Emo, timeless? (lyrics, alternative, punk, single, genre)

[Catharsis]

Will the genre of emo music be timeless, something that will continue to build upon itself for years and years? Or is emo music selective to this generation...to a generation that is seemingly hellbent on heartbreak? I mean i like emo and all but I personally cannot see popular emo bands developing into a phenomenon that is always cherished (such as the beatles, zeppelin, etc) I just feel the fundemental emotive level of the music is something that will only be appealing and truly understood by our generation. What do ya think, your children will bash the music we cherished or embrace it?


"We never have to say 'I love you'
Stutter first ...
'I love you'..."

[Dang]

well personally i think that it depends on the more specific genre, since emo is a term that has become so broad that it has bascially lost all meaning as a classification. and as for bent on heartbreak... kids will always be depressed or pissed off about something, thats for certain, but its how generations will choose to express this which matters. i think that with bands like simple plan calling themselves emo will mean that the actual genre never realy gets off the ground in popular culture, so it will probably continue to gain momentum in alternative scenes... but whether or not it eventually fades into obscurity cannot be predicted

[Porphyria Plan]

There will most likely always be an amount of people listening and creating "emo" music as a genre although it could become a very small group. Take big band music or swing as an example. It was influential during it's time and now only a small few continue to listen and rediscover it.

Originally Posted by Dang

well personally i think that it depends on the more specific genre, since emo is a term that has become so broad that it has basically lost all meaning as a classification.

That's just one part of the cycle. If it continues next comes the refocusing of the genre as the trend fades.

We will just have to see though.

[PerFeCTioNThrUSileNCe]

the term emo comes from the word "emotion" people will always be emotional and there will always be musicians of some sort. emo music has progressed from its original forms already. it will definately progress again, as all styles of music have in the last few decades. take punk for example. it started as a certain type of music that came from a certain group of people. now look whats happened to it. its branched off into a sh*tload of other sub genres. but there still remains that same type of punk that existed in the early days. all types of emo music will still remain but within the next ten or twenty years, a lot of less or possibly more popular variations of emo will spring up. emo as a genre is timeless, its the styles of it that arent,

[Sneer]

there will never be an emo band seen in the same light as the stones, zepelin, sabbath etc becuase basically, those bands branched out to a huge audience- youths and adults. emo is specifically an adolescent genre- by that i mean its there for teenagers whos emotions are all over the place, they need to seek identity so they find it in a band who whine and shout about their troubles- troubles some teenagers relate to.
but as you get older you become more balanced and you dont have these insecurities, thus your musical tastes mature, i dont know anybody above the age of 25 whos a fan of emo, indeed at a concert my sister went to for FFAF she said she didnt see one single adult there the whole time. i am talking about the mainstream "emo", no doubt all you people who harp on and whine about "real emo" will disagree with what ive said- but ultimately i think emo is just a phase for teenagers- a phase im not actually going through and probably never will.

[Catharsis]

So you don't think emo music is capable of universal appeal? On the fundemental principles that make it simply enjoyable to listen to, disregarding adolescant aimed lyrics? Why can't emo music be enjoyed by all? The lyrics of the beatles and other bands of the late 60's we're motivated by a stong anti-war sentiment that does not fully apply to the world today, however, those bands still appeal to various generations, regardless of whether the lyrics apply, but simply because the music is great music.

[ArtistInTheAmbulance]

I agree with LedZepStu, emo is more for a certain age range.. Of course anyone can like it, its just that they dont. Its that simple, they just dont like it. Like he said, teenagers emotions are often all over the place, so emo is just something for them to turn to. If they like it that anyway. The beatles appealed to people because of their music, just like you said, and emo doesnt appeal to people for the same reason. Its just taste...

And to the first post, I dont think emo is timeless. I think it'll be around for a while, just like the hundreds of other genres, but nothing like the beatles and led zeppelin... When we have our grandkids around and emo music is playing, they'll probably be thinking 'ugh, classical...'
Ok maybe not that extreme, but you get the idea!

[Sneer]

somehow i cant see our generation saying to their grandchildren "oh i remember when i first saw brand new"

[Sneer]

Originally Posted by Catharsis

So you don't think emo music is capable of universal appeal?

no i dont.

[riseagainstrocks]

Originally Posted by LedZepStu

somehow i cant see our generation saying to their grandchildren "oh i remember when i first saw brand new"

your parents never thought they'd be telling you about the time they saw Led Zepplin yet my do. All the time. I've grown to hate that band just cause the stories...