What defines emo?
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Black Core
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1. don't tell me to do anything, I only listen to ppl with something usefull to say
2. you still know nothing about emo
3. take an example of afz902k, he doesn't like it but he clearly has good arguements which he can explain in a decent manner.
altough I must disagree with his last line:
Screamo often handles the same lyrical themes as emo songs...
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I copied these from Urban Dictionary, pick the one you think is best. (Some of these are very stupid though)
1)
Genre of softcore punk music that integrates unenthusiastic melodramatic 17 year olds who dont smile, high pitched overwrought lyrics and inaudible guitar rifts with tight wool sweaters, tighter jeans, itchy scarfs (even in the summer), ripped chucks with favorite bands signature, black square rimmed glasses, and ebony greasy unwashed hair that is required to cover at least 3/5 ths of the face at an angle.
2)
An entire subculture of people (usually angsty teens) with a fake personality. The concept of Emo is actually a vicious cycle that never ends, to the utter failing of humanity, and it goes something like this:
1. Girls say they like "sensitive guys" (lie)
2. Guy finds out, so he listens to faggy emo music and dresses like a dork so chicks will see that he is sensitive and not afraid to express himself (lie). He dyes his hair black, wraps himself in a stupid looking scarf, develops an eating disorder, and rants about how "nobody understands".
3. Now an emo guy, he meets Emo chick and they start dating, talking about how their well-off suburban lifestyles are terrible and depressing (lie)
4. Emo guy is just too much of a pussy. His penis is too small, he's too depressed to bathe, and has more mood swings than emo chick, and he doesn't even have a menstrual cycle. Emo chick dumps him, saying "It's not you, it's me." (lie) as she drives off with Wayne, the school jock and captain of the football team.
5. Emo guy goes home and cries, proceeds to write a weak song and strum a single string on his acoustic guitar. Another emo chick sees how he is so in touch with his feelings, and the cycle continues.
3)
Punk music on estrogen. Often acoustic guitar with soft, high male vocals that dwell exessively on the singer's feelings, especially melancholy remembrances of past relationships/mistakes in life. A form of music that diverged from punk in the '80s, the name "emo" is derived from the emotive style of the lyrics and music. This genre has lately been marketed heavily by the music industry to teenagers with bands such as Dashboard Confessional and Taking Back Sunday, and has seen much commercial and mainstream success. The music has also spawned a subculture which conforms to certain conventions in dress such as tight sweatshirts, tight band T-shirts and horn-rim glasses. Adherents profess to exessively melancholy temperments. Males that adhere to the emo subculture are sometimes confused with metrosexuals; indeed the line between the two is somwhat blurred, though both groups claim to be intouch with their emotional side. The ephemeral and hackneyed nature of emo songwriting suggests that its audience will be restricted largely to teenagers. the genre suffers from a lack of credibility outside the aforementioned demographic group, much like current Nu Metal bands.
1)
Genre of softcore punk music that integrates unenthusiastic melodramatic 17 year olds who dont smile, high pitched overwrought lyrics and inaudible guitar rifts with tight wool sweaters, tighter jeans, itchy scarfs (even in the summer), ripped chucks with favorite bands signature, black square rimmed glasses, and ebony greasy unwashed hair that is required to cover at least 3/5 ths of the face at an angle.
2)
An entire subculture of people (usually angsty teens) with a fake personality. The concept of Emo is actually a vicious cycle that never ends, to the utter failing of humanity, and it goes something like this:
1. Girls say they like "sensitive guys" (lie)
2. Guy finds out, so he listens to faggy emo music and dresses like a dork so chicks will see that he is sensitive and not afraid to express himself (lie). He dyes his hair black, wraps himself in a stupid looking scarf, develops an eating disorder, and rants about how "nobody understands".
3. Now an emo guy, he meets Emo chick and they start dating, talking about how their well-off suburban lifestyles are terrible and depressing (lie)
4. Emo guy is just too much of a pussy. His penis is too small, he's too depressed to bathe, and has more mood swings than emo chick, and he doesn't even have a menstrual cycle. Emo chick dumps him, saying "It's not you, it's me." (lie) as she drives off with Wayne, the school jock and captain of the football team.
5. Emo guy goes home and cries, proceeds to write a weak song and strum a single string on his acoustic guitar. Another emo chick sees how he is so in touch with his feelings, and the cycle continues.
3)
Punk music on estrogen. Often acoustic guitar with soft, high male vocals that dwell exessively on the singer's feelings, especially melancholy remembrances of past relationships/mistakes in life. A form of music that diverged from punk in the '80s, the name "emo" is derived from the emotive style of the lyrics and music. This genre has lately been marketed heavily by the music industry to teenagers with bands such as Dashboard Confessional and Taking Back Sunday, and has seen much commercial and mainstream success. The music has also spawned a subculture which conforms to certain conventions in dress such as tight sweatshirts, tight band T-shirts and horn-rim glasses. Adherents profess to exessively melancholy temperments. Males that adhere to the emo subculture are sometimes confused with metrosexuals; indeed the line between the two is somwhat blurred, though both groups claim to be intouch with their emotional side. The ephemeral and hackneyed nature of emo songwriting suggests that its audience will be restricted largely to teenagers. the genre suffers from a lack of credibility outside the aforementioned demographic group, much like current Nu Metal bands.
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Black Core
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^noted
I read those explenations a while ago btw and I must say that the second one is how 90% of the ppl think about emos but if I have to choose between the 3, I'd say the third one comes the closest altough it's not fully correct either.
I read those explenations a while ago btw and I must say that the second one is how 90% of the ppl think about emos but if I have to choose between the 3, I'd say the third one comes the closest altough it's not fully correct either.
WhiteRaven
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Um... the first emo bands defined emo. That's how genres work. Only founding emo bands I know of are Rites of Spring and maybe Fugazi. Don't really know much more about it. It's not my kind of thing. The subject matter is waaaaay too petty for me and focused on teenage infatuation. Maybe that's your answer? 
Black Core
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^totally true
and it's a real misconception that emo is just for teenagers. That's again part of the stereotypes that everyone thinks of
and it's a real misconception that emo is just for teenagers. That's again part of the stereotypes that everyone thinks of
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Um... the first emo bands defined emo. That's how genres work. Only founding emo bands I know of are Rites of Spring and maybe Fugazi. Don't really know much more about it. It's not my kind of thing. The subject matter is waaaaay too petty for me and focused on teenage infatuation. Maybe that's your answer?
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Emo is short for Emo-core. People who say its short for Emotional are ignorant.
Emo is used to much. Every fucking thing people do is Emo, I bet tons of people have been told the way they drink coffee is Emo.
You sound like one of those people who cares too much about lyrics.
Emo is used to much. Every fucking thing people do is Emo, I bet tons of people have been told the way they drink coffee is Emo.
You sound like one of those people who cares too much about lyrics.
Satanstoenail
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Alright, here's my opinion on emo.
NOTE: I didnt write this. Its a blog that the moderator of an anti-emo page on Bebo wrote.
The attitude is what I really hate about emo.
NOTE: I didnt write this. Its a blog that the moderator of an anti-emo page on Bebo wrote.
The attitude is what I really hate about emo.
Most people have a misconception as to what Emo actually is. All those Fallout Boy Myspace Bands aren't actually Emo.
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