and yes, im a guitarist. i mostly listen to 70s rock bands. but. i play in an emo band (not the whiny piece of crap i hate the world and my girlfriend type of [gooey brown stuff])
am i being an elitist yet? i dont care.
Sugar Ray Vaughan: boring? listen to this:
http://purevolume.com/circletakesthesquareBart: whining? early 90s emo actually has little or no singing.
http://www.purevolume.com/hotcrossVaisteen: urbandub is not emo. but the band i mentioned in my reply to Sugar ray vaughan (Circle takes the square) has really abstract lyrics:
Circle Takes the Square - Kill the Switch
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Kill-The-Switch-lyrics-Circle-Takes-The-Square/1C5441DEDC6E52DF48256DDD0011D479longest lyrics by an emo band IMO
i_banez: if im mad... or frustrated. i dont sing. i go scream on my pillow. you know. when youre pissed. you go all "GRRRRRRrrr" and stuff. yeah. i dont go singing "Whoooaaa im so maaaddd!" thats screamo in a nutshell.... (a misnomer since todays "screamo" was actually the "emo" during the early 90s.
kurtcobainer: emo isnt whiney. not the MTV emo. real emo band vocallists actually just talk. or talk really loud (scream)
Nathan: Its not whiny. never was. never will be
blue_raven: i get that same comment too whenever i sing (yea yea.) the intro to black dog... it sucks really.
"what i don't like about the genre is the attitude of some of the bands and of most of the listeners".
i hope you guys dont brand me as an elitist. thats the problem with people. pag may alam ka, mayabang ka or elitist ka. pag wala kang alam. poser ka. people need to eschew that sense of thinking to improve their scene. whatever genre it may be. people learn. and people only learn when they accept that they arent right all the time.
greasykid: yeah. emo kids.... to those emo kids.... YOU CAN NOT BE A GENRE. i mean. if i listen to blues. i cant be a BLUES KID. or if i listen to CLASSIC ROCK KID. i tell you guys, "emo cool" is way too commercialized. these artists on mtv ride on the idea of selling EMOTION. you dont [strawberry] sell emotion. in fact. 90s emo bands are often dead broke.
*puts flame retardant suit on*