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| Emo Kindling
My humble emo beginnings. | | 1 |  | Hot Cross
Cryonics
Hot Cross was recommended to me since I liked The Fall of Troy. With Hot Cross, I enjoyed the
technical riffage, abstract lyrics, and coarse vocals. I liked the use of clean guitars to produce
heavy moments instead of distortion. This band led me straight to... | | 2 |  | Saetia
A Retrospective
Saetia. At the time I was led to believe they were the original "screamo" band (not true), and it was a
drastic change from Hot Cross's post-hardcore/emo blend. It was the same vocalist and drummer but the
music was much more ferocious and emotional. Saetia directed me to Off Minor and the other projects with
ex-Saetia members. The emo tag grew in my iTunes. | | 3 |  | Orchid
Gatefold
More screamo, but more intense. This is my favorite screamo record to date. Of course, I
started to trace other bands with members of Orchid like Ampere. Then venturing off into bands
like pg.99 who also had albums produced by Kurt Ballou of Converge. | | 4 |  | Sunny Day Real Estate
Diary
I didn't always want to listen to fast beats and harsh vocals. I wanted something mellow. So came
along the realtors of Sunny Day. "Diary" is definitely a classic of the genre and something everyone
who is a fan of indie and alternative should check out. I started listening to more Seattle-based
emo bands after my intro to Sunny Day Real Estate. | | 5 |  | City of Caterpillar
City of Caterpillar
After checking out bands like Godspeed and Explosions in the Sky, I started developing more and more interest
in post rock bands. I slowly found out that post rock is a very repetitive genre with just as many imitators in the
genre as rap. Along came City of Caterpillar, blending post rock and screamo into one. Of course they aren't the
first to do this but it was a nice introduction to this perfect blend. Envy, Pianos Become the Teeth, etc. soon
followed. | | 6 |  | Joshua Fit For Battle
To Bring Our Own End
If you haven't taken a dive into the genre or you have doubts, try this introduction. Branch out from
your little cacoon. If you enjoy bands like Touche Amore and La Dispute, chances are you'll fall in love
with the genre. If you enjoy Dance Gavin Dance and The Fall of Troy, try Hot Cross out first like I did
(although they're not really emo at all, it'll introduce you to a lot of others). You're gonna like what
you hear (eventually), I guarantee it. | |
deathofasalesman
10.30.12 | Bored at the library waiting for my next class to start. Made a list.
Black dude in here with a South London accent. So awesome. | XingKing
10.30.12 | Mine began with Orchid's Dance Tonight, Revolution Tomorrow record. It took me years of listening to that album before I really appreciated it and branched off. Short list, good bands. | Cygnatti
10.30.12 | my first emo album was...
my chemical romance, duh!
jk, I dunno, I don't really care for emo all that much anymore. american football maybe? | KotoFtw
10.30.12 | American Football is my favorite band that people consider emo. | Hospital
10.30.12 | Park?
Love me some sunny day. | deathofasalesman
10.30.12 | Linkin Park? | Hospital
10.30.12 | no, park. | XingKing
10.30.12 | http://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/Park/5335/ | deathofasalesman
10.30.12 | Ohhh Parkway Drive. | Hospital
10.30.12 | thanks xing | XingKing
10.30.12 | No. Just Park. | deathofasalesman
10.30.12 | South Park? | Hospital
10.30.12 | death of deathofasalesman pls | Chortles
10.30.12 | 4 was my first emo album and it's certainly one of the best | Winrar
10.30.12 | Yeah, Sunny Day Real Estate was my first emo record. | Adabelle
10.30.12 | Is the black guy from Brixton? /sterotyping | Trebor.
10.30.12 | 5 great records and Hot Cross, good way to get into the genre | deathofasalesman
10.30.12 | Mhmm also others mentioned in the descriptions. These 6 were my kindling to the 120 I have today. | Tobmast
12.08.13 | Off Minor, The Saddest Landscape, Envy, Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) are undeniable | deathofasalesman
12.08.13 | Where did you find this? |
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