What is Emo??? I think its relating to music.... But I really dont know what it meants. Can Someone pleae help
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EMo is a style of music as well as person that is generally unhappy and highly emotional.  In general, real emo kids are pretty rare.  Usually an emo kid is self contained and not responsive to outside stimulus unless they believe the ideas are highly beneficial.  Unlike the cretin that answered first, it's not just specific music... it is the people who respond to that music that demonstrate "emo".  For example, you could say the blues is EMO- which it is- but EMO kids don't listen to it, so it's not.
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Emo may refer to:\n\nEmo (music), a subgenre of hardcore punk \nEmo (slang), a slang term used to describe a wide range of fashion styles and attitudes somewhat affiliated with emo music \nEmo Philips, the American stand-up comedian. \n\nPersonally I opt for Emo Philips. Crazy dude!
833920
To be honest I don't have a clue about EMO. Is it Eternally Me Only?
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green day is my favorite band, and in my opinion they are the best band ever, and other ppl might not think the same and thats ok. i dont care. i just care about green day. i luv them to death.\n\nEMO is short for EMOTIONAL so in a way, EVERYONE is EMO because EVERYONE has EMOTIONS! duh. ne ways. oh and by the way, LABELS R FOR CANS! green day isnt "EMO". i hate when ppl say they r. they think cuz they wear black eyeliner and wear darker clothes or sumthin, then theyre "EMO". look, they dress the way they wanna. just cuz their music rox and u cant even get outta ur garage doesnt mean u have to bust on them. also ppl think theyre "EMO" cuz of sum of their songs on American Idiot being "slower" than their "old stuff". most ppl relate green day to being "EMO" thru Blv of Brken Dreams. just cuz u have one EMOTIONAL song doesnt make u "EMO".\n\nthe reason they are awsome is because of what they write about. they sing about teenagers having issues in their life, trying to find themselves. they put their music out for themselves. they write and sing what ever the f they want and u know what, its not for u, its for them.\n\noh and to all u ppl who think their "new stuff" sux, its not that "new" ne more. its a few yrs old now. and all of their "old stuff", wtf! which "old stuff"? there is 1,039/smoothed out slappy hours and kerplunk before Dookie, so what do u mean by "old stuff"? plus theres other old stuff, like insomniac, and nimrod... plus more! sum1 tell me how green day is "sold out" or "overplayed"? if u listen to their "old stuff" doesnt that mean that their "old stuff" is REALLY REALLY "overplayed"?! hello!? is ne 1 there!? if u like/luv green day, then u should like or luv it all! i dont care if u think the "old stuff" is better than the "new" but at least give respct to the "new stuff". if u totally blow American Idiot off by hating it so much and thinking that green day sux cuz theyve become mainstream, then u were never a true fan.\n\nthis following peice is to all of those who hated green day for making dookie, cuz the same s**t is happening again thu American Idiot.\nwhats the difference between playing in front of a small group of ppl @ Gilmore st. who know ur lyrics, compared to 50,000 ppl  in Giants Stadium who know those same f ing lyrics? just because they became successfull in putting their music out, letting others relate to them, and letting others hear them, doesnt mean they r ne different. what, do u just wanna keep them all to urselves!? is that y u hated them for signing with reprise and putting out dookie? ur f ing retarded u selfish B@$*@*ds! just because green day is successull and ppl listen to them, relate to their lyrics, and luv them, doesnt mean u have to be dfferent and hate them.\n\nAmerican Idiot... everyone knows of it, has heard of it... etc... but ppl mistake it for just politicalness. it isnt jsut a bash on bush, (bush sux). lol. it is a story of Jesus of Suburbia trying to find his way in life, meeting St. Jimmy, trying new things(give me novacaine), and falling in luv with Whatsername (shes a rebel). the whole cd is a story, yes its political, look at holiday, but its not just politics, but an adventure of a teen confused in life and doesnt know what to do, so he leaves. Blv. of Brken Dreams is a song about how JOS doesnt haven ne place to live, ne $$$ or ne food and hes basically homeless. dont think Green Day is "EMO" cuz of Blv. of Brken Dreams. its a chapter in JOS's life that he has to conqure, my life, and everyone elses life (at least once)! dont tell me uve never been sum hard times.\n\nsrry this is so long but i have to get it all out!\n\ni luv green day and i think that they are the greatest band ever, TO ME!\nbye!\n\nluv,\njess
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They are a really popular emo band, emo is like a subdivision of indie rock, if you didn't know.\nThey're awesome, btw
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sorry dude, even I'm, the music mania.... can't figure it out..\nThis is just to vague!\nCan you gave me another lyrics? i mean.. another clue? then i could help...
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http://www.adamandandrew.com/mp3/emo.mp3
515146
Emo refers to a particular flavor of punk-alternative, a decent example being by the band Further Seems Forever. The term Emo comes from Emotional... because the music is meant to create or extract deep, "mind-fucking" emotions from the listener.
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D@mn those emos and scene kids. I heard now there's a new kind of emo called epps. Emo preps. Sucks huh.
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It's an awesome song, but I'm not quite sure what it means.\n\nIt might mean that the writer of the song wasn't writing about heartbreaks and how much love sucks and stuff(tragedies), but instead, he wrote about sins and stuff.\n\nI dunno.
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Originally a type of music, "emo" is short for emotive. In popular culture it is used to refer to a sub-culture of the Goths, i.e. those who adopt the Goth look because they are so depressed and emotional rather than angry and rebellious. Emo kids are into self-injury to express their feeling of rejection.\n\nSee also, teenage angst.
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Nobody knows, apart from Radiohead and they aren't saying anything! It's been discussed to death on lots of Radiohead messageboards though, so if you want to discuss what it could mean with fellow fans you could try one of these:
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omfg, thank you for posting this question!!! idk how they are emo either. yeah, some of their lyrics can be emotional i guess, but they are DEFINITELY not emo. some ppl just dont appreciate good music, thats all.
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Hey everybody....what's up with EMO?
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Hmm...for the real goth information go to goth.net.  I don't think I could give you  a comprehensive explanation here. Wikipedia surely has some entries for 'emo'. Well, good luck.  P.S. thank you for not accepting stereotypes! :)
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Most people in this question has absolutely no idea what they are talking about. I'm not going to go into too much more detail, but emo does not mean emotional. Emo is not Fall Out Boy, Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, Hawthorne Heights, Dashboard Confessional, etc. They are pop bands nothing more. You don't listen to emo, and I'm willing to bet that you never have. Emo is style of hardcore music that is short for emotive hardcore. It originated in Washington D.C. It is widely regarded that the bands Rites of Spring, Embrace, One Last Wish, and few others started it in the mid 80's. Rites of Spring being one of the best and most well known. They took their music in a more personal direction with a far greater sense of experimentation. Emo bands aren't on major record labels either. Emo is anti-corporate. It's what defined the bands, and it's what still defines those bands today. You will never find an emo band on Vagrant, Geffen, Drive-Thru, etc. Those bands aren't emo, and never will be.\n\nIf you want real emo check out:\n\nYaphet Kotto\nPolicy Of Three\nPortraits Of Past\nHeroin\nAntioch Arrow\nGlass And Ashes\nPlanes Mistaken For Stars\nOrdination Of Aaron\nCurrent\nSaetia\nHot Cross\nCircle Takes The Square\nA Day In Black And White\nFour Hundred Years\nSinaloa\nThey And The Children\nHow To Beat A Dead Horse\nAmpere\nAppleseed Cast\nRites of Spring\netc.\n\nIf you actually take the time to listen to these bands, you will see that it is the vocals and music that makes a band emo, not lyrics. And band such as Fall Out Boy, Dashboard Confessional, and Hawthorne Heights, do not have those musical and vocal characteristics.\n\nSo, no Green Day is not emo, they are extremely far from it. They are pop-punk.\n\nP.S. Emo has nothing to do with hairstyle or dress.
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Emo is short for emotional. So, an emo is a person who is usually moody and wears dark clothes and cry a lot.