bugeyes_7

i dont know about this band they could be emo they could be something completly different. help me out. click the link below and tell me whether or not that song is emo or not please

http://www.trustkill.com/newstuff.php?id=105-22993

Rock on

somethingisrunningonempty

Hey Bugeyes_7. Yeah, in my opion, Hopesfall aren't really that emo. I look at emo as more of a soft acoustical kind of tune. That's just what I'd classify as emo. Guys like Elliott Smith, old Bright Eyes, AFarewellToArms, and maybe some Peppermint Confederacy are in my opinion more on the emo side. If you haven't heard any of these guys, check 'em out for sure. They are all pretty good, besides maybe AFarewellToArms who gets very whiny-voiced. I think that bands like Hopesfall, Hawthorne Heights, and most of the bands you see headlining the Vans Warped Tour are more on the pop-rock/punk side. Not much emo going on there. Sure, some of the lyrics are what some would call emo, but those people don't really know much about deep feeling lyrics. I think a funny one is Matchbook Romance, who has a lyric that says: "My eyes burn from the tears". This lyric is a prime example of what I mean about the main idea of what emo is. I think emo is really when the lyrics have meanings like this, only they are hidden. Good songwriters have a way of covering up what they are saying. They don't use many words like "crying", "tears", "broken heart", and other whiny things like that. Listen to Elliott Smith. His lyrics aren't incredible, but I find his music to be pretty damn good on the whole. A good starter song for you probably is either "Coming Up Roses", "2:45 am", or "Speed Trials". These are all pretty good tunes. I'd check out Bright Eyes too. Conor Oberst's new stuff doesn't really touch much on emo with the exception of perhaps "Lua" or "Take it Easy (Love Nothing)". But his older stuff is pretty soft and emo-ish. Check out "It's Cool, We Can Still Be Friends". Anyways, I hope I answered your question and more. Keep listening to music.
Somethingisrunningonempty

PerFeCTioNThrUSileNCe

hopesfall is sorta a screamo-ish band. i dont know if id call them that either. im not really sure what id call them.

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riseagainstrocks

I'd call them awesome. Minus the new album which was meh. not bad but not great

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One note timeless, came out of nowhere...

SATCHMO

A better question: Am I emo? I keep thinking that I might be, but I'm really not sure at this point.

Electric Ocean

http://www.geocities.com/ctskaboy/emotest.html

http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?te...21451282043838

These may help you out of your dilema.

thepeppermintconfederacy

Elliot Smith and I play Indie music with a Folk sound. I used to be slightly influenced by "emo" bands. But to get a good idea of what emo is, search for 'rites of spring'. I'd post a link to get you started, but I have to make 15 more posts. Just search on google for "emo rites of spring history" and you should get some good info.

beat yr own KID

If you see the word "trustkill" then the answer is no.

thepeppermintconfederacy

Tru dat. Good rule of thumb. Trustkill reminds me of... hot topic.... and bands that come to be completely replaced by their label over a three year period with new members that have more tatoos.


Ian Mackaye is more emo than Chris Carabba and The Locust is a great screamo band.


Emo kind of sucked... I'll be honest... even real emo... it sucked, because it was ****ty punk rock that wasn't even political... but screamo? San diego outdid itself with that one. San Diego screamo is more intense than NYC HXC, it outrocks all the DC oldschool, and it even sounds more intense than black metal (with fewer nerds involved to boot)! Screamo is the ish and what people call screamo today is the worst mutilation the industry has done yet.

Now everyone go download some Angel Hair.

beat yr own KID

The locust are not screamo haha. They're just noise. Literly. They call it the anti-music.