what the hell is emo?
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From: northwest NC
2. Emo
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.
ex.
girlfriend: C'mon, lets have sex.
boyfriend: I'm too sad to have sex.
girlfriend: I'm sad too; lets have sex and cry.
boyfriend: I'm already crying.
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.
ex.
girlfriend: C'mon, lets have sex.
boyfriend: I'm too sad to have sex.
girlfriend: I'm sad too; lets have sex and cry.
boyfriend: I'm already crying.
I still like honda's. :-/
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From: Gilbert, AZ
Originally Posted by strychnine
ex.
girlfriend: C'mon, lets have sex.
boyfriend: I'm too sad to have sex.
girlfriend: I'm sad too; lets have sex and cry.
boyfriend: I'm already crying.
girlfriend: C'mon, lets have sex.
boyfriend: I'm too sad to have sex.
girlfriend: I'm sad too; lets have sex and cry.
boyfriend: I'm already crying.
exactly.
4500rpm hesitation
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From: Hesperia
Originally Posted by strychnine
2. Emo
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.
ex.
girlfriend: C'mon, lets have sex.
boyfriend: I'm too sad to have sex.
girlfriend: I'm sad too; lets have sex and cry.
boyfriend: I'm already crying.
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.
ex.
girlfriend: C'mon, lets have sex.
boyfriend: I'm too sad to have sex.
girlfriend: I'm sad too; lets have sex and cry.
boyfriend: I'm already crying.
Not that punk was ever original, but atleast it was never horribly bad,except for a few, now it has a whole genre attached to it that just sucks. And not that alot of punk isn't screaming, but if I wanted to hear about failing relationships and suicide I could listen to my friends and their issues.
No thanks.
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From: Portland, OR
Originally Posted by Nightshade
Ok one thing I want answered....how exactly can you write a song without emotion?
The proper term if you really want to know is emotive hardcore or emo for short.
e·mo·tive P Pronunciation Key (-mtv)
adj.
1. Of or relating to emotion: the emotive aspect of symbols.
2. Characterized by, expressing, or exciting emotion: an emotive trial lawyer; the emotive issue of gun control.
So please for gods fukking sake quit saying "emotional hardcore"
The proper term if you really want to know is emotive hardcore or emo for short.
e·mo·tive P Pronunciation Key (-mtv)
adj.
1. Of or relating to emotion: the emotive aspect of symbols.
2. Characterized by, expressing, or exciting emotion: an emotive trial lawyer; the emotive issue of gun control.
So please for gods fukking sake quit saying "emotional hardcore"
Floppy Death! noES!!!
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From: Scranton, PA
How many Emo kids does it take to change a light bulb.... None, they sit in the dark and cry.
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oh that's a good one. stole it from the joke thread from a few days ago... I cracked up on that one.
:lmfao:
oh that's a good one. stole it from the joke thread from a few days ago... I cracked up on that one.
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From: My own level of hell
Originally Posted by RB
Oh come on, most of the pop music out there today has no emotion in it at all. Turn on MTV, theres your proof.
You cannot write a song without expressing some emotion of some sort. The song in return conveys that emotion to its audience. Regardless of if it is the most generic pop song sung by Jessica Simpson it still conveys some form of emotion in some way whether you as a listener realize it or not.
You would think someone in college who has had to take some form of literature course could figure that much out without much though:slap:
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From: Portland, OR
Originally Posted by Nightshade
Oh get real you amateur.
You cannot write a song without expressing some emotion of some sort. The song in return conveys that emotion to its audience. Regardless of if it is the most generic pop song sung by Jessica Simpson it still conveys some form of emotion in some way whether you as a listener realize it or not.
You would think someone in college who has had to take some form of literature course could figure that much out without much though:slap:
You cannot write a song without expressing some emotion of some sort. The song in return conveys that emotion to its audience. Regardless of if it is the most generic pop song sung by Jessica Simpson it still conveys some form of emotion in some way whether you as a listener realize it or not.
You would think someone in college who has had to take some form of literature course could figure that much out without much though:slap:
Wow, you read way too far into that. I didn't mean literally NO emotion, but rather superficial emotions that people experience on a day to day basis, rather than a deeper, more heart-wrenching experience that "emo" bands base their music off of.
Britney Spears' music, while utilizing emotion, doesn't even compare to other bands such as Brand New or the 10+ other bands I mentioned. They're on two completely different levels and if you can't see that, maybe you're the amateur.