I wish my lawn was EMO so it would cut itself
Ok-so I didn’t come up with that title on my own. But man did it make me chuckle…and think. At the same time. Uncomfortable. Anyway. There are so many categories we put music in. Emo, Emo-punk, punk, indie, indie emo punk, and so forth. I got to thinking: with so many genres in the music “biz”, as they say, how can we make sure we pigeon hole our songs correctly? Here’s a guide to music categorization for the layman and lay w0-man. Understand I wrote the entire thing from my own cerebral resources. Non of this is official, documented, or probably even factual. Enjoy.
EMO
The genre for today’s skinny-jean wearing bleak-tivist. To be honest the only thing I really know about emo at all is that emo people wear skinny jeans and are prone to self poking. As far as music…I’m pretty sure Death Cab for Cutie falls into this group. I think its because their name comes from a Beatles movie and emos LOVE the Beatles. Yes. That must be it
Indie
This genre is th one that confuses me most of all. I hear the term tossed around mostly to mean “music that nobody but me has heard of so I’m cooler than you”. I just listened to a never before released version of the Kool-Aid jingle. Does that make it Indie? Probably. The word itself creates problems in my brain. It comes, I’m assuming, from the word “independent” but there is nothing independent about the music. An indie film is one not produced by a studio, usually low budget, and watched mostly by “emos” (Ooooo…a cross genre pollination!). But indie music is produced in a studio by a record label. Maybe the band members “go commando” while recording. That would be independent. Ew.
Punk
My favorite genre because its so ambiguous. I was in the car the other day listening to “The Pixies” (awesomeness) and then turned on the radio and heard a Blink 182 song. Very different styles. Both “punk rock” indeed, but completely varying sides of the music coin. The Pixies, in my very uninformed opinion, were the original punkers. Since them no one has come close to capturing the true spirit of taking off your shirt, diving into crowd of wild kids, and being trampled to death. Pure Punk.
I’m sure people much smarter than me (it should be “I” but what the hell) could give all sorts of defining reasons each song and band falls into the category the record label or the listener gives it. But I just say: listen to what you like and let the genre worry about itself. Unless its county. Then we must all run. Run far far away. The end.
This is Pixies at their best. I was at this reunion concert in Palm Springs. So great.
April 27th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
srry do down ur excitement bout us emos but you no nothing about us. we dont really just wear skinny jeans and eye liner and cut ourselves out of self pity. wat you describe is a stereotype. also the music u described is so totally lame! no offense! everything u hav is wrong. i would give u my site about us but u would only trash it. also, no one uses the word emo anymore. the phrase is screamo. duh……………..
April 29th, 2008 at 6:20 am
Genius. Have my children.
May 2nd, 2008 at 2:41 pm
thanx. sorta. im just trying to eliminate this vision that non-screamos install in there heads. This website is even worse: http://granfalloon.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/the-mexican-emo-wars/
May 5th, 2008 at 7:11 am
love 2 be emo i feel we r free,unique and i love 2 be unique
May 5th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
thatz exactly right! i mean, u just hav to believe that all emos do NOT cut themselves!!! i wont deny that itz out there. all emos r different in they’re stlye unlike preps and such. i dont even *always* were black in all of my clothes!!! 0.o my jacket is tho! *=^_^=* go to http://emoari-chanwootwoot.blogspot.com/ (my blog!) to see wat i mean. ALSO WAT REALLY MAKES ME MAD!!!!!! : EMOS ARE NOT THESE RELIGEON CRAZED WORSHIPERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im not even christian!!! im freakin’ wiccan!!!!!!!!!!!! also: itz just like learnig to heal w/ herbs and astrology and wat not. DUH NO!!! IM NOT A BRAIN DAMAGED PSYCHO!!! THAT IS A STEREOTYPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IM NOT CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! grrr…! srry.
May 7th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Wow guys. I’m glad you’ve realized that everything written on this blog is to be taken literally. Gold stars for all around. And ace-bandages to heal your emo wounds. Shazaam!
May 12th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
awww! thanx! =^_^= 4 all the peoples that see this site go to the url in my last comment to leave comments on my thoughts and subjects! thanx. also to the duck: get a life because the people u insult will only come back to get u in the end.
May 28th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Not all emos cut themselves, you don’t have to be emo to cut yourself, and you cut yourself, you’re not automatically emo!!! Emos can be just as happy as the rest of us and not suicidal, and NOT FRIKKIN CUT THEMSELVES. Gosh! Everyone thinks that emos cut themselves and are depressed. Grr. NOT TRUE!! People that cut themselves are called CUTTERS!! Grr.
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