What is "emo" and what bands typify the genre?
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emo is dead. The used, hawthorne heights, my chemical romance they're just pop rock. Slint was, while not an "emo" band, a band that typified what emo should have and could have been. Pick up Spiderland if you're interested, it's a classic.  I think the frst official emo band was rites of spring.
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Another one of society's labels!\n\nReally, EMO stands for emotional. It is linked to music & 'different' people. Sometimes associated with 'girl' pants and 'emo' music, black hair in the eyes, and most commonly, with cutting, this label takes people who are different from us and sets them apart.\n\nI think emos are nice. The label is a stereotype. Just like: preps can be nice, jocks can be shy, and goths can be, well, not creepy.\n\nI am me. I don't choose to label myself. I think you should do the same.\n\nI hope I have answered your question reguarding emos, and that you realize this is just another stereotype some crazy person has come up with.\n\nIn a word: emotional.
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yayy!! someone who hates emos as much as i do!! yayyy! yeah man i agree, i mean, listen to some freakin metallica for once. screw all of those stupid emos!!!
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Emotional. It's a term usually given to teens and young adults who listen to a certain type of music and wear certain types of clothes. \nFor more info on "emo" the style, go to urbandictionary.com and look it up. \nGood luck!
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Their genres are: \n\nSynthpop\nAlternative\nNew Wave\nPost-punk
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not to many bands went the way of or the look of the misfits u really shud do ur research i think u might enjoy the nekromatix, T.S.O.L.,the meteors,Batmobile\nTiger Army\nCalavera\nLos Difuntos\nFrantic Flintstones\nSpeed Crazy\nKoffin Kats\nMemphis Morticians\nBarnyard Ballers\nNekromantix\nThe Cramps\nThe Meteors\nOs Catalepticos\nDemented Are Go!\nChibuku\nAsmodeus\n12 Step Rebels\n7 Shot Screamers\nBanane Metalik\nGodless Wicked Creeps\nGuana Batz\nGutter Demons\nKings Of Nuthin\nMad Sin\nLos Gatos Locos\nThe Slanderin'\nThe Quakes\nThe Tombstone Brawlers\nThe Reverend Horton Heat\n\n\nPsychobilly is a genre of music generally described as a mix between the British punk rock of the 1970s and the American rockabilly of the 1950s. The genre is also characterized by lyrical references to horror films, violence, exploitation films, lurid sexuality and other topics generally considered taboo, sometimes presented in a comedic, tongue-in-cheek fashion. Psychobilly music is generally played with an upright bass instead of an electric bass.
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http://www.adamandandrew.com/mp3/emo.mp3
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Punk is awesome but emo is so lame
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The Emo genre and subculture has become something that is very hard to define. Because of this it is difficult to trace its ancestry. Most people who claim to be “in the know” cite the D.C. hardcore/punk scene and more specifically the band Rites Of Spring as the founders of emo. However, history has shown that it is rash to attribute the formation of a musical genre to one band. By looking at the musical scenes of the late 1980’s and early 1990’s we can better determine the roots and influences that started and continue to affect the emo genre and subculture. \nBefore one can understand where “emo” comes from one must first understand what it is today. “I prefer to think of it [emo] as punk rock that’s more melodic and introspective/depressing than hardcore, but still tapping into that primal energy and anger” (DeRogatis 1). This style of music has spawned a subculture of and scene that has been continually growing since the early nineties. Most of the kids look like nerds; wear dark rimmed glasses, chuck taylor high tops, and thrift store clothes. It is pretty easy to stereotype an “emo” kid, which is ironic because no can seem to define “emo” music. \n\nThe best way to describe “emo” music is by soft arpeggiated guitars overtop soft airy vocals that build up and release into an orchestra of heavy distorted guitars and then brought back down to the original quiet part. Emo lyrics are generally very poetic and range from topics of lost love to religious beliefs or other emotional subjects. Yet “emo” covers a wide variety of bands these days, from the soft melodic pines of American Football to the hard driving sounds of At the Drive In. How can a genre so large be traced to anything? \n\nThe problem is that what one person defines as “emo” is not to the next, it all depends on your point of view. Jason Gnewikow from The Promise Ring states it well, “ I could validate the point that we are an emo band, and I could also go on the other side and invalidate it. It all comes down of whoever’s asking, their perception of what it is” (DeRogatis 3). The prevailing perception of emo usually comes from the band Sunny Day Real Estate. Started in Seattle in 1992, SDRE combined their roots in hardcore with melodic vocals and a “pop” feel. Their 1994 release of “Diary” changed the emo scene forever. “Sunny Day came out of nowhere and changed a lot of peoples lives,” (Kurland 2) says Jeremy Gomez, bass player for the band Mineral. “Most people today when they think of emo think of the The Get Up Kids, Mineral. , and bands like that, that are coming from Sunny Day Real Estate” (DegRatis 3). \n\nMany people argue that Sunny Day is not emo at all. They claim that “emo” rose out of the D.C. hardcore/punk scene and the band Rites of Spring. “[Rites of Spring] was a melodic hardcore group, but what set it apart was the subject matter of its songs. Rather than ranting about revolution and anger, Picciotto sang about lost love and forgotten memories” (Kurland 1). While Rites of Spring did bring a more melodic sound to hardcore/punk, they certainly were not the first, and they also were not the first hardcore punk band to focus their lyrics on other subject matter. \n\nThe hardcore/punk scene as a whole had been moving in this direction. A Rolling Stone article in 1985 cites this growing trend, “Primal punk is passé… They have learned how to play their instruments. They have discovered melody, guitar solos and lyrics that are more than shouted political slogans” (Goldberg 1). Bands like Hüsker Dü had been pioneering new avenues in hardcore punk. “For the past two years, Hüsker Dü has been confounding warrior punks and mainstream rockers alike with a rapidly evolving fusion of high-speed thrash, recombinant pop-song structures, and emotionally scared lyric confessions” (Frickle 1). \n\nRites of Spring put out one full album and an EP; they lasted for a little less than
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I don't really think these are emo but they probably are since it seems like everything is classified as emo these days:\n\nUnderoath\nBullet For My Valentine\nAlexisonfire\nThe Bled \nBleed the Dream\nEmanuel\nComeback Kid\nSaosin\nGlassjaw\nThrice \nThursday\n\n... and I Am Ghost because they are awesome....
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emo is when you're totally heartbroken and sometimes you wear eyeliner (boy or girl) and you usually have a emo girlfriend/boyfriend.  you love to wear lots of black and you have skin tight black pants.  when you're emo you dont care about anybody and you almost hate the world. you love to listen to emo music that totally relates to you. you quote emo music lines. basically, you're sad all the time...
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I thought emocore was short for "emotional hardcore" the music from the NY NJ area during the 80's that has soft passages and queer lyrics(very gay stuff) between bludgeoning guitar riffs. This emocore was probably just shortened down to the popular crappy music known as Emo. Just remember to wear your sister's black nutthugger jeans, and comb your silly hair down over your chin!!!
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pop, rock, emo, indie, and jazz
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Uh, Christian EMO? Well, I know a BUNCH of Christian ROCK bands! They're GREAT!
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I've gone through the goth phase and I'm getting into emo.  I think goth is a heavier and darker form of rock, not neccessarily evil, but there tends to be heavier guitar chords and drums and a lot is done in a minor key (if you know about music theory) and emo is a lighter, alternative more independent form of rock with more accoustic guitars...I suggest checking out Modest Mouse or Death Cab for Cutie (not like the name sounds) for a bit of good alternative/emo/indie.  I hope that helps, I'm not in the music industry!
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isent it a kid that likes a type of music called emo. emo isent it sort of like punk rock??
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Emo (from emotional) is a slang term used to describe a wide range of fashion styles and attitudes somewhat affiliated with emo music and its related scenes. The word "emo" may be used as a noun to describe a member of the emo scene, or as an adjective to describe a certain style of fashion or music.