Reacting to More Emo & Pop Punk Hits From the 2000s! 

Is it just me, or does Fred seem like the nicest person in the entire world?

This needs to be a weekly segment

Could a video get any more emo than Fred from TBS almost crying whilst watching DC Vindicated music video!? Outstanding.

The coolest part of this is how much you can see his still enjoys the music even though he was a big star of the whole era. He is still a fan of the music just like us (if you are like me). He also talks very highly of everyone of his piers and pays respect. Mad respect for this man.

Growing up in this era you and Tom Delonge were always who I looked up to as musicians.

Suggestions: Manchester Orchestra- “I’ve Got Friends” Silverstein- either “Smile In Your Sleep” or “My Heroine” Bayside- “Devotion and Desire” Brand New- “The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows” Chiodos- “Baby, You Wouldn’t Last A Minute On The Creek”

Geoff Rickly’s voice is so iconic man understanding in a car crash made such an impact on the scene

Underoath Brand New From First To Last Funeral For A Friend Chiodos Make it happen, Fred!

YOU WERE ALMOST IN DASHBOARD?! no way, you and Chris are literally my favorite songwriters

God I love this era of Music. Its especially nice to see Finch represented. Back when I was touring, they were always one of the nicest groups of people to play with. Randy was such a cool guy.

Finch! What It Is To Burn is such an incredible album and one that helped me into the emo sound, along with The Used, TBS and others. It's such a damn shame they could never keep it together. Even Back To Oblivion a few years ago was pretty damn good. Sad they never figured it out

How have you not done The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows. It's literally one of the best emo songs ever written!

“Vindicated” is my favorite Dashboard song.

It was genuinely a little emotional watching you react to MCR here I was around 15 when that album came out and it was totally consuming to my life but when you’re that young you never really appreciate the time and the era I look back on those years with such a fondness and I can tell you do to thank you for creating this content it took me way back and made me smile so much seriously thank you fred!

Fred watching his band at the ending parts you could really see the " How I miss them days" in his eyes. We do too man, we do too.

Those "Emo's Not Dead" videos crack me up. And, yes, Quinn is awesome. He's my neighbor (sort of). And Branden is one of the nicest guys ever.

Yo Fred, we noticed the fancy guitar licks towards the end of This Photograph.

Glad to find you here, Fred. You're one of the very few famous people who replied to my tweets back in the early days of Twitter, lol. I just wanna say hi. 😀

I love hearing your stories. Just stumbled across your videos without knowing your musical past and it always catches me off guard when you talk so casually about all these personal experiences with some of my favorite artists.

totally agree about Quinn, his riffs were so catchy. i'm still convinced the "Let It Bleed" riff is in the top 3 to come out of the scene.

That The Used song gives you a feeling you can’t describe. It’s beautiful.

One thing I always loved about my chemical romance is their guitars. Always very tasty solos and riffs. Almost like heavy metal or 80’s rock vibe guitars, mixed with that fast power chords of punk rock and emo style vocals. I always liked how they blended a bunch of different styles together

'Understanding in a car crash' is still one of my favourite songs.

Being 51, I am the elder statesman for sure. Caught on to the "emo" stylings from a band called Sunny Day Real Estate. Being an 80's kid, I listened to Punk, early Ska, Dark/ New Wave and Goth so, Emo was a natural transition I believe. Love this channel Fred. New sub dude!!🖤

The Used IS my favorite band of all time. Debut album is perfection but it was In Love and Death that pulled me in. Quinn is THE reason I play guitar. I’ve gone to several shows and have met them twice ! And of course every other song in this list is pure gold :) I appreciate these reaction videos

I had numerous pairs of Macbeth and Atticus clothes and shoes in my younger years. God this is nostalgic and emotional

Fred seeing you react to this era of music is so cool. You can see in your eyes how much you connect with that time in your life. Its also so interesting watching you reflect on tbs songs. This may be too personal of a topic for you (but maybe not). I think a ton of us would love to know what ultimately lead to your decision to leave the band, and if looking back now if there was any regret in that decision. I dont know how close you are with any of the guys anymore. But one of my dreams would be to see everything come full circle now that everyone is older, and for you to rejoin the band. Even if it was for a short run of shows. I would pay anything to see a tbs supergroup on stage together. Glad for all these videos Fred!

Welcome To The Fred Parade

No Fred, they don’t make ‘em like they used to. I Love these emo trips.

Fred is a true musician. They all back themselves, but sit in awe listening to another act.

Caught you at an “Emo Night” set in Atlantic City a couple years back, and it was definitely one of the best nights of my life, and you were a big part of that, thank you Fred! Hope to see you at one of those shows again soon!

I SWEAR Finch is one of the most underrated bands in the scene. They were SO good! By you saying you learned about a new band proved my point. They had such an underground following, it was AMAZING!

Love it. Can’t believe you never heard Finch - Letters to You before now, Fred. Would have thought it’d have at least been on your radar from being in the scene back then!

I would’ve loved to be in on the conversation with you and Tom, drinking, and talking about Aliens.

Baby Fred, this video is proof now 😂 I could watch this stuff every week 🤘

These are wicked. And bonus is cruising the comments and finding all the suggested songs I forgot all about

I recently fell in love with The Black Parade, as it's a great album to listen to while doing my janitor job. I saw them in early 2000 (maybe) when they were touring the midwest (Michigan, specifically) in support of their 1st album. I remember the vibe they put off, seeing them at the Local 432 in Flint Mi - at the time, that dark, mysterious vampire vibe was fresh. There was a lot of unique bands on the scene in the beginning of the millennium...all the way through the late 2000s. So many bands that never pressed an album, too.

This was awesome Fred haha I love that era of AFI, Thursday is classic and still holds up, and I 100% always noticed and appreciated the ending chorus licks on "This Photograph Is Proof" ahaha

I was scrolling through my home page and I saw the thumbnail and had take a double look. Like is that Fred?!! It’s Fred!!!! Tbs is/was my favorite band since I was 13 (I’ll be 30 this year) so happy I found you!!

Today was the day I found Fred RU-vid! Got tired of watching live videos of TBS. I love your content a lot and this video really brought me back 😂

Fred´s face during "this photograph is proof" was definitively proof that he misses those guys :D Good nostalgia though

Say anything (...is a real boy) The Starting Line (say it like you mean it), Underoath (chasing safety, The Early November (room's too cold), Motion city soundtrack (commit this to memory), Alkaline Trio (good mourning or crimson) god this channel has so much unlimited potential.

I saw Thursday play in a little club called higher ground in winooski VT. Way back I want to say late 2001 or early 2002? I still remember the shirt Geoff was wearing. Green T shirt with 'getting lucky in Kentucky' on the front.

I wore Macbeth shoes back in the day. Love how you’re so positive and proud about the emo scene. Thanks again Fred!

You're so positive and have a huge respect/appreciation for other people's work. Love your videos and your music!

You brought up the emo's not dead guy, you gotta do a review of his parody/homage video called Letter to Ashley by Your Broken Hero...one of the funniest but also catchiest tunes. I think Chris C had a hand in writing it, but would love to see you react to that video. Lots of love Fred.

I loved watching your reactions to these especially the last one. You can tell it meant a lot to you Fred

You genuinely sound like the coolest dude to be around and talk to. Keep the good work! Love from Brazil!

It made me happy Fred to see how happy these great times made you. Lot of these bands saved me from dark times in my childhood, including you! Thanks for being you man!

I forgot how great Tom Lord-Alge's mix is on "The Adventure". Man, it's so crispy. Also, sharing one of my favorite TBS songs didn't hurt at all. The guitar and drum part are so iconic. And that bridge. Oooooh man. So good.

You look so happy fred! I'm glad you're enjoying making these videos as much as we enjoy watching them. Already can't wait for the next one man💪🏽

I try to teach my art classes the way you do these Reacts. To be the most knowledgeable about what it is I am watching. Names, dates, what label they were signed to and who owned it. Thank you Fred, keep creating, keep growing, keep evolving.

I just stumbled upon your channel after going on a hunt for old TBS and Thursday songs and I’m super stoked to see you still out here doing new songs and even these cool videos. I met you like 15 years ago at a show and you were super nice to me as a 15 year old kid. Keep the content rolling I’ll be staying tuned in!

This was my scene in my late teens/early twenties. I will always love that time, & this music. Thanks so much for these reaction videos bro, its taking me back.

Your heart and passion is clearly in music and it shows. Never stop radiating that beautiful light. Thanks for sharing it as always. 🤘🔥🤘

Thank you Fred! I’m happy to find your channel. Back in 2004 I lived in a very small Russian town and spent my nights browsing the internet and downloading tbs, Underoath, Thursday’s and other bands MP3s one by one. It seems so far far from me and even I was lucho y to get to my first US emo shows in 2007 and had a chance to chill with few big bands of this era lately, I was wondering how good it was hanging out with all these bands in 2003-2005 and your stories are awesome! Thanks for taking me back in time!

You're so wholesome, I love your channel.

I really feel a great energy when you're reacting to these videos and remembering stories, Fred. Keep the emo alive! Greetings from Brazil!

This literally feels so good to watch. Thank you for sharing and the commentary!!

So many precious memories throughout, this music shaped my future in so many ways and is still what I keep coming back to even now. Thanks for taking the time to make this video and sharing your thoughts from the inside 🙏 Ro

Thx for everything you've done. Still jam Taking Back Sunday everyday ! You've definitly left your mark in this world

Would love to see you react to Your Broken Hero-A letter to Ashley. #emosnotdead.

You were a hero to us growing up and still are! Totally rad you also did some songs on the NJPP stream.

Thanks for bringing my old college days back 👍🙏

At the Drive-in “One Armed Scissor” plzzzzzz!!!!

I can only imagine what it would be like if fred joined dashboard and shouted for them. Hands down would be a scary song.

I remember I went to Warped Tour in St. Pete FL (2008?) and I saw you Fred walking after your Color Fred set and I went up to you to say Hi and you talked to me for a lot longer than I expected you to and you were the nicest guy. Always remembered that & was a great memory. Thank you & love the channel.

amazing video man! you're an absolute legend and glad I'm not the only one who got older but still gets a little emotional to some of these gems lol

I can't wait to watch this one. I remember watching the first one around july.

There isn't a single video of yours where, when you introduce the song, I haven't nodded and smiled to myself at the nostalgic memories. I'm loving reliving my teen-hood at the moment and these videos are helping me rediscover some of the songs I'd forgotten I loved back in the day. Hearing your personal anecdotes about your tour days is just awesome, especially since I live in a non-tour stop town in Australia so I never really had the chance to see many of these bands live. You're making this 30 year old emo feel very proud and nostalgic. Thank you so much ♥ Also, your fangirling and nearly crying over MCR (my favourites ever, AVA is a very close 2nd) is everything to me.

Absolutely loving the channel. Keep it up! Thanks for being so honest and genuine.

Just came across your channel and I just gotta say, Bend To Break was such a formative album for me in my final high school year. Thank you!!!

“what it is to burn” is the superior Finch jam.

Great watch again! Would love to see a react video to some additional early late 2000s bands... Story of the year, Brand new, Thrice, Brand New, Saves The Day, The Starting Line, Hawthorne Heights, Anberlin, new found glory, saves the day... OR newer emo/punk songs/groups... The Story So Far, Knuckle Puck, Neck Deep, Polar Bear Club, state champs...

Yooo it's Fred from one of my favorite bands growing up. This is really cool to see 🙌🏿 Love your commentary on these songs. Thanks for giving us this glimpse into that world from the artists side.

Yes Fred!! Love hearing your take on these songs and revisiting all these bands that I listened to back in the day at the same time. Your videos and live streams have been making month 11 of working from home so much more enjoyable, all the new songs are killer too!

Louder Now has some of my favorite Taking Back Sunday tracks and everything just slaps like a brick and i loved you guitar tone in it. It was big without being too distorted. Love the reaction videos and just the respect for everyone in the scene. This is the industry at its best. Also yes that MCR video just cemented them as kings I've never seen anything quite like it.

Thursday brings back great memories of high school.Dudes voice is unique.

It’s really fun watching these and getting to hear your behind the scenes~ stories about touring and stuff. I was just 13yrs old that time attending all these concerts and looking up to all of you! I still do 🙌🏼

I love when Thursday plays in long island, I always try my hardest to catch their shows. I also love how fred is a true fan of the music! And quicksand is so good lol

I miss the early 2000s those are the fun years. Rock was so much fun, back in the day watching music videos from awesome rock bands destroying class, playing in house party, having awesome parade etc. while still rockin to the song having fun. I still love to hear the classic song from those bands. I hope rock bands can bring rock music back to life again like it was used to be.

I want you back in Taking back Sunday! You played a direct part in their golden era.

This was so much fun! What a trip down memory lane. I love hearing some of the stories since you were a part of it! And Finch is awesome...gotta check out "What It Is To Burn" by them. Hope we see a Part 3!!!

I can’t believe i just found this channel! Fred, you are the coolest dude. I met you 100 years ago in Clinton, MA where BP played with Orange Island. My friends and I started a band after that show. And I still have my Breaking Pangea shirt!

i would appreciate if you could include "Funeral For A Friend - Juneau" or "Escape Artist never Die" they are my all time fav and the first record "casually dressed and deep in conversation" is maybe the best record i've ever herd

I have another suggestion: Motion City Soundtrack- either “The Future Freaks Me Out” or “Everything Is Alright”

I started watching this b4 work at 9am. Got home almost at 11pm and finished watching the rest. Seeing AVA & TBS at the end was so awesome!! I really look forward to the next video! XD

Keep these reaction videos coming 🤘, love hearing your stories

@31:25 - did we notice the fancier guitar at the end? Hell yeah we did! In fact, I found your YT video about your equipment setup because I wanted to know more about the sound. Using the volume peddle to go clean to distorted was brilliant (as in "Liar")... and having the presence set to zero on the head only made sense considering how awesome the band's overall presence was on stage. 😁

I'm ready for the screamo version of this series. Love your reactions man, but the stories you tell about each band is even better. 🤟

I love this! Brings back so much memories of amazing bands, as well as yours! I love taking back sunday! I'm so happy I found your channel. 💫😁

Great video Fred, I just got a copy of bend to break on vinyl today. Such a beautiful record. Thanks for what you do sir.

You’re So Last Summer and Cute Without the E are hands down their best two..need to include Straylight Run Existentialism on Prom Night, anything from Brand New Deja Entendu, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Don’t You Fake It album..

Vindicated takes me back. I was a huge Spider-Man fan when I was nine years old. I received the soundtrack as a Christmas gift and it quickly became my favorite CD I ever owned. I listened to it everyday. That CD got me into all the music I listen to now.

the journey Fred, what an exceptional time! so much talent! Bravo

You watching the Black Parade video brought me back to seeing MCR and TBS on the 2007 Projekt Revolution tour in Camden. That was one of my first live music experiences and I'll never forget it.

Needs way more Saves The Day! Love the videos brother, thanks for doing them.

A very influential time for me. Jade, Quinn and Fred definitely know how to shred!

This is one of my favorite things ever. Just great music and a legend reacting

1st thing you should totally try to be in the next emo is not dead video lol but 2nd thing, seriously, you're a legend in my book and I'm so happy that I found your channel! Every video is amazing and your stories about how you know other artists are awesome. My heart goes out to you dude, you lived our dreams and are humble enough to take us along for the ride and give us the insight to the scene that we've all been wanting. I can't speak for anyone but myself, but thank you for being a real chill dude and doing all of this!