Okay, so I've had this explained to me several times, but I can still never understand. What exactly is "emo" music or "emo" in general? Short for emotion or emotional, right? From what I know it's self-professed rockers singing and whining about bleeding hearts and such. So then which bands would be considered emo? Fall Out Boy? Good Charlotte? Simple Plan? Snow Patrol? << I like all those bands!!! I'm so confused! And why is it not cool or looked down upon to be emo?? I never quite got that...
Not that it'll change the way I view music or the music that I listen to or anything, I've just always wondered what people considered "emo" since it's become such a common label. I never really know anymore. I guess being out of high school for five years gets you out of touch! :lol:

I think the term emo has extremely gotten out of hand. Emo was around when I was a teen and it was nothing what is being passed as "emo" today. People don't wanna use the word "alternative" these days, either they wanna call it "emo" or "indie rock". Many of the bands considered emo today would've been considered "punk-pop" ten years ago. Seriously, people insist on calling Fall Out Boy emo, but what's so much different about FOB from the "punk pop" label stylings that Blink 182 and Green Day had ten years ago?

See that's what I thought...how is the music stylings of FOB different than Green Day? I never got that. It seems like people are so quick to label these days. Granted, Green Day is a lengendary band, but still...the genre of music is the same, right?

And why is it such a bad thing to be emo?

See that's what I thought...how is the music stylings of FOB different than Green Day? I never got that. It seems like people are so quick to label these days. Granted, Green Day is a lengendary band, but still...the genre of music is the same, right?

And why is it such a bad thing to be emo?
I agree. A friend of mine who loved Blink 182 and Good Charlotte in the day was ripping on me for downloading a FOB song because he hates "emo", and I'm like "ok, what's the difference between FOB and Blink and Good Charlotte?"

See that's what I thought...how is the music stylings of FOB different than Green Day? I never got that. It seems like people are so quick to label these days. Granted, Green Day is a lengendary band, but still...the genre of music is the same, right?

And why is it such a bad thing to be emo?
The actual EMO word is annoying as hell now. Bands like Good Charlotte and Fall Out Boy may be thrown in with that word every now and then, but they're more POP artists than anything. EMO is more emotional and whiny, rather than "catchy." Cartel, The Starting Line, Senses Fail, Brand New, and Coldplay (though they say they're "alternative") are considered EMO.

The actual EMO word is annoying as hell now. Bands like Good Charlotte and Fall Out Boy may be thrown in with that word every now and then, but they're more POP artists than anything. EMO is more emotional and whiny even. Cartel, The Starting Line, Senses Fail, Brand New, and Coldplay (though they say they're "alternative) are considered EMO.
yea, I remember emo being around when I was a teen, and none of that stuff resembles any of the MTV/TRL stuff thrown around as "emo". I swear to god, half the bands around in the 90's would be classified as emo today. Nirvana would be considered emo, Nine Inch Nails would be considered emo, Weezer would be considered emo, etc... It's annoying and that term is being overused too much IMO.

yea, I remember emo being around when I was a teen, and none of that stuff resembles any of the MTV/TRL stuff thrown around as "emo". I swear to god, half the bands around in the 90's would be classified as emo today. Nirvana would be considered emo, Nine Inch Nails would be considered emo, Weezer would be considered emo, etc... It's annoying and that term is being overused too much IMO.
Yeah, it's definitely annoying. The best is when the people themselves feel the need to be "EMO" and put their hair in front of their face and act all depressed. I guess Darlene Connor would be considered EMO today. :rolleyes: