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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Miley Cyrus, August 4th, 2007 at 06:16:01am
I agree with this blog. I wish the whole emo trend would die down. I'm sick of people whining. I'm sick of hearing the same things over and over again. I'm sick of all the "emo" kids looking the same. And the thing is, a lot of these kids that listen to the music, don't really have nay real problems, but they like to pretend they do, and that's the most obnoxious part about it. They listen to the words of songs and think it's cool, because their "idols" are the ones writing these songs. It's retarded, if you ask me. It's like, yeah, ok, f*cking slit your wrists because so and so said he/she did and wrote a song about it.
Katlin's Got Woe, July 2nd, 2007 at 04:15:31am
Another point with the make up
Think of Kiss
Even Green Day
I guess at first it was a shock
But it's what they want to wear
For stage effect or for their own comfort
Men have been wearing make up for a long time
But now a bit of black around a guy's eyes and some tight jeans have caused uproar
It's just clothes at the end of the day
There's nowhere that says men can't wear make up
The world has become stereotypical so make up is thought of as a product for women
Maybe this is the turning point?
Mike Dirnt., July 2nd, 2007 at 02:43:25am
[i]''I can't wait for the emo trend to disappear.''[/i]
I doubt it will disappear soon. It's been around since before most of us were born. so I believe it will continue for a long time. Of course, it will most likely change, evolve, morph, even. But it is unlikely that it will totally disappear.
...in my opinion, of course.
And it's not just emotional music in general. The genre of music ''emo'' is in fact Emotional Hardcore.
stilinski, July 1st, 2007 at 09:35:19pm
well emo's been around awhile. Actually (technically) it's been around forever (emo=emotional). A lot of music is emotional (most good music is) but the current "emo" is sad, depressing sort of music normally with a high pitched male in tight clothes on lead vocals, (yes i stereotyped there).
It's just another fad, it'll pass in a few years and then some other genre will take over.
Minority_Under_Dog, July 1st, 2007 at 08:34:44pm
On another note, some boys look alright in skinny leg pants. :shifty:
I think you have to have the body shape to pull wearing skinny leg jeans off. Which is straight up and down, much like me.
vonny, July 1st, 2007 at 08:20:53pm
Finally somebody said it! THEY ALL SOUND THE SAME!!!
I've been saying it for ages. And nobody except my Dad agreed with me.
I can't wait for the emo trend to disappear. I hate it. It's annoying.
vonny, July 1st, 2007 at 08:19:06pm
Apparently emo started off in the 80's as 'emotionally charged rock', and has been coming back and forth ever since. It's been used to describe the 'lifetsyle and fashion' associated with this genre of music.
Whatever the hell that means x]]] I found an article on the emo issue, and that's how they described it.
I'm going to join you in stopping trying to understand it :D
Excellent blog, by the way.
The Brightside., July 1st, 2007 at 07:29:30pm
I know exactly what you mean. I don't understand what the hell "emo" is, and I never will. No matter how hard people try to explain it to me I will never know what it really means. I'm confused and lost about it too. You're not the only one.
threeam., July 1st, 2007 at 06:57:35pm
Just a point about the make-up. Think of history, men have been wearing it longer than they have not been wearing it. It was acceptable for men to wear makeup across different cultures and times, why is it not now?
Grandma, July 1st, 2007 at 06:28:53pm
Yeah, they are well-written. Maybe it's just personal style. Personally, I'm into the seventies hard rock. I like songs that tell stories or have layers of meaning, I'm not much into the poetry that's in a lot of emo music today. It is poetic, though.
So maybe when I saw it as complaining, other people see it as addressing issues. Weird how that happens, isn't it?
Funky Platypus, July 1st, 2007 at 04:58:38pm
In my opinion, emo bands aren't necessarily complaining. Of course, the songs can be...depressing and such, but it's not really complaining, to me.
They are more... viewing only the negative side of sad stories. [heartbreaks and such]
I love emo music, personally. The music is usually simple, but the lyrics have often a deep meaning or are just well-written.
"I look into eyes, I look into stone
it's better to be stepped on than left all alone...
so now I choke on yesterday when I was someone
and I wonder where 'forever' went
and how our 'everything' came undone
I opened my eyes and the heaven beneath us died."
~Venus and Bacchus - Saetia (one of my favourites)
stilinski, July 1st, 2007 at 04:55:22pm
Yeah, it did. It's been around for a long time, it's just weird how it suddenly surged into our culture for the last few years. I like some older emo bands, yeah. But it's different now.
AND thanks HomoChair. It's really good to see a different perspective. Personally, I always thought singers sounded the same, maybe it just differs person to person? And yeah, I did read that entire comment and I don't think I've ever seen or posted one that long before. xD You actually made such a good point with that, that comment could probably be a Blog.
I don't know if MCR belongs to the emo group. That's why I said "kinda" cause sometimes they seem like it but in other aspects they're not.
Funky Platypus, July 1st, 2007 at 04:42:00pm
Emo started in the mid-80s.
worn-out astronaut., July 1st, 2007 at 04:22:03pm
they aren't
sorry
Fallop!an Cwac Cwac., July 1st, 2007 at 04:13:56pm