1 definition by Vanilla Lice
A music style and subculture derived from "punk"
Often involves high vocals, acoustic guitar and emotional lyrics
An example of a mainstream emo band is Taking Back Sunday
Often, all the stereotypes that have something in common with Emo are lumped in with it, including Goth, Punk and Scene
The subculture often includes a specific fashion, including tight jeans, band T-shirts, and side-sweeping bangs.
Emo is probably the most often ridiculed "Highschool Stereotype"
Often involves high vocals, acoustic guitar and emotional lyrics
An example of a mainstream emo band is Taking Back Sunday
Often, all the stereotypes that have something in common with Emo are lumped in with it, including Goth, Punk and Scene
The subculture often includes a specific fashion, including tight jeans, band T-shirts, and side-sweeping bangs.
Emo is probably the most often ridiculed "Highschool Stereotype"
Taking Back Sunday is an emo band
Hawthorne Heights is an emo band
Marilyn Manson is not emo, he is goth
The Cure is not emo, they are punk-goth-rock
Hawthorne Heights is an emo band
Marilyn Manson is not emo, he is goth
The Cure is not emo, they are punk-goth-rock
by Vanilla Lice July 11, 2008