Emo is a sort of commercialized angst, or at least a fashion movement.
Emo does not equal "emotional", I think it is music that is almost fake. Bands that aren't only selling their music, but selling their clothes or hairstyles. If a musician has deep lyrics, and I really do mean DEEP lyrics, it's not emo then. But if the lyrics are about some random love story a band made up that's like any other song, then yes I would consider it emo. Because they're probably trying SO hard to be deep about their lyrics, but it's just the same as everything else. It's fake.
For example, Secondhand Serenade, Nevershoutnever, or any band/artist like that I would consider emo, because the music seems fake to me. The lyrics suck and is commercialized angst.
Here's bands that are more about their clothes or hairstyles that people would call them emo: Fall out boy, Metro Station, you know...bands like that where the clothes fit the kind of "emo" look. Skinny jeans, black hair (usually parted to the side) and other cutesy-very tight looking clothes.
Now I am aware that emo used to mean music that was emotional/punkish. In the 90's I believe with bands called Rites or Spring.
So, bands that are considered emo, but shouldn't be.
BRIGHT EYES! That's like, the best fucking band in the world but people call it emo because it's emotional. Yes, it's emotional, BUT if you think about what emo means now (commercialized angst, style of clothing) it's nothing close to it. I guess any indie sounding band is consindered emo. Like Death Cab For Cutie. Nope nope nope. NOT EMO.
Once the "want to become emo" read through all the websites and looked up bands that websites considered emo, he gave himself a total make-over. First, he needed to get the right emo wear, so he bought some skinny jeans and dyed his hair black, and painted his nails red and black. Now that he has been partly sucked into this emo style, he needed to learn the right music to listen to. The websites told him to listen to My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Taking Back Sunday and any band that screams that whole time. The emo kid didn't really understand what made all the bands emo, but he did it anyways, because that is what the websites and shows on MTV have been telling him.
But then, he read that he had to cut himself and believe himself to be depressed. So, he started to fake being depressed, until he believed himself so well, that he cut too deep and died.
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Someone who bops their bussy to bands such as: My chemical Romance, Panic! At the disco, Fall out boy and Twenty one pilots.
You can often see a wild emo in a corner crying to: The song that may or may not contain a G-note, Northern downpour (God Ryan, please come back.), Goner and What a catch, Donnie.
Average human being: Oh, John! Have you heard the new song on the top 40's?
John the Emo: WhAt aRe ThE tOP 40's?? I oNlY kNOw tHReE cHeeRs For sWEeT rEvEngE!1!!1!1!!!1!
Average human being: God, You're so emo.
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a boss ass guy who wears tight jeans and black clothes
screamo emo
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Really hot boys who act all sad and what not. They wear tight clothes that look hot on them. And I have no problem if they want to have sex with me when they're in need of emotional support!
OH MY GOD LOOK! That hot emo-boy is coming over here to have sex with me!
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some one who becomes emo to fit in/be different/try to be an emo but they r not...........(not related but snaggle)
normal person-hey looser how many times did u cut today?
emo-shut the fuck up *raises arms showing fake cut marks*
normal person-hey fucker those arent real
emo-yes they are i hate my life!!!!
normal person-ur such an emo poser
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emo is short for emotive hardcore, which formed in the 80's and 90's. bands like sunny day real estate, mineral, cap'n jazz, texas is the reason, the jazz june, promise ring, etc. emo is NOT my chemical romance, taking back sunday, any radio music, and emo is not mainstream.
cap'n jazz is good emo music
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Borderline Emo
One who is not openly emo to the world but secretly listens to soft music and writes poetry.
Also may have suspicious looking scars.
Them: "Hey dude, the Death Cab concert is in town!"
You: "Wow dude, I never knew you were a borderline emo."
Them: "Fuck you."
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