Chicagoist: Please, Let's Not Argue About What's Emo and What's Not, Okay?

vit

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:45:17 -0600

Emo is for kids who are too pathetic to actually just suck it up and become goths.

jocelyn

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:25:03 -0600

this is so funny. it's like a list i used to be on. even though it was dedicated to power-pop and the like, all you had to do to get about 300 posts was to suggest to ask, "what IS power pop?" ha. classic. for me, i really *don't* have a clue what emo is. seriously. i tried asking some people one time and that was of no help. i thought it was stuff like bright eyes and pedro the lion and stuff. i guess not. i'm clueless. but at least i know that blink 182 and green day are not emo. maybe i can start to identify things by what they're *not.* ha. i'm more of a power-pop girl, so you can emo it up, i suppose.

tankboy

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:42:48 -0600

I didn't get the Doves ref either.

Jonny

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:37:04 -0600

Doves are emo? Not really. They're straight up Brit pop.

John

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:32:42 -0600

Please, let's not write me a check for $10,000, okay?

Shaun

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:07:16 -0600

Bill, you listed the original wave of emo. But since then, it has evolved dramatically. I would still consider bands like Fall Out Boy, Dashboard Confessional, Taking Back Sunday, etc to be emo. Chicago has a HUGE emo/alternative scene: Fall Out Boy, The Academy Is, Alkaline Trio, Rise Against, The Junior Varsity, and tons of other bands playing shows each weekend trying to make it big. We are at the center of this new "emo" explosion.

Bill V

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:05:22 -0600

In looking at Bill's list of Emo or Not Emo, I don't even think he's sure (or correct) on all those.

tankboy

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:52:25 -0600

Please note the title of this post, Bill. P.S. You forgot Rites Of Spring

Bill

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:37:43 -0600

Fall Out Boy = Not Emo Blink 182 = Not Emo Green Day = Not Emo Sunny Day Real Estate = Emo Jawbreaker = Emo The Promise Ring = Emo Doves = Emo KNOW THE DIFFERENCE!!

Tony

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:26:53 -0600

They'll be forgotten in a few years. Godsmack is more relevant than this crappy band.