what is emo?

Answer 1

wow alot of ppl have asked this question.... it is emotional... happy, sad/depressed, mad, and any emotion there is to have. it doesn't perticully(sp) means depressed. people just sterotype that kind of thing

Answer 2

Emo is a subgenre of hardcore punk music. Since its inception, emo has come to describe several independent variations, linked loosely but with common ancestry. As such, use of the term (and which musicians should be so classified) has been the subject of much debate.

In its original incarnation, the term emo was used to describe the music of the mid-1980s Washington, DC scene and its associated bands. In later years, the term emocore, short for "emotional hardcore", was also used to describe the DC scene and some of the regional scenes that spawned from it. The term emo was derived from the fact that, on occasion, members of a band would become spontaneously and strongly emotional during performances. The most recognizable names of the period included Rites of Spring, Embrace, One Last Wish, Beefeater, Gray Matter, Fire Party, and, slightly later, Moss Icon. The first wave of emo began to fade after the breakups of most of the involved bands in the early 1990s.

Starting in the mid-1990s, the term emo began to reflect 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 put forth a more indie rock style of emo, more melodic and less chaotic in nature than its predecessor. 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 more mainstream style, creating a style of music that has now earned the moniker emo within popular culture. Whereas, even in the past, the term emo was used to identify a wide variety of bands, the breadth of bands listed under today's emo is even more vast, leaving the term "emo" as more of a loose identifier than as a specific genre of music.

Some modern musicians who are considered emo today are:
My chemical Romance
Silverstein
The Black Maria
Hawthorne Heights
and
Simple Plan

Hope that answers you question.
~ signed: curious george

Answer 3

I think of it as someone who is thought of as similar to a goth, but is more emotional and makes big statements with clothes and have a really in your face look. But there is probably only a few people who actually are emo, but theres now a stereotype where people call people emo because they say something or do something or wear something (and even cutting thyre hair) check out the adress below to see what I mean:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUPQ-2j0O3M

Answer 4

Emo is a type of emotional rock music.

Emo is an adjective which describes a type of clothing and music people choose.

Emo is an adjective that describes a moment of sorrow and/or lonliness.

Emo is a stereotype where people are often depressed, and enjoy writing.

Answer 5

Dear Diary

Mood: Apathetic

My life is spiraling downward. I couldn’t get enough money to go to the Blood Red Romance and Suffocate Me Dry concert. It sucks cause they play some of my favorite songs like “Stab my heart because I love you” and “Rip apart my soul” and of course “Stabby rip stab stab” And It doesn’t help that I couldn’t get my hair to do that flippy thing either…like that guy from that band can do….some days you know...

I’m an emo kid, non-conforming as can be
You’d be non-conforming too if you look just like me
I have paint on my nails and makeup on my face
I’m almost emo enough to start shaving my legs
Cause I feel real deep when dressing in drag
I call it freedom of expression, most just call me a fag
Our dudes look like chicks and chicks look like dykes
Cause emo is one step below transvestite

Stop my breathing and slit my throat
I must be emo

I don’t jump around when I go to shows
I must be emo

I’m dark and sensitive with low self esteem
The way I dress makes everyday feel like Halloween
I have no real problems but I like to make believe
I stole my sister’s mascara now I’m grounded for a week
Sulking and writing poetry are my hobbies
I can’t get through a hawthorne heights album without sobbing
Girls keep breaking up with me, it’s never any fun
They say they already have a *****, they don’t need another one

Stop my breathing and slit my throat
I must be emo

I don’t jump around when I go to shows
I must be emo

Dye in my hair and polish on my toes
I must be emo

I play guitar and write suicide notes
I must be emo

my life is just a black abyss... ya know..it’s so dark. And it’s suffocating me, grabbing a hold of me and tightening its grip, tighter than a pair of my little sisters jeans...which look great on me by the way.

When I get depressed I cut my wrist in every direction
Hearing songs about getting dumped gives me an erection
I write in a live journal and wear thick rimmed glasses
I tell my friends I bleed black and cry during classes
I’m just a bad, cheap imitation of goth
You can read me “Catcher in the Rye” and watch me ********
I wear skin tight clothes while hating my life
If I said that I like girls I’d only be half right

I look like I’m dead and dress like a homo
I must be emo

Screw xbox I play old school Nintendo
I must be emo

I like to whine and hate my parentals
I must be emo

Me and my friends all look like clones
I must be emo

My parents don’t get me ya know. They think I’m gay just because they saw me kiss a guy…well, a couple guys …but still, I mean it’s the 2000’s, can’t two…or 4 dudes make out with each other without being gay. I mean, chicks dig that kinda thing anyways. I don’t know diary, sometimes I think you are the only one that gets me…you’re my best friend.

Answer 6

okay, a lot of ppl confuse emo and goth, the diff is emo is like goth, but not as xtreme, i agree with the person who said its "emotional rock"

Answer 7

Rock music that deals with emotions such as love, hate , revenge etc

EMO bands - MCR, Panic at the DIsco, Fall out Boy, All American Rejects, there are tons of them

Answer 8

it is a persn who lyks 2 cut demself and feels sorry for dem self

Answer 9

culture inspired by punk rock. a lot of tattoos, a lot of piercings, and crazy hairstyles.

Answer 10

here we go again............why dont you just look it up on the search its been asked more than a hundred times.......
1395 to be exact
http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result;_ylt=ApEILVduoRPwQPPg9XgQcr0ezKIX?p=what+is+emo