2006-06-24 07:38:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Punk music on estrogen. Often acoustic guitar with soft, high male vocals that dwell exessively on the singer's feelings, especially melancholy remembrances of past relationships/mistakes in life. A form of music that diverged from punk in the '80s, the name "emo" is derived from the emotive style of the lyrics and music. This genre has lately been marketed heavily by the music industry to teenagers with bands such as Dashboard Confessional and Taking Back Sunday, and has seen much commercial and mainstream success. The music has also spawned a subculture which conforms to certain conventions in dress such as tight sweatshirts, tight band T-shirts and horn-rim glasses. Adherents profess to exessively melancholy temperments. Males that adhere to the emo subculture are sometimes confused with metrosexuals; indeed the line between the two is somwhat blurred, though both groups claim to be intouch with their emotional side. The ephemeral and hackneyed nature of emo songwriting suggests that its audience will be restricted largely to teenagers. the genre suffers from a lack of credibility outside the aforementioned demographic group, much like current Nu Metal bands.
2006-06-24 07:43:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
EMOtional... it's a kind of music too, and attitude I guess. My aunt says that people who listen to EMO are just a bunch of whiney little b*tches. She listens to just regular hardcore.
2006-06-24 14:42:35 · answer #2 · answered by * 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It mean I'm gonna CRY atcha and SMEAR my dollar store eyeliner on you!!! DON'T TOUCH MY VELVET!!!!
*Oh and emo is not a subgenre of hardcore punk. Someone should kick your a** for saying that, staten island girly man!!!
2006-06-24 14:43:06 · answer #3 · answered by Melanie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as I've been told emo means EMOtional...makes sense huh?!
2006-06-24 14:40:11 · answer #4 · answered by uluvme8807 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is emotional and is used to describe the kids that inflict pain on themselves and wear eye shadow and sit in the dark.
2006-06-24 14:42:26 · answer #5 · answered by J. Micro. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
emotional. a total loser who listens to hawthorne heights and cuts himself to relieve pain.
2006-06-24 14:43:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a subgenre of hardcore punk
2006-06-24 14:41:07 · answer #7 · answered by statenislanddreamer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would LOVE to know the answer to this question too hun!!!
2006-06-24 14:43:43 · answer #8 · answered by Christy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really don´t know, but if you got the answer, let me know!
2006-06-24 15:05:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
emotional...also ..erm..well, goth kinda stuff..well..actually ppunk or hardcore
2006-06-24 14:42:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋