Emo is a sort of commercialized angst, or at least a fashion movement.
Emo does not equal "emotional", I think it is music that is almost fake. Bands that aren't only selling their music, but selling their clothes or hairstyles. If a musician has deep lyrics, and I really do mean DEEP lyrics, it's not emo then. But if the lyrics are about some random love story a band made up that's like any other song, then yes I would consider it emo. Because they're probably trying SO hard to be deep about their lyrics, but it's just the same as everything else. It's fake.
For example, Secondhand Serenade, Nevershoutnever, or any band/artist like that I would consider emo, because the music seems fake to me. The lyrics suck and is commercialized angst.
Here's bands that are more about their clothes or hairstyles that people would call them emo: Fall out boy, Metro Station, you know...bands like that where the clothes fit the kind of "emo" look. Skinny jeans, black hair (usually parted to the side) and other cutesy-very tight looking clothes.
Now I am aware that emo used to mean music that was emotional/punkish. In the 90's I believe with bands called Rites or Spring.
So, bands that are considered emo, but shouldn't be.
BRIGHT EYES! That's like, the best fucking band in the world but people call it emo because it's emotional. Yes, it's emotional, BUT if you think about what emo means now (commercialized angst, style of clothing) it's nothing close to it. I guess any indie sounding band is consindered emo. Like Death Cab For Cutie. Nope nope nope. NOT EMO.
Emo does not equal "emotional", I think it is music that is almost fake. Bands that aren't only selling their music, but selling their clothes or hairstyles. If a musician has deep lyrics, and I really do mean DEEP lyrics, it's not emo then. But if the lyrics are about some random love story a band made up that's like any other song, then yes I would consider it emo. Because they're probably trying SO hard to be deep about their lyrics, but it's just the same as everything else. It's fake.
For example, Secondhand Serenade, Nevershoutnever, or any band/artist like that I would consider emo, because the music seems fake to me. The lyrics suck and is commercialized angst.
Here's bands that are more about their clothes or hairstyles that people would call them emo: Fall out boy, Metro Station, you know...bands like that where the clothes fit the kind of "emo" look. Skinny jeans, black hair (usually parted to the side) and other cutesy-very tight looking clothes.
Now I am aware that emo used to mean music that was emotional/punkish. In the 90's I believe with bands called Rites or Spring.
So, bands that are considered emo, but shouldn't be.
BRIGHT EYES! That's like, the best fucking band in the world but people call it emo because it's emotional. Yes, it's emotional, BUT if you think about what emo means now (commercialized angst, style of clothing) it's nothing close to it. I guess any indie sounding band is consindered emo. Like Death Cab For Cutie. Nope nope nope. NOT EMO.
Once the "want to become emo" read through all the websites and looked up bands that websites considered emo, he gave himself a total make-over. First, he needed to get the right emo wear, so he bought some skinny jeans and dyed his hair black, and painted his nails red and black. Now that he has been partly sucked into this emo style, he needed to learn the right music to listen to. The websites told him to listen to My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Taking Back Sunday and any band that screams that whole time. The emo kid didn't really understand what made all the bands emo, but he did it anyways, because that is what the websites and shows on MTV have been telling him.
But then, he read that he had to cut himself and believe himself to be depressed. So, he started to fake being depressed, until he believed himself so well, that he cut too deep and died.
But then, he read that he had to cut himself and believe himself to be depressed. So, he started to fake being depressed, until he believed himself so well, that he cut too deep and died.
by Waffle_Iron September 14, 2009
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by screamoboy1111 November 4, 2012
Get the emo mug.Someone who bops their bussy to bands such as: My chemical Romance, Panic! At the disco, Fall out boy and Twenty one pilots.
You can often see a wild emo in a corner crying to: The song that may or may not contain a G-note, Northern downpour (God Ryan, please come back.), Goner and What a catch, Donnie.
You can often see a wild emo in a corner crying to: The song that may or may not contain a G-note, Northern downpour (God Ryan, please come back.), Goner and What a catch, Donnie.
Average human being: Oh, John! Have you heard the new song on the top 40's?
John the Emo: WhAt aRe ThE tOP 40's?? I oNlY kNOw tHReE cHeeRs For sWEeT rEvEngE!1!!1!1!!!1!
Average human being: God, You're so emo.
John the Emo: WhAt aRe ThE tOP 40's?? I oNlY kNOw tHReE cHeeRs For sWEeT rEvEngE!1!!1!1!!!1!
Average human being: God, You're so emo.
by Imnotemoiswear September 18, 2018
Get the Emo mug.A subculture which is particularly common in children and teens where they straighten their hair, dye it black, wear black eyeliner, black lipstick, black clothing and tight clothing. There is this myth circulating where EMO people sit in a corner all day, cry and contemplate suicide. This is far from the truth. Many have a liking for punk rock or grunge music, but snobby twats who listen to modern pop call anything unpopular "EMO" when they don't know what EMO music even is.
by UltimateDoge May 12, 2022
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(By the way, punk is DEAD!)
(By the way, punk is DEAD!)
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emos lyk 2 fink of themselves s being indivduals and refer to themselve as scene they actually look exactly like each other... you can spot an emo by there inhabitation of middle class coffee bars such as starbucks or outside depressin the rest of the population or by the pool of blood comin 4rm the self harmin to get attention
emo girl"ur new hair cut is propa scene, you look sex i <3 u"
emo boy"i did it myself i didnt lyk my life so i took my hair as i representation of my self hatred"
emo boy"i did it myself i didnt lyk my life so i took my hair as i representation of my self hatred"
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