I have no connection to Static Prevails by JEW. Always liked the other albums way more.
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Monday, 6 March 2017 17:29 (seven years ago) link
https://img.discogs.com/PDAZrhA5TspCHJ2mPHFPT097k5M=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1313836-1452633178-7197.png.jpg90. Saetia - A Retrospective114 points, 4 votes
― Mordy, Monday, 6 March 2017 17:31 (seven years ago) link
I voted for this
― Odysseus, Monday, 6 March 2017 17:36 (seven years ago) link
no idea what this is
full alb here tho: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q801yAFdBPA
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Monday, 6 March 2017 17:37 (seven years ago) link
oh looks like it's mislabeled on Spotify as the album 'collected'?
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Monday, 6 March 2017 17:39 (seven years ago) link
I love Slip but cut it from my ballot for being post-hardcore rather than emo (arbitrary I know but had to draw the line somewhere).― Gavin, Leeds, Monday, March 6, 2017 7:56 AM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I love Slip but cut it from my ballot for being post-hardcore rather than emo (arbitrary I know but had to draw the line somewhere).
― Gavin, Leeds, Monday, March 6, 2017 7:56 AM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
same
...and then I went and voted for a bunch of post-hardcore anyway
would be interested to hear about people's thoughts about the differentiation between the two, where that line is drawn
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Monday, 6 March 2017 17:40 (seven years ago) link
saetia is some rad shit imo, voted for them
fun fact, my friend has a Saetia tattoo.
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Monday, 6 March 2017 17:48 (seven years ago) link
saetia fuckin rules
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Monday, 6 March 2017 17:50 (seven years ago) link
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Monday, March 6, 2017 10:40 AM (nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
my entirely private distinction is that emo is generally more melodic, at least when the two terms actually diverge (they're one and the same circa embrace and rites of spring i think). but then: why do i think the boys life record is emo and not post-hardcore (actually i kinda think it's both)
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Monday, 6 March 2017 17:52 (seven years ago) link
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZUjz2MGdL.jpg89. Angel Hair - Pregnant With the Senior Class116 points, 4 votes
― Mordy, Monday, 6 March 2017 18:02 (seven years ago) link
Another of mine
― Odysseus, Monday, 6 March 2017 18:04 (seven years ago) link
hmm never heard of this one
― call all destroyer, Monday, 6 March 2017 18:05 (seven years ago) link
gettin' a lot of the hardcore noms out of the way
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Monday, 6 March 2017 18:07 (seven years ago) link
yeah I kinda figured that most of my votes would be boosting those records on the low end of the rankings
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Monday, 6 March 2017 18:12 (seven years ago) link
"kinda both" sums up most of my final analysis on this stuff
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Monday, 6 March 2017 18:13 (seven years ago) link
mine too dan m. I know the pop stuff in the poll will dominate the top end
― Odysseus, Monday, 6 March 2017 18:15 (seven years ago) link
Angel Hair was super important to my formative musical experience/depression
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Monday, 6 March 2017 18:24 (seven years ago) link
best couple tracks on here?
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Monday, 6 March 2017 18:25 (seven years ago) link
Yeah it's really hard to pin down - for me the stuff on the post-hardcore side is more riffy, heavier, also less poppy in terms of songwriting (more angular?). Maybe a bit more rooted in the macho side of hardcore too. The screamo/Gravity Records type stuff really complicates things too! Anyway I'm sure people will disagree and would like to hear other takes too - I mean I ended up voting for Hoover and Drive Like Jehu but not Fugazi or Jawbox.
― Gavin, Leeds, Monday, 6 March 2017 18:27 (seven years ago) link
My #2!
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Monday, 6 March 2017 18:27 (seven years ago) link
Spottie, idk, maybe try "The Stool Is Cool" or "Space Ape". The "Stigmata Martyr" cover is probably the most accessible one and it really kicks tbh; sometimes I wonder if it's my favourite!
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Monday, 6 March 2017 18:29 (seven years ago) link
i'd agree with that assessment gavin, although i group hoover, drive like jehu, fugazi, and jawbox together and didn't vote for either of them (despite being no. 1 hoover fan 4ever)
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Monday, 6 March 2017 18:30 (seven years ago) link
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Zpqhb%2BXlL.jpg88. Embrace - Embrace117 points, 5 votes
― Mordy, Monday, 6 March 2017 18:30 (seven years ago) link
way too low. Another one of my votes.
― Odysseus, Monday, 6 March 2017 18:31 (seven years ago) link
I always liked "Witch Hunt Scene from Star Trek" as an insane freak out go to.
Bedroom scene from communion is a more mid tempo one that I like a lot.
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Monday, 6 March 2017 18:31 (seven years ago) link
woo first one i voted for, the best record mackaye's made
― devvvine, Monday, 6 March 2017 18:32 (seven years ago) link
Oh yeah, that's a good one.xp
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Monday, 6 March 2017 18:33 (seven years ago) link
re: "Witch Hunt..."
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Monday, 6 March 2017 18:34 (seven years ago) link
i'm behind! fuckin saetia! another too low one.
― why ruin a good tradition? (Will M.), Monday, 6 March 2017 18:34 (seven years ago) link
here's a good saetia song from youtube, url'd it to avoid taking up too much vertical space
― why ruin a good tradition? (Will M.), Monday, 6 March 2017 18:35 (seven years ago) link
Tbh, the first time I ever heard the term "emo" was in reference to Fugazi and Hoover. I don't really consider the really macho or hardline/sXe hardcore stuff to be emo but I'm fine with calling any arty post-hardcore emo. In mid-90s Ottawa, I thought of Union of Uranus as 'metal' and Okara and Shotmaker as 'emo'. I even thought Buried Inside was kind of 'emo' at their first couple of shows if only for Nick's before-song speeches but they were def on the metal side.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Monday, 6 March 2017 18:41 (seven years ago) link
* macho metalcore/moshcore
I'm fine with calling any arty post-hardcore emo.
As in, this is how I thought of it 20 years ago. Obv, I get that the meanings of terms change, especially dopey made-up terms like "emo".
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Monday, 6 March 2017 18:42 (seven years ago) link
and nobody is more macho than sund4r
― Odysseus, Monday, 6 March 2017 18:42 (seven years ago) link
liking Witch Hunt and Space Ape thanks.
Crazy that this stuff is gonna be in the same rollout as Fall Out Boy, but here we are. Plenty to discover so far.
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Monday, 6 March 2017 18:43 (seven years ago) link
Crazy that this stuff is gonna be in the same rollout as Fall Out Boy,
They were both in my top 10.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Monday, 6 March 2017 18:44 (seven years ago) link
nice
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Monday, 6 March 2017 18:49 (seven years ago) link
Oh, Saetia is right up my alley. Somehow I missed hearing them.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Monday, 6 March 2017 18:56 (seven years ago) link
I was talking about them the other day sund4r
― Odysseus, Monday, 6 March 2017 18:58 (seven years ago) link
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51AFvP6P1RL.jpg87. Rival Schools - United by Fate117 points, 7 votes
― Mordy, Monday, 6 March 2017 19:00 (seven years ago) link
awesome. late discovery and addition to my ballot.
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Monday, 6 March 2017 19:02 (seven years ago) link
killer album, right at the center of so many styles
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 6 March 2017 19:05 (seven years ago) link
this was lower down on my ballot
― Odysseus, Monday, 6 March 2017 19:05 (seven years ago) link
Literally the 50th album I added to my ballot, about half an hour before I sent it in. Good find, Spottie!
― ArchCarrier, Monday, 6 March 2017 19:05 (seven years ago) link
I remember a friend at school being really into this when it came out. I didn't get round to listening to it though.
― cajunsunday, Monday, 6 March 2017 19:12 (seven years ago) link
Rival Schools is a post quicksand Walter band right?
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Monday, 6 March 2017 19:16 (seven years ago) link
yes
― Odysseus, Monday, 6 March 2017 19:17 (seven years ago) link
Rival Schools were great. For some silly reason I forgot to vote for it. I used to play that record to pieces in 2001. I did vote for Quicksand though (and Jawbox).
― Marty8501 (Marty Innerlogic), Monday, 6 March 2017 19:22 (seven years ago) link
I wanted to like Rival Schools way more than I actually did. Same goes for most of walter's bands. I love Quicksand to death tho
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Monday, 6 March 2017 19:24 (seven years ago) link