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I was wondering how long it would be before i decided to break the loose topicality around here. here it is, in explicit fashion.

so, i've been thinking about "emo" music recently, which brings me to an important album I feel would be highly worth a listen to anybody who takes rock music seriously on a deep level.

That is Diary by the band sunny day real estate.

I've always felt it was cool that a band formed in seattle, washington in the early 1990s didnt become a grunge band. Of course seattle doesnt just produce grunge bands but it feels like its from the same era sorta. Two of its members went on to appear in the Foo Fighters at the request of dave grohl himself in the first incarnation. Nate Mendel is still with the Foos however William Goldsmith, the drummer didnt even last one album. Dave Grohl, according to Goldsmith, had him perform 96 drum takes of one song. Ouch!

That is criminal because half the reason you listen to this album is the drumming. Songs like "seven" have neat drums. Goldsmith is a very competent drummer, he knows how to play exciting, lively drums yet also keeping a tight rhythm slowing it down. The entire band works as a cohesive unit to shit out an album that sounds very well produced with some decently technical instrumentation. I feel like grunge fans could like this but i dont know i never really took a deep listen into the grunge genre.

on diary, sunny day real estate manage to alternate between fast and frantic to slow and heartfelt. There is a nice interplay of the styles here, as it is one of the hallmarks of emo music from the 1990s. Fast and slow, or sometimes, my favorite, one tempo then with about 30 seconds to a minute left it kicks it up a notch and the increased speed and volume drive it home. Though this album is slow than most, songs like "seven" and "shadows" kick up the pace.

This is an album that will make you happy because of the awesome musicianship but sad because of the vocals and lyrics. I mean, just off the top of my head one lyrics goes "You're married to your pain"

Like, ouch.

hey, check it out!