I am tired of people nowadays calling My Chem and such emo! They are not!
What Emo Is And Some History.
Emo is short for emotive hardcore. It’s a DIY music style (not a shitty fashion) that started in the 80’s. Emo follows (but is not restricted to) the lines of hardcore. Hardcore is a subgenre of punk, therefore, so is emo. The first emo band is often credited to Rites Of Spring. They played with hardcore punk rock energy (as the members were previously involved with hardcore bands) and lots of emotion through their performance and with their audience. Their lyrics seem to have important views about life and a sense of deepness.
“Emo” As A Term.
The term “emo” was generated as an insult to people in the hardcore scene that liked these bands. An emo band’s performance on stage (can include crying/moaning/etc. their lyrics and various other events) probably made them look “weaker” to the hardcore kids, which is (why I think) “emo” was directed as an insult.
What Screamo is.
Screamo has evolved from emo. This music style invloves more screaming and often has more melodic breakdowns. Screamo is still emo, therefore follows its guidelines.
What Emo Is Not.
Emo is not short for emotional. Emo is not a fashion. Emo is not “XxXxXxXOMMMFFGZZZZ IM LYKE, SO DEPRESSED!XxXxX!!!1!!111 IM GONNA SLIT MY WRISTZZZZZZZ...LOL..XxXxX xX” Emo was not mainstream (because it was DIY). Emo has nothing to do with being depressed, shitty metaphors, or suicide. Emo is not whiney, bullshit music sung by pubescent males that haven’t dropped their balls yet.
Real Emo Bands: Rites Of Spring, Embrace, Moss Icon, Funeral Dinner, Gray Matter, Hot Cross, Off Minor, Indian Summer, Sleepytime Trio, etc...
Screamo Bands: Saetia, Orchid, Pg. 99, I Would Set Myself On Fire For You, Love Like...Electrocution, Angel Hair, Antioch Arrow, Majority Rule, Usurp Synapse, Love Lost But Not Forgotten, etc...
Record Labels Known To Produce Important Emo Bands: Discord Records, Level-Plane Records, Magic Bullet Records, Ebullition Records, etc...
NOT Emo Bands: Taking Back Sunday, Hawthorne Heights, My Chemical Romance, Dashboard Confessional, From First To Last, Bright Eyes, Simple Plan, The Used, Senses Fail, etc...
I listen to quite a bit of hardcore punk, crust, etc. so the OP’s comments on “emotive hardcore” are very interesting. Personally the only band that I listen to from the genre is Envy, though I’ll probably have a look at the stuff the OP mentioned.
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bla bla bla... so we got some one saying they are more emo than the other guys. the same thing was done with skaters, punks, and all that other stuff. it’s just like i said it was. it’s just another part of the “scene” as one person called it, i call it a trend. whether you think your hardcore or not you’re still part of the POP CULTURE. i’m sure i’ll get the usual " you don’t know what you’re talking about retard” bullshit, but i do. lets stop pretending it’s more than it is. just embrace your chosen label for what it is.
LMMFAO @ EMO and...common now as if being emo isnt bad enough, posers who try to be emo...lolololololol...It’s the same shit as with the “goth” kids back in the day...We laugh at them and we’ll laugh at you as well so just get over it...And by the way, you will grow out of it..
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So basically what this is saying is emo is whiny punk... or the exact opposite of punk. I just don’t know how you clump them together. Punk music is more about anti-establishment (generally political) along with hard edged short songs generally displaying opinions about not going along with mainstream stuff, not letting the “man” rule you, and doing what you want. Punk is kinda ironic as it’s about not caring about what every one else thinks and thinking on your own but you care enough to make it known haha.
While we consider emo to come from hardcore punk, it really just doesn’t fit in line to what punk is. I mean emo is more confessional and expressive. Not to mention it is a hell of a lot more personal and seems to take things a lot more seriously. I mean I know that’s what it is considered, but it doesn’t fit along with punk whatsoever. So I guess it is a subgenre of punk, but it is the exact opposite of punk.
Bleh, 'emo' is based off bands(no, I didn’t read the first post)and I didn’t read much about 'emo' but what I do know is that 'emo' today is just another stupid trend started by American teens who wants to look 'cool'. And the sad reality of all of it is that they actually think they are cool even though they are whinny pussies who cut their wrists, listens to the gayest boybands and are also suffering from anorexia. Also, is 'emo' even still 'in'? I don’t really know.
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You can’t use that sarcasm unless we’re face to face, then we’d see if you were scared or not you lil motherfucker.
