I agree for the most part, but I do think it is possible for an artist/band to use extreme emotions and be successful. Aside from the few rarities as you mentioned, most do indeed suck, but that's because they're doing it wrong.
For many people, music is an outlet for their emotions, so it would only make sense that the bands that do convey one emotion extremely well aren't bands that you would normally find topping, or even touching the charts. Most of the bands that convey the emotions well are only listened to when the listener is feeling said emotion.
For example, Thursday. Thursday did really well because they took emotion and slapped you in the face with it. While they seem to convey a feeling of discontent which is something that nearly everyone feels, and that some feel all of the time.
While that may fit into your statement that every genre has good music in it; I believe that it can be more broad than that, and that many many bands use emotion to it's most extreme and important potential.
I'd be more inclined to say that the general public, while in search of such a band, has done nothing but increase the rise of such shitty bands as From First to Last. This constant search by every thirteen year old girl with braces has convinced the recording industry that this is what the younger generation wants to hear, and it's completely depressing. And since there's nothing I can do about it but bitch, all I can do is sit around and hope that a good band might possibly get the recognition they deserve.
I kind of went on a bit of a tangent there. I'm not sure if I clearly stated my point, but I think you'll get what I'm saying.
[ March 03, 2005, 04:08 PM: Message edited by: Fruitacious B ]
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