I thought emowas an abbreviation of 'Emotive Hardcore' and started life as regular hardcore with teenage angsty subject matter.
EDIT: 'Hardcore with teenage angsty subject matter' seems somewhat redundant, now that I think about it.
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Tue 27 Jan 2009, 15:27,
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EDIT: 'Hardcore with teenage angsty subject matter' seems somewhat redundant, now that I think about it.
hmmm...the version of the story I know goes it started in detroit where bands like Fugazi where taking off.. and the term Emo came out as a bit of a piss take to describe the music.. as they were " a bit.. emotional." and then the media latched onto the term and boom a genre was born.
although.. this is a tale told by those that don't like the genre.. so is possibly heavily biased. also I have not a shuddering thunderfucking clue if fugazi are hardcore or post.. but my head is saying post.
(although.. this is a tale told by those that don't like the genre.. so is possibly heavily biased. also I have not a shuddering thunderfucking clue if fugazi are hardcore or post.. but my head is saying post.
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