Such Great Heights, Such Great Bros.

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Mon, 2009-07-13 14:30 | by Carles

I saw this meme 'going alt viral' 2day. Some hardXcore bros covering 'Such Great Heights.' Sorta made me yearn to chill with some bros who were in 'hardXcore bands' in my local scene, but worked full time at some coffee shop, making sure that they 'totally ruined the coffee shop's chill vibe' by playing hardcore music. h8 places like that. Sort of 'grinned' when I watched this vid, and imagined a hardcore tween 'finding meaning' in it. Feels weird how all music that sounds like this is 'stuck in some sort of time portal', not really 'moving forward.'

Meme via dailyswarm

(If u were in a screamo band, would u be the 'screaming bro' or the 'bro with a sweet voice singing the ghey parts'?)

Damn. Can't believe I have lived to see this meme. Postal Services are the whole reason I got into 'electro', and probably one of the key forefathers of meaningfulcore. Before the PostyService era, I knew that music was supposed to be 'cool', but I hadn't yet found a voice that really spoke to me in a meaningful, earnest way. Then Benjamin Gibbard & Jimmy Tambarellbro came along and changed everything. Really just changed the way that 'indie music' was written, both musically and lyrically.

I remember in a previous musical era, every1 thought that screamo + hardcore was going to 'catch on.' Unfortunately, only bands like Taking Back Sunday 'made it' because they were attempting to be the most meaningful, along with other bands who sang about high school era themes. I think that this video is a metaphor for 'what could have been' if the Postal Service didn't invent the meaningfulcore genre of 'electro indie.'

Feel like it is incredibly 'stupid' that Postal Service haven't released a second album yet. Feel like they are losing out on millions of dollars in band revenue [via digital sales and merch]. Just feels like everything that tweens consume these days is trying to 'replace the Postal Service.' Think that they should at least make 5 new songs, and possibly just 'launch a tshirt line.' Feel sad that Death Cab for cute 'doesn't even sound meaningful any more', but their brand is so strong that it doesn't matter. Seems like a Postal Service relaunch would 'melt the internet', kinda like 'In Rainbows' did.

Wonder if Pitchfork would give it an 8.9, or if they would 'shit on it' and distance their brand from 'tween bullshit.' Probably would just use the review as 'an opportunity to reflect' or showcase their knowledge of 'indielectro history.'

They will see us waving from such great
Heights, 'come down now,' they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away,
'come down now,' but we'll stay...
-meaningful screambros

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Comments

by alttweenbro (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 14:40

First !!

by Brononymous (not verified) | Wed, 2011-05-18 15:06

HAHA... LIKE Silversun

HAHA... LIKE Silversun Pickups and Smashing Pumpkins and hot female bassists check this band out via you tube http://youtu.be/H3sv7-rXsV0

by REAL FIRST (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 14:41

FCK U THIS IS REAL 1ST!

by alttweenbro (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 14:51

Death Cab for Cutie is sooo 2k7.

h8 u Ben Gibbard. <3 u Alice Glass.

by alttweenbro (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 17:37

@alttweenbro,

edit:

Death Cab for Cutie is sooo 2k3

h8 u Benjamin Gibbard. miss u Alice Glass

by TR_M (not verified) | Tue, 2009-07-14 15:58

@alttweenbro, Alice Glass is so 2k8

by conan (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 15:03

One of your best posts in recent memory, Carles.

by \m/ (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 15:25

$\m/'s picture$

METAL

by Erik (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 19:47

@m/, sooooo good.

mandatory metallica

bi-weekly black flag

pretty chill periods of postal service

by ben gibbard (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 16:02

Haha this is the fuckedest thing ever. Well maybe not ever. But it's still pretty fucked.

by jackie jormp-jomp (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 16:14

I'm taking your praise for postal service without any layer of sarcasm you were hoping might hide your undying love for them.

<3 ur insides.

by Noodles (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 16:41

When Postal Service dies I hope there will be a massive outpouring of grief similar to that for Michael Jackson or maybe that guy from Pantera.

by a really humble guy (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 16:14

favorite new band, confidebros

by Chyeahbrah (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 17:00

If I died right now this would sum up my altbrotween life.

by Yvonne (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 17:03

the lyrics of that song can totally apply to unconventional relationships. Not gonna be any more specific cuz these comments are highly searchable. but yeah. sentimental value for me? mmhmmm.

by aw, fukk (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 17:03

idk

im too tired to care about this

im sorry crls

i will make it up 2 u l8r

but right now, i just dont care

'im not O-kay' -my chem romancies

by andy (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 17:18

thnk u for the serving these pieces of shit.

No better way to put it then, "not moving forward" hahahahaha lold so hard when I read that.

<3 this post.

by pfft (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 17:20

deathcab is seriously gay.

by gentleman (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 17:21

think this post is abt the conflict between bros w/ long womanly hair & bros w/ more of a conformobro look [via USPS].

think that there should be more haircore [via pantween pro -V]

by nstr (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 17:29

This is so 3 days ago.

by †®åπP (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 17:40

|<µ†3 ®£/\/\¡x, !$ i† √µ$†¡Œ¿

by pfft (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 19:44

@†®åπP, haha

by r4ph431 (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 17:40

fuck these fggtz! how could Ben Gibbard stand for this shit?

< / 3

by Spoons (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 18:29

It's pretty sad huh Crls. :/

by reminiscencegheybro (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 18:30

i miss the days when it would have been authentic to post this as my myspace profile song.

<3 US postal bros

by duder (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 18:41

carles i thought u sharted on postal service. i thought i wasnt hip enough for actually liking them back in the day. this remix is atrosh

by Sam (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 19:16

It's second-wave crabcore!

by cass (not verified) | Wed, 2009-07-15 12:40

@Sam, was waiting for the crabcore

by gentle bob (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 19:26

most meaningful bands (official list):
1) Postal Service
2) MGMT
3) ?????????

by salami (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 21:24

#3 is Pony Pony Run Run

by baberaham linkin (not verified) | Tue, 2009-07-14 00:41

@salami, your order is wrong... it should go

1. Postal Service
2. Of Montreal
3. Modest Mouse
4. The Shins
5. The New Pornographers
6. Sufjan Stevens
7.Broken Social Scene
8. Hot Chip
9. MGMT

And the current incarnation is PHOENIX.

by El Buki (not verified) | Tue, 2009-07-14 01:33

@baberaham linkin, Eat Dick

by we tigers (not verified) | Tue, 2009-07-14 04:38

@baberaham linkin,
what about the modest mice?

spoons?

h8 MGMT
h8 the shins (bc of garden state)

by †®åπP (not verified) | Tue, 2009-07-14 09:58

@baberaham linkin, WTtits?? /\/ø

by denny (not verified) | Tue, 2009-07-14 12:26

@baberaham linkin,

so0o meaningful I dunno what these haters are talking about. except hot chip, not that meaningful, just kinda dancey. could probably replace them with Silversun Pickups

by baberaham linkin (not verified) | Wed, 2009-07-15 02:56

@baberaham linkin, yeah you're right... i just had a hard time, thinkin of a filler between broken social scene and mgmt... but now that i think about it, i think that i would replace hot chip with kings of leon

by lil hipster girl (not verified) | Fri, 2009-07-17 12:20

@baberaham linkin, moldy peaches, silver jewz, architecture in helsinki, stars, RADIOHEAD, belle and sebastian

by Chiara (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 20:12

Disgusting

by tyra (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 21:09

disgustin'

by valarie (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 21:10

this is terrible!

by valarie (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 21:11

p.s. the iron&wine version is so much better..puts me to sleep, this brings my death. gbye

by BOB (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 21:40

First Act Guitars Rock Hardcore!

by Mari (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 22:27

makes me miss my hardcore days :(

by vivi (not verified) | Mon, 2009-07-13 22:54

still trying to remember the name of my high school's in-house hardcore band (florida 'burbs represent). dammit, what was their screamer's name?

by †®åπP (not verified) | Tue, 2009-07-14 10:04

@vivi, ƒ¬ø®ˆ∂å 'burbs' = SUCKS! †h£®e$ ø/\/|_¥ g/-/£††0 ƒ©|©|†z \-\£®3

by El Buki (not verified) | Tue, 2009-07-14 01:32

So Good

by IneedAjob (not verified) | Tue, 2009-07-14 03:09

I thought this shit died long time ago. This might be more meaningful than HRO since this shit is selling out! What's up with the big ass AD with Jack's new band and the girl from the kills? how much was the pay? when are your finances going to be discuss?

Come on Crls, better be careful or other meaningful (or meaningless) blog might take over and you'll end up 2k9 next year.

by xXLouisLeprosyXx (not verified) | Tue, 2009-07-14 03:32

SCREAMO CRLS
SO HXC
THIS IS BROOTAL
THAT BREAKDOWN IS FVCKING RAWR

by janet (not verified) | Tue, 2009-07-14 12:57

i have been slain.

by Mechrobioticon (not verified) | Tue, 2009-07-14 13:49

I feel so old When I read HRO now, like a wise old man listening to an older wise man talk about his life experiences and how he "wouldn't have done anything different" but he wishes he knew then what he knows now.

I feel like we went on a great adventure together, but now it has taken us back home to sit in bed and watch Jeopardy.

I feel calm, content, and ready to grow old with all of you, slowly learning to feel regret and shame for the clothes we wore and the music we listened to these past few years (it was all "bullshit consumerism", anyway). I feel ready to cut off my alt hair so I can get a regular job.

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by Mechrobioticon (not verified) | Tue, 2009-07-14 14:02

Do you think the future will remember how we were, HRO?

Years from now, when the next Adam Sandler-brocomedy-dbag makes "The Zany Janitor", and it's set in 2007, do you think it will be full of jokes about blipsters and shutter-shades and bangers and post-irony?

Or will people just remember the 2000's for our sweet white-colored iStuff, organic wheat bread, hybrid cars, and quirky comedies with childlike artwork and an "indie-like feel"?

I'm ready to start getting nostalgic for right now in a simplified, condensed way. I don't have time for the whole 20000's. Telll me what to remember. Should I skip electroclash and go right to bloghouse? What's more authentic pre-electro music? HxC or twee pop?

by TR_M (not verified) | Tue, 2009-07-14 16:05

@Mechrobioticon, Post-Punk and New Wave ==> most authentic

by Mechrobioticon (not verified) | Tue, 2009-07-14 19:39

@TR_M,

I'm so glad you said that. :D

by skene sir (not verified) | Thu, 2009-07-16 00:31

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