RE: Is there an emo scene over there in NZ?
Posted: Tue Apr 5, 2005 12:49 pm

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alkaline trio?! come on! its not emo unless they wear eye shadow!

on a side note: the new alk3 cd is really really nice.

i dunno what genre you wanna put it into but im liking the new circa-survive cd (ex-saosin singer's new band)

emo is definantly still a sub-sub-genre in nz but it has been picking up. maybe all the punk bands who went hardcore will eventually have mid-life crises's and end up as emo bands.

This message was edited by shack420 on Tue Apr 5, 2005 12:53 pm.

RE: Is there an emo scene over there in NZ?
Posted: Wed Apr 6, 2005 9:53 am

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Not sure what everyone's definition of emo is, I was thinking Keane, Coldplay etc. but perhaps with more of a rock angle.

If that's your cup of tea then try mollyhawk. I may be a friend of the band, but they just got a review in the latest Rip it Up which said among other things, "would suit a very emotional scene in the OC"... well I've never seen the OC, but the soundtrack seems very emo orinetated and the singer can scream pitch perfect.

Check em out on amplifier, especially the song Until you came Along (big screams) they play round Auckland quite a lot.

RE: Is there an emo scene over there in NZ?
Posted: Wed Apr 6, 2005 11:33 am

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my chem romance is getting played on c4 now!their song "im not okay (i promise)" yay!! i dunno what i would classify alkaline trio as really.... all i know is they majorly rock. " all i've got left is lonliness, holes in the walls and bleeding fists". matt skiba is my god.

RE: Is there an emo scene over there in NZ?
Posted: Thu Apr 7, 2005 10:41 am

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and for all you alkaline trio fans here is the artwork for the new album.......



im so excited!!! i can't wait to hear it!!!

RE: Is there an emo scene over there in NZ?
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2005 2:31 pm

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the album is pretty nice...



i think your confusing emo with crappy pop rock. its not emo unless there's either eye shadow, flesh tunnels, chuck taylors or fringes



what version of the video are they playing? the one where the guy looks like hes been crying for weeks, or the one with the band playing? its a pretty catchy song, but it gets old REAL fast.

go check out some old saosin

RE: Is there an emo scene over there in NZ?
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2005 3:47 pm

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Interesting, yet again a person on this forum is quick to slay a genre that they obviously don't like. So emo rock is essentially an image rather than a sound? i.e. chuck taylors, eye shadow etc.

And why is Keane or Coldplay crappy pop rock? Last time I listened it struck me as deliciously melodic, emotive and creative.

RE: Is there an emo scene over there in NZ?
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2005 5:54 pm

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coldplay= pop rock?? that's the dumbest thing ive ever heard!!

i reckon coldplay and keane are piano rock. definitely no pop there.

RE: Is there an emo scene over there in NZ?
Posted: Sat Apr 9, 2005 11:09 am

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couldn't agree more. definitly not my fave song by them.
i have no idea which video it is i didn't watch it properly...

RE: Is there an emo scene over there in NZ?
Posted: Sat Apr 9, 2005 1:36 pm

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Yeah emotional rock is like The Used and Earshot. I love those bands so yeah I can't speak for the rest of New Zealand but Im a New Zealander and I love emotional rock.

RE: Is there an emo scene over there in NZ?
Posted: Tue Jul 5, 2005 4:21 pm

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''i'd classify Alkaline trio, My Chemical Romance, The Used, Funeral for a Friend... those kinda bands... as emo.
I like emo but i havn't met anyone in NZ that likes these bands.''

RE: Is there an emo scene over there in NZ?
Posted: Thu Oct 6, 2005 1:34 am

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My Chemical Romance albums @ Real Groovy - either RealGroovy.co.nz or you can find a store pretty much anywhere.
I dig the My Chemical Romance stuff I've heard - which is all of one song, 'I'm not okay' - saw it on C4 the dude shoots down the cheerleader and stuff, I dig it because I feel it.
That's what emo is to me, a feeling. Out of that comes an image, and the music, but I reckon it has to begin with a feeling.
I heard a definition of Emo as like Goth but not as hard - I would add that Emo is lacking the extroversion to thrust the anti-cool down your throat.
Also, Emo - seems to be short for Emotional, also has been defined as a misspelling of Emu.

p.s. Most Emos are prob at home brooding/being depressed/whatever. I'm sure there are plenty out there doing stuff, but I doubt it. And with the scene being so small/independent/individualistic and invisible/subtle, how would Emos even know where to find other Emos? - maybe that's what happened to the Moas (cos they were like the Emus - or was that ostriches?)

Emo = a cultural identity that supports a lifestyle of introverted anti-cool.

This message was edited by HeartlessScribe on Thu Oct 6, 2005 1:47 am.

RE: Is there an emo scene over there in NZ?
Posted: Thu Oct 6, 2005 2:54 pm

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Dashboard Confessional, Further Seems Forever and The Get Up Kids get big ticks in my book.... esp the MTV acoustic album by dashboard, big fan of it...

Went and saw them in Austrayer and a great concert...

This message was edited by tahuna on Thu Oct 6, 2005 2:56 pm.

RE: Is there an emo scene over there in NZ?
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:27 pm

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http://www.misadelphia.com
my band is heavy emo.
2 depressing for you simple plan chemical romance fagots

RE: Is there an emo scene over there in NZ?
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:18 pm

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umm i love emo music has any one heard of a band 'unwritten law' i consider that to be emo.
and who said simple plan thats not emo

RE: Is there an emo scene over there in NZ?
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:04 pm

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