Thoughts on emo. (lyrics, instrumental, pop, genre, quote)

My Heartagram Romance · 12-19-2004, 05:43 PM

Emo gets me down. Not the music created by emo bands, as such. But the concept. Why do we allow the idea of people writing songs which express emotion to have a special category all by itself? Surely every song is emo, as the idea behind writing songs is to express emotion, isn't it? (Well, pop songs are usually wrote to boost the payroll of the artist, but that's irrelevant.) Surely it's an insult to bands who aren't classed as emo to not call them emo? Is it calling their songs emotionless? Well, technically, it's saying that they're emotional in a different way. So they're emo. All songs are emo. Apart from the ones that obviously aren't.

Very odd, emo is.

David Frost · 12-19-2004, 05:52 PM

emo is a genre, not a song writing technique. believe it or not, but there are emo bands that are insturmental!

My Heartagram Romance · 12-19-2004, 05:54 PM

Surely the same still applies? And...instrumental? Is there a god?

caughstealingstars · 12-20-2004, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Frost

emo is a genre, not a song writing technique. believe it or not, but there are emo bands that are insturmental!

explain to me how this works???...

covle · 12-21-2004, 03:16 AM

it works because "emo" is not just about lyrics.

eViL · 12-21-2004, 08:36 AM

emo is a style of life, of thoughts...

XmatchbookromanceX · 12-21-2004, 08:39 AM

...emo...is a way of life...to me anyway...

and i kno a realy good instrumental emo band...

...u should check them out coz they are waaaaaaaaay good...

www.lipswich.com <<< i think

hopefornothing · 12-21-2004, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caughstealingstars

explain to me how this works???...

Because emo is a genre of music you don't need lyrics to define it tends to Be more "poetic" and "artsy" i don’t know if that helps any

Cpt.Howdy · 12-21-2004, 10:24 AM

I can't stand people who wallow in selfpitty and blame other people for there sh!ty life and then make idle threat's about killing themselves. I'm not saying your all like this but the emo kid's i know are and i wish they would remeber that there's always knives in the kitchen so quit threatening already.

ArtistInTheAmbulance · 12-21-2004, 10:57 AM

^^ Isn't that a bit harsh? It's ok i guess if the person threatening has no reason to and is just doing it for attention, but if they really do have problems with the people around them it's not really their fault. Wouldn't you feel a bit guilty if you said that to someone and they went ahead and killed themselves? Anyways off topic, i know... Back to the emo thing...

12-19-2004, 05:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
My Heartagram Romance Groupie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Right in my own damn house. Posts: 3	Thoughts on emo. Emo gets me down. Not the music created by emo bands, as such. But the concept. Why do we allow the idea of people writing songs which express emotion to have a special category all by itself? Surely every song is emo, as the idea behind writing songs is to express emotion, isn't it? (Well, pop songs are usually wrote to boost the payroll of the artist, but that's irrelevant.) Surely it's an insult to bands who aren't classed as emo to not call them emo? Is it calling their songs emotionless? Well, technically, it's saying that they're emotional in a different way. So they're emo. All songs are emo. Apart from the ones that obviously aren't. Very odd, emo is.

12-21-2004, 03:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
covle Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: melbourne australia Posts: 334	it works because "emo" is not just about lyrics. __________________ LIVE.LOVE.BURN.DIE. whoa...i quoted atreyu, that means im hardcore. look how hardcore i am!! thats hardcore...XXX

12-21-2004, 08:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
eViL CHoCoHoLiC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Albacete...somewhere lost in Spain Posts: 59	emo is a style of life, of thoughts... __________________ ...i won't ever ask if you don't ever tell me, i know you well enough to know you'll never love me...

12-21-2004, 08:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
XmatchbookromanceX Groupie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: plymouth...england... Posts: 5	...emo...is a way of life...to me anyway... and i kno a realy good instrumental emo band... ...u should check them out coz they are waaaaaaaaay good... www.lipswich.com <<< i think __________________ :::ive got a single silver bullet shot rite thru my heart::: ~lookin ooo soo good~ *ill be ur best kept secret and ur biggest mistake* <3 hands down this is the best day i can ever remember <3

12-21-2004, 10:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
ArtistInTheAmbulance enchanted. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: cornwailles, angleterre. Posts: 2,537	^^ Isn't that a bit harsh? It's ok i guess if the person threatening has no reason to and is just doing it for attention, but if they really do have problems with the people around them it's not really their fault. Wouldn't you feel a bit guilty if you said that to someone and they went ahead and killed themselves? Anyways off topic, i know... Back to the emo thing... __________________ shake your wings like theyre laced with sound!

12-19-2004, 05:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
My Heartagram Romance Groupie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Right in my own damn house. Posts: 3	Surely the same still applies? And...instrumental? Is there a god?

12-21-2004, 10:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
Cpt.Howdy Groupie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Iraq Posts: 24	I can't stand people who wallow in selfpitty and blame other people for there sh!ty life and then make idle threat's about killing themselves. I'm not saying your all like this but the emo kid's i know are and i wish they would remeber that there's always knives in the kitchen so quit threatening already.