Heatmiser "Why Did I Decide to Stay"

Heatmiser was an alternative rock band that originated in Portland, Oregon in 1992. Consisting of Elliott Smith (guitar and vocals), Neil Gust (guitar and vocals), Brandt Peterson (bass; later to be replaced by Sam Coomes, frontman of Quasi), and Tony Lash (drums), they were known for their well-crafted lyrics and songs often featuring the juxtaposition of melancholic and cheery words and melodies. The pop-oriented songs of Elliott Smith were a contrast to the darker songs of Gust, while both Smith and Gust's songs touched on subjects such as anger, alienation, loneliness and despair.

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[kieran514]

"emo" is a term used by the emotionally retarded

[fertuiee]

How'd they get 2 amazing lyricists in one band?

[looshkin66]

@StarvingSound technically there were 3 singers because of sam coombs who later went on to form quasi with the drummer of sleaterr kinney. he sings however not for heatmiser.

its amazing how many awesome bands sprang up in portland around this time, the best of many was without a doubt hazel with heatmiser and crackerbash in a close tie for second. Seattle had grunge but portland had in my opinion a much more intelligent and diverse scene.

[KingsCrossing320]

@rodblessyou Those are moles not zits brah.

[rodblessyou]

As much as I love them, I cannot stop looking at those zits next to his mouth.

[IndependentSv]

Glorious 90's

[erinmerle]

@MegaMandrake99

That is straight up a Morrissey dance. This entire video is making fun of early 90s Morrissey videos.

[k7twenty2]

My goodness this makes me want to walk in the mall like an Amoeba

[interpolluter29]

@DwyerEP Dude, haven't you an idea of what emo means? Emo is emotional. Emo is human. Without emotion and full expression, as well as fair harness, of it, and you have soulness music people like you complain about plenty of times here. Without emotion, you are simply a robot.

[interpolluter29]

@kieran514 No further words needed. :-)

[MegaMandrake99]

@hisquiskw666 hehe that's why they never broke... those things on his face.