trading angst for emo

this thread is a two-parter. part one: what music/bands are you into as of late?

ive gotten into the sugarplastic (released album in 1996) and the horrorpops as of late. but most importantly, i just discovered eisley a few hours ago. they are my new fave band i think. you can listen to their stuff here (http://www.eisley.com/music.php). the band has 3 really hot girls in it. i guess this is the type of music people would call "emo."

part two:

MOVE OVER LINKIN PARK: IM TRADING MY ANGST FOR EMO. which most seem to agree is an upgrade. what would you say?

part one:
I’ve been in a Beatles obsession as of… late?.

part two:
neither it’s both trash.

1: I’m really into Greenday and The Spazzys at the moment.

2: Don’t like either, but I suppose emo is better than angst. And the poll title should be "Is emo > angst?"

Sorry to nitpick =P

For some reason, I’ve just today gone a heavy music kick. Listening to System of a Down and Queens of the Stone Age. Besides that, it’s all about Tom Waits.

As for the other question yeah, I’d say neither angst nor emo, but at least angst doesn’t act out as an entire silly genre. A song can be emo, but can’t be angst. It can have angst (some could be okay), but not be it. Or something. Most bands that are classified as emo seem really fake to me, and often have whiny vocals that turn me off. And overly angsty lyrics usually suck; that ‘CUT MY LIFE INTO PIECES’ crap.

So yeah, just good music for me thanks!

1: The Connie Dungs. <3

2: Ewe. Emo is yucky. Linkin Park is was better. =(

Since you’re a theater gal, I think you should go all indiefag. Listen to The Cure and a million other bands that nobody’s ever heard of and wear a white belt.

1: The Mars Volta

2: I used to be a big Linkin Park fan, but not so much anymore. I think it came from when I saw them live and got to "meet the after the concert." It’s something they starte a while ago.. the firs hundred or so people to get a ticket gets some sticker that shows you get to meet the after the show. It was gat.. to corraled us up and made us single file by a table where they were sitting and get one thing signed.. woopity doo. They were even being complete assholes.. especially Mr. Hanh. They need to learn to take a fucking joke.

Also.. I thought they were always a kind of mix of angst and emo? For every angsty song they seem to have an emo one.

I’d say neither angst nor emo

Are you obsequious? I’ve heard that obsequiousness is pretty popular with the kids nowadays…

1: tom waits and belle and sebastian

2: i’ve decided neither angst nor emo suit me, so i’ve traded angst for apathy.

I heard that apathy was the "Indie" emotion. When bands play live, they act like they don’t care about their own music or something. ‘s what I heard.

they’re probably just appreciating the music, rather than, you know, going hardcore and raping everyone else IN DA MOSH PIT.

but maybe I’m just a little biased. not that I’d describe myself as "indie", because I’m just a guy who likes some bands, and there isn’t really a cohesive scene, etc. that goes with that. in Ireland, at least. In fact, the only Irish scenes seem to be metal or yokes. I assume both spring from the fact that ireland is dreary and shitty, but who knows?

also, I’d take emo over angst, I guess. purely on the fact that the stereotypical emo girls I see (online, we don’t get them here, obviously) supposedly wear cute glasses.

No, emo glasses are dumb. =(

Cute glasses have no rims, or thin ones that can’t be seen.

i like emo glasses. =/ THEY’RE CUTE ON GIRLS AND HOT ON GUYS.

and i dislike the cure, but ive been listening to some indie music. mostly british indie stuff. dont think the whole "white belt" thingll happen though.

also, i cant get enough of this eisley band, so please click here (http://www.hyfntrak.com/eisley/AFF16242/) to listen to them (it gets me some street team points). ^__^;;

whats the difference?

emo is all soft and stuff. poetic, makes you wanna be all intouch with your feminine side kinda thing. angst is linkin park. ’nuff said.

angst plz.

Though I despise most music that slots into emo, I’m a sucker for girls with glasses, any glasses…even emo glasses. I think they’re cute too. I don’t know why. =\

I heard that apathy was the "Indie" emotion. When bands play live, they act like they don’t care about their own music or something. ‘s what I heard.

you get some assholes who act like that when they go to a concert and it pisses me off, i piss my pants (figuratively) when i go to see a band i like

I’m listening mostly to the new Le Tigre cd, and to a lot of oldish stuff. Pink Moon is probably my favorite album right now. 🙂

It depends on the kind of emo. I think some emo bands are okay. Better then Lincoln Park.

Though I despise most music that slots into emo, I’m a sucker for girls with glasses, any glasses…even emo glasses. I think they’re cute too. I don’t know why. =\
glasses are undeniably hot, but emo is not.

I’m listening mostly to the new Le Tigre cd, and to a lot of oldish stuff. Pink Moon is probably my favorite album right now. 🙂

It weirded me out so much when I saw that they had a music video on TV. Are all the new songs like TKO? Because I might be crazy, but my limited memory of Le Tigre songs in the past has been far more… weird.

Lately I’ve gone back to listening to lots of Jethro Tull, they really are a great band.

Until I read this thread I didn’t think there was a difference with emo and angst music. Mostly those terms just annoy me and I try to take it one band at a time.

Lately I’ve gone back to listening to lots of Jethro Tull, they really are a great band.Hell yes.

But I’m listening to Megadeth and Pantera lately.

I really don’t like either, but, i would classify what i have of APC under emo, such as ‘the noose’. if angst is classified as linkin park, then i’d take emo, hands down. but, like i said, i don’t regularly listen to it. i just like APC.

APC are not emo-wtf?

1. I’m also into Eisley lately and Tegan and Sara, The Beatles, Sech Kies, and FreeStyle.

2. I don’t really care.

i dont know what APC are, but if they’re ’emo’ then i guess emo has some merit.

1. Mostly metal.
2. I don’t mind either of them too much, both angst and emo can be taken too far. Two examples being Dashboard Confessional and Adema.

Part One: I’ve been listeing to The Wounded Knees and My Bloody Valentine as of late, but The Wounded Knees I’ve only discovered in the past couple of months.

Part Two: I deny both, but if I HAD to choose one, I’d go for Angst.

The Get Up Kids have split which sucks. I know it is uber cool to not like them anymore but their first two albums are still killer! Emo is good when we are not talking about mtv emo. Angst is great…it gets the blame for all my problems…

hey i dont like the linkin park plpl cus they scare me (mostly the blonde) but i luv there songs.

Chester is scary? I always thought he was just hot.

Hmm… I started listening to Death Cab for Cutie recently, and Rilo Kiley along with a dash of Massive Attack

As for this part, fuck angst. Uphold emo! But the good emo, the indie kind, screw the dashboard confesional kind. It takes a lot more brain power to write true emo songs. Anyone can scream about the invasion of personel space. Angst got too mainstream. Now it’s almost as bad as pop. But that guy from Adema is extremley hot.

*pre-mature orgasm*