Every once in a while, I need to remind myself that the absolute pinnacle of human storytelling has already been reached with Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.
I lied, emo week isn't over. It would be a disgrace to not mention Sunny Day Real Estate even once.
They changed the game. Moody Hot Topic emo wouldn't exist without them, probably. They laid the groundwork for the more somber, sensitive 2nd wave, which then birthed the 3rd wave (MCR, Taking Back Sunday, Hawthorne Heights).
For the end of emo week, have my favorite song to fall under the diverse umbrella of emo.
Brave Little Abacus are an eclectic whirlwind. Emo, math rock, electronic, jazz-- all of them come together to form a cacophony that is as overwhelming as it is appealing to some primal part of our souls.
I think my favorite type of character is the deeply flawed and initially morally grey individual who, in the end, chooses to go against their own self-interests, safety, comfort, or happiness to do the herculean but ultimately right thing, possibly with dire consequences for them.
Now we're bringing it way back to the 80s, to emo's first wave. Emerging out of the DC scene was a brand of hardcore punk that was a little bit more singable, a little bit more introspective. This sound would be labeled "emotional hardcore", or emocore, much to the annoyance of Rites of Spring, who are often considered the originators of emo.
Do people these days actually like A1 Pictures? They seem to be beloved by anime fans where I'm from, but I've always seen them as the slop studio. I haven't forgiven them for the absolutely soulless dogshit they released throughout the 2010s. And also the fact that their working conditions allegedly drove an animator to suicide in 2010.
One of the most interesting parts of playing an instrument is going back to a riff/lick/solo/song you thought was impossible when you first started and realizing you can now play it no problem.
When I first started with guitar/bass, I thought Roundabout's bassline was mad wicked and almost unfathomable. Now I just kind of know how to play it without even needing to revisit the song
Switching it up today. Instead of a singular recommendation, I wanted to showcase the global reach of emo music. I'm not nearly as familiar with non-American emo, so I could only give these examples. But all three of them are fire.
If Indomie is considered the best instant noodle brand by many, I wonder what the fuck everything below it tastes like. Just how ass are other instant noodles? Have I been taking instant noodles for granted?
You could be having a normal dinner with your uncles, and in between talks of the fine shyt they fumbled in highschool, they'd just randomly bring up Anastasia surviving execution and esoteric Hitlerism.
I had a dream last night about a chef who was so fed up with the decline of the culinary arts that he hijacked a plane and flew into the sunset in an act of suicidal protest.

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