Run Quick EMO ALBUMS; Here I’ll POLL, You VOTED

is this black metal?

― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie),

hah, no.

First released in 2002, here is the original description of the album:

City of Caterpillar's debut LP is finally here. The 7 tracks spread out over 44 minutes sway with hypnotic fury and a nervous energy and passion lacking in a lot of bands these days. I personally have been waiting for this record since my former band played with them a couple years ago and they totally schooled us. It was one of those shows where you can't even think straight after and you want to stop playing guitar after they play because you'll never get it as right as they have. I eagerly checked my mailbox for the master once it had been recorded and once it arrived it proceeded to own my stereo for a month straight.

City of Caterpillar have been touring like crazy leaving many wondering, "where the fuck did these guys come from?" Sure the members play or have played in a number of well known and seminal bands, but listing them is redundant as City of Caterpillar have come into their own without riding on the coattails of previous projects. It's obvious they're not new to writing and playing as their live shows and recordings are consistently too strong to simply be attributed to an accident or luck. This is the record that will make even the most jaded hipster take notice and start listening to hardocre again (whether we want them to our not)

never heard of this

"Hey! They're not part of it" made me choke on my coffee.

city of caterpillar is some hardcore ass shit

Is this the band that sounds like Explosions in the Sky but with Henry Rollins on vocals?

lmao i was literally gonna say those words just now

Not that that's a bad thing, mind

If anybody likes City of Caterpillar then they should check out Malady. It's one of the guys from them + the singer from PG 99.
I think Robotic Empire reissued it this year

or you can listen/but digitally here https://thearchivistlabel.bandcamp.com/album/malady

xp - Haha, what?! Must be true then. And no, not a bad thing at all - I really like this.

oh wow i know we're all talking about city of caterpillar but i just want to say:

a) lifetime album is huge fun and
b) bedhead is not what i expected at all and it's v quite lovely

I was in the middle of 'When was the last time...' and was like damn this sounds like explosions in the sky w hardcore vocals (so not exactly but close enough) xp

yeah hadnt heard that lifetime record feels like ive been missing out on something

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75. Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
136 points, 5 votes

huge album, not emo

'FUCKMYLIFE666' is the best song with the worst title I know of.

Screenshot from my media player:
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yeah i didnt vote any against me! they were outside the genre scope for me as well

that is a great song but also a great title imo

I didn't for them either btw.

I love Bedhead but never would have thought of nominating them for this poll

Against Me! as well

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74. Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come
137 points, 4 votes

huge album, not emo

agreed (for both)

two in a row

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CAN I SCREAM

still the best intro ever

i play it for my kids at least once a week

^^^^solid parenting

I knew at least one punk purist who was a bit miffed at this album which very much helped cement its appeal

xp - To get them to sleep or to wake them up?

neither! to rock the f out in the car

usually on the drive to school

Your kids are probably older than mine :)

8, 6, 3, 1

not emo, voted for it

lol

xp - Almost! 6, 4, 2, 0

does steve aoki still open every set with "new noise"?

that was his thing for a while

ot but you both have 4 kids???

Apparently, yeah!

lots of refused's aesthetic is cribbed from nation of ulysses imo, kind of a thing that can't be unseen

i'm gonna try to stop mentioning NOU sorry

ive never listened to them i dont think but i have seen your posts about them b4 (prob from the j0rdan rec thread). need to listen, will do after this poll

4 kids emo crew unite

Was this ever meant to be just an emo poll? Post-hardcore is listed as eligible in the nominations thread.

as was pop-punk yeah

hi5 Spottie!

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73. Saves the Day - Through Being Cool
138 points, 4 votes

great great great great great great great record

Was this ever meant to be just an emo poll? Post-hardcore is listed as eligible in the nominations thread.

― jmm, Tuesday, March 7, 2017 11:35 AM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the lines were always gonna be blurry. i think it's cool these records are placing they just dont fit in the buckets i personally made for this poll. it would be more disheartening if the records were bad.