Comments on: Don’t Cry For Me, Tijuana: Emo Wars in Mexico

By: Derek

Derek — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:11:59 +0000

ignore the second comment i made, which was suppose to be directed at another pseudo-informative article on emo.

By: Derek

Derek — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:10:54 +0000

For an article that’s suppose to be informative, you have essentially misguided your readers. I think a little more research in Punk 101 might have avoided this train wreck of supposed facts. Firstly, by your definition of “emo,” Whitney Houstin and Creed are emo. They are both emotional, are they not? In fact, all music is emotional, to some degree. You’re missing the bigger picture. “Emo” was, and has always been, a style of DIY hardcore punk rock, coined in the mid-80s, and still continues to some extent today.

Sunny Day Real Estate didn’t master the sound either. They were nothing but an indie-rock band (don’t get me wrong, they were amazing) with post-hardcore tendencies. That goes the same with the rest of the bands you mentioned, with the exception of Rites of Spring and Nation of Ulysses, who were both part of the original scene. Emo isn’t just melodic rock with loud-to-soft tendencies either. Nor is it usually sad and whiney. Emo is emotionally charged, but very angry and raw, as you can hear in recordings from bands like Hoover, Shotmaker, Indian Summer, etc…

Many indie bands may have certainly taken influence from emo (although I’m betting Fugazi should probably be given the most credit for the “second wave indiemo.”), but their sound and association is far from the original style and ethics. You have either ignored, or haven’t done the research on the evolution of the original style, which still exists in many screamo bands today (Ampere, La Quiete, Envy). Oh, and lastly, “post-rock” actually WAS around in 1994, believe it or not. Ever heard of a little band called Slint?

By: Derek

Derek — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:55:56 +0000

There is a difference between “emo” and “scene,” get your facts straight. “Emo” is a type of music. “Scene” is a type of fashion, and in some cases can look similar to “goth.”

Emo is punk rock.
Scene is flamboyance.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:23:41 +0000

You’re right, teenage Goth kids are emo kids with a little more vampirism and necrophilia in their tastes. Adult Goths, the true original goths, are actually based more on a lifestyle around classic literature and music wheras kindergoths (the teenage goths) use it as an excuse to cry about why death is better. And Emo and Indie are just the same.

By: A.

A. — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:11:08 +0000

What do you expect from a bunch of young beaners. All of this generation and the ones right before them are worthless druggies, as I am sure the babies they are having will be. What do we do here? Well…we say don’t build a wall let them come on over and screw up the USA too. Our Government is who to blame when all this crap starts taking over in the US. It already is in Texas. How do I know? I live in it. SHUT DOWN THE BORDER!!!!