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
Get the Emomug. by _pro_definitions_i_cant_spell1 November 18, 2018
Get the Emomug. by xXVampireKissesXx December 11, 2009
Get the Emomug. 1. A style that relates to many kinds of other styles, such as scene and punk. (BASED ON MAJORITY) Emo people typically are emotional, however they can be very happy at times. They prefer listening to certain genres, such as punk rock, rock, and hardcore punk.
2. Something people will call you even if you wear a sprinkle of black...
2. Something people will call you even if you wear a sprinkle of black...
1. Some of my friends are pretty emo. I love their taste in music.
2. Today a 6th grader called me emo all because I wore black shoes and a black hoodie.
2. Today a 6th grader called me emo all because I wore black shoes and a black hoodie.
by Pannwinner1 May 28, 2023
Get the emomug. by Error377260 November 27, 2022
Get the Emomug. The byproduct of the late wave Baby Boomer's and early Generation X'ers that didn't beat the hell out of their boys, instill values and principals in them, and man them up. They find drama where there doesn't need to be any. Most usually have black, shaggy hair, a 28 inch waist or smaller, are Caucasian or Oriental, and listen to manufactured music that will be forgotten about in less than a year.
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by waspcoloredstain June 13, 2013
Get the Emomug. 