http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Thu, 1 Sep 2005 18:40:59 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/31/004008.php#comment-221609 Emo came from a 1984 interview Ian MacKaye did with Flipsize magazine. when asked what seperated the bands of mid 90s dc bands and the likes of SOA and minor threat, he refered to it as more emotional, it got shortened. 221609@blogcritics.org Thu, 1 Sep 2005 18:40:59 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/31/004008.php#comment-128301 This CD kicks pandas and Anyone who likes Fugazi will LOVE this. 128301@blogcritics.org Mon, 14 Mar 2005 07:08:03 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/31/004008.php#comment-114308 Honestly the whole goofy "emo" tag started w/ an article in Thrasher (dealing exclusively with DC bands, Rites of Spring & Embrace in particular) back in 1985 -- I remember the day I read it & chuckling at the expression. Who would've ever guessed it'd be recognized as some sort of legit sub genre 20 years later? It was generally scoffed at at the time, especially in DC, but tags tend to stick. Anyway, them's the facts. I'm sure that the stuff that came along later & was classified as "emo" doesn't have much in relation to these bands to modern ears, but that's okay -- the junk being called "hardcore" or "industrial" similarly bear scant relation to their namesakes from two decades or so ago. No big deal; musical terms change. 114308@blogcritics.org Wed, 2 Feb 2005 19:05:47 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/31/004008.php#comment-108067 THE best. 108067@blogcritics.org Tue, 11 Jan 2005 16:24:34 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/31/004008.php#comment-107522 Yes. One of the best records of all time. 107522@blogcritics.org Sat, 8 Jan 2005 23:47:02 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/31/004008.php#comment-34730 For audiophiles? All you can hear is drums and vocals! Man, you must really hate string instruments... By the way, the emo claim totally makes sense--in the 1989 Dischord/Positive Force compilation booklet, a cat is playfully listed as being named "Emo the Positive cat." The label surely starts with Rites of Spring, but even pre-Fugazi, there was a strong association between the groups. It's not the fault of these groups that emo started to mean shitty no-talent rich kids circa early 90s Gravity records and since... Happy new year. 34730@blogcritics.org Wed, 31 Dec 2003 19:25:26 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/31/004008.php#comment-14127 Yes Embrace own you all. I got the original pressing of this record. Then gave it to a friend. I'm an idiot. They do rule though. 14127@blogcritics.org Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:33:23 EDT