my favorite emo bands pg 99, orchid, swing kids, song of zarathustra, the crimson curse, mohinder, ordination of aaron, combatwoundedveteran, one eyed god prophecy
Thank you so much. Nice, while I personally prefer more melodic/softer emo, I do like some songs by Saetia/Indian Summer, and I think the genre has an interesting and dynamic sound, and it seems like it was important and influential on some more accessible/mainstream bands like Thursday/Silverstein. Thank you for commenting.
Very through and solid breakdown. Very academic. However, I hope this helps people realize that all this labeling and "creating" of genres is dumb and pointless. It all basically punk and/or just rock. Just enjoy it
Thank you so much. And while I personally am generally a fan of genres and think they can be useful/helpful, you certainly make a very good and important point, and I do agree to an extent; they can easily become excessive, be confusing/distracting, limit creativity, and pigeonhole artists, and it's also true that many of these "emo" bands preferred to just call themselves "punk" or "rock," just like you said. Thank you for the thoughtful comment and for the very kind words.
I was a total purist at some time until I caught myself making exceptions for bands like Brand New. I would get mad at people for calling Dashboard Confessional emo and then put on some Brand New. Since then I just let people enjoy it, while still being that one guy that'll sit in the corner of a party, totally drunk and explaining the history of emo to some poor dude that had the misfortune of sitting next to me.
Haha. Yeah, this is basically me as well; I definitely can relate to this a lot, except for me it was all the scene artists being called emo, haha, but I realized my own definition of emo was not so consistent. Thanks for the thoughtful/insightful comment.
I'm sorry; I'm not entirely sure what you mean, and I may be misunderstanding, so please feel free to clarify/elaborate, but if you're saying it's, like, other people's responsibility to define the genre (or any genre) and not necessarily a single individual who ultimately defines it, I certainly am partial to that view and think I would agree. Thank you for the comment.
Haha, I can totally relate and do prefer that sound (which imo is a bit darker and more dramatic, which I like) and have had a hard time getting into many of the emo revival bands. Thank you for commenting.
@@nonward i luv the dramatic edge to it, it's like it's like it's not even self-aware or thrives in being cringe. plus, it was everywhere back in my day and while i was already an insufferable music snob, the bangers were undeniable, who doesn't love a good pop ditty? revival on the other hand is unlistenable
Sorry about that; they definitely should have been mentioned as they are certainly one of the most important/successful bands of that wave of screamo, and both They're Only Chasing Safety and Define the Great Line are both, of course, very significant albums in the genre. It totally slipped my mind somehow. Thank you for commenting and for mentioning them.
Real Emo" only consists of the dc Emotional Hardcore scene and the late 90's Screamo scene. What is known by "Midwest Emo" is nothing but Alternative Rock with questionable real emo influence. When people try to argue that bands like My Chemical Romance are not real emo, while saying that Sunny Day Real Estate is, I can't help not to cringe because they are just as fake emo as My Chemical Romance (plus the pretentiousness). Real emo sounds ENERGETIC, POWERFUL and somewhat HATEFUL. Fake emo is weak, self pity and a failed attempt to direct energy and emotion into music. Some examples of REAL EMO are Pg 99, Rites of Spring, Cap n Jazz (the only real emo band from the midwest scene) and Loma Prieta. Some examples of FAKE EMO are American Football, My Chemical Romance and Mineral EMO BELONGS TO HARDCORE
Weezer is not emo,Weezer is one of the greatest rock bands ever,they blend alot of styles to make the Weezer sound but they're absolutely not emo. It's like calling Glassjaw pop punk.
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One of the best videos out there to clearly break down all of these interrelated variants of music. Great summary!
@@brandonrohan4768 Thank you so much for the very kind words; I really appreciate it.
I didn’t realize the genre had such a complex history. Great video!
@@cherah1 Thank you so much
my favorite emo bands
pg 99, orchid, swing kids, song of zarathustra, the crimson curse, mohinder, ordination of aaron, combatwoundedveteran, one eyed god prophecy
Nice. I don't know a lot of these; I'll have to check them out. Thanks for sharing.
Great video! Personally really into skramz
Thank you so much. Nice, while I personally prefer more melodic/softer emo, I do like some songs by Saetia/Indian Summer, and I think the genre has an interesting and dynamic sound, and it seems like it was important and influential on some more accessible/mainstream bands like Thursday/Silverstein. Thank you for commenting.
@@nonward Great bands! I especially love Indian Summer.
Very through and solid breakdown. Very academic. However, I hope this helps people realize that all this labeling and "creating" of genres is dumb and pointless. It all basically punk and/or just rock. Just enjoy it
Thank you so much. And while I personally am generally a fan of genres and think they can be useful/helpful, you certainly make a very good and important point, and I do agree to an extent; they can easily become excessive, be confusing/distracting, limit creativity, and pigeonhole artists, and it's also true that many of these "emo" bands preferred to just call themselves "punk" or "rock," just like you said. Thank you for the thoughtful comment and for the very kind words.
I was a total purist at some time until I caught myself making exceptions for bands like Brand New. I would get mad at people for calling Dashboard Confessional emo and then put on some Brand New. Since then I just let people enjoy it, while still being that one guy that'll sit in the corner of a party, totally drunk and explaining the history of emo to some poor dude that had the misfortune of sitting next to me.
Haha. Yeah, this is basically me as well; I definitely can relate to this a lot, except for me it was all the scene artists being called emo, haha, but I realized my own definition of emo was not so consistent. Thanks for the thoughtful/insightful comment.
It's someone else's responsibility
I'm sorry; I'm not entirely sure what you mean, and I may be misunderstanding, so please feel free to clarify/elaborate, but if you're saying it's, like, other people's responsibility to define the genre (or any genre) and not necessarily a single individual who ultimately defines it, I certainly am partial to that view and think I would agree. Thank you for the comment.
as an insufferable emo gatekeeper: i'll keep mallcore before any shitty revival band
Haha, I can totally relate and do prefer that sound (which imo is a bit darker and more dramatic, which I like) and have had a hard time getting into many of the emo revival bands. Thank you for commenting.
@@nonward i luv the dramatic edge to it, it's like it's like it's not even self-aware or thrives in being cringe. plus, it was everywhere back in my day and while i was already an insufferable music snob, the bangers were undeniable, who doesn't love a good pop ditty?
revival on the other hand is unlistenable
Loved the video. Very interesting.
Thanks so much; I appreciate it
No underoath mentioned in screamo😔
Sorry about that; they definitely should have been mentioned as they are certainly one of the most important/successful bands of that wave of screamo, and both They're Only Chasing Safety and Define the Great Line are both, of course, very significant albums in the genre. It totally slipped my mind somehow. Thank you for commenting and for mentioning them.
To me punk is about the State. Emo punk is about the State, of your mind!
Rest are posers.
That's a very concise and well-put description of the two styles. Thanks for commenting.
@@nonward Thank you, kind sir. High quality stuff from you as well. LLAP 🖖
Real Emo" only consists of the dc Emotional Hardcore scene and the late 90's Screamo scene. What is known by "Midwest Emo" is nothing but Alternative Rock with questionable real emo influence. When people try to argue that bands like My Chemical Romance are not real emo, while saying that Sunny Day Real Estate is, I can't help not to cringe because they are just as fake emo as My Chemical Romance (plus the pretentiousness).
Real emo sounds ENERGETIC, POWERFUL and somewhat HATEFUL. Fake emo is weak, self pity and a failed attempt to direct energy and emotion into music.
Some examples of REAL EMO are Pg 99, Rites of Spring, Cap n Jazz (the only real emo band from the midwest scene) and Loma Prieta.
Some examples of FAKE EMO are American Football, My Chemical Romance and Mineral
EMO BELONGS TO HARDCORE
Im sorry
Haha. It's the only thing we can be absolutely sure of in this life.
Weezer is not emo,Weezer is one of the greatest rock bands ever,they blend alot of styles to make the Weezer sound but they're absolutely not emo. It's like calling Glassjaw pop punk.