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In popular culture, emo refers to a subgenre of punk music or the attitude and styles of people who are into the emo music scene. The word can be used to describe the emotional state of a person in general, or the emotionally-charged type of music.
As a subgenre of music, emo had its roots in the mid 1980s when punk rock bands, based in Washington DC, started experimenting with their music and began adding more introspective and personal lyrics to their songs. During their concerts, emo bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace became so emotional that their fans coined "emo" as a way to describe their rousing performances. From then on, the pattern of this type of music has been characterized by deeply felt and dramatic lyrics as well as loud and haunting melodies. Since its conception in the 1980s, various Emo bands such as My Chemical Romance and Panic! at the Disco have successfully crossovered from the underground punk rock scene to the mainstream music charts. Furthermore, inspired by emo musical genre, fans of these genre have developed a distinct type of fashion and attitude which personifies the music and lifestyle of various emo bands.
Related Websites
1. Emo Record List
2. Emo Hair Styles
3. Emo Wikipedia |
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