Just to comment on the "emo" conversation going on in the list lately, I have to
say that I cannot stand the whole genre thing. I've never felt comfortable when
someone asks me what "kind" of music I listen to...it's just because I listen to
so many different bands with many different sounds. If you look at the whole
"grunge" thing, that was absurd. The major bands of the "grunge" scene (Nirvana,
Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Mudhoney) all had
completely different sounds. The only thing which they had somewhat in common was
the "mood" of their music. I've listened to SDRE ever since I came across the
"Seven" video one night on the MTV 120 Minutes program. The song won me over so
much that I spent the next few months searching for the "Diary" album. What's the
point? Music is not about popularity, selling records, genre, or image. It's
about expression. Well, now I've gone and made a fool of myself, I'll leave
everyone on the list alone.
Thanks for reading,
Paul
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> As for emo.. I seriously HATE that word/designation/concept, whatever the hell
> it is. It just sounds so LAME. For some young kids, the Backstreet Boys
> seem/make them "emotional"... A very LAME term indeed. I've seen girls crying
> in those videos - does that make the music emo? LAME, LAME, LAME term!!!
> I'd say the Cure's Disentegration, or Pale from Toad the Wet Sprocket were two
> of the most emotional cd's I had in the early '90's as I was enduring teen
> angst in
> high school, but I don't think anyone would call them "emo"... Or how about
> anyone who (like myself) was into the Smiths or the like in the '80's... Very
> emotional and personal music, but.. oh well... who cares... i just think the
> term "emo" really sucks and should die sometime soon!!!
>
