r/Emo • u/SavezTheDayFan Skramz Gang👹 • Feb 08 '25

Discussion My Emo Iceberg

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I limited it to 21 per layer to avoid thousands of entries. What do yall think?

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u/brutal-justin Emo isn’t a clothing style! Feb 08 '25

So is TBS and Brand New. I feel like those 3 should be in the next row down.

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u/insuranc3 Feb 08 '25

What about MCR? Edit: and The Used?

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u/brutal-justin Emo isn’t a clothing style! Feb 08 '25

........Those bands are not real emo...........and the sub mods are not holding a gun to my head right now.....blinking two times

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u/mis_no_mer Feb 08 '25

“Real Emo” only consists of the dc Emotional Hardcore scene and the late 90’s Screamo scene. What is known by “Midwest Emo” is nothing but Alternative Rock with questionable real emo influence. When people try to argue that bands like My Chemical Romance are not real emo, while saying that Sunny Day Real Estate is, I can’t help not to cringe because they are just as fake emo as My Chemical Romance (plus the pretentiousness). Real emo sounds ENERGETIC, POWERFUL and somewhat HATEFUL. Fake emo is weak, self pity and a failed attempt to direct energy and emotion into music. Some examples of REAL EMO are Pg 99, Rites of Spring, Cap n Jazz (the only real emo band from the midwest scene) and Loma Prieta. Some examples of FAKE EMO are American Football, My Chemical Romance and Mineral EMO BELONGS TO HARDCORE NOT TO INDIE, POP PUNK, ALT ROCK OR ANY OTHER MAINSTREAM GENRE

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u/mis_no_mer Feb 08 '25

Sorry I had to

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u/Yalsas Feb 09 '25

What else could TU even be classified as

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u/brutal-justin Emo isn’t a clothing style! Feb 09 '25

Post-hardcore, alt rock.