Lets not forget that the Smiths and Morrisey were the unlikely forefathers of Emo. Just listen to the lyrics. The music itself sounds pretty different from each other of course, but 'emo' takes a wide range of influences from various genres.
Although it is quite amusing what people are saying about scene kids, of which some is a little true, there are a lot of scene kids that are just plain cool that i know, some being my best friends. And infact I know more 'scene' people that happen to be totally sexah women!
And if anybody is a little tired of these generic emo bands that seem to get undeserved exposure, listen to Chiodos. There are great live and rather different from your usual 'emo'.
Originally posted by Bardock42
Is that true...maybe I should listen to someemo then...although I personally don't find The Smiths too whiny.
They weren't intentionally and if you like the Smiths (who are bloody great!) then you'll be suprised how 'emo' can be influenced by it, as it sounds almost nothing a like, but The Smiths are genuinely known for being the first band to sing opouarly about there girlfriends by a truck that was however heavy etc.
well over the years emo has seperated into 2 different aspects, the emo music, stuff like my chemical romance, and then the emo fashion, as in girls pants, black hair over one eye, makeup, that kinda stuff. so like when i talk about myself being against emo, its mainly the fashion, cuz i mean seriously, girl pants are for girls, but i aslo dont like most the music, but im not hating towards it. except my chemical romance, i hate those losers.
Originally posted by fruits
well over the years emo has seperated into 2 different aspects, the emo music, stuff like my chemical romance, and then the emo fashion, as in girls pants, black hair over one eye, makeup, that kinda stuff. so like when i talk about myself being against emo, its mainly the fashion, cuz i mean seriously, girl pants are for girls, but i aslo dont like most the music, but im not hating towards it. except my chemical romance, i hate those losers.
omg... read the goddamn thread mna! MCR aren't "emo" theyre like newwave poppunk pretending to be emo.
Originally posted by fruits
i say their emo. i sense no punkness in their music. and who would WANT to pretend to be emo?
their music is being construed as emo by uniformed musically inept cretins like yourself who don't have the common sense to read the actual definitions of the genre riddled throughout this thread before he comments.
and well done, since Emo derived from Punk - so you saying you sense no punk in their music is admitting they aren't emo. they are however poppunk with melodic patters
Originally posted by fruits
well i dont care about, by definition, in my mind their emo. some people think bands are punk taht definantly aren't punk, it's just their opinion. and mine is my chemical romance is emo, and i know im not the only one who thinks it
imo Beck is Black Metal... im clearly wrong.
MCR are not Emo, they have punk roots though
Originally posted by fruits
well over the years emo has seperated into 2 different aspects, the emo music, stuff like my chemical romance, and then the emo fashion, as in girls pants, black hair over one eye, makeup, that kinda stuff. so like when i talk about myself being against emo, its mainly the fashion, cuz i mean seriously, girl pants are for girls, but i aslo dont like most the music, but im not hating towards it. except my chemical romance, i hate those losers.
i have not heard much emo, but i do know what i have heard i dont like very much. what i really am against is the emo fashion, this lame fad that's going around. that i hate.