Guitarists' view on Emo music

[Santo Muerte]

Emo is gayer than a transvestite in a pink polka-dot thong getting anally sodomized at a Gay Pride Parade while "I Will Survive" plays in the background.

[paparoni]

oww. emo. the laslas convetion. don't try to cut your wrist with a blade. wasak.

[lefty]

I think the word Emo was just invented to categorize music into its sub genres but has existed looong ago.. isnt blues a type of Emo? "my baby left me, got no money.." etc..

listen to The Rolling Stones, Paint It Black.. thats soo Emo..

[chromeknive]

I think the word Emo was just invented to categorize music into its sub genres but has existed looong ago.. isnt blues a type of Emo? "my baby left me, got no money.." etc..

listen to The Rolling Stones, Paint It Black.. thats soo Emo..

everything you said is wrong. if you read the good posts and conversations in this thread, you'd be enlightened. we have the priviledge of actually having people here who really know about "emo". check out paengkee's long posts. 

[lefty]

everything you said is wrong. if you read the good posts and conversations in this thread, you'd be enlightened. we have the priviledge of actually having people here who really know about "emo". check out paengkee's long posts. 

If thats the case, it doesn't interest me.. Emo on.

[Eivar]

mainit tong thread na to ah....

my view on emo music...

ACCOMPANIMENT: emo for me is an easy genre of music... the riffs are good but easy to play... you need to have great moves on stage in performing... because if not... then wala lang ang performance... drums are ok... speedy type... guitars are easy players... they compose riffs that are relax to play so they can show off with their moves like jumping etc...

DRESSUP: most emo guys i saw was so skinny! wearing black eye lashes... which is so gay to me... please no offense.... their hairstyle is like "covering one eye cut"... pretty good hairstyle... and most of the emo listeners are kids... literally kids...

LYRICS/VOCALS: their lyrics are great... and i mean their messages are great... so composers of emo... good job! for the vocals, for me, i dont like much about the style of their singing... its like crying while singing! and slanging the words so much! and they sometimes make their voices so tiny! and shout! and all of that....

CONCLUSION: when i started having a band... we cover emo... its ok for me... as time passes... i shifted to progressive metal... or any other metal... and strictly no emo... so emo is the trend today... so its ok... im not against emo or pro emo... coz their are points that emo that i like and dont like... there... peace out fellow rockers...

[juzaen]

there have been a lot of bands with "whiney" vocals since the 70's, and what actually pissess me off is that while my vocalist was listening to led zep, his emo cousin cam and shouted "uy! nakikinig ka pala ng emo!"




what i don't like about the genre is the attitude of some of the bands and of most of the listeners.

heheheh kala si sir robert plant emo lol..

[paengkee]

here's one more before this thread goes to hell. 
it's been an interesting read.
a mix of really thought out posts and since this is GC,
its expected to have its fair share of haters & some really difficult personalities.
i guess it can't be helped.

so here's something done by an awesome artist, christian san jose jr.
his take on these kids we all seem to be so fond of.



more of his awesome art here http://csjwcr.deviantart.com/

now, back to guitars, it seems like the axe of choice for indie rock then was sg's and teles, while nowadays it seems like an assortment of more pointy axes, right?

i hear a lot of technical stuff from the new crop nowadays. as if they suddenly discovered swedish metal and made it more pop.

they made it... uhh... emotional? *nyuk nyuk*

[paparoni]

emo emo emo
tsk tsk tsk

[keida]

they made it... uhh... emotional? *nyuk nyuk*

pssst. dont say bad words. ahahaha.
c'mawn, caitlyn bailey manila tour!

[scyphiphora]

//_x  dude, my girlfriend just dumped me last night

so what's the point in all of this.. when you will never change..

peace

[boogsy]

here's one more before this thread goes to hell. 
it's been an interesting read.
a mix of really thought out posts and since this is GC,
its expected to have its fair share of haters & some really difficult personalities.
i guess it can't be helped.

so here's something done by an awesome artist, christian san jose jr.
his take on these kids we all seem to be so fond of.



more of his awesome art here http://csjwcr.deviantart.com/

now, back to guitars, it seems like the axe of choice for indie rock then was sg's and teles, while nowadays it seems like an assortment of more pointy axes, right?

i hear a lot of technical stuff from the new crop nowadays. as if they suddenly discovered swedish metal and made it more pop.

You should see the original pic......

Anyway just to be fair, masama mag stereotype ng tao just by the music he/she listens to. Pero sa kahit anong genre naman, there will always be people who will take it too far. Back to the topic, I find some riffs catchy. Ayoko lang yung maraming whining. TO EACH HIS OWN.

[keida]

You should see the original pic......

Anyway just to be fair, masama mag stereotype ng tao just by the music he/she listens to. Pero sa kahit anong genre naman, there will always be people who will take it too far. Back to the topic, I find some riffs catchy. Ayoko lang yung maraming whining. TO EACH HIS OWN.

yeah, i posted this in response to the guy who posted the original pic.

i agree with your opinion.
genre bashing is a waste of time though.
though constructive criticism is more than welcome.
people eventually evolve and mature (hopefully)
and move on to discover a broader range of music.

[the_Nong]

guys,
watch the Myxcellaneous EMO2 episode on your myx music channel at 9pm.we just finished editing this morning and grabe! daming views! 

this one's 'bout focusing on how the youth look at the Emo scene. they have comments, opinions and experiences by Emo youths, Posers, denials and more. different form the 1st Episode, we hope to enlighten the views on what is Emo..

[xavier]

oww. emo. the laslas convetion. don't try to cut your wrist with a blade. wasak.

yung sa d'ramons to ah. the emo laslas convention.

"...and the people from laguna..." haha

[Ground Zero]

Ika nga ni Tado sa radio show nya... Emo capital daw ng Pilipinas ang Laguna... Totoo kaya?

[ninejuicyjulius]

bakit nga ba Laguna? anong meron sa laguna? tipong bawat pamilya sa bawat baranggay emo ang itsura? haha.

[keida]

kasi sa laguna, especially sa seven lakes scene/san pablo, unang nagusbongang mga unang banda na tumugtog ng ganitong genre (the good ones, mind you).

read back for more info. 

[ninejuicyjulius]

kasi sa laguna, especially sa seven lakes scene/san pablo, unang nagusbongang mga unang banda na tumugtog ng ganitong genre (the good ones, mind you).

read back for more info. 

ah ok. ayus na. katamad isa isahin ang thread. haha.

[boogsy]

bakit nga ba Laguna? anong meron sa laguna? tipong bawat pamilya sa bawat baranggay emo ang itsura? haha.

Hinde pero kahit san ka tumingin may nakatambay with sideswept hair.

[the_Nong]

natatawa ako pag naririning ko na sinasabi ng mga kabataan na EMO is just music, parang diko ma-take.. i think it's all..

siyempre, 1st is when hearing music from an artist, 2nd pag nagustuhan mo ung music ng artist and start to watch the music videos or search for them to see how they look, 3rd is finding how cool the artists look and now starting to do they're fashion, then 4th, when you're in to the artist, start to be involved with the music medyo ayan na... 5th is proclaiming the influence (or denying it in this matter).

parang nung 80's, we listen to Depeche Mode, to Tears for Fears, the Cure or even Lotus Eaters, etc.. this started the trend "NEW WAVE", we listen, look and even breathe "NEW WAVE", tapos sasabihin.. "new wave ka brad?", diba? ung iba "wow brad, Punks ka pala", nong 70's nga eh "wow pare, hippie", nuong 60's "Beatnicks", nuong 50's "Greasers", 90's pag naka all black ka, long hair "Metal", pag naka shorts, DM's, white shirt plaided polo na nakatali sa waist mo, "Grunge".. haayyy .. same thing as "EMO".. "brad, EMO ka pala?".. it's not negative.. it's an identity of what you are influenced of..

my 2 cents worth...

[tapslore]

parang nung 80's, we listen to Depeche Mode, to Tears for Fears, the Cure or even Lotus Eaters, etc.. this started the trend "NEW WAVE", we listen, look and even breathe "NEW WAVE", tapos sasabihin.. "new wave ka brad?", diba? ung iba "wow brad, Punks ka pala", nong 70's nga eh "wow pare, hippie", nuong 60's "Beatnicks", nuong 50's "Greasers", 90's pag naka all black ka, long hair "Metal", pag naka shorts, DM's, white shirt plaided polo na nakatali sa waist mo, "Grunge".. haayyy .. same thing as "EMO".. "brad, EMO ka pala?".. it's not negative.. it's an identity of what you are influenced of..

Amen to that.  In the 90's i was proud to call myself a metalhead.  "Nothing Else Matters" was my anthem.  people sneered at my angst and my ratty black t-shirts and long hair and dismissed me as a poser.  well IT WAS REAL TO ME, and it helped me get through a difficult time in my life.

10 years later, di na ko metal, in fact born again na ko, but i will never put down anyone who identifies with a certain type of music.  nanggaling ako dun e.

[jaythegame]

^^ the only difference is these "emo" dudes that you see on the streets will deny that they were into mtv emo in the future when another kind of genre becomes popular..

[markitut]

10 years later, di na ko metal, in fact born again na ko, but i will never put down anyone who identifies with a certain type of music.  nanggaling ako dun e.

wow..astig..guitar4Christ taio bro.. hehe.

[the_Nong]

^^ the only difference is these "emo" dudes that you see on the streets will deny that they were into mtv emo in the future when another kind of genre becomes popular..

yep, music video Emo...