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Topic: Off-topic / Screamo Music!!

Here are my thoughts on this “discussion”:

1. 90% of the bands mentioned here fall into the metalcore, alternative, melo-death, or hard rock genres.I’m not being a genre-whore: “screamo” has become a vague umbrella-term that covers any music that features any vocals that scream, growl, squeal, or are somewhat harsh. Since real screamo is rarely listened to from here on when i mention “screamo” it is referring to the bands that are typically called screamo, that means post-hardcore, metalcore, emo, electronic post-hardcore (Attack Attack!, Asking Alexandria) and the like that can be found on Warped Tour.

2. I can understand people saying that all screamo bands sound the same: there are plenty of bands that strive for the same sound, and unfortunately there aren’t too many bands doing anything groundbreaking or revolutionary. However, there are some that do stand out and should not be labled boring just because they come from a music scene crowded with an army of Hot Topic clones.

3. A third common attack at screamo is that it doesn’t take talent, it may not have been said yet, but it surely will. First off, the ability to play any instrument is a talent; therefore, the argument is dissmissed. However, those who use this argument are implying that screamo is simple music. To some degree, I agree with this; screamo is very visceral in that some of the emotions derived through screamo are the most basic: anger, fear, sadness, pain. However, I will also argue that just because a band can play very technical music doesn’t mean that the music is appealing and that there is more to a good song than spider web solos and technical riffs. Which brings me to my final point:

4. The reason I personally listen to screamo is because of the angst and emotion that i can tune into when I hear a good screamo song -seeing as I am a teenager i am filled with angst and screamo allows me to vent it. I do this with most genres of music, metal for when i’m angry or have adrenaline pumping through me, classic g-funk when I’m just chilling, etc. Also, I love a good breakdown and screaming simply because I like it; there is really no explination for it, i just do.

I’m sure I’ve pissed most of you off, so let me hear your thoughts so we can have an actual discussion before this turns into a flame war like it inevitably will.

Topic: Off-topic / rate the breakdown above you

here are some real breakdowns:
From the late great DarthNader: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9hHLymvBQA

an all-time classic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DScZ42PPIyo (starts around 2:00)

and a cool one from a little known band: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m1n9_j3_XE
(3:49)

Topic: Off-topic / This is unbelievable

It’s going to be the new Rick Roll

Topic: Off-topic / This is unbelievable

Topic: Off-topic / song name game

Don’t Trust Me (30h!3)

Topic: Off-topic / Artist/Band Name Game!

Death Cab For Cutie

Topic: Off-topic / Screamo Music!!

Originally posted by acdc2:

Top 5 screamo bands in my opion

1. Children of Bodom

2. Amon Amarth

3. BFMV (Bullet for My Valentine)

4. Lamb of God

5. KillSwitch Enage

Why you consider those bands screamo is beyond me: all those bands are metal (yeah, i just said BFMV is metal, all you elitists can say i don’t know shit about what real metal is, but i could careless what you think).

Topic: Off-topic / Joe Satriani

I heard Satriani on the radio the other day and fell in love, the only problem is i have no idea what song it was and he has way too many songs to listen to and try to figure out what it was :(

Topic: Off-topic / Songs We Hate to Love

Originally posted by Cimerax:

This

Agreed, that song is really catchy; I also love “…Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears, “Everytime We Touch” by Cascada, “1000 Miles” by Vanessa Carlton, and “All You Wanted” by Michelle Branch.

Topic: Off-topic / Mariah Carey vs. Eminem

Eminem tore her apart…and himself a little bit

Topic: Off-topic / Post-Hardcore, Metalcore and Hardcore - An Old Discussion

Too bad IKTPQ broke up…

Topic: Off-topic / Post-Hardcore, Metalcore and Hardcore - An Old Discussion

I wouldn’t call them “unseen”-they are plenty popular- but where I’m from the only radio play any of these bands get is from midnight to 2 am during the week on one station. The only thing is that the time is also used to play death metal and other forms of extreme metal, so there might be one metalcore song a night.

So far i like all the bands mentioned except I Set My Friends on Fire, their vocals are painful to listen to, and I am kind of tired of As I Lay Dying because they are on all of my pandora stations. Parkway Drive is probably one of my favorite bands and i’m excited to hear that they are working on a new album.

Lately I’ve been listening to a lot more lesser known bands, here are some that i have found:
Harp & Lyre-“Grizzly Adams Did Have a Beard”
The Casino Brawl-“Reenact”
Never See Tomorrow-“1000 Miles” yes it is a cover of Vanessa Carlton and it is amazing
Look Alive (they formed from members of Catherine and MyChildren MyBride, both of which should be listened to)
Motionless in White-“When Love Met Destruction” & “Santa’s Pissed” (one of the best christmas songs ever)

Topic: Off-topic / song name game

Pass it on ( Bob Marley & the Wailers)

Topic: Off-topic / Best Black Metal Band

My favorite black metal band is Living Colour

Topic: Off-topic / Most Kick Ass Band Names

Preschool Tea Party Massacre

Topic: Off-topic / I hate the jonas brothers

Frankly all the Jonas Brother’s haters out there are as annoying as the legions screaming fan girls; we get it you hate them, why do you have to post it everywhere? It’s ridiculous

Topic: Off-topic / Artist/Band Name Game!

Young Sid

Topic: Off-topic / song name game

Say It Ain’t So (Weezer)

Topic: Off-topic / brokeNCYDE

Originally posted by Spock155:

You are all ignorant. Read about crunk-core. If you would, you would know more bands of the genre.

d00d brokeNCYDE created the term crunkcore and there aren’t any other crunkcore bands

Topic: Off-topic / Roadrunner Records Wants to Give You Music

A fairly large label is offering to give away well-known, licensed, copyrighted music to amateur developers, for free. And you guys still bitch about it.

Topic: Off-topic / Coming up with user names

he thinks the trash named T can do something

Topic: Off-topic / Which of these girls would you date?

In before the lock

Topic: Off-topic / Best Punk Bands

Well i definitely have to say Blink-182,
but seriously i like Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Black Flag, Minor Threat, and pretty much all the other bands listed here

Topic: Off-topic / iPod vs Zune

Ipod, i bought a Zune and it got really screwed up after an update. It would only play one song, only show the album art of a completely random song, and all the letters in the song and album titles and the artist names, were changed to greek and other random symbols. I haven’t listened to my zune since.

Topic: Off-topic / song name game

(The) Smile that Kills (Burden of a Day)