{"id":31461,"date":"2013-01-16T14:34:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/fives-the-best-90s-emo-albums\/"},"modified":"2013-01-16T14:34:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-16T14:34:00","slug":"fives-the-best-90s-emo-albums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/fives-the-best-90s-emo-albums\/","title":{"rendered":"FIVES: The Best 90’s Emo Albums"},"content":{"rendered":"

After\u00a0a brief foray into\u00a0angst-y\u00a0Pop Punk during the noughties, the name and genre that is \u201cEmo\u201d is now back in its twinkly, slow-burning comforting home. Labels like Count Your Lucky Stars<\/strong> and bands such as\u00a0Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)<\/strong>, Dowsing<\/strong>, Nai Harvest<\/strong> and Football, etc<\/strong> are pushing forward an \u201coriginal emo\u201d revival and frankly, we love it.<\/p>\n

However, we don\u2019t want forget how the genre paved the way for this revival. The 1990\u2019s produced an array of emo bands that continue to be an influence today. American Football<\/strong>, The Promise Ring<\/strong>,\u00a0Sunny\u00a0Day Real Estate<\/strong>, Mineral<\/strong>, Texas Is The Reason<\/strong>,\u00a0Christie Front Drive<\/strong>, Braid<\/strong>, Jimmy Eat World<\/strong> and The Get Up Kids<\/strong> are just some of those bands that are often cited as influences for many of\u00a0today\u2019s\u00a0bands.<\/p>\n

For this edition of \u201cFives,\u201d the Already Heard<\/strong> team have selected their five best Emo albums from the 1990\u2019s.<\/p>\n

What are your favourite \u201cEmo\u201d albums from the 1990\u2019s?\u00a0Let us know on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Twitter<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Promise Ring – Very Emergency<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Promise Ring\u2019s \u2018Very Emergency\u2019<\/em> is almost a 00\u2019s record, with the release in 1999, but I\u2019m glad it\u2019s within the constraints of this feature so I can write about my undying love for this record. The Promise Ring<\/strong> were a prominent band in the 90\u2019s and are recognised as one of the pioneers of the 90\u2019s \u201cemo\u201d genre. \u2018Very Emergency\u2019<\/em> is the third record released by them, and by far my favourite.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

For a long time I favoured \u2018Nothing Feels Good\u2019<\/em> as it was an introductory record to this genre for me but growing up and venturing to other albums I couldn\u2019t help but fall into a whirlwind romance with \u2018Very Emergency<\/em>. Tracks like \u2018Jersey Shore\u2019<\/em> and \u2018Happiness Is All The Rage\u2019<\/em> are great examples of indie pop written well but still with the emotional feel of \u2018Nothing Feels Good<\/em>. It surpasses’Nothing Feels Good’\u00a0for me because with this record they continued their adventure into the depths of writing positive music instead of laying forlorn like in the previous works. It may also be the most accessible of all of their records and it\u2019s the simplicity of this that makes it so appealing. (RK)<\/p>\n

Listen to \u2018Very Emergency\u2019 by The Promise Ring on Spotify.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Christie Front Drive – Stereo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christie Front Drive<\/strong> were formed in Denver Colorado in 1993. They broke up in 1997, which is why I think that they are often overlooked. In those few years the band released an untitled EP, various 7\u201d records and split\u2019s. Posthumously came the record referred to as \u2018Stereo\u2019<\/em>, although the album is actually untitled.<\/p>\n

For me, \u2018Stereo\u2019<\/em> has everything that I want from the genre. The sparse lyrics of \u2018Saturday\u2019<\/em> to follow up \u2018Radio\u2019<\/em> with it\u2019s catchy guitar work that slowly builds yet keeps itself restrained. The band\u2019s lyrics are often hard to decode, they are minimal, and live they often changed depending on mood, however they manage to convey the emotion singer Eric Richter wants and often cut right to the core.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u2018Seven Day Candle\u2019<\/em> closes out the record, it\u2019s another perfect example of how the band manage to combine sparse lyrics with fantastic instrumentation to create emotion; \u201cI wait and all the time goes, I wait until the time slows and I, Never bring you down, so never ask me. And I wait.\u201d<\/em>That\u2019s it. Six lines convey everything you need to know, the rest is in the way it\u2019s sung, the way the guitars rise and fall. Everything just in it\u2019s right place.<\/p>\n

The beauty of Christie Front Drive<\/strong> is that although quite simple, the songs have such great melodies that they worm their way into your head. Get stuck there, and the lyrics begin to really sink in. When it all clicks into place, the band becomes a favourite. Sometimes, you can see their influence in bands that are around now, and that makes me smile, but also wish for the band to still be active and releasing music. However, a reunion is probably off the cards so you\u2019ll just have to get stuck into the records Christie Front Drive<\/strong> left behind. (RC)<\/p>\n

Listen to \u2018Stereo\u2019 by Christie Front Drive on Spotify.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunny Day Real Estate – Diary<\/strong><\/p>\n

With their roots in the Seattle grunge scene of the early 90\u2019s, Sunny Day Real Estate<\/strong> took that yearning angst and combined it with\u00a0emotional rawness to create a\u00a0cohesive and impassioned in \u2018Diary.\u2019<\/em> Released in 1994, \u2018Diary\u2019<\/em> is earmarked as one of the most influential records within the genre and with good reason.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Throughout\u00a0Jeremy Enigk\u2019s unique vocals merge brilliantly well with\u00a0the band\u2019s tight musicianship. Tracks like \u2018In Circles\u2019<\/em> and \u201847\u2019<\/em> leave you in a haze as Enigk and company take a suitable soft build, heavy payoff route that is executed with great care from start to finish.<\/p>\n

Unlike some records that are labelled as \u201cclassics,\u201d in my opinion \u2018Diary\u2019<\/em> is exactly that as Sunny Day Real Estate<\/strong>\u2019s engaging sound spearheaded a whole load of bands and the emo genre itself. (SR)<\/p>\n

Listen to \u2018Diary\u2019 by Sunny Day Real Estate on Spotify.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The Get Up Kids \u2013 Something to Write Home About<\/strong><\/p>\n

Few albums can claim as much influence over modern emo and pop-punk as The Get Up Kids<\/strong>\u2019 1999 album \u2018Something to Write Home About\u2019<\/em>. These twelve tracks have made their way onto a near infinite number mixtapes and seen a million broken hearted kids, myself included, through horrible breakups.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Something to Write Home About\u2019<\/em> is nothing if not heartfelt. The perfect mixture of hope and sorrow, of songs to shout along to and moments to sit back and revel in. Eternally relevant to anyone who ever had a heart, this album, arriving at the end of the genre\u2019s defining decade, sits at its pinnacle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Track by track it only gets stronger with each subsequent listen and it\u2019s difficult to put a finger on an essential song without plainly recommending the album as a whole. The story goes that Blink-182\u2019s Mark Hoppus proposed with album closer \u2018I\u2019ll Catch You\u2019<\/em> playing in the background and regardless of celebrity backing this is one of the most well known and beloved tracks on offer. At the other end of the album is \u2018Holiday\u2019<\/em>, opening matters with pounding drums and the first of Matt Pryor\u2019s astounding vocal performances. Both vocals and guitars move from impassioned desperation to soft, beautiful musings in a beat of your broken heart as \u2018Red Letter Day\u2019<\/em> gives way to the acoustic opening of \u2018Out of Reach\u2019<\/em> and as the \u2018I\u2019m a Loner Dottie, a Rebel\u2026\u2019<\/em> folds to one of the record\u2019s most famous lyrical moments there\u2019s little to do let The Get Up Kids<\/strong> win your heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Simply, this ranks amongst not only amongst the quintessential emo albums but alternative albums in general. Would your favourite current band be who they were today without the influence of this record? I\u2019m guessing there\u2019s an interview somewhere in which they plead that they couldn\u2019t possibly be. Absolute perfection. (TK)<\/p>\n

Listen to \u2018Something To Write Home About\u2019 by The Get Up Kids on Spotify.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Jawbreaker –\u00a024 Hour Revenge Therapy<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the ten years that Jawbreaker<\/strong> were active they managed to produce four very individual sounding albums. Whilst their later recordings failed to match the rawness of \u2018Unfun\u2019<\/em> or the aggression of \u2018Bivouac,\u2019<\/em> it was \u201824 Hour Revenge Therapy,\u2019<\/em> released in 1994, that bridged the gap between\u00a0aggressive\u00a0pop punk and emo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Whilst<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u201824 Hour Revenge Therapy\u2019<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>is today seen as a pivotal album in the history of emo, it was poorly received within the punk community due to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Jawbreaker<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0apparent\u00a0success after supporting Nirvana for six dates. Fans feared that they would sign to a major (which they eventually did for 1995\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0\u2019Dear You\u2019<\/em>) although it was clear at that point that the band were beginning to tire of the scene politics and expectations.\u00a0<\/span>Without tracks like \u2018Boxcar\u2019 and\u00a0<\/span>\u2018Do You Still Hate Me?\u2019<\/em>\u00a0I think it\u2019d be fair to say that we wouldn\u2019t have bands like Transit, My Chemical Romance or The Wonder Years today.<\/span>\u00a0(RH)<\/p>\n

Listen to \u201824 Hour Revenge Therapy\u2019 by Jawbreaker on Spotify.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Words by Sean Reid (SR), Rosie Kerr (RK), Ryan Clayton (RC), Thomas Knott (TK) and Richard Heaven (RH).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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