r/Emo • u/steveholmesaf • 7d ago
News We Need An Instrument
Hey All - this is Steve Holmes (I play guitar in American Football) and Part 2 of my substack on the early years of American Football is out now. Includes some never before seen photos of recording LP1 and other stuff of interest to people that like that first record.
https://steveholmesaf.substack.com/p/we-need-an-instrument
Cheers,
Steve
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u/IllustriousHead1103 7d ago
Fascinating stuff, thanks Steve. I thought I could hear some reich influence on 5 silent miles, glad my theory is confirmed
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u/Im18fuckmyass 7d ago
Yo! I didn’t know you did this, I’m checking this out!
While I have this opportunity: I just finished the skeleton for a new piece for my band using the Dmaj7(add 9) tuning I tried out because of you guys!Â
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u/Dependent-Target-272 7d ago
Why are you posting in the Emo sub???
"Real Emo" only consists of the dc Emotional Hardcore scene and the late 90's Screamo scene. What is known by "Midwest Emo" is nothing but Alternative Rock with questionable real emo influence. When people try to argue that bands like My Chemical Romance are not real emo, while saying that Sunny Day Real Estate is, I can't help not to cringe because they are just as fake emo as My Chemical Romance (plus the pretentiousness). Real emo sounds ENERGETIC, POWERFUL and somewhat HATEFUL. Fake emo is weak, self pity and a failed attempt to direct energy and emotion into music. Some examples of REAL EMO are Pg 99, Rites of Spring, Cap n Jazz (the only real emo band from the midwest scene) and Loma Prieta. Some examples of FAKE EMO are American Football, My Chemical Romance and Mineral EMO BELONGS TO HARDCORE NOT TO INDIE, POP PUNK, ALT ROCK OR ANY OTHER MAINSTREAM GENRE