Thoughts on emo, as a GENRE Options

[Ihate]

This is a topic that a lot of people disagree on. What classifies a song or a band as "emo" to you? Not necessarily talking about the way a band dresses, or the way they do their hair, etc...just strictly basing it off the sound of the band/song. Is it lyrical content? Is it an almost whiny style of singing and screaming? When I hear the word emo one generalization comes to mind, suicidal people, so to me I would say an emo band or song is based off the lyrical content more so than the sound they produce.

What do you think?

[MiKKiBOO]

(Psst, Shut up. I can do what I want :|)

[dustbunny]

(Psst, Shut up. I can do what I want :|)

aaactually there are many things you can't do that will result in your warning level being raised but anyways jooooooaaaaaneeeeee was just trying to let you know that you don't have to respond to topics you don't know about or understand


as far as emo bands go, I agree with Joanne as far as I look for a combination of things. The biggest sign of "emosity" for me are bands that scream about how much their lives suck. Lyrical content > appearances since I don't watch the bands sing their songs all the time. err you know what, it's basically everything that Joanne said.