moment
― a rush of blood to my member (Future_Perfect), Wednesday, 19 May 2010 17:08 (fourteen years ago) link