Seriously, Why the ****...

[bottlerocket]

...Don't emo bands stay together for more than 2 records?

They get together, stay for a year and a half or two years, release a demo, an LP, and a full length (if we're lucky) and then break up.

What the hell?

[cobert]

Because then they realize its time to break up and just change members with other bands to get new bands formed.

Not many (good) emo bands in the last couple of years has been formed without members of other emo bands.

[pixiesfanyo]

because emotion is temporary.

duh?

[bottlerocket]

It was more of a hypothetical question, but you guys are thinking. I like that.

[cobert]

There goes Gav, always trying to keep us on our toes.

[Aus Rotten]

...Don't emo bands stay together for more than 2 records?

They get together, stay for a year and a half or two years, release a demo, an LP, and a full length (if we're lucky) and then break up.

What the hell?

I thought an LP was considered a full-length ?

[Wow]

"Hey guys, sorry I'm late, I was inside playing a show with my band. What'd I miss?"


That's why.

[bottlerocket]

I thought an LP was considered a full-length ?

Now you're just splitting hairs.

[RetiredAt21]

I want to start an emo band that will last 666 years. The most evil emo band ever! (Besides In/Humanity if you even wanna count them).

[whiteminority]

"Hey guys, sorry I'm late, I was inside playing a show with my band. What'd I miss?"


That's why.

Best band story ever.

[santi3hg]

That just cause of one them realizes he isn't depressed and leaves.

/bad joke.

But it is true, for the most part everyone says they leave cause they pursue other interests. Other bands, schooling, a career in something else. Whatever, if it floats their boat.

[Luxor]

Broke and need real jobs. lol

[SGlove]

Yaphet Kotto was together a pretty long time.
Was being the key word. :-(

[RetiredAt21]

Yaphet Kotto was ****ing awesome. I love the song Torn Pictures.

[bottlerocket]

Broke and need real jobs. lol

I think this is the real answer but let's ignore that.

Being in emo bands is bad luck.

[RetiredAt21]

I want to be in a legendary emo band someday. Y'know, the kind of band they talk about on forums like this.

[bottlerocket]

Nah, in order to be a legendary emo band, you gotta live in NYC, NJ, or Philly.

I guess if you moved to Philly you could.

I'm moving to NYC. I'll actually be in NYC today for like an hour on my way down to Philly.

Justin, if you come to Philly and meet me in there (at U Penn or somewhere near the Drexel/U Penn campus), we should burn something something. Srsly.

IM me: GavSavesTheDay

[RetiredAt21]

I'll sling some free rocks at you. jk

I'll bring my bangin' trees. **** will tear you up!

[Snoisrucxe]

...Don't emo bands stay together for more than 2 records?

They get together, stay for a year and a half or two years, release a demo, an LP, and a full length (if we're lucky) and then break up.

What the hell?

They are carrying on the tradition of their hardcore forefathers but instead of releasing a 7" and then breaking up they release a bit more.

[Mr. Ron]

Yeah. You always get those bands that are mindblowingly awesome and they only put out a self titled and vanish. I hate that.

[pixiesfanyo]

Yeah, like Gospel. >:|

[RetiredAt21]

Yeah. You always get those bands that are mindblowingly awesome and they only put out a self titled and vanish. I hate that.

It's a bitch, for sure.

[IgniteYourAvail]

Nah, in order to be a legendary emo band, you gotta live in NYC, NJ, or Philly.

Or DC.

[RetiredAt21]

I'm moving to Philly and starting a legendary emo band.

[SGlove]

I already live in NYC.
That's why my emo band lasted a month.
We were so good.

[SGlove]

Yaphet Kotto was ****ing awesome. I love the song Torn Pictures.

Torn Pictures lol.
Like the old user who lied to everyone.

[pixiesfanyo]

I'm moving to Philly and starting a legendary emo band.

ew.

[whiteminority]

Nah, in order to be a legendary emo band, you gotta live in NYC, NJ, or Philly.

I guess if you moved to Philly you could.

I'm moving to NYC. I'll actually be in NYC today for like an hour on my way down to Philly.

Justin, if you come to Philly and meet me in there (at U Penn or somewhere near the Drexel/U Penn campus), we should burn something something. Srsly.

IM me: GavSavesTheDay

Not true. Think of the whole San Diego scene, and the late 90s bands from your area, quite a few of those I would venture to say are legendary.

[whiteminority]

Yeah. You always get those bands that are mindblowingly awesome and they only put out a self titled and vanish. I hate that.

I believe the most key example of this would have to be either City of Caterpillar.

[RetiredAt21]

Torn Pictures lol.
Like the old user who lied to everyone.

I barely remember that happening. What a ****ing weird guy, though.

[pixiesfanyo]

I barely remember that happening. What a ****ing weird guy, though.

****ing knew his **** up and down.

still talk to him on slsk occasionally.

[pixiesfanyo]

I believe the most key example of this would have to be either City of Caterpillar.

except they didn't vanish and did shitty stuff with malady.

[whiteminority]

Well they were supposed to release the 10" and it just sort of ended.

[Wow]

Best band story ever.


I agree.


I barely remember that happening. What a ****ing weird guy, though.


He wasn't really weird, he was just messing with everyone. Really cool guy when you get to know him.

[Luxor]

I thought dude was a fake poster of someone...

[whiteminority]

Ash, that was the guy from Usurp right?

[RetiredAt21]

Whaaaaaaaat?

[whiteminority]

Not torn. The guy in the story.

[RetiredAt21]

Oooooh, word.

[whiteminority]

Yeah.

[Wow]

Ash, that was the guy from Usurp right?


Yeah at their like 16 band show with Saetia.

[Flagjacket]

Hasn't Circle Takes the Square been around for like, five years now?

I wish I Have Dreams would've recorded more.

[AIRIC]

If emo bands stay together they will make bad music and their releases won't seem as epic.

[cbmartinez]

It's all part of a never ending emo cycle. Emo bands break up. Fans of those emo bands get upset and write songs about their favorite bands breaking up. They put out a cr00sh split 7". They break up. Their small fanbase then writes angsty songs about them breaking up.

[SunnyDayRealEstateAM]

Its the circle of life.

[whiteminority]

Hasn't Circle Takes the Square been around for like, five years now?

I wish I Have Dreams would've recorded more.

Yes.

[RetiredAt21]

Hasn't Circle Takes the Square been around for like, five years now?

I wish I Have Dreams would've recorded more.

Me too. I love them.

[SGlove]

Tell me the story of Usurp.
Cause I don't know it.

[RetiredAt21]

Yeah, I wanna hear this, too.

[Wow]

Usurp Synapse along with a ton of other bands with Saetia closing were putting on a show and for the entirety of the concert, almost every single person there sat outside in a group talking, ignoring all the bands playing 'cause they were only interested in seeing Saetia. Usurp Synapse played their set and IMMEDIATELY after their last song ended the singer dropped his mic and ran out the front door as fast as he could. He ran right up to all the kids sitting around gossiping and said


"Hey guys, sorry I'm late, I was inside playing a show with my band. What'd I miss?"

[Mr. Ron]

Hasn't Circle Takes the Square been around for like, five years now?

I wish I Have Dreams would've recorded more.

omg they are good.

[RetiredAt21]

Hahahahaha, that is the coolest thing that has ever happened.

[cobert]

Usurp Synapse along with a ton of other bands with Saetia closing were putting on a show and for the entirety of the concert, almost every single person there sat outside in a group talking, ignoring all the bands playing 'cause they were only interested in seeing Saetia. Usurp Synapse played their set and IMMEDIATELY after their last song ended the singer dropped his mic and ran out the front door as fast as he could. He ran right up to all the kids sitting around gossiping and said


"Hey guys, sorry I'm late, I was inside playing a show with my band. What'd I miss?"

hahahahaha

[Flagjacket]

omg they are good.

Seriously, the five songs are incredible.

Today in Philosophy class, I developed a theory that the five songs can be arranged to match the Kubler-Ross stages of death, but I got as far as matching "Countless Rooftops" to Denial and "I Don't Imagine You And I Anymore" to Anger, but that's as far as I got.

[Mr. Ron]

Interesting. My favorite emo band has to be I hate myself.

[RetiredAt21]

I Hate Myself is my favorite emo band, too. I love 4 Songs.

[Flagjacket]

My favorite is I Have Dreams, but I Hate Myself is up there.

[RetiredAt21]

I Have Dreams has such good lyrics. I love their lyrics.

[Flagjacket]

Every couple of weeks really late at night I put on I Have Dreams and just sit there in awe.

[RetiredAt21]

I like to smoke a joint and listen to I Have Dreams and Indian Summer.

[Flagjacket]

I don't do drugs, but I love llistening to music while biking around at night, so I'll probably do that when it gets warm enough.

[Wow]

Who wants to upload some I Have Dreams stuff? :D

[Flagjacket]

My computer is too prone to death to do any uploads, but if you have AIM I'll do it.

[SunnyDayRealEstateAM]

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3Z6NSQRL

[RetiredAt21]

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3Z6NSQRL

Very nice.

[Arrakakaka]

Flagjacket, where are you in MI?

[Wow]

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3Z6NSQRL


Love ya. ;)

[Flagjacket]

Flagjacket, where are you in MI?

Farmington, near Redford.

[Brandon_S]

I don't do drugs, but I love llistening to music while biking around at night, so I'll probably do that when it gets warm enough.

My bike got stolen,I use to do that too.

rip bike.

[SGlove]

Do I need to sign up for megaupload.com?

[RetiredAt21]

No, I don't think so.

[SunnyDayRealEstateAM]

No you don't just enter the three letters in the box, wait 45 seconds, and then click the download bar.

[SGlove]

Gots it.
Thanks you.