Emo is all based on lyrics. Not sound. LYRICS. If they "sound emo" to you, you need to make sure you are reading into the lyrics. And one or two sad songs on an album doesnt make you emo.
SUM41, A Simple Plan, Newfound Glory..they are all POP PUNK. NOT emo. The epitemy of emo is Dashboard Confessional.
If you don't even know what your talking about, don't make your dumbass allogations. I'm sure your some 14 year old moron who thinks that they can think for themselves, but your basing all your ideas off stuff you hear from other people. You HAVEN'T developed your mind and you OBVIOUSLY HAVEN'T thought this out well enough.
A lot of emo is far better than Dashboard and is not as mellow and whiney sounding as you would think.
Check out: Greeley Estates, Armor For Sleep, Hawthorne Heights (Leaning more towards screamo), Motion City Soundtrack, Park...the list could go on.
You are simply talking about the mainstream bullshit that you THINK "emo" kids listen to. A lot of kids you also think are "emo", are Hardcore (HXC). Somewhat such as myself. The hxc "scene" is full of kids who you probably think are emo..because they have the long hair and bangs with the spiked up back and girl jeans..but those kids (like myself), listen to shit like Norma Jean, The Chariot, It Dies Today, The Dillinger Escape Plan, etc..
Go download some Norma Jean and The Chariot and you will realize what the fuck I'm talking about. That kind of music is nothing but angry ass screaming and fast drumming and shit. Its very erratic and FAR from emo.
Thank you and SHUT THE FUCK UP.
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