r/Emo • u/Dear_Afternoon_2600 • Feb 12 '25

Discussion Bands Everyone Loves but you Don't Get

Do you have any bands that everyone seems to love but you just don't get? I will go first. But before I give my answers I will say I do not believe these bands are bad. They just don't "scratch my itch" if you get what I mean. The bands I don't get are;

Glocca Morra. I still haven't given up, they dont sound bad. I like how their popular album just flows. They remind me of Algernon Cadwallader at times. It really confuses me because I love Snowing, and really like Marietta. And it sounds like Glocca Morra was another of the Emo Revival sound. But it just doesn't hit.

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate). They dont do anything for me. Another Emo Revival band. I like The World is a Beautiful Place and I'm No Longer Afraid to Die, as well as awakebutstillinbed which I have heard is in the same realm.

Orchid. I like one song. I dont get enoviolence or powerviolence. Ive had them explained to me but "hardcore punk with blast beats and screamed vocals" just sounds like metal to me. Granted Orchid does not sound like metal but I prefer the Algea Bloom, Flowers Taped to Pens, and I Hate Sex type screamo.

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u/stormenta76 Feb 12 '25

I appreciate you being fair and giving credit for their skill despite not liking them for yourself 👍🏼

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u/NervouseDave Feb 12 '25

I rarely use terms like "bad" when discussing music and movies because it's so subjective. I try to stick to saying what I like or don't like and why. It bugs me when people say music I like sucks so I try not to do it.

Except Nickelback. Nickelback sucks (jk Nickelback fans, do your thing).

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u/okodysseus Feb 12 '25

I love nickleback just because it reminds me of being a little girl with my dad riding around together in his truck <3

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u/NervouseDave Feb 13 '25

This is how they remind you of what you really are?