jayseven Posted June 18, 2006 Posted June 18, 2006 RIGHT THEN. I'd like to start by saying a big 'fuck you' to the fool who got my topic closed. I don't care what you think I listen to, I don't care that you know nothing about me and started off generalising about me the moment you went "emo.. emo?!"!£>!"$". My name is JUST A NAME. It was chosen fairly ironically for reasons you can search this and the old c-e boards for an explanation to. As for BRAND NEW - Who cares if they're emo or not? The moment people start catagorising any type of music - especially the music they haven't actually heard - is the moment they lose out of worlds of music. I myself posess a growing grimace reserved especially for the kids who hang around Churchill Square shopping centre from 3pm onwards daily, all bunched up in their uniforms derived from their idol bands or whatever. But I don't hate 'em. well.. not JUST them, anyway. I 'hate' pretty much anyone whose music taste follows a formula - my own girlfriend instantly dismisses bands that she likes once they become too popular. BUT THAT WAS NOT AND IS NOT THE POINT. The point is; Brand New. Discuss. (and thanks ramar - always been a fire amongst the embers.)
Arragaun Posted June 18, 2006 Posted June 18, 2006 I think I saw them supporting Incubus once, they were none too shabby at all. I unfortunately don't remember any other details though.
demonmike04 Posted June 18, 2006 Posted June 18, 2006 The topic got closed? What the fuck? What the hell happend in it? Like i said before, Brand new are pretty cool, only heard 3 songs and only liked 2, the one i disliked was magazines i think..
demonmike04 Posted June 18, 2006 Posted June 18, 2006 Gonna have to close this thread because its not even a discussion, its an argument. If Emo decides to open another thread make sure it doesn't happen again. In my opinion, i'd withdraw that 'fuck you' emo, he was only doing what he had to do.
AshMat Posted June 18, 2006 Posted June 18, 2006 Emo? WtF, emo LoLzOORZ, fucking emo, emo is gay lol, gaaay *cough*/sarcasm Ive heard of this band, the album name and songs sound like Mars Volta style song names..
Haver Posted June 18, 2006 Posted June 18, 2006 In my opinion, i'd withdraw that 'fuck you' emo, he was only doing what he had to do. It's directed at The Bard.
Ashley Posted June 18, 2006 Posted June 18, 2006 In my opinion, i'd withdraw that 'fuck you' emo, he was only doing what he had to do. Yeah he did say "the guy who got my topic closed", not "the guy who closed my topic". Anyway as I said before, I like some of their songs, but never give the whole album a chance. I'll listen to it to/from work tomorrow, been a while. Keeping meaning to make a fan video for "Sic Transit Gloria...Glory Fades" (although the vid for that song is brilliant).
conzer16 Posted June 18, 2006 Posted June 18, 2006 Em, I've never heard of them. Anyone got any links to where i could have a listen?
Ashley Posted June 18, 2006 Posted June 18, 2006 Em, I've never heard of them. Anyone got any links to where i could have a listen? http://www.myspace.com/brandnew
scubahood Posted June 18, 2006 Posted June 18, 2006 I hate all this branding i like to keep it simple and class it all as rock
somme Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 I automatically dismiss most new music, especially when described as emo. American teens yearning for past girlfriends is not what I connect to.
Roostophe Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 I quite liked what I heard of Brand New. The song and video 'Sic Transit Gloria' I liked very much. I also liked 'The Quiet Things That No-One Ever Knows' or whatever but they could've made the video better. It's revealed he is a ghost way too early.
Ramar Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 Having listened to the link provided by Ashley, I quite like 'The Quiet Things That No-One Ever Knows'. But the quality of the music on their myspace is a bit poor, very distorted. Or my ears are gone. (and thanks ramar - always been a fire amongst the embers.) No problem. Though I do apologise to everyone else, I was stupid.
jayseven Posted June 19, 2006 Author Posted June 19, 2006 The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot and Ok I Believe You But My Tommy Gun Don't are awesome, and Geurnica should be heard too. Lyrically the band aren't half bad at all - If I could I would shrink myself / and sink through your skin to your blood cells / Remove whatever makes you hurt, but I am too weak to be your cure ... you could label it emo, but you'd be better off just appreciating it for what it is. The songwriter is a mate of the glassjaw dude, and people claim that a verse from I Will Play My Game Beneath The Spotlight is a friendly dig at him, the genre, and a lighthearted crack at himself too; I wrote more postcards than hooks I read more maps than books Feel like every chance to leave is another chance I should've took Every minute is a mile I've never felt so hollow I'm an old abandoned church with broken pews and empty aisles My secrets for a buck Watch me as I cut myself wide open on this stage. Yes, I am paid to spill my guts I won't see home till spring Oh, I would kill for the Atlantic, but I am paid to make girls panic while I sing I was hoping there would be a closet fan somewhere amongst the crowd, or even someone else going to the gig who wouldn't mind sharing a few tokes inbetween screams... *pines for shorty*...
Ashley Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 I automatically dismiss most new music, especially when described as emo. American teens yearning for past girlfriends is not what I connect to. They're not though, the lead singer is 28 in about two weeks. I think (although this is all personal opinion) they are more like grown-up emos. They have gotten past the idea that love = everything and they seem to look at the entropy of life. I really like the lyrics of "Sic Transit Gloria...Glory Fades", it has a very storylike quality to it: She hits the lights. This doesn't seem quite fair. Despite everything he learned from his friends, he doesn't feel so prepared. She's breathing quiet and smooth. He's gasping for air. "This is the first and last time," he says. She fakes a smile and presses her hips into his. He keeps his hands pinned down at his sides. He's holding back from telling her exactly what it really feels like.
Kurtle Squad Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 I automatically dismiss most new music, especially when described as emo. American teens yearning for past girlfriends is not what I connect to. Ditto, if they stopped complaining all the time then maybe they'd be able to get one
gaggle64 Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 Since when did "emo" ever even become a genre? People are free to be mindlessly depressed if they want to, why do we need to marginalise and generalise people into a loose and largely fictional association of dark clothing and suicide?
mario_jr Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 you must be thinking of the "New Gay Emo", Hathorn Hieghts type of music:mad: . But true Emo has been around since the 80's,:shock: which is where Brand New get all lot of there influecen:awesome:
somme Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 Guess I prefer songs that remain genderless and incorporate drugs into the scene.
Ashley Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 Guess I prefer songs that remain genderless and incorporate drugs into the scene. I don't think im aware of any transgendered rap. Im so out of the loop.
somme Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 I meant songs that don't asign gender. Songs that don't have he/she written into it. Songs using, "you" or, "I" are much better as they can be interpreteted by a wider range of people, and will mean more. I also don't like bands that try to blatently tell me what the song is about.
Ashley Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 Even with saying "I" or "you" the voice will at least influence the idea. But I see what you mean.
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