Emo: I'm Lost
Yes, I'm gonna jump on the bandwagon for Blogs and delve into this subject. But, rest assured, this is completely different than the usual writing about clicks and all that. C'mon, don't you guys know me? =)
First off, where did this all come from? From First to Last, Fall Out Boy, MCR (kinda), AFI, Death Cab for Cutie, I feel like I could go on forever. And I suppose it's not that bad that all these bands are in the same genre, but all these bands have popped up in the last few YEARS. Think about it. You have the 70s, where classic hard rock dominated, with rockers left and right. In the span of ten years. You have this sudden surge of all these bands from the emo scene come up within the last three.
Secondly, and although I don't listen to music from this genre, I am not trying to bash the genre but rather notate things that perplex me: All the singers sound the same. They all sound the same. When I watch Fuse and most of the bands play, I really can't tell who it is because the singers. Sound. The. Same. I wonder if I'm the only person who ever noticed this? They sound the same and they have the exact same vocal effects added to their voices.
Thirdly, I do not understand the look at all. I mean, I can see there's a definite element of fashion involved, but distorted. But I guess my confusion lies here: why is there such a statement with the clothes? And what's with the guyliner? I don't understand why the majority of the guys are wearing makeup, have their hair in their face, and wear girl's pants. I'm not trying to diss it, I am seriously confused here! ¡No entiendo! Or maybe that's why. They wear those confusing clothes because we're not supposed to understand? You tell me.
Fourtly, in the words of the great George Lopez, "Why you cryin'?!" This goes hand-in-hand with the point below. Why is everyone complaining? I don't get it. Why... why in the world are these bands writing songs about all the negative aspects of life, when in reality these bands who are writing these hit songs are rolling in the dough. What's the point? You got nothin' to complain about! You're not starving, are you? You have a place to live, don't you? You're not in mortal peril, are you? No? Then you're FINE. That's how I see it. I guess if they're writing about society in general, then I can understand that, but I do not understand, at ALL, the pessimism.
Fifthly and finally, I feel like the same messages in songs are being repeated again and again. My best hunch at the sudden appearance of emo in modern culture is because everyone is trying to find ways to break out of all the corruption and messed up ways of life, but let me propose a very honest and genuine question that I really need an answer for: If the 'emo scene' is about breaking out, then why is everyone the same?
First off, where did this all come from? From First to Last, Fall Out Boy, MCR (kinda), AFI, Death Cab for Cutie, I feel like I could go on forever. And I suppose it's not that bad that all these bands are in the same genre, but all these bands have popped up in the last few YEARS. Think about it. You have the 70s, where classic hard rock dominated, with rockers left and right. In the span of ten years. You have this sudden surge of all these bands from the emo scene come up within the last three.
Secondly, and although I don't listen to music from this genre, I am not trying to bash the genre but rather notate things that perplex me: All the singers sound the same. They all sound the same. When I watch Fuse and most of the bands play, I really can't tell who it is because the singers. Sound. The. Same. I wonder if I'm the only person who ever noticed this? They sound the same and they have the exact same vocal effects added to their voices.
Thirdly, I do not understand the look at all. I mean, I can see there's a definite element of fashion involved, but distorted. But I guess my confusion lies here: why is there such a statement with the clothes? And what's with the guyliner? I don't understand why the majority of the guys are wearing makeup, have their hair in their face, and wear girl's pants. I'm not trying to diss it, I am seriously confused here! ¡No entiendo! Or maybe that's why. They wear those confusing clothes because we're not supposed to understand? You tell me.
Fourtly, in the words of the great George Lopez, "Why you cryin'?!" This goes hand-in-hand with the point below. Why is everyone complaining? I don't get it. Why... why in the world are these bands writing songs about all the negative aspects of life, when in reality these bands who are writing these hit songs are rolling in the dough. What's the point? You got nothin' to complain about! You're not starving, are you? You have a place to live, don't you? You're not in mortal peril, are you? No? Then you're FINE. That's how I see it. I guess if they're writing about society in general, then I can understand that, but I do not understand, at ALL, the pessimism.
Fifthly and finally, I feel like the same messages in songs are being repeated again and again. My best hunch at the sudden appearance of emo in modern culture is because everyone is trying to find ways to break out of all the corruption and messed up ways of life, but let me propose a very honest and genuine question that I really need an answer for: If the 'emo scene' is about breaking out, then why is everyone the same?
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i think mcr is emo.
Love, July 1st, 2007 at 03:56:24pm
good blog
i agree with el
but mcr isn't emo
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Fallop!an Cwac Cwac., July 1st, 2007 at 03:37:06pm
It's a style that some people like.
That's like saying, why do some 'goths' wear black?
Because they feel comfortable in it, they like it.
And so people may wear clothes in the same style, but they're not the same.
Not on the inside.
But maybe this generation is so superficial that we just take a glance at somebody and think
'they're an emo'
Or
'they're ugly'
or even
'I hate her because of what she's wearing'.
It's what people feel comfortable in. I hate the way that there are probably many depressed, self harmers in the world. But everybody focuses on the people who listen to music from an emo background. That can't be easy. It can't be easy to feel people's eyes on you in the streets, it can't be easy to be bullied for what you wear or how you express your emotions.
Emo is a type of music and emo clothing is just something that has grown to be a sort of style to go with it. Like long black coats with buckles or belts are often considered to be goth. Or short pink miniskirts are considered to be preppy.
I disagree that all singers sound the same. Listen to From First To Last
and then listen to My Chemical Romance. In my eyes [or ears xD] they sound nothing alike. Listen to the lyrics as well. Different. You can't just say because it's the same type of music it all sounds the same without analysing it really. Idk.
And maybe the same messages are being portrayed. Maybe because they want to draw attention to the fact that people aren't alone. There are others like them in this world. If each band had to sing about one topic or something it'd all get boring.
If you don't like it, don't listen to it.
Long comment XD
Mike Dirnt., July 1st, 2007 at 02:37:39pm
Good blog, you made me think.
Joshua Gayward., July 1st, 2007 at 02:33:22pm
God, I know right? Four years ago, we were sort of "post-grunge, modern-punk" or something. And now we're all...
Yeah, I'm with you. I'm gonna stop trying to understand it. xD
Funky Platypus, July 1st, 2007 at 01:51:12pm
I sometimes feel like I don't get 'modern culture'
I stopped thinking about emo and such
But it worries me how teenages have changed. I was a teenager not long ago. I'm not THAT old. But so much has changed since then. it's scary. in like 4 years so much has changed
Great Blog.
Love, July 1st, 2007 at 01:47:54pm