wow, stupid fucking media bullshit, these little posers are retarded
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...
