My favorite Sunny Day Real Estate record, Diary was one of the first albums to bring "emo" to the mainstream. By blending the D.C. hardcore sound with more "emo" tendencies and dropping in a large portion of indie rock, SDRE made a debut record that was openly accessible to both the underground and the popular media. Sub Pop Records, already on a winning streak with both Nirvana and Soundgarden, struck musical gold when they signed and released this record. Without it, there'd be no Saves The Day, no Taking Back Sunday, and no Dashboard Confessional, to name a few. That said, it's phenomenal in its sincerity, intensity, and melody. Though I obviously didn't get into it around it's release (I was three), in recent years I've learned to love it. The melody and the dischord are all planned and perfectly orchestrated, leaving an album both true to its roots in D.C. hardcore and with its nose forward to embrace indie and melody.
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