From the Basement, Taylor Markarian
From the Basement, Taylor Markarian
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From the Basement
A History of Emo Music and How It Changed Society

Author: Taylor Markarian

Narrator: Laura Darrell

Unabridged: 4 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/18/2023


Synopsis

#1 New Release in Punk and Music Philosophy & Social Aspects, Theory, Composition & Performance ─ A Look at the History of the Emo and Indie Music Era
Explore the cultural, social, and psychological factors surrounding the genres. Though songs can be timeless, music is often a result of the era in which it was created. The 2000s in music gave rise to indie, emo, and punk rock, carrying an emotional tone that has resonated with listeners ever since. Originally appealing to a small selection of music lovers, this music era now holds a significant place in the history of rock. The relationship between music and mental health. Music leaves its mark on the world by touching the hearts and minds of its creators and listeners. This book explores that connection and takes a look at what emo, alternative, and indie music did for the mental health of musicians and listeners. Inside stories from the music legends themselves. The voices of the rock musicians who contributed to these genres of music are just as important now as they were then. Author Taylor Markarian includes both her own interviews with bands and those from outside sources to provide an oral history and offer an authentic portrayal of these underground arts. Markarian’s book offers a comprehensive look into genres of music that have been simultaneously mocked and admired. Discover in From the Basement: The beauty and legitimacy of the gritty, wailing music that evolved into indie, alternative, and emo
Insights from conversations with favorite emo/indie bands of the time
The impact these genres have had on the millennial generation and today’s pop culture and mental health
Extensive coverage of bands like Save the Day, Dashboard Confessional, and My Chemical Romance
If books such as Please Kill Me, American Hardcore, Meet Me in the Bathroom, and Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs have rocked your world, then From the Basement: A History of Emo Music and How It Changed Society should be your next read.

Reviews

Part of me doesn't want to be critical about things the book wasn't really going for. But at the same time it's a bit tough for me to not get annoyed at the incredible lack of emo history in a book that has "history" in its title. For the positives, the interviews were great. It's awesome to get a co......more

Too much focus on just one band. Too much focus on MCR, not enough content about anyone else. Needs more interviews from bands to call it an oral history.......more

This read more like a high school essay called ‘My Favourite Music’ than a serious, nuanced and informative piece of music journalism. As other people have noted on Goodreada it is not the in-depth history of emo that the cover and blurbs imply it is. It is just superficial and unbalanced fawning of......more

Goodreads review by Tom

I love music books like this-retrospectives/oral histories of bands and genres that have been important to me throughout my life. This was a fun and very nostalgic trip through early 00’s emo. Much like the author, I was in my teenage years during pop-punk and ‘emo’s’ peak, and as such, lived and lov......more