Lol, Punk stole Orton's music

[the dark knight]

the term emo described a subgenre of hardcore punk which stemmed from the Washington, D.C. music scene. In later years, the term emocore, short for "emotional hardcore"

Carrabba's music featured lyrics founded in deep diary-like outpourings of emotion. While certainly emotional, the new "emo" had a far greater appeal amongst adolescents than its earlier incarnations.

I don't recognize that attribution. I've never recognized "emo" as a genre of music. I always thought it was the most Blue term ever. I know there is this generic commonplace that every band that gets labeled with that term hates it. They feel scandalized by it. But honestly, I just thought that all the bands I played in were punk rock bands. The reason I think it's so stupid is that—what, like the Bad Brains weren't emotional? What—they were robots or something? It just doesn't make any sense to me.
—Mark Prindle, "Interview with Guy Picciotto". MarkPrindle.com (2003).

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[Axis]

I wonder if he likes his current theme

Are you illiterate?

"Finally, I heard it and I hated it. The second time I listened to it, the song grew on me and now I like it."

 

[1chiban]

I liked burn in my light theme but it was easy to make fun of....i mean come on..

"Hey.......Hey...randy ortons Gay"

yeah i gotta say i like his current theme much better now.

That bit made me laugh!

 

[★Chuck Zombie★]

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Yeah, that's where the origin came from, but now emo is more specific to sound because, as the guy you quoted said, every band has emotional lyrics.

 

[the dark knight]

Yeah, that's where the origin came from, but now emo is more specific to sound because, as the guy you quoted said, every band has emotional lyrics.

thanks, thats what i was trying to say. the origin is right. sure, every song has some sort of emotion in em but not that type of emotion.

oh and i go by the original definition.

 

[Airfixx]

Yeah, that's where the origin came from, but now emo is more specific to sound because, as the guy you quoted said, every band has emotional lyrics.

That guy, Guy, is a fuckin' legend! ...Fugazi are one of the best bands E-v-a-a-a-a-a-a-r!!! :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugazi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Picciotto

thanks, thats what i was trying to say. the origin is right. sure, every song has some sort of emotion in em but not that type of emotion.

What specific emotion would "that" be tho'?

That's the part I'm missing...

 

[the dark knight]

crying for your ex? broken heart stuff...

 

[Airfixx]

'Love' songs then...?

(Gaawd, what pretentious guff!)

 

[the dark knight]

love songs with rock/punk like sound....yea. ya know? guitars, bass and drums? this is my definition anyway...

 

[MikeRaw]

love songs with boy band/girl like sound....yea. ya know? guitars, bass and drums? this is my definition anyway...

fixed.

 

[Airfixx]

love songs with rock/punk like sound....yea. ya know? guitars, bass and drums? this is my definition anyway...

So NOTHING exclusive to the so-called genre then?

Seriously... What bullshit.


(I don't blame the musicians one bit - They're just doing their thing for the best part - but between the journalist who probably coined the phrase and the fans that embraced it, someone needs a good slap for being such a pretentious wanker.)

 

[the dark knight]

exactly.

 

[★Chuck Zombie★]

I don't blame the musicians one bit - They're just doing their thing for the best part - but between the journalist who probably coined the phrase and the fans that embraced it, someone needs a good slap for being such a pretentious wanker.)

I completely agree with that. I've had people yell at me about calling it emo when I'm just calling it what it is known as. I know every genre has emotion (except techno, lol) and I know the name doesn't make since, but that doesn't change the fact that is what the genre is referred to. It's kind of like dinosaur. That means "terrible lizard." But the dinosaurs technically weren't lizards and I guess you can say they weren't exactly terrible either, but we still call them dinosaurs.

 

[Airfixx]

I know every genre has emotion (except techno, lol)

No offense, but my assumption is that you made that comment in ignorance - American's generally don't even realise that Techno came from black America (Detroit to be precise) and has strong spiritual links to MoTown.

Another discussion/thread maybe and another time, but do you even know what Techno really is?

 

[★Chuck Zombie★]

Well, it was pretty much a joke, but all in all a spiritual link to a past genre doesn't mean the current incarnation of it expresses the same soul. Look at rap. When it first started it meant something. it was about people's lives and struggles, etc. Now (at least the more popular stuff) is about sex and money. Techno now is pretty much made for people to dance to.