Thursday have so memories for me. They really got me on the path that lead to hardcore and s'hit. Sad thing is I still haven't seen them, and I've been a fan forever. Once I get my license I"ll probably drive out to Atlanta or something.

^ True...

I started out on NFG...then Taking Back Sunday (dude I don't care, I still think TAYF is an awesome album)...then Thursday...etc. etc.

Here I am.

-Gav

My progression was pretty quick. I went from Thursday to Saetia in about a year and here I am.

I discovered this site and downloaded songs by Saetia, Circle Takes the Square, Orchid, I Hate Myself, and City of Caterpillar. First song I ever heard that can be called emo was One Dying Wish by Saetia, still my favorite song by them.

I started out with From Autumn To Ashes.

The first "emo" band I got into was Saetia about a year ago...since then it was Saetia, Hot Cross, and CTTS for a good long while before I started to lurk around in here. Now I know my stuff. :cool:

-Gav

The first for me were The Assistant, Pg. 99, and As The Sun Sets. I got really into As The Sun Sets, then found out they broke up a while ago and became very upset. :(

What did you guys listen to before emo? Before I listened to emo I primarily listened to death metal/grindcore. Pretty crazy transition from Nile to The Red Scare.

Mainly just pop-punk like NFG, Blink 182, Taking Back Sunday, etc. I was like 13. I got into emo around 15/16.

NEVER Simple Plan or Good Charlotte, though...I was too good for that stuff.

The Early November = <3

I still love them.

-Gav

Punk, Pop-Punk, Metalcore, a lot of Indie.

Particular bands?

FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES

RAKE YOUR NAILS ACROSS MY SKIN

JUG JUG WEEEEE JUG JUG

Jk I never liked them lol

-Gav

[quote=whiteminority]What did you guys listen to before emo? Before I listened to emo I primarily listened to death metal/grindcore. Pretty crazy transition from Nile to The Red Scare.[/quote]

Punk and hardcore-punk. Experiments into emo made me appreciate modern hardcore more, it was odd.

i was big into black and death metal, but I've always been a pop-punk fan, and liked a few bands I thought were emo at the time. Then I came to this thread, and got schooled. First band I was majorly into was CTTS.

[QUOTE=whiteminority]Particular bands?[/QUOTE]
Bright Eyes, Brand New, Coheed, The Bled, Alexisonfire, American Analog Set, Dead Kennedys, The Smiths, Taking Back Sunday, The Strokes, Atom And His Package, Thrice, Death Cab For Cutie, Brazil, and others. Basically all the bands that I listed that are big now, I listened to them when they weren't big and same goes for the bands that are alike to them.

I started with like indie stuff, then I went through a metal phase, then a grindcore phase, and than an electronica phase, then an emo phase, then a indie phase again.

Minus the Bear rules.

-Gav

Me seeing Thursday two nights in a row with mewithoutYou, Circle Takes The Square, The Blood Brothers in a sold out venue that holds about 500 > you

I saw Thurday last night with MeWithoutYou and Minus the Bear...and Geoff and I totally sang along in Paris in Flames...and I chipped Geoff's tooth.

I guess you win.

-Gav

I saw Bear Vs. Shark though so I win.

I don't like them...:(

-Gav

Aw really?

I can understand that someone wouldn't like them, but they put on a really amazing show. He humped this thing and hung upside down on it and then at the end of the set he go onto this thing near the roof where people film from and jumped into the crowd. Probably a 15 foot fall.

Hahaha, sick.

Yeah, I just sorta find them boring. I mean, they're good and all. I just can't get into them, if that makes any sense it all. It happens with me and a lot of bands.

Bad Brains, for example.

-Gav

Yeah agreed on Bad Brains. I like them more than I used to, but the vocals really bother me. Maybe I'll grow into them though, I used to feel the same way about Gorilla Biscuits and now they're one of my favorite bands.

I love them...hey, I hear they're having a reunion tour. Any idea on that?

I hope they do. That would be sick.

-Gav

[QUOTE=I0Play0Bass]Minus the Bear rules.

-Gav[/QUOTE]
Yes.

It's confirmed as far as I know. August I think.

Awesome. I'm looking forward to it.

Damien: You know it. They're really good live, too. Their guitarist (not the singer guitarist, just the guitarist) has like 20 pedals on stage.

-Gav

Hey Gav, some of my friends were at that show. At the Axis right?

Yep...it was sick.

Ask if they remember Geoff chipping his tooth. That was me, haha.

-Gav