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Emo and SDRE in Seattle
It’s hard to argue about the origins of Emo , because in the end, no one really cares enough. It’s one of the fights that can end in a particularly melancholy moment, when everyone will agree that life is just a little bit sad, and all the time, too. So finding a place where it was born is not only difficult, but it’s also really kind of pointless, because no one will be happier for the information.
Some put the birthplace in New York City, just because everything is from there, but it’s possible that Sonic Youth had some say in how the music was received. For Rainy Day Real Estate fans, Seattle is the city of choice, and that’s as good as any. It’s a peculiar trait to Seattle that anything that’s greatly loved is usually approached with a high level of aloofness, just so there are no mistakes about the possibility of pleasure.
Emo is an interesting form, and it’s more multiple than most music lovers give credit for. There is a particular ambience in the NorthWest that invites something of angst in everyone. True, there are also the excellent five star hotels Seattle offers, and a social scene that’s much more in the fast lane, but emo was here once, and it hasn’t left yet…
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