It doesnt bother me what theyre named. It bothers me that every thread turns into an argument about whats emo and whats not. Every time we get a newbie that doesnt know what it is, a whole flamewar starts. I know its not easy to explain to them, especially if they argue back, but still.

At the MX forum they just decided that "emo" would be discussed in the Pop-Punk section and real emo would be discussed under Hardcore/Emo and it works for the most part, save for the odd misplaced thread/post.

If emo is short for emotional hardcore then why are bands like vast and spill canvas labeled emo?

I dont want to make this a heated debate, I just wanna get my point (although it may be wrong) across. lol.

YOU SAY YOU DONT WANT TO START A HEATED ARGUMENT..........but all the posts ive seen by you look like you are trying to.

Or maybe you take them that way. I can agree to disagree, that's ok with me.

But how has emo transformed from emocore to the emo it is now?

I've never heard either of those two bands but loads of people mislabel emo all the time. What do the bands sound like because they could be emo for all I know.

I'm guessing by your other posts that you don't know what emo is, emo hasn't really transformed alot since stuff like Indian Summer, screamo evolved as a sub-genre though which sound alot heavier and is more epic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo

Check out that site for a basic explanation.

good definition. (the site)

But how come now people like good charlotte and simple plan fans are labeled emo? Is that just a mis-judgement?

How would you label something that is completely acoustic, with emotional lyrics?
How about a full band, with no screaming, but emotional lyrics?
And I'm guessing a band with a full on scream like poison the well with emotional lyrics is considered emo?

Well any band could have "emotional" lyrics, their genre would be defined by their sound. I don't know anyone who calls Good Charlotte and Simple Plan emo but I know what you mean and I'm pretty sure it came from magazines like Rolling Stone not knowing what they're talking about again.

I don't read rolling stone or any of those but I guess it's a "scene" thing. Emo here is classified as any slow emotional music. I guess maybe it's a location thing. Who knows.