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?

[ofconfidence]

in my opinion, there are alot of things that categorize a band as emo.
while it's stereotypically the bands with hair covering their face and constant screaming, alot of what could be called emo is mostly pertaining to the lyrics.

a song that is highly emotional and gives off an angry or sorrowful tone could be classified as emo.
i think it's a misconception to classify emo because i think it would be better suited to say a SONG is emo rather than a band.
however a song that a band plays is the song that they are known for and it made them big, then from that song a band could be labeled as emo.