All I'll say is that Thrice are my favourite band, and in accordance with the theme of this thread, I'll explain why. The structures are interesting, the guitar parts are a mix of pretty much everything good, Dustin Kensrue is a brilliant siger/screamer and lyricist and the drumming is amazing. The lyrics are very different to your standard emo "I've lost my girl" type pish. Overall, in my opinion, everything they do is intelligent, original and catchy. Go listen to "Under a Killing Moon" or "Paper Tigers" and tell me they are emo.