I find it odd that no one brings up their newest effort when whining about how they aren't as hardcore anymore. They started as a loud, abrasive, crunchy hardcore band, with vocals that could scare the paint off walls, and then they started to change. Antenna was the result of a record deal with RCA, and the band themselves have stated that they don't like that album as much as the others. Perfect Pitch Black is a mish mash of the two styles they've tinkered with.
One more thing: what the hell does "emo" mean anymore? Come on, if you're going to criticize it, don't use such an ambiguous term. It seems to me that "emo" is just slapped on music that people find unexpected melody in. If it has notes, and maybe a major chord or two, it's not automatically emo. I'm bothered by the fact that Cave In, a band of skilled musicians, are lumped in with Fall Out Boy, and MY Chemical Romance by people who like them enough to comment on their lyrics.
Well, I'm happy with that rant. Go ahead, slaughter me. I'm ready.
I find it odd that no one brings up their newest effort when whining about how they aren't as hardcore anymore. They started as a loud, abrasive, crunchy hardcore band, with vocals that could scare the paint off walls, and then they started to change. Antenna was the result of a record deal with RCA, and the band themselves have stated that they don't like that album as much as the others. Perfect Pitch Black is a mish mash of the two styles they've tinkered with. One more thing: what the hell does "emo" mean anymore? Come on, if you're going to criticize it, don't use such an ambiguous term. It seems to me that "emo" is just slapped on music that people find unexpected melody in. If it has notes, and maybe a major chord or two, it's not automatically emo. I'm bothered by the fact that Cave In, a band of skilled musicians, are lumped in with Fall Out Boy, and MY Chemical Romance by people who like them enough to comment on their lyrics.
Well, I'm happy with that rant. Go ahead, slaughter me. I'm ready.
The previous comments you referred to were all posted before Perfect Pitch Black was released.
The previous comments you referred to were all posted before Perfect Pitch Black was released.
But you do make some good points about the nature of the term "emo" and what it means today.
But you do make some good points about the nature of the term "emo" and what it means today.