"Real Emo" only consists of the dc Emotional Hardcore scene and the late 90's Screamo scene. What is known by "Midwest Emo" is nothing but Alternative Rock with questionable real emo influence. When people try to argue that bands like My Chemical Romance are not real emo, while saying that Sunny Day Real Estate is, I can't help not to cringe because they are just as fake emo as My Chemical Romance (plus the pretentiousness). Real emo sounds ENERGETIC, POWERFUL and somewhat HATEFUL. Fake emo is weak, self pity and a failed attempt to direct energy and emotion into music. Some examples of REAL EMO are Pg 99, Rites of Spring, Cap n Jazz (the only real emo band from the midwest scene) and Loma Prieta. Some examples of FAKE EMO are American Football, My Chemical Romance and Mineral EMO BELONGS TO HARDCORE NOT TO INDIE, POP PUNK, ALT ROCK OR ANY OTHER MAINSTREAM GENRE
by peebnis_enjoyer June 10, 2020
Get the emo mug.Emo (pronounced /ˈiːmoʊ/) is a style of rock music typically characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. It originated in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C., where it was known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore" and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace. As the style was echoed by contemporary American punk bands, its sound and meaning shifted and changed, blending with pop punk and indie rock and encapsulated in the early 1990s by groups such as Jawbreaker and Sunny Day Real Estate. By the mid 1990s numerous emo acts emerged from the Midwestern and Central United States, and several independent record labels began to specialize in the style.
Emo has been criticized for its androcentrism and the tendency of most emo bands to relegate women to the role of muse or heartbreaker in their lyrics
Emo has been criticized for its androcentrism and the tendency of most emo bands to relegate women to the role of muse or heartbreaker in their lyrics
by Words&Pages November 3, 2009
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by banditthegreat1 February 26, 2021
Get the Emo mug.1. An insult for someone who complains.
2. A generalization for someone with long, dark hair, usually parted on the side and covering one eye.
3. An insult for someone who listens to post-hardcore music.
4. A generalization for someone who has a tendency to self-harm. Whether for attention or otherwise.
5. A genre of music; Emocore.
6. A widely misunderstood term.
2. A generalization for someone with long, dark hair, usually parted on the side and covering one eye.
3. An insult for someone who listens to post-hardcore music.
4. A generalization for someone who has a tendency to self-harm. Whether for attention or otherwise.
5. A genre of music; Emocore.
6. A widely misunderstood term.
1. Guy 1: "Today's been so hard, people won't stop yelling at me and I didn't even do anything!"
Guy 2: "Quit whining, emo fag."
2. Tom has long black hair, he must be emo!
3. Tom listens to a song and there's a guy screaming. He must be an emo fag!
4. Tom has scars on his arms, he's such an emo fag!
5. Bands such as LoveHateHero are Emocore.
Guy 2: "Quit whining, emo fag."
2. Tom has long black hair, he must be emo!
3. Tom listens to a song and there's a guy screaming. He must be an emo fag!
4. Tom has scars on his arms, he's such an emo fag!
5. Bands such as LoveHateHero are Emocore.
by JackyM16 July 7, 2011
Get the Emo mug.Emo is a music scene started in the mid '80s, as an offshoot of punk. Emo is, despite stereotypes, not all about cutting and suicide and crying. Emo is simply EMOtional. It's a music genre, and a state of mind.
People often hate on Emo because it's not "normal" or because it's cooler than them. These people are not cool. If someone insults you because you are a true emo, just ignore them or make a witty, intelligent comeback.
People often hate on Emo because it's not "normal" or because it's cooler than them. These people are not cool. If someone insults you because you are a true emo, just ignore them or make a witty, intelligent comeback.
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