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Jonah · 10-19-2004, 06:22 AM

I feel emo has always been around. It's just we've formulated this concept that emo is sad lyrics and the idea of the trendy new punk bands all in one. When really....its been here all along. Neil Young and Bob Dylan could be considered examples of the earlier ones, it's debatable. In the 80's going towards the 90's it was Fugazi, and Rites of Spring, who became the first labeled emo band. During the 90's and on to the millenium, emo music included pearl jam, hum, sunny day real estate, built to spill, braid, and so on. MTV and the redundant amount of other music channels which are now on tv will prove that its all just a trend and made to believe new and fun...no history is ever brought up. Consequently, when people even dare to mention greenday and blink 182 to be the first punk bands......ouch that one hurts.. The point is TV lies. Do your reading, and learn something true.

10-19-2004, 06:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jonah My real name is Renee. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 191	I feel emo has always been around. It's just we've formulated this concept that emo is sad lyrics and the idea of the trendy new punk bands all in one. When really....its been here all along. Neil Young and Bob Dylan could be considered examples of the earlier ones, it's debatable. In the 80's going towards the 90's it was Fugazi, and Rites of Spring, who became the first labeled emo band. During the 90's and on to the millenium, emo music included pearl jam, hum, sunny day real estate, built to spill, braid, and so on. MTV and the redundant amount of other music channels which are now on tv will prove that its all just a trend and made to believe new and fun...no history is ever brought up. Consequently, when people even dare to mention greenday and blink 182 to be the first punk bands......ouch that one hurts.. The point is TV lies. Do your reading, and learn something true.