PLEASE explain better.... what does EMO really mean?????????????????????????????????

Question

well. i know that emo means emotional.... but i really dont get it because sometimes i see cute clothing articles on ebay, or at urban outfitters that are described as "emo". but why does some people say that emo people are depressed people???????????????????

is a skirt with cute little teapots designed on them.... emo???????????? i think not!!!!

and these punk girls with shaggy hair and blond highlights...... are emo????? why????

Answer 1

your wrong, your all wrong

Emo was a style of music created in the mid '80s. . . Two bands called Rites of Spring and Embrace took punk rock in a different direction. They had the same punk rock sound and vibe like all of the other bands, but integreated more personal lyrics and were extremely emotional during live performances raw, powerful human emotion. Rites of spring were famous for their intense live shows. Instruments were broken and out of tune, drums were ripped, and the band dripped with sweat caused by the mass amount of power they put into their music. This new style of punk rock was different enough to be classified as something other than punk. A new term was coined. Emotional Hardcore was the new term that described this new powerful subgenre of hardcore punk rock that these two bands had created. More and more punk bands started to experiment with this new genre. Over time, the term Emotional Hardcore was shortened to the term Emocore. And then, over more time, it was shortened even more to the word Emo. This is considered to be First Wave Emo. It spanned from 1984 to 1994. Yes. "Emo" was at one time a musical subgenre of hardcore punk rock. Not something the kids who wore girl pants and eyeliner called themselves. Not something you would be called after cutting yourself. Not something you would ever call a living person.

As time progressed, there were different bands forming and trying to replicate the sound of the emo genre.Around the late '80s and early '90s, bands such as Indian Summer and Heroin formed. They weren't exactly under the punk scene as much as Rites of Spring were, but they still had that hardcore emotional performances and songs. (Indian Summer was known for building up to a climax in most of their songs; the turning point of emotion in their performances.)

Then came the second wave of emo. Many say that Sunny Day Real Estate were the pioneers of second wave emo. I would have to agree on that one. Sunny Day Real Estate was influenced by previous emo bands but played a much more melodic and somewhat depressing style of music. Unlike previous bands influenced by emo, Sunny Day Real Estates signed a deal with Sub-Pop records, the label that had success with more popular bands such as Nirvana and Soundgarden. Sunny Day Real Estate was also promoted in the Rolling Stone. Sunny Day Real Estate got out into the general public more than any other band influenced by emo in the past. This is perhaps what started the corruption that is what emo is considered today. Sunny Day Real Estate got out to the people, and thus bands tried to mimic their style. Different sounds of music were played, but the sad tone was kept. Then came bands such as Thursday, Jimmy Eat World and Weezer. Jimmy Eat World was at first considered an "emo" band back when emo wasn't such a broad term. But then, with their 2001 release of "Bleed American", they pretty much took all of their emo influence out of their music and went mainstream. They changed their image and style of music, but were still considered to be an emo band. This is where the third wave comes in.

Dashboard Confessional was formed. Dashboard Confessional took the sad tones of Sunny Day Real Estate and turned it into something much more depressing and emotional. Songs most of the time about love, not being able to get a girl, etc poured a type of emotion that gave the band a whiney look. That's when bands such as Hawthorne Heights started forming. Influenced by Dashboard Confessional's pansy-like style of music, they were considered to be emo. The mainstream success of such bands is what made the term emo explode out into the world and become what it is known as today.

Answer 2

Emo is shurt for emotional. To Be Emo You Do not have to cut your self. More people usome seens im emo i cut my slef. FALSE! Emo is when you have had a bad past and you are more emoshanal than more people. Is Cant Begood or bad the only way it can be bad is when you have nothing to be emo about your self. Is you are emo for no reson then your are a poser. PS WE HATE POSSERS! you can tell is some1 is a posser becuase they dont look @ the floer then there walking, they laugh smill or look happy. this is coming from true emo so dnt let any1 els ell you less they lie if they do

Answer 3

Emo is a variety of different things some people think emo is emotional people who think their life is going to end on how awful it is and dress like it to show they support it. But another kind of emo is the scared ones they dress and act like normal girls (or guys) but on the inside is a messed torn up human being alone and afraid in the world. They all usually cut themselves wrist legs stomach really anywhere they can reach! But that's emo for ya!

Answer 4

emo is really just a style. the way they dress and stuff. you don't really have to cut yourself to be emo. but i'm pretty sure you have to be emotionally stressed and stuff. i don't know why people diss emo people all the time, it's just like being a f***ing jock or prep. im not emo but i dont understand people who hate emo. some emo guys are pretty hot.

Answer 5

Its basically some new ******** that someone has made up to justify things that have been in existence since society has started. Its similar to the whole metrosexual thing. people are trying to put labels to justify or clarify there actions. its a trend....and a whole bunch of bandwagon losers are going to follow it until the next new thing comes out. When you have no culture you have to invent one.....and this is sad.

Answer 6

emo is more a attitde than a style really its kinda deppression and idk bout those clothes they aren't neccsarily "emo". i guess "emo" isn't a thing it's more than just an attitude it's like a way of life. ur question is like askin what is a prep or gangsta. it's the way a person lives. it's a way of expressing emotions of pain through the way u dress. i mean how do you dress? what r u trying to express????? don't you believe any of this???? and it's just alabel like preps organgsta, or geek, or nerd, or goth. thats another thing "emo is NOT "goth"

Answer 7

well emos are classified as emotional. i think emotionally depressed and stressed. emos are usually those who cut theirselves and think about dying all the time u know.....not happy and the emo clothes well u can tell they are emo when u see the clothes or their arms and such. but thats wat someone told me. cuz i asked the difference in goth and emo. he said goths wear the black and baggy pants with chains.....and emos wear the same pretty much its just tight clothing. thats wat i was told though.

Answer 8

Kids who are opposite of Jocks/popular girls
Kids who are nerds who like starwars.