I am not a scenester at all, and I could care less if bands are mainstream or not. Hell, my two favourite bands of all-time are Jimmy Eat World and Korn.
From First To Last are nothing special apart from other bands in the same grouping, that is true. As for Taking Back Sunday.....Tell All Your Friends was a kick-ass album, and I don't know why people hated it so much, but Where You Want To Be was a close second. My only gripe with TBS is that it's like they rely so heavily on the heartbreak lyrics and such. On Where You Want To Be, the music was still good but it just lacked the excitement or freshness of Tell All Your Friends, and the loss of John Nolan clearly plays a major role in this because everything I loved about the lyrics on TAYF shows in the work of Straylight Run. Of course, don't think I'm one of those people that thinks John Nolan made TBS. That is definitely not true. Fred is also a great guitarist and songs like "New American Classic" and "...Slowdance On The Inside" show that there is still a breath of life in the Taking Back Sunday machine. Only thing is, I think that breath may have been the last. If my 'Rule of 3' emo theory is true, then bands like TBS and The Used just won't quite cut it with their third albums. The debuts are always amazing, but too often, bands make the mistake of relying on the same formulas and lyrics and they start to become a shadow of themselves with each passing album. Bands like Thursday, Jimmy Eat World, and My Chemical Romance on the other hand, show improvement and growth on each album and that's what separates them from the rest of the scene. Oh, and not to mention, Brand New. Oh my god. Jesse Lacey is my hero. Deja Entendu is a masterpiece.
This is just my opinion though. And I can't stress enough that I'm not some stupid scenester. The last 5 CDs I listened to weren't emo in fact. Well, wait. From Autumn To Ashes could be in there I guess. Nevermind, I'm ranting. I don't want to make war, btw, I'm just explaining myself so I don't look like some punk kid who thinks it's cool to be "indie" or "underground".
I am not a scenester at all, and I could care less if bands are mainstream or not. Hell, my two favourite bands of all-time are Jimmy Eat World and Korn.
From First To Last are nothing special apart from other bands in the same grouping, that is true. As for Taking Back Sunday.....Tell All Your Friends was a kick-ass album, and I don't know why people hated it so much, but Where You Want To Be was a close second. My only gripe with TBS is that it's like they rely so heavily on the heartbreak lyrics and such. On Where You Want To Be, the music was still good but it just lacked the excitement or freshness of Tell All Your Friends, and the loss of John Nolan clearly plays a major role in this because everything I loved about the lyrics on TAYF shows in the work of Straylight Run. Of course, don't think I'm one of those people that thinks John Nolan made TBS. That is definitely not true. Fred is also a great guitarist and songs like "New American Classic" and "...Slowdance On The Inside" show that there is still a breath of life in the Taking Back Sunday machine. Only thing is, I think that breath may have been the last. If my 'Rule of 3' emo theory is true, then bands like TBS and The Used just won't quite cut it with their third albums. The debuts are always amazing, but too often, bands make the mistake of relying on the same formulas and lyrics and they start to become a shadow of themselves with each passing album. Bands like Thursday, Jimmy Eat World, and My Chemical Romance on the other hand, show improvement and growth on each album and that's what separates them from the rest of the scene. Oh, and not to mention, Brand New. Oh my god. Jesse Lacey is my hero. Deja Entendu is a masterpiece.
This is just my opinion though. And I can't stress enough that I'm not some stupid scenester. The last 5 CDs I listened to weren't emo in fact. Well, wait. From Autumn To Ashes could be in there I guess. Nevermind, I'm ranting. I don't want to make war, btw, I'm just explaining myself so I don't look like some punk kid who thinks it's cool to be "indie" or "underground".