Is Ben Folds "Emo"? - Democratic Underground

Taverner

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Thu Jul-22-04 02:38 PM
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Is Ben Folds "Emo"?

I know his stuff is highly emotion driven rock, but other than that (if it is) would it be considered "Emo"?

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Screaming Lord Byron

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Thu Jul-22-04 02:39 PM
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1. No.

Edited on Thu Jul-22-04 02:40 PM by Screaming Lord Byron

He has talent and ability. :evilgrin:

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Taverner

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Thu Jul-22-04 02:41 PM
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2. What would Emo-rock be then?

And I agree, he does have talent and ability. I saw him live once and he was tearing that baby grand apart....

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Screaming Lord Byron

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Thu Jul-22-04 02:43 PM
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3. I saw the Five a few years back. Stormin' live show.

Aren't Dashboard Confessional the standard-bearers for the whole 'emo' nonsense?

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realisticphish

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Thu Jul-22-04 02:52 PM
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6. exactly

kudos! couldn't think of an example band...

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pocket

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Thu Jul-22-04 02:49 PM
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4. No.

Not by a long shot.

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realisticphish

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Thu Jul-22-04 02:50 PM
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5. I usually think of Emo

Edited on Thu Jul-22-04 02:53 PM by realisticphish

as 20 yo guys pretending to be hard rockers, while actually sounding like an 8th-grade guitar class, and then being full off angst, and then procedeing to whine. IMHO

edit: horrible grammer

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southpaw

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Thu Jul-22-04 02:55 PM
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7. I've heard Weezer called emo before...

I guess that label applies to some of their stuff...

So is Weezer an emo band... Say it Aint So!

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Screaming Lord Byron

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Thu Jul-22-04 02:55 PM
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8. Nope.

Again, talent and ability.

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GOPisEvil

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Thu Jul-22-04 02:56 PM
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9. Weezer? Emo? I think not.

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MallRat

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Thu Jul-22-04 03:06 PM
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10. Emo?

-MR

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MallRat

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Thu Jul-22-04 03:14 PM
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11. Oh my god. Have you seen Emo lately?

He's apparently gone with the Euro-trash, Dieter-from-Sprockets look.

-MR

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