What the hell is an Emo?

**Calliander** · 16 Feb 2005, 05:44 PM

Sqoon is awesome.

Did anyone mention girl pants, by the way?

**Vasteel** · 16 Feb 2005, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by IronPlant

It's a fucking animal, it isn't sacred. It doesn'y give magical wishes and make me toast in the morning.

Sacred in the sense that sentient life is sacred. You respect a certain sanctity of human life, no? And there are FAR more reasons to be vegan/vegetarian.

Anyways, back on topic- Emo began as a subgenre of punk/hardcore. It can be argued that the first emo band was Nation of Ulysses back in the 80's. Like most things when they break into the mainstream, what is commonly known as emo today actually bears very little resemblence to the emo of the 80's and 90's. What often surprises me is how few of these emo-scenesters today know anything of the history of that scene. As it is, most people who were involved in the emo scene then (which seemed much heavier and darker to me), don't really associate with what has come to be known as emo among mainstream scenesters and high school kids.
So basically emo= whining about girls.

**Yoshi** · 16 Feb 2005, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by g0zen

And for once we agree on something.

Don't be too surprised. I am a fiscal conservative, not a religious one, though my morals in many cases align with Christians. I am a big animal/nature lover, so my political stances tend to be very Nixon-esque (he started the EPA afterall).

**Mman** · 16 Feb 2005, 05:55 PM

Nixon pushed that policy out of public opinion. Im not sure he was exactly behind it or believed in it.

**Revoltor** · 16 Feb 2005, 05:55 PM

One time I complimented this chick on her specs. She told me they were non-prescription.

I never talked to her again.

**Calliander** · 16 Feb 2005, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by Vasteel

Sacred in the sense that sentient life is sacred.

So you're against abortion, then?

Anyways, back on topic- Emo began as a subgenre of punk/hardcore. It can be argued that the first emo band was Nation of Ulysses back in the 80's. Like most things when they break into the mainstream, what is commonly known as emo today actually bears very little resemblence to the emo of the 80's and 90's. What often surprises me is how few of these emo-scenesters today know anything of the history of that scene. As it is, most people who were involved in the emo scene then (which seemed much heavier and darker to me), don't really associate with what has come to be known as emo among mainstream scenesters and high school kids.
So basically emo= whining about girls.

What about Sunny Day Real Estate, aren't they considered original Emo?

**Opaque** · 16 Feb 2005, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by Revoltor

One time I complimented this chick on her specs. She told me they were non-prescription.

Good News; I have fake glasses too!

I haven't worn them more than like 4 times in the last half a year, though.

**Mman** · 16 Feb 2005, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by Mike

What about Sunny Day Real Estate, aren't they considered original Emo?

Kind of. They took what was a genre of hardcore and applied pop punk aspects to it, which in turn influenced a gazillion 'emo' bands we have running around today.