Huevo's band of the day?

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For this band, I'm just going to copy from IMEEM what has already been written.  It's a wonderful description, and let's face it, it's Friday and I'm just feeling pretty lazy about now.  I will say I never listened to Drive Like Jehu until after the band had already broken up, unfortunately.  It would have been a heck of a live show to see.

"Although they weren't around for long, Drive Like Jehu had a tremendous impact on the evolution of hardcore punk into emo. Underappreciated during their existence in the early '90s, the band was sometimes overlooked next to post-hardcore kin like Fugazi and Quicksand; at the time, many critics also lacked the frame of reference to place their music in a broader context. The term "emo" hadn't yet come into wider use, and while Drive Like Jehu didn't much resemble the sound that word would later come to signify, they exerted a powerful pull on its development. Moreover, they did fit the earlier definition of emo: challenging, intricate guitar rock rooted in hardcore and performed with blistering intensity, especially the frenzied vocals. Drive Like Jehu was arguably the most progressive of the leading post-hardcore bands: their lengthy, multisectioned compositions were filled with odd time signatures, orchestrated builds and releases, elliptical melodies, and other twists and turns that built on the innovations of the Dischord label. The result was one of the most distinctive and ferocious sounds in the loosely defined post-hardcore movement."

Listen to the clips and leave a comment if you like.

http://www.imeem.com/people/lKuSan/music/LLknIWH2/drive_like_jehu_caress/

http://www.imeem.com/punkmusic/music/9UNRjjGV/drive_like_jehu_hand_over_fist/

http://www.imeem.com/people/ScHnw44/music/2g5dAWaD/drive_like_jehu_future_home_of_stucco_monstrosity/

snake appeal · Accepted Answer

Since it's Friday and I am feeling lazy, I was going to cut and paste a comment from imeem, but none of the songs had any comments listed under them. This is all I could come up with:

Are you a fan? There's more Drive Like Jehu on imeem!
You might also like Jawbox, Philo Beddow, or Ember

But seriously, I liked what I heard, even though- or perhaps BECAUSE- it made me want to destroy passers by- kind of like when I listen to Lard. I was behind the curve when it came to early "emo" so I missed out on a lot of bands during that era. For every band like Jawbreaker that I was turned on to, there were a handful of bands that I missed out on entirely- like Drive Like Jehu. Thanks for posting.

Anonymous · Answer

I was never much of a fan of Fugazi and their ilk from that era of hardcore punk.
I think it comes from my distaste for most things "emo" - though emo has really moved away from its hardcore punk roots.... then again, so did indie rock bands like Sebadoh, the Meat Puppets, Dinosaur Jr, etc.

Anyway, I enjoyed it more than most of the Fugazi that I've heard.  They have an At the Drive-In flavor that is cool to hear.
Caress was great actually.  really liked that song.
I'm feeling about a 6 out of 10 on this one.

Definitely a band that would have been good to see live.
As always, thanks for the share.  Broadening my horizons.

Olive · Answer

Post-hardcore isn't something I listen to a lot so I was surprised that I took to this band quite easily. I actually loved the vocals and intensity and the guitar rifts on "Hand Over Fist" were awesome! "Caress" was my favorite from the ones you posted--I really liked the beginning part. I guess I need to give post-hardcore more listens. I'm listening to "Caress" again right now and it's amazing. Thanks for sharing!

Stevie B · Answer

Very accessible.  Lots of crunch.  Kind of like a Suicidal Tendencies meets vintage Rush.  I liked it.

sunkenship · Answer

interesting.
i could listen to more of that.

:)

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