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Yeah, I guess I do remember that being a little bit of a thing. Not in mass like that, though.

Yeah, I guess I do remember that being a little bit of a thing. Not in mass like that, though.

I feel like my high school at that time, there were like 10 emo kids. Really?

I feel like my high school at that time, there were like 10 emo kids. Really?

Yeah, there were more emo kids than goth kids at my high school, for sure. There was like three goth kids.

Yeah, there were more emo kids than goth kids at my high school, for sure. There was like three goth kids.

Well, I feel like the goths maybe had a reputation of being a little angrier. Yeah. And the emo kids were just like quiet and sad. Yeah.

Well, I feel like the goths maybe had a reputation of being a little angrier. Yeah. And the emo kids were just like quiet and sad. Yeah.

What was the goth music? Was that like AFI?

What was the goth music? Was that like AFI?

I talked about this a little bit earlier. I feel like emo, I feel like emo music was kind of a gateway into all these different genres. Cause I remember like making friends with this Japanese kid that loved rancid. Yeah. Right. Yeah. Like listening to them. And then it eventually like, that's how I found Mars Volta was someone within that.

I talked about this a little bit earlier. I feel like emo, I feel like emo music was kind of a gateway into all these different genres. Cause I remember like making friends with this Japanese kid that loved rancid. Yeah. Right. Yeah. Like listening to them. And then it eventually like, that's how I found Mars Volta was someone within that.

One of the dudes within that group, like Francis, the mute came out and we both were like, this record is yeah. Yeah.

One of the dudes within that group, like Francis, the mute came out and we both were like, this record is yeah. Yeah.

But I also think at that time it wasn't super judgmental. Like the whole point of it was people were sick of being judged and there was this openness to kind of these other genres that splintered off from it.

But I also think at that time it wasn't super judgmental. Like the whole point of it was people were sick of being judged and there was this openness to kind of these other genres that splintered off from it.

And I also think the way people take that music in, like going to shows like that... even compared to shows I will go to now, like, the level of emotion that people are having at, like, a club with 1,000 people in it instead of a stadium with 18,000, like... It can feel so big when everyone knows every word of every song. It's like church, right?

And I also think the way people take that music in, like going to shows like that... even compared to shows I will go to now, like, the level of emotion that people are having at, like, a club with 1,000 people in it instead of a stadium with 18,000, like... It can feel so big when everyone knows every word of every song. It's like church, right?

and like you'll be silently judging them from the sidelines being like no i know no i mean calvin i've gotten lucky like calvin comes to a lot of his like his first concert was portugal the man and alt j and then oh my god yeah now you're guiding him down a path yeah he's seen some cool concerts and like vincent when he was i think six months old saw andrew bird play in a backyard oh my god this is absolutely ridiculous yeah

and like you'll be silently judging them from the sidelines being like no i know no i mean calvin i've gotten lucky like calvin comes to a lot of his like his first concert was portugal the man and alt j and then oh my god yeah now you're guiding him down a path yeah he's seen some cool concerts and like vincent when he was i think six months old saw andrew bird play in a backyard oh my god this is absolutely ridiculous yeah