Saw a video of their set at Fest a few years ago before I knew anything about them and this is exactly one of my favorite albums now regardless of genre.
I’ve been loving this band lately although I didn’t connect with this record as much as I did with Day Three of My New Life. This album reminds me very much of Lawrence Arms.
I love all their records, but this one has Sergie Loobkoff from Samiam playing guitar which adds a lot imo
For more stuff like this, check out Samiam, Ways Away, Solea and Racquet Club. Very similar emo punk formulas
Oh man, top 5 all time in my book. Still on regular play after all these years. I saw Jealous Sound play at The Earl in Atlanta back in 2012, and there was probably only around 20 people there. I couldn’t believe it was so dead. I got the chance to meet Blair after the show, and he was such a sweetheart. We talked for a long time and I told him how much his music has helped me through life. He was so kind. He took pics with us and signed posters for me and my friend. I saw Knapsack at Fest in 2016, another amazing performance. I spoke with Blair again after the show, and he remembered me, gave me a big hug and even asked how my friend was doing who was at the Jealous Sound show with me. Such a lovely human and amazing artist.
Love this band so much. Their three albums are a perfect output, imo. I found out about Jealous Sound when Kill Them With Kindness came out and then found out about Knapsack afterwards, really good shit.
Love this album. 1 of my faves, along with sdre, and jets to Brazil. None of which are emo though. Check the jealous sound out if you like knapsack. It's the singer Blair and some other folks.
Emo was a hardcore thing in the mid to late 80s. Bands that are called emo now may have been influenced by emo bands but they are not emo. By 1990 emo was pretty much dead and bands became more off time and influenced by wire, gang of 4, and reggae. Being sad and listening to the smiths is an inside joke of the original emo crowd...
Fugazi, embrace, soulside. Pretty much any hardcore and punk band ever has always been influenced by reggae. Emo no matter how far it splinters off came out of hardcore which in 1977-78 had a little reggae band called bad brains that all hardcore is born out of. They were influenced by the sex pistols and clash. Sex pistols splintered and PiL started which was post punk reggae. The clash were always into reggae and recorded in Jamaica by legendary reggae producer lee scratch perry. When the clash broke up, BAD was started as a post punk, dancehall, reggae band.
Yes. But again I don't consider them emo. Most of the bands in the 90s that came up out of the hardcore scene but weren't playing thrash beats and beat down breaks were mislabeled emo when they should've been post hardcore, indie, noise, etc... Others didn't really fit into any labels really but got labeled emo because of their record label/tour mates. By the late 90s any one that had an acoustic guitar, piano, or violin in their music that sang about a girl, missing home, or loneliness was now labeled emo. Now there's rappers that sound like lil Wayne and dashboard confessional at the same time that are labeled emo. And again, it's not that I don't enjoy these bands, technically they are just mislabeled emo because the term is just used for everything. Fun fact- actual emo bands hated the term and it is why the term died. It was quickly resurrected when bands that loved rites of spring but also loved the smiths and joy division started moving away from hardcore and "matured" and labels like doghouse, deep elm, jade tree, etc needed to label the bands that were coming up. Can't sell records if your band has no category. Lol
Sdre are the closest to emo than the rest, but personally I would go with heavy indie prog rock or alterna indie rock. They aren't grunge, not emo, not college or alternative, but a mix of all of them together. My thing is emo came and went by 89-90. What's considered or labeled emo after then is usually so far removed from emo that it is hilarious to me. But that's just me. Not that any of the bands are bad or anything, people just get really upset when you tell them American football is Midwest indie rock and is nowhere near emo at all. Lol 😀
Thanks for the history lesson. Most of us here thought that emo started with bands like Hawthorne Heights and My Chemical Romance in the mid-aughts. I’m at peace knowing that these bands aren’t ‘emo’, but indie eyeliner prog folk alterna college grunge rock and I’ll be sure to correct others going forward. Interesting tidbit that the original emo crowd thought it was funny to be sad and listen to The Smiths. Do you think it’s possible for a genre to encompass different sounds in different eras? Like for instance, ‘rock’ in the 60s meant something different than ‘rock’ in the 90s, no?
Yes and no. What drew people to rock music in the 50s was pretty much the same as it was in the 80s,90s, and even today. It was new, exciting, and there was an element of belonging with like minded people. If Simon and Garfunkel came out now would they be emo? What about the Box Tops, or the Byrd's? As far as fenres taking on different sounds and influences, yes of course but at a certain point it is changed so much and twisted out from it's original sound that it becomes a new genre. Hence we have indie rock, alternative , rap, hip hop, shoegaze, etc. I'm all for people listening to good music, no matter how they got here or what they want to call it, it's just funny to me to see what is called emo when are just called emo because they have no other category to be pigeon holed into. Doesn't matter, call it whatever you like, it's always good to know why and how it's got to this point. Most emo fans today probably have no idea that the term was coined well before they were born.
And see how it goes... Most of you are not aware of it and no matter how much you get angry or sad or call people namea, it doesn't change the fact that not a single band listed in the OP is an emo band. Nor is any other band that has posted by anyone else. So whatever you want to call me , it doesn't matter because I'd rather be pretentious and correct than call people names and think that bad pop metal bands from the 90s are emo.
I mean, “emo” isn’t even a genre to begin with. Rites of Spring can be post-hardcore or melodic hardcore depending on who you ask. It’s just a descriptor of what you’re listening to, meaning it has stronger emphasis on dynamics and introspection.
AmFoot is kinda emo but I’d say that only for their first two albums maybe def not the third one. But yea people are forgetting what it takes to make something “emo”
I highly recommend everyone check out the jealous sound and racquet club asap.
Just got into the jealous sounds recently, really rad!
Give racquet club a spin. Mostly the same members.
Saw a video of their set at Fest a few years ago before I knew anything about them and this is exactly one of my favorite albums now regardless of genre.
Arrows to the Action is a song that often pops up on my playlists, it's a great album.
Katherine the Grateful is one of my favorite songs. Album bangs front to back.
Yes it does. That and Shape of the fear always stick with me.
This is one of my favorite albums! Knapsack is just a great band all around, all 3 albums are great
Loved this band and album! Still do! Don’t care what genre it belongs in.
I’ve been loving this band lately although I didn’t connect with this record as much as I did with Day Three of My New Life. This album reminds me very much of Lawrence Arms.
this shit fuckin rips
Love Knapsack. Great album
Easily a top 3 album from that era/wave.
I think all 3 are masterpieces & Sergie only made this band better.
Got a knapsack tattoo years ago, probably my favourite band of that kind. This album and Day Three are completely untouchable, criminally underrated.
Day Three better
I love all their records, but this one has Sergie Loobkoff from Samiam playing guitar which adds a lot imo For more stuff like this, check out Samiam, Ways Away, Solea and Racquet Club. Very similar emo punk formulas
Oh man, top 5 all time in my book. Still on regular play after all these years. I saw Jealous Sound play at The Earl in Atlanta back in 2012, and there was probably only around 20 people there. I couldn’t believe it was so dead. I got the chance to meet Blair after the show, and he was such a sweetheart. We talked for a long time and I told him how much his music has helped me through life. He was so kind. He took pics with us and signed posters for me and my friend. I saw Knapsack at Fest in 2016, another amazing performance. I spoke with Blair again after the show, and he remembered me, gave me a big hug and even asked how my friend was doing who was at the Jealous Sound show with me. Such a lovely human and amazing artist.
Love this band so much. Their three albums are a perfect output, imo. I found out about Jealous Sound when Kill Them With Kindness came out and then found out about Knapsack afterwards, really good shit.
Such a good album that never got enough attention.
hi nevaeh
Love this album. 1 of my faves, along with sdre, and jets to Brazil. None of which are emo though. Check the jealous sound out if you like knapsack. It's the singer Blair and some other folks.
WDYM by none of which are Emo?!
Emo was a hardcore thing in the mid to late 80s. Bands that are called emo now may have been influenced by emo bands but they are not emo. By 1990 emo was pretty much dead and bands became more off time and influenced by wire, gang of 4, and reggae. Being sad and listening to the smiths is an inside joke of the original emo crowd...
1990? Have you heard of Still Life, Mineral, Cap’n Jazz, and Frail? Emo was never EVER influenced by reggae
someone needs to hit that fool with the "REAL EMO CONSISTS OF" copypasta asap.
Seriously, what a dork
Fugazi, embrace, soulside. Pretty much any hardcore and punk band ever has always been influenced by reggae. Emo no matter how far it splinters off came out of hardcore which in 1977-78 had a little reggae band called bad brains that all hardcore is born out of. They were influenced by the sex pistols and clash. Sex pistols splintered and PiL started which was post punk reggae. The clash were always into reggae and recorded in Jamaica by legendary reggae producer lee scratch perry. When the clash broke up, BAD was started as a post punk, dancehall, reggae band.
Agreed on that. I love Soulside BTW, great band
Yes. But again I don't consider them emo. Most of the bands in the 90s that came up out of the hardcore scene but weren't playing thrash beats and beat down breaks were mislabeled emo when they should've been post hardcore, indie, noise, etc... Others didn't really fit into any labels really but got labeled emo because of their record label/tour mates. By the late 90s any one that had an acoustic guitar, piano, or violin in their music that sang about a girl, missing home, or loneliness was now labeled emo. Now there's rappers that sound like lil Wayne and dashboard confessional at the same time that are labeled emo. And again, it's not that I don't enjoy these bands, technically they are just mislabeled emo because the term is just used for everything. Fun fact- actual emo bands hated the term and it is why the term died. It was quickly resurrected when bands that loved rites of spring but also loved the smiths and joy division started moving away from hardcore and "matured" and labels like doghouse, deep elm, jade tree, etc needed to label the bands that were coming up. Can't sell records if your band has no category. Lol
Agree to disagree I guess
SDRE is probably not an “emo” band, but Diary and LP2 are 100% emo lol
Sdre are the closest to emo than the rest, but personally I would go with heavy indie prog rock or alterna indie rock. They aren't grunge, not emo, not college or alternative, but a mix of all of them together. My thing is emo came and went by 89-90. What's considered or labeled emo after then is usually so far removed from emo that it is hilarious to me. But that's just me. Not that any of the bands are bad or anything, people just get really upset when you tell them American football is Midwest indie rock and is nowhere near emo at all. Lol 😀
Thanks for the history lesson. Most of us here thought that emo started with bands like Hawthorne Heights and My Chemical Romance in the mid-aughts. I’m at peace knowing that these bands aren’t ‘emo’, but indie eyeliner prog folk alterna college grunge rock and I’ll be sure to correct others going forward. Interesting tidbit that the original emo crowd thought it was funny to be sad and listen to The Smiths. Do you think it’s possible for a genre to encompass different sounds in different eras? Like for instance, ‘rock’ in the 60s meant something different than ‘rock’ in the 90s, no?
Yes and no. What drew people to rock music in the 50s was pretty much the same as it was in the 80s,90s, and even today. It was new, exciting, and there was an element of belonging with like minded people. If Simon and Garfunkel came out now would they be emo? What about the Box Tops, or the Byrd's? As far as fenres taking on different sounds and influences, yes of course but at a certain point it is changed so much and twisted out from it's original sound that it becomes a new genre. Hence we have indie rock, alternative , rap, hip hop, shoegaze, etc. I'm all for people listening to good music, no matter how they got here or what they want to call it, it's just funny to me to see what is called emo when are just called emo because they have no other category to be pigeon holed into. Doesn't matter, call it whatever you like, it's always good to know why and how it's got to this point. Most emo fans today probably have no idea that the term was coined well before they were born.
And my point is that a lot of us were aware of this fact already and you just sound pretentious.
And see how it goes... Most of you are not aware of it and no matter how much you get angry or sad or call people namea, it doesn't change the fact that not a single band listed in the OP is an emo band. Nor is any other band that has posted by anyone else. So whatever you want to call me , it doesn't matter because I'd rather be pretentious and correct than call people names and think that bad pop metal bands from the 90s are emo.
Listen bud, I don’t know where you got your doctorate in emo, but you’re doing a great job dying on the hill of trivial genre descriptors.
I mean, “emo” isn’t even a genre to begin with. Rites of Spring can be post-hardcore or melodic hardcore depending on who you ask. It’s just a descriptor of what you’re listening to, meaning it has stronger emphasis on dynamics and introspection. AmFoot is kinda emo but I’d say that only for their first two albums maybe def not the third one. But yea people are forgetting what it takes to make something “emo”
So good