The Hope I Hide Inside

The Hope I Hide Inside is the tenth installment in The Emo Diaries series of compilation albums, released April 27, 2004 by Deep Elm Records. As with all installments in the series, the label had an open submissions policy for bands to submit material for the compilation, and as a result the music does not all fit within the emo style.[2] As with the rest of the series, The Hope I Hide Inside features mostly unsigned bands contributing songs that were previously unreleased.[2][3]

The Hope I Hide Inside
Compilation album by
Deep Elm Records
ReleasedApril 27, 2004
GenreEmo, indie rock
Length47:55
LabelDeep Elm (DER-432)
The Emo Diaries chronology
Sad Songs Remind Me
(2003)		 The Hope I Hide Inside
(2004)		 Taking Back What's Ours
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Reviewer Rob Theakston of Allmusic reviewed the album negatively, remarking that "the collection also exposes emo's greatest weakness right from the get-go: no matter where you are from, it all still sounds strangely the same":[3]

There's no real risk-taking involved, as all of the overly glossed productions feature the same lyrical topics du jour as the previous nine volumes. There are still glimpses of originality, especially in the album's closing moments provided by Richmond's Silent Type. Emo Diaries, Vol. 10 will definitely appeal to its targeted audience, but for most people it will feel a bit like watching the end of Old Yeller: sometimes you just have to put things down.[3]

After ten installments released over seven years, The Emo Diaries series was unofficially halted after The Hope I Hide Inside.[4] According to the label:

Deep Elm cited the bastardization of the term "emo" in today's pop culture, as well as mainstream's stranglehold and subsequent commercialization of the genre, which placed the focus squarely on the aesthetic...not the music, the energy or the passion. Essentially, Deep Elm refused to play the game and closed the doors on the genre they helped to document, nurture and expose to the world.[4]

However, in 2007 Deep Elm published an eleventh chapter in the series, entitled Taking Back What's Ours.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Straightest Jacket"Oliver3:01
2."Brother Abel"My Name Is Nobody2:42
3."Projecting Power"The Holiday Plan3:30
4."The Light Is Such a Beautiful Sight"Sounds Like Violence4:58
5."Forever Mine"A Month of Somedays5:38
6."How Would It Phase You?"Bailey Drive4:18
7."Crow's Nest"Lock and Key3:10
8."Red Makes White"Hercules Hercules3:24
9."Alpine Unit"Lukestar3:39
10."On the Corner"Latitude Blue4:27
11."Friends"Lost on Purpose3:39
12."Jus Primae Noctis"The Silent Type5:21
Total length:47:55

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "The Emo Diaries". Deep Elm Records. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
  3. Theakston, Rob. "Review: Emo Diaries, Vol. 10: The Hope I Hide Inside". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  4. "Taking Back What's Ours: The Emo Diaries, Chapter Eleven". Deep Elm Records. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
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