Emo-cation
by: kath27kawaii

Hmmm... Emo?? Almost everybody esp. teenagers knows this word... But, what's the real meaning of Emo? The first time I've hear the word Emo, I was so curious about it. I then asked one of my classmate about it. She didin't gave me any exact meaning of it but I remember that she had said, "Emo? Tao yun. ."(Emo? That's a person) I then concluded that maybe, "Emo" was a star, maybe he is an artist, a singer or maybe a dancer. Days have passed and I have noticed that Emo was getting more popular and some of my online buddies in friendster have changed their name. There are Broken Emo, Suicide Emo, Emo Lover, Sad Emo and others have tagged their names with the word Emo... And one thing that I've noticed with these peopl;e is their extraordinary look.. Eyes were blackened by the so-called eye-liner, cool haircuts, black outfits and checkered Chuck Taylor stuff.(so cool!!) I then thought that Emo, was not a person but a fashion.. But all of these conclusions of mine are all wrong... Because of being so curious about this so-called EMO.. I've researched what is Emo all about.. Emo is a style of rock music which describes several independent variations of music with common stylistic roots. As such, use of the term has been the subject of much debate. In the mid-1980s, the term emo described a subgenre of hardcore punk which originated in the Washington, D.C. music scene. In later years, the term emocore, short for "emotional hardcore", was also used to describe the emotional performances of bands in the Washington, D.C. scene and some of the offshoot regional scenes such as Rites of Spring, Embrace, One Last Wish, Beefeater, Gray Matter, Fire Party, and later, Moss Icon. (In more recent years, the term "emotive hardcore" entered the lexicon to describe the period.) Starting in the mid-1990s, the term emo began to refer to the indie scene that followed the influences of Fugazi, which itself was an offshoot of the first wave of emo. Bands including Sunny Day Real Estate and Texas Is the Reason had a more indie rock style of emo, more melodic and less chaotic. The so-called "indie emo" scene survived until the late 1990s, as many of the bands either disbanded or shifted to mainstream styles. As the remaining indie emo bands entered the mainstream, newer bands began to emulate the mainstream style. As a result, the term "emo" became a vaguely defined identifier rather than a specific genre of music. Oh yeah.. That's it.. Emo is not a person nor a fashion... Emo is MUSIC.. :P

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1. mia says:

this is the best blog i've ever seen..!! yah.. EMO is a kind of music and not a person or anything.. I LOVE THIS BLOG :)
June 6, 2008 at 4:38 am

2. ram says:

1 vote for this blog ^_^ it rocks!
June 6, 2008 at 5:16 am

3. unRated mARx says:

yahehe
June 6, 2008 at 6:28 am

4. unRated mARx says:

oops! un lng lumabas s coment q TT haba ng nitype q ah...anyway nice topc kath buti n lng quIte EmO aq..yeah i agreed EmO is MusiC
June 6, 2008 at 6:30 am

5. aye louise says:

i love ur blog sis.. now i know what emo is.. Emo is Music!
June 6, 2008 at 6:37 am

6. johnmark says:

cool ... i like emo
June 6, 2008 at 7:21 am

7. emz says:

cool blog :) i give you 5 stars ! now i know what Emo is ,, love this blog!
June 6, 2008 at 7:48 am

8. clarize says:

nice one.. 6alin6 mu..:D and i love this blo6.. 6rabeh..:D
June 6, 2008 at 7:51 am

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June 6, 2008 at 8:55 am

10. ady says:

EMO.EMO hmn . almost lhat nan cnabi mu ay tama . yeah . emo is a kind of music not a PERSON . haahaa ! nice one kath ! ^^ npakadetailed nan blog naa 2 i labb it ! u made me understand what the real EMO is . haahaa . 10 stars . joke . heehee . 5 stars ^^ haahaa . slamat at pnaintindi mu skin tlaga . ^^
June 6, 2008 at 8:59 am

11. erika says:

nice.. galing mo naman. :) 5 stars para sayo. hehe.
June 6, 2008 at 10:16 am

12. sheens says:

cool.... i like dis blog very cute!!
June 6, 2008 at 12:39 pm

13. christine mae says:

wee!!!nice job sis!!5 stars!!
June 6, 2008 at 12:57 pm

14. ryx says:

nice!!5 stars for u
June 6, 2008 at 1:13 pm

15. kristelle says:

sis. love it. galing. labyu. 5 stars din 4 u:) muah!
June 6, 2008 at 2:26 pm

16. allen walker says:

nc blog ^^ hehehe!!!! 5 start for you
June 6, 2008 at 5:22 pm

17. shia says:

hohow..!! nyc..!!nyc..!! bt d real is i am not EMO..!! i dun really lyk EMO.. well.. bt..many of us is emo..xo..nyc nyc nyc.. 5 stars for yah.. keep up d gud work..
June 6, 2008 at 6:36 pm

18. rochellelising says:

emo is genre
June 7, 2008 at 4:27 am

19. Russel says:

Hello!!! Good luck!!!^_^
June 7, 2008 at 9:58 am

20. kayanne says:

nice and interesting blog:) gudluck. 5 stars for you:) keep up the good work;]
June 7, 2008 at 11:58 am

21. Michell says:

^_^ its gud to be with... hehehe nyc
June 7, 2008 at 12:48 pm

22. renato says:

nice blog!!!sa totoo hindi ko talaga alam ibig sabihin ng EMO pero dahil sa napakagitalyi na blog na2 nalaman ko kung ano pala ang EMO...salamat and good luck!!!
June 7, 2008 at 2:06 pm

23. renato says:

nakalimutan kitang bigyan ng star kaya 5 stars for you... keep up the good work :)
June 7, 2008 at 2:12 pm

24. lexie says:

elow..very nice..kip it up..
June 7, 2008 at 3:31 pm

25. allyza says:

hmm.. emo! tama.. kind of music an not a person! haaizt! mabasa sana toh ng iba! hehe
June 7, 2008 at 9:04 pm

26. kathrine says:

whew! 5 hearts. kip it up my SMOOCHIES
June 8, 2008 at 10:05 am

27. janine says:

.,5 heartzz.,hehe.,nice one.,kip 8 up.,godblez.,gudlak.,
June 8, 2008 at 10:31 am

28. sOuza says:

eOw very niCe ang cUte hahaha...gUd LuCk..!!!
June 9, 2008 at 12:17 am

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June 10, 2008 at 11:37 am

30. jp says:

ya!!! it's great... you noticed about that...that emo not a person nor a fashion... coz' some of us teens didn't know what exactly emo is... they just saying their emo BUT!!! they don't what exactly what it is... this is great!!!
June 14, 2008 at 7:00 pm

31. Irah Leni says:

nc topic sis:) gud luck!
June 14, 2008 at 8:04 pm

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June 14, 2008 at 8:28 pm

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June 14, 2008 at 8:30 pm

34. LiL DeviL says:

nice topic, EMO. for dat! 5 hearts for u! by da way, its really music! n da word EMO is most popular in da social community! most specially frenster. i know why. ok, bye, gud luck n god bless!!!
June 14, 2008 at 8:41 pm

35. eryzhell says:

yeah. nice topic.love it!
June 14, 2008 at 9:17 pm

36. michael says:

hi...gud mOrn!ng..to all people..
June 15, 2008 at 8:06 am

37. patricia says:

I really love this blog coz emo is really a music and not a person..
June 15, 2008 at 1:55 pm

38. kawazoe chiaki says:

that's really a good writing.. i think u have a talent to be a journalist.. that's great, sis.. keep do it.. and you're really great at choose the topics.. keep fighting!! ^^
June 16, 2008 at 4:54 pm