Dashboard Confessional
Dusk and Summer
Vagrant (2006)
Being in high school when The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most came out, I played the role of the lovesick teenager who, although my heart was always in right place, constantly seemed to be alone. I, however, was just one of thousands of other kids playing the role which - most likely - would have been (so) impossible to do accordingly without the work of Mr. Carrabba. Those songs were not only painstakingly sad but they still had just the right hints of pop sensibility to get stuck in our heads. And so binders and notebooks across the States were defaced with Dashboard Confessional lyrics. I personally remember scribbling some lines from "Ender Will Save Us All" on a friend's notebook when my first love broke up with me during my senior year. Then a sacrilege was committed; Carrabba decided to desecrate his older works, songs that were now considered to be part of the holy scripture of all things "emo", by adding electric guitars. And so the playa hatin' began. While many cried "sellout" to this, others understood that the progression was natural and possibly his way of letting the fans know the direction he would … Read more
Mind Eraser
Glacial Reign
Painkiller (2006)
I will put this simply. There are too many powerviolence bands. You can find more Myspace pages with Infest and … Read more
Sonic Youth
Rather Ripped
Geffen (2006)
I love Sonic Youth. I've been a fan from the beginning. So it is with a heavy heart I say … Read more
