A spoonful of emo revisited
Posted on 3 April 2007 | 18 Comments
Way before what teens today think of as emo, the term was shorthand for emotional hardcore. It was not a dirty word that referred to the lifestyle that gets so much negative press these days. Originating in the Washington, DC music scene of the mid-1980’s, some so-called “first-wave” emo or emocore bands included Rites of Spring, Embrace, and Moss Icon. Then came Fugazi (featuring ex-members of Rites of Spring and Embrace), Jawbox, and so on from there…
This is (according to me) a brief history of emo in music only. Yes, it will be incomplete in some areas and too inclusive in others depending on who you ask, but that’s life. And while I could have written about my feelings for all the bands, all the factual stuff has already been said and I’d just be rehashing much of what you can find here, here, or even here. Anyhow, much of this music is out of print, so dig in, enjoy, and let the hate mail begin.
MP3 | Rites Of Spring – For Want Of
MP3 | The Hated – Words Come Back
MP3 | Embrace – Give Me Back
MP3 | Moss Icon – Guatemala
MP3 | Fugazi – Repeater
MP3 | Jawbreaker – Want
MP3 | Nation Of Ulysses – Today I met The Girl…
MP3 | Samiam – Clean
MP3 | Jawbox – Static
MP3 | Hoover – Two Down
MP3 | Still Life – Truth
MP3 | Cap N Jazz – In The Clear
MP3 | Friction – Squelch
MP3 | Gauge – 38 Cinder
MP3 | Policy Of Three – Drone
MP3 | Portraits Of Past – Implications Of A Sinkhole Personal
MP3 | Sunny Day Real Estate – In Circles
MP3 | Knapsack – Cellophane
MP3 | Lifetime – Ostrichsized
MP3 | Shotmaker – Shortwave Radio
MP3 | Swing Kids – Forty Three Seconds
MP3 | Texas Is The Reason – If Its Here When We Get Back…
MP3 | Gameface – Everything I Do Is Wrong
MP3 | Mineral – Five, Eight, And Ten
MP3 | Alkaline Trio – 97
MP3 | Braid – Forever Got Shorter
MP3 | Christie Front Drive – Bag
MP3 | Get Up Kids – Second Place
MP3 | Hot Water Music – Just Don’t Say You Lost It
MP3 | The Promise Ring – Red And Blue Jeans
MP3 | Very Secretary – Best Possible Souvenir
MP3 | At The Drive-In – Napoleon Solo
MP3 | Boxer – Georgia
MP3 | God’s Reflex – The Summer In Between
MP3 | Jejune – The Early Stars
MP3 | Jimmy Eat World – What I Would Say To You Now
MP3 | American Football – Never meant
MP3 | Cursive – The Martyr
MP3 | Elliott – Drive On To Me
Comments
braid, mineral, sunny day, texas is the reason. ahhh.
Go you. I'm gonna go dig up my old Dischord Records LPs
God I feel old and I'm only 30.
My baby ain't a baby no more Review: Wynton Marsalis - From The Plantation To The Penitentiary (or) way short of a comfortable situation
Krist
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