Defining EMO

[Babyfaced Assassin]

how can you define EMO?
i find it so confusing lol, there's such a fine line between punk/metal/emo

Im trying to describe emo to a friend who hates metal so how would you get it accross?

 

[from zero]

Anything that utilizes

1) almost intolerable whiney voice
2) almost intolerable whiney lyrics

I'll classify several bands from several genres as emo, because of the aforementioned. Two that come to mind immediately are Dashboard Confessional and Linkin Park.

BTW, badass avatar man.

 

[buttplug]

Emo is pretty much... about the lyrics more so than the music. They are usually emotionally charged songs; very depressing yet beautifully written. The emo music, in my opinion, is great. What sucks is the emo kids. Ugh.