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Emo (originally short for emocore, itself a contraction of "emotional hardcore", now usually an abbreviation of "emotional") is a term now broadly used to describe almost any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that expresses emotions beyond traditional punk's limited emotional palette of alienation and rage. It is also used to describe fans of this genre, most commonly teenagers.
Though the term emo orginated with the hardcore punk scene in the United States in the mid 1980s, the roots of the style can be traced to two seminal bands of the post-punk era. In 1983, Mission of Burma's album "VS" did much to expand punk beyond its original constraints while still retaining its raw emotional punch, and included the proto-emo classic "That's When I Reach For My Revolver". In 1984, Hüsker Dü's album Zen Arcade established what is widely considered to be the definitive blueprint for emo: complex, raw guitar-oriented music with intense vocals and deeply introspective songwriting.
The term emocore first came into to use around 1985, and was used to describe certain bands in Washington D.C.'s hardcore scene who, to the great consternation of hardcore purists, began introducing very un-punk emotional themes in their music, including sadness, hope, compassion and even love. Two such bands were Rites of Spring, who are generally credited as being the first true emocore band, and Embrace.
As the style caught on, bands such as Moss Icon, Policy of Three , Navio Forge and Indian Summer evolved the form into what became known as simply "emo", a style which intensified the dramatic aspects of vocal performances in order to achieve a cathartic breakthrough with the audience. Done well, the result was powerful emotional release that often left emo bands and their audiences crying or screaming at the end of performances. While effective, such open displays of emotion made many traditional hardcore fans uncomfortable, and caused much friction between the two camps.
With the mass-market acceptance of alternative music in the early 1990s, a new derivative style called "hardcore emo" emerged featuring chaotic hardcore music with abrasive, emotional vocals. Significant hardcore emo bands include Heroin , Antioch Arrow , Swing Kids , and Mohinde .
Later in the 90s, bands such as Sunny Day Real Estate and Mineral explored a slower form of emo that mixed the early emocore sound of Rites of Spring with the post-hardcore innovation of Fugazi.
Today, the term "emo" is increasingly ambiguous. With the success of such pop-punk bands as The Get Up KidsThe Get Up Kids are a Kansas City-based American emo band. They debuted in 1996 (see 1996 in music) and began releasing singles on Doghouse Records. In 1997 (see 1997 in music), their debut full-length, Four Minute Mile was released, followed by Something, Jimmy Eat WorldJimmy Eat World is an American rock group from Mesa, Arizona, formed in 1993. The members are: Jim Adkins: Vocals and Guitar Tom Linton: Guitar, Vocals Rick Burch: Bass Zach Lind: Drums The band's music is commonly classified as emo, in particular because and The Promise Ring , the music industry has eagerly appropriated the term "emo" as a marketing tool. Consequently, the emo label is now applied to many diverse guitar-pop bands, such as ThursdayThursday is an emo/ hardcore band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 1997. Thursday has been one of the largest bands in the underground scene. They have defined a new sound and pushed the edge of "rock" into new areas, all while gaining a huge fan, Taking Back SundayTaking Back Sunday are a Long Island emo band from Amityville, New York. Prior to popular commercial success, back in 2001, they released a selftitled album which is not very well regarded and is often ignored. Following the first change of lineup, they l, Dashboard ConfessionalDashboard Confessional is an American emo band led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris Carrabba from Boca Raton, Florida. The current lineup includes Carrabba ( guitar, vocals), Scott Shoenbeck ( bass guitar), John Lefler ( guitar), and Mike Marsh (, the New AmsterdamsThe New Amsterdams are a Kansas City-based American alternative rock band featuring Matthew Pryor of The Get Up Kids. They debuted in 2000 (see 2000 in music) with their debut full-length, Never You Mind on Vagrant Records. This album seemed to have more, and more recently to quieter, acoustic-driven bands such as Bright EyesBright Eyes was a musical starring Shirley Temple. For that article, see Bright Eyes (movie). Bright Eyes was a song by Art Garfunkel. It was featured in the soundtrack of Watership Down''. The song was immensely successful in the United Kingdom, staying.
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