Emo confused with punk

Emo is a style of rock music which describes several independent variations of music with common stylistic roots. As such, use of the term has been the subject of much debate. In the mid-1980s, the term emo described a subgenre of hardcore punk which originated in the Washington, DC music scene. In later years, the term emocore, short for "emotive hardcore" or sometimes "emotional hardcore", was also used to describe the emotional performances of bands in the Washington DC scene and some of the offshoot regional scenes such as Rites of Spring, Embrace, One Last Wish, Beefeater, Gray Matter, Fire Party, and later, Moss Icon.

Starting in the mid-1990s, the term emo began to refer to the indie scene that followed the influences of Fugazi, which itself was an offshoot of the first wave of emo. Bands including Sunny Day Real Estate and Texas Is the Reason had a more indie rock style of emo, more melodic and less chaotic. The so-called "indie emo" scene survived until the late 1990s, as many of the bands either disbanded or shifted to mainstream styles. As the remaining indie emo bands entered the mainstream, newer bands began to emulate the mainstream style. As a result, the term "emo" became a vaguely defined identifier rather than a specific genre of music.


Emo can also meen emotive hardcore for the style of music. People that talk shit about the " emo kids" are just imature all- around. Why waist time talking shit on someone who enjoys what they wear and the music they like? Are you mad that someone doesn't prefer your music? It's what makes us individuals. It's all mainstream bullshit. If people have a problem with " emo-scene" kids that dig a man-hole and throw yourself in it. It's better than waisting your breath on talking shit.


Just don't listen to hawthorne heights.

 

Spot on Trissy! I saw Fire Party and Marginal Man in DC 20 years ago. BTW MM was much bigger than FP at the time.

 

I know a lot of emo kids..they are good friends of mine(now they are i have a new respect for them)...i love how a lot of street punks bitch about how emo kids are pussies and what not...but i know 4 emo kids that actually get paid to kick the shit out of people...and they dont listen to mainstream emo...its all hardcore underground nonsense...i would love to see some hardcore straight edge street punk call these guys pussies and NOT end up in the hospital with a broken face and limbs...hahaha...

emo might not be my cup of tea...but they have a right to listen to what music they like ^_^

 

this is too funny

 

I find the whole thing very childish. "Street punks," "emo kids..." Everybody walks on streets. I doubt that "street punks" are familiar with streets in any way that the layman isn't. "Emo kids"...they haven't discovered any emotions people haven't been experiencing for thousands of years. They just buy expensive belts and hoodies.

 

They're all a bunch of fags anyway