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| 5.0 classic | Two-Headed Boy | November 15th 06 |
It remains amazing to me how a band can take relatively simple music and still make it a new and constantly mind-blowing experience. Sunny Day Real Estate's debut album Diary is something of the sort. As Jeremy's thin and waspy voice yell and screech over Dan Hoerner's slow and dizzying guitar drones, it becomes evident that Diary may be somewhat simple, but still carries on it's unique form to an astonishing point. The spiky guitars play with such force that it would appear hard for the rest of the band to keep up. But on "In Circles" and "47", it's not only the vocals, music and lyrics that do the talking. It's the passion. No supposed "emo" album has ever come as close to being as influential as this, and I suspect none will ever touch it.
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| 2.5 average | Jefe | August 29th 06 |
I find Sunny Day Real Estate's later stuff to be better and much more diverse than in Diary. In this album, the guitar has the same overdriven tone on most of the tracks. The vocals don't seem to add to the music any. It's an album that relies entirely on riffs, which aren't even particularly catchy. The songs individually aren't terrible, but they aren't anything new. It's average, at best.
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| 5.0 classic | xxKillWithASmile | March 12th 10 |
This is another CD which start to finish is filled with poetic lyrics and engaging music which ranges from aggressive and emotional to intense and touching. In my opinion, emo at it's finest.
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| 4.5 superb | samthebassman | May 14th 07 |
This band is an undiscovered gem for the most part, having gained little to no spotlight in the mainstream. All of the current crop of emo/punk bands owe a hell of a lot to these guys as they pioneered the emo sound. Great album.
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| 4.5 superb | BillyBrill | June 13th 22 |
I was immensely enjoying this album, then saw it was 1994, and realised how monumentally important this album must be. Anyway, even outside of context, a fantastic listen
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| 5.0 classic | Carsomyr | January 20th 21 |
The timeless debut album from a band who can't be boxed into any genre, and whose sound could never be replicated.
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| 2.5 average | toxiciteque | May 7th 20 |
I wish I liked this as much as I like its album art
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| 3.5 great | Honza | September 28th 18 |
Strong 7. It's really good, but present it as one of the best emo albums on every music site? Maybe i dont see the point, about what makes old emo album good. Overrated as hell, but i like it a lot. Especially the first three songs.
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| 5.0 classic | Risodo | February 8th 18 |
Sincere, complex and subjective in the eyes of the emotional and sentimental aspects. Few albums represent such emotions as "Diary". The instrumentation is more than interwoven, creating a sound that resembles the cover of the disc. Impossible to feel other thing than sadness to see the puppets and the light of the sun in the art of the album. The real meaning of Emo was never the same after the impact of this album in the music world.
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| 3.5 great | EasterInTheBatcave | June 9th 16 |
Passionate performances, good production, and great lyrics. However, some of the songs drag; tracks 4-6 are especially egregious in this regard. A seminal emo record, and I recommend it, but better material has been released in the genre since this album's release.
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| 4.5 superb | Alabaster Jones | October 27th 15 |
As far as Midwest Emo goes, this was the album that started it all. Everything is here: the twinkly guitars, strained vocals, melancholy lyrics, and a sense of youthfulness growing up into something more. It also has one of the greatest trio of songs to ever start an album in "Seven", "In Circles", and "Song About An Angel". As such, it has been discussed and lauded by fans of emo and post-hardcore everywhere, and ultimately launched a recognizable and beautiful style of emo music. I believe Dylan Matthesien of Tiny Moving Parts describes it better than I ever could: "I did not know what steps to take after graduating high school. I never knew much of anything. The Midwest has blessed me with great friends and unforgettable relationships, and still hits my head each and every day."
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