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TheGloaming
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Holas. I'm just wondering, and don't take offense, but is Emo a good term for the band or am I way out in left field?
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TheGloaming wrote:
Holas. I'm just wondering, and don't take offense, but is Emo a good term for the band or am I way out in left field?


no. emo is a bad term to fit eisley to in my opinion. to me, eisley's got a very classic sound. sure, it's sensitive rock, but it's not like "oh my god i hate life i'm so sad listen to my music and make me money so i can still be sooo very sad." granted, thats not all 'emo' bands, but anyway. my opinion, eisley's better than an emo band. theyre a rock band with sensitive lyrics, great harmonies and a solid, solid songwriting capabillity.

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I realise they're not the typical Emo band and really they're isn't a term for Eisley, but emo covers a large terrain and whatever I say isn't going to sound right here, so never mind.
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Jay wrote:
TheGloaming wrote:
Holas. I'm just wondering, and don't take offense, but is Emo a good term for the band or am I way out in left field?


no. emo is a bad term to fit eisley to in my opinion. to me, eisley's got a very classic sound. sure, it's sensitive rock, but it's not like "oh my god i hate life i'm so sad listen to my music and make me money so i can still be sooo very sad." granted, thats not all 'emo' bands, but anyway. my opinion, eisley's better than an emo band. theyre a rock band with sensitive lyrics, great harmonies and a solid, solid songwriting capabillity.


Well said, Jay. I agree. I think that maybe part of what gets Eisley mixed in with the emo genre at times (at least, with my limited knowledge and exposure to the band so far) is the fact that their lyrics are quite frank when dealing with negative emotions. Males tend to write differently about their feelings, usually in a more indirect manner. The difference with emo bands is that when they create their songs, it's usually just whining about their bad luck with a girl or something. However, with Eisley, it seems like they're genuinely putting forth their point of view about a given topic and the hope that exists within. They're not just complaining about things like emo bands seem to. I don't know...
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TheGloaming
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Thank god they're nothing like Dashboard....oops. Sorry if I offended.
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bgburroughs
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TheGloaming wrote:
Thank god they're nothing like Dashboard....oops. Sorry if I offended.


Indeed... I wouldn't be here if they were. Wink Very Happy
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i like me some dashboard but thats why liking is an opinion i suppose... Very Happy no offense has been taken...

i wouldn't want to call eisley emo... they are too good for that... and as much as i love emo i realize its not the most musically great stuff out there...
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To me, calling them emo would be misrepresenting the band's music. The reason why has already been mentioned in other posts, so there's no need for me to reiterate.
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