too low jk it's a little high but i love this record
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 10 March 2017 18:51 (nine years ago)
was jamming it this morning while i showered, good shower singalong record
also in my experience this album melts the heart of even the most hardened emo hater
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 10 March 2017 18:52 (nine years ago)
not as good as 4 min mile but good
― gr8080, Friday, 10 March 2017 18:52 (nine years ago)
I voted for this one. Their best album by far.
― Odysseus, Friday, 10 March 2017 18:52 (nine years ago)
^^^ see
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 10 March 2017 18:53 (nine years ago)
People always seem amazed I liked the Get Up Kids
― Odysseus, Friday, 10 March 2017 18:56 (nine years ago)
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51HklHRmHIL.jpg8. Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)424 points, 13 votes
― Mordy, Friday, 10 March 2017 19:17 (nine years ago)
hah, so at least its not #1
― Odysseus, Friday, 10 March 2017 19:19 (nine years ago)
lol i nommed this but couldn't vote for it
― devvvine, Friday, 10 March 2017 19:19 (nine years ago)
I think if The Black Parade isn't #1 now I'll be happy whatever is
― Odysseus, Friday, 10 March 2017 19:20 (nine years ago)
would have been hard for me to leave it off so i'll take credit for it not being higher
― call all destroyer, Friday, 10 March 2017 19:21 (nine years ago)
god damn u
― gr8080, Friday, 10 March 2017 19:22 (nine years ago)
I voted for this but would've felt bad if it had won.
― Gavin, Leeds, Friday, 10 March 2017 19:22 (nine years ago)
same
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 10 March 2017 19:22 (nine years ago)
I liked it enough when Pinkerton came out but I just did not want it to win
― Odysseus, Friday, 10 March 2017 19:23 (nine years ago)
this epitomizes "not emo"
― billstevejim, Friday, 10 March 2017 19:36 (nine years ago)
yet...
― Odysseus, Friday, 10 March 2017 19:37 (nine years ago)
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/516b9ZSKsZL.jpg7. Brand New - The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me (2006)462 points, 11 votes, 1 number one
― Mordy, Friday, 10 March 2017 19:38 (nine years ago)
TOO LOW
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 10 March 2017 19:39 (nine years ago)
too looooow. my number 2, hadn’t listened to brand new before the poll and fell in love with this. One of the best rock albums of the century.
Had a terrible job interview last week and listened to it three times on the train home.
― devvvine, Friday, 10 March 2017 19:39 (nine years ago)
Thank you for adding the release years.
― billstevejim, Friday, 10 March 2017 19:48 (nine years ago)
The poll is making me realise that I might be a Cursive fan. Domestica is sounding even better than The Ugly Organ.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Friday, 10 March 2017 19:53 (nine years ago)
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/615SWd4MvlL.jpg6. Rites of Spring - Rites of Spring (1985)478 points, 14 votes, 3 number ones
― Mordy, Friday, 10 March 2017 20:04 (nine years ago)
was hopnig y'all were joking about pinkerton placing but ok
― why ruin a good tradition? (Will M.), Friday, 10 March 2017 20:04 (nine years ago)
my #1
― Odysseus, Friday, 10 March 2017 20:05 (nine years ago)
devil and god def the best rock record of recent memory. my no. 2 as well
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 10 March 2017 20:05 (nine years ago)
I hoped it would at least beat The Black Parade
the black parade is not gonna place
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 10 March 2017 20:06 (nine years ago)
rites of spring record is great but it set a template that i think multiple bands improved upon. for instance i like the embrace record way more
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 10 March 2017 20:06 (nine years ago)
otm
― gr8080, Friday, 10 March 2017 20:07 (nine years ago)
I like this a lot more than Embrace, Ian MacKaye's stuff pre-Fugazi is a bit... immature I feel.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Friday, 10 March 2017 20:09 (nine years ago)
your emotions are nothing but politics
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 10 March 2017 20:10 (nine years ago)
Brad I've got to say thanks for your bigging up of The Devil and God... on one of the other emo threads - I'd always written off Brand New for some reason but I love this record.
― Gavin, Leeds, Friday, 10 March 2017 20:11 (nine years ago)
Rites of Spring is all time, though in hindsight I wish I had nominated End on End instead of the s/t, because End on End pairs that record with their All Through a Life EP, which contains three or four of their best songs:
"All Through a Life" – 2:27"Hidden Wheel" – 2:31"In Silence/Words Away" – 3:00"Patience" – 1:58
They all kinda melted into the same album in my memory, but that EP is essential. Sort of functions as closure for the project, too, since those songs serve as an unexpected happy ending
― Evan R, Friday, 10 March 2017 20:12 (nine years ago)
Diary AND How it Feels haven't placed yet? Dang sunny
― why ruin a good tradition? (Will M.), Friday, 10 March 2017 20:13 (nine years ago)
Rites of Spring is definitely my favourite first-wave emo record.
― Gavin, Leeds, Friday, 10 March 2017 20:14 (nine years ago)
it's interesting bc diary is a classic but how it feels is so deeply beloved by the people who love it that i can't guess where either will place
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 10 March 2017 20:14 (nine years ago)
i didnt think how it feels would place anywhere near this high
― gr8080, Friday, 10 March 2017 20:16 (nine years ago)
amazing thing about Devil and God is that like Bleed American it starts with what sounds like an attempt to end the world but then manages to keep up the emotional intensity for 50 minutes
― devvvine, Friday, 10 March 2017 20:19 (nine years ago)
I WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH A PIECE OF THE PAST CAUGHT IN MY THROAT
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Friday, 10 March 2017 20:19 (nine years ago)
AND THEN I CHOKED
yeah every song on devil and god is a compressed explosion in some way
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 10 March 2017 20:19 (nine years ago)
"not the sun" is my Devil and God fave these days
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 10 March 2017 20:22 (nine years ago)
God I wish they'd made another album. Putting that little bit of an '80s guitar-pop chime on top of those raw-ass vocals is when it all came together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZY-sZm3qVI
― Evan R, Friday, 10 March 2017 20:22 (nine years ago)
mine is always and forever "limousine" xp
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 10 March 2017 20:22 (nine years ago)
the hard panned backing vox kill me every time
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 10 March 2017 20:23 (nine years ago)
Completely forgot to vote for Rites of Spring! Would've been top 10 in my ballot so I'm glad it's high here too. Listening to Brand New while walking in the night, it's a great feeling
― tangenttangent, Friday, 10 March 2017 20:26 (nine years ago)
And this one. That intense, hyperventilating reimagining of 80s John Hughes soundtrack pop. Never heard any band (1986 aside, obviously) do anything remotely like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCM3_0jkT8A
But in my veinsA trace remains TRACE REMAINS OF ME
― Evan R, Friday, 10 March 2017 20:26 (nine years ago)
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51dEDuZcPXL.jpg5. Sunny Day Real Estate - How It Feels to Be Something On (1998)496 points, 13 votes, 1 number one
― Mordy, Friday, 10 March 2017 20:27 (nine years ago)