Emo was created as a shortened term to describe a specific thing, in this
case "emotive hardcore". The original personification was that emo was
short for emocore, or emotional-hardcore. The name was applied to
hardcore punk rock bands who were different and made themselves famous
from their peers by adding an emotional element to their music. Their lyrics
have Themes of sadness, love and angst. The music was also characterised
by particularly dramatic vocals which left the audience in an emotionally
charged state, crying or screaming
Today’s Emos
The emo culture continued to develop through the 90's and into the new
time when it really kicked off around 2003 and reached the height of its
popularity to date. Now emo has been adapted by a whole new generation
of teenage music lovers who care about the melodramatic attitude and style
of dress and musical taste.
Even tough, Emo was originally defined as a genre of music, but now it has
its own set of fashion, style, behavior, and perspectives on life within the
definition. The music is also very much different to what was known as emo
music before. Yesterday’s emos are not happy about these changes and are
angary about this ecolution. At the end of the day it’s just a word that has
horned its way into popular usage while shedding many of the qualities that
originally defined it.
Punk is known as the ancestor of the Emo subculture and also has it’s own
set of lifestyle suggestions beyond the kind of music, including certain
behaviors, fashion requirements and identity traits which are telling of an
emerging new culture. Emo still has its roots firmly planted in music with
"emotion" is at its core though
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