Emotional Kids

[NaiLed]

yeah but wtf is "emo kids"

[FatherG]

From google:

although its already been said, here's my definition of emo
> by the early 90's, the over-abundance of suburban white kids manifested
> itself into a musical movement dubbed "emo". while the name is a misnomer
> (pretty much all music is emotional) the main characteristics of the sound
> include, but are not limited to: guitar based songs, complicated time
> signatures (stops and starts), some type of lead singer who flails about,
> screams, and/or jumps around, high usage of digital delay pedals, "quirky"
> keyboard songs via a korg, etc, etc. the emo kid can usually be found wearing
>
> a thrift store t-shirt, loose fitting khakis/cords, chuck taylors or hip-hop
> type shoes, horn-rimmed glasses, some type of piercings, and a really small
> penis. bands responsible for "emo" are wide ranging: fugazi, weezer, sunny
> day real estate, sonic youth, pavement, etc, etc. hope this clarifies a few
> things for all of you who aren't in the know. later...ben

Also; emo boys have overies. Tis true.
A pic of your average emo kid Although IMO he looks more like a mod.

[Jerome Scuggs]

Emo is not modest mouse.

Ever notice how when nirvana came out, after nirvana like every band was called "grunge" ? Same thing with emo. 90% of what you guys would call emo is, in fact, alternative rock. Emo is a sub genre of PUNK ROCK, and i'll be damned if modest mouse is punk rock.

I define emo by genre, not by culture.

for a primer on emo-

http://www.fourfa.com

[Torn Wing]

NuclearRabbit doesnt know what he's talking about, so just ignore him.

[Cops]

Anyone ever listen to the cure and like it?

[Jason]

Me either. I guess people have switched from making fun of fat people, to making fun of emo kids?

Re emo music: Good lord. Have you ever listened to any Bright Eyes? Or Modest Mouse (although the song Long Distance Drunk is decent)? 90% of the vocals sound like whining, with an overly forced vibratto to their voice. It's almost as if they thought that "warbly voice=emotional content" and started milking the cow for all it's worth.

In the 70s there was disco.
In the 80s there was glam-rock
In the 90s there was grunge/techno
Now in the 00's, we have emo music.

I give it about....another 4 years before emo starts being phased out by another, equally trite "music" style.


Oh and for the record; I'm a metalhead with classical tendencies. Emo music puts me to sleep.

You know fuck all about Bright Eyes and Conor Oberst. Jerome already covered Modest Mouse. And I fucking hate people who rag on ANY music genre simply because they don't happen to enjoy it. As I said before, listen to what you want to listen to, be who you are, and to hell with all these labels.

Hi, Bilbz.

[Cops]

You know fuck all about Bright Eyes and Conor Oberst. Jerome already covered Modest Mouse. And I fucking hate people who rag on ANY music genre simply because they don't happen to enjoy it. As I said before, listen to what you want to listen to, be who you are, and to hell with all these labels.

Hi, Bilbz.

And break walls down when your girlfriend dumps you.

[GoldenPlums]

You know fuck all about Bright Eyes and Conor Oberst. Jerome already covered Modest Mouse. And I fucking hate people who rag on ANY music genre simply because they don't happen to enjoy it. As I said before, listen to what you want to listen to, be who you are, and to hell with all these labels.

Hi, Bilbz.

You're acting like an idiot Jason. You can hardly have a go at NuclearRabbit for expressing his opinion about some music he doesn't happen to like. For fuck sake. What do you know about his knowledge of this music for you to critisize his opinion of it? Be who you are??? Well i expect he is. You're a fucking hypocrit.

[Liquid Blue]

Now now children, let's not get emotional over the subject.

[Jerome Scuggs]

You're acting like an idiot Jason. You can hardly have a go at NuclearRabbit for expressing his opinion about some music he doesn't happen to like. For fuck sake. What do you know about his knowledge of this music for you to critisize his opinion of it? Be who you are??? Well i expect he is. You're a fucking hypocrit.

You're acting like an idiot GoldenPlums. You can hardly have a go at Jason for expressing his opinion about some music he happens to like. For fuck sake. What do you know about his knowledge of this music for you to critisize his opinion of it? Be who you are??? Well i expect he is. You're a fucking hypocrit.

[GoldenPlums]

No, you're talking about a different thing Jerome. I have no problem with Jason giving his thoughts on music. I do have a problem with Jason basically shitting on someone else because he disagrees with them. There is a difference.

[Jerome Scuggs]

it's infinitely regressive...everyone is shitting on everyone here, jason is one in a million.

[Ilya]

exotic called me a prep the other week and i was all "sup"

[3Stripes]

Emo is not modest mouse.

Ever notice how when nirvana came out, after nirvana like every band was called "grunge" ? Same thing with emo. 90% of what you guys would call emo is, in fact, alternative rock. Emo is a sub genre of PUNK ROCK, and i'll be damned if modest mouse is punk rock.

I define emo by genre, not by culture.

for a primer on emo-

http://www.fourfa.com

The learn to dress like an emo kid section of that website gave me a good laugh, I mean comon.

[Jerome Scuggs]

i actually do think the "dress" section is pretty dumb, but the history is pretty bitchin'.