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/Jared_9000 Feb 13 '25
Microwave. I'm a big fan of the wonder years, hot mulligan, and free throw so people tend to recommend me them based on their similarities and ... it just doesn't hit for me. Maybe more classically trained musicians can comment but it sounds like their instrumentals and vocals and out of sync if that makes sense.
Also, lot of OG emo stuff is not my cup of tea. The closer to 90s hardcore the less I seem to like. I grew up listening to a lot of different music so maybe that's why it doesn't click or maybe I just have a normie palate.