Can't decide which part is more mind bottling, In Her Own Words' killer moves or the epic mosh pit (via cookingham)
This guy would definitely have represented in the pit if he had gone to the show instead of moshing to ADTR on the second floor of his mom's townhouse (via meeshdub)
It's hard to remember that long ago, but back in 2010 I had high hopes for easycore. But after being disappointed by the latest releases from ADTR, Set Your Goals, and The Wonder Years, I'm beginning to wonder if the genre has run its course-- too many 21 year-old fat kids with beards, an appetite for Goonies references and recycled New Found Glory riffs, not enough good bands.
Don't get me wrong, there are still a few decent bands left- Chunk No Captain Chunk and Me Vs Hero are my current favorites- but most of the newer ones don't do a lot for me. Aside from the abundance of pot bellies and beards, the main issue I have is that most of the newer bands sound more or less like shitty, generic 90s pop punk bands (like the stuff Fearless Records put out before they became a scene label) with equally shitty, generic breakdowns arbitrarily inserted. That's not easycore, that's a shit sandwich.
Typical easycore fan- 30 lbs overweight, taking MySpace pictures in the bathroom of his parents' townhouse, dressed like a spread from the Hot Topic catalog. Will most likely be a stoner or Municipal Waste-style "thrash kid" within two years.
I miss the salad days of 2009, when easycore was fresh and new, when it seemed like there the possibilities were endless... when A Day To Remember didn't sound like Rise Against. Was it all just a fluke? Will we look back on "Downfall Of Us All" as the apex of the genre, the history books recording that song as the moment at which easycore peaked? Is it all downhill from there? I don't want to get all emo, bros, but I'm a little bummed. I thought easycore was special, but maybe I was wrong... miss u easycore. RIP "Homesick."
What new easycore bands are you excited about?? Why are there so many fat kids who listen to Four Year Strong? Why would a 21 year-old kid want to grow a beard????
Whenever a band says something along the lines of "our new album is way more mature than our older stuff," that means they suck now. Usually it's because they got up their own asses and decided that they want to be "artists," and forgot that they play music for middle-class suburban teenagers-- for example, think about how shitty and gay the self-titled Blink-182 album is compared to "Enema of the State."
I srsly think this sounds like a slightly heavier version of Jimmy Eat World or maybe Rise Against-- in other words, completely gay bullshit for chubby beardos who drive Volkswagens and work at Whole Foods and get their feelings hurt all the time
Such is the case for A Day To Remember, who were easily my favorite band of the last 5 years until now. "Homesick" was the pinnacle of easycore, combining catchy pop-punk melodies with cock-smashing deathcore breakdowns, all wrapped in crystal-clear, polished production, but their new album is really boring. Now that I think about it, it seems likely that "Homesick" will be their only good album- I know a lot of people think their first two albums are better, but they sound kind of amateurish to my ears.
This is the only song on the album that I like, and it's just OK-- the intro is pretty gay and wimpy
It's not just their music that's become boring and gay: I read the interview they did in the last issue of AP, and they seem like a bunch of crybaby fags, which could explain why this album sounds so weaksauce. The whole interview is basically the singer crying about other bands hating on them, breaking up with his girlfriend, being on tour, and a bunch of other bullshit that makes him come off like a huge pussy that breastfed until he was 6 years old.
"You Be Tails, I'll Be Sonic" is the requisite song title that makes a pop culture reference to something that's too old for the band members to know about (I can only assume they look these things up on Wikipedia using the iPhones their parents pay for)
Someone should tell these kids to man up, quit being so sensitive, and write some more songs that get the party started. Being a mopey, sad fggt with a beard is definitely not cool. They're 22-23 years old and in a popular band- they should be living it up, banging easycore groupies and having the time of their lives, not pissing and moaning like angsty, chubby teenage girls. Acting sensitive and complaining all the time is for chicks, and I think I speak for the entire male population of the planet when I say that the last fucking thing I need is more complaining and whining. I only put up with that from my girlfriend because she has sex with me and cooks dinner for us.
What do u think of the new ADTR?? Will this album be their most popular, even though it kind of sucks? Do you think Jeremy sounds like a whiny, pussy, beta???
