It’s high time the screamo thing was done with. I am sick and tired of bands playing recycled Iron Maiden riffs while some guy sings all quietly and melodically, then starts screaming at the top of his lungs. It’s old hat, and there’s nothing that can really be done with the genre at some point.
Saosin isn’t helping the genre any, either. When you’re playing a style where deviation from the norm loses you fans, it’s hard to stand out. This band appears to be from California, and is the epitome of boring. Add in an acoustic track to round out the expected, and I’m already on my way to trade this in for some credit at the record store.
“Bury Your Head” (video)
One can say the same thing about punk. Identical guitar riffs and drum beats, and identical lyrics. It doesnt help when you have Green Day riding the wanna-be political punk train.
P.S. – There is no such thing as screamo. Its a term used by poseurs who believe that Emo stands for “emotional” when in fact the word emo was derived from the genre of music known as emotive hardcore, and those who listened to the emotive music were deemed “emo”. Its a derogatory term, not something you want to call yourself. Most bands that are called screamo by poseurs are actually more along the lines of post hardcore.
I meant it in a derogatory manner.
Trust me, never have I hated a genre as much as this one.