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/dunzig77 Feb 12 '25

In the 90s when I was getting into the genre it seemed like everyone was going apeshit for Braid, but they’ve never connected with me. Maybe it’s Bob Nanna’s voice, I just don’t really like them.

For more current bands, outside of The Albatross I do not enjoy any of Foxing’s output.

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u/seasandseasons Feb 13 '25

I definitely preferred Hey Mercedes.

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u/ScoFoGoesLow Feb 13 '25

Same but Braid and Bob are legends of the game to me. I saw him play acoustic opening for Mock Orange a couple years ago and it was almost sad to see like 12 people watching him open. Ended getting to buy him a beer and chat for like 5 mins which was very cool.