| Current location: | dorm |
| Current mood: |  pensive |
| Current music: | J.E.W. |
emo!
My roommate Sam and I got into a discussion of what makes a band "emo".
For instance, Jimmy Eat World got labeled as such after their "Bleed American" album...which actually was the center of our discussion.
Sam didn't think having emotional lyrics, like being torn up about a girl, made a band emo.
I agreed, but compared to previous decades of music, where having women at your knees was glamorized, this was emo.
But in the same vein, any sad song about a lover could be emo...hell, there's some Fleetwood Mac songs that are pretty sad, but that doesn't make them emo.
And there's songs from other indie/alternative groups like Bright Eyes and Elliot Smith that tear at heart strings...but they're not emo.
Hmm. Arguing with myself through this, I bet it's the dichotomy between upbeat music and poignant lyrics makes a band emo.
And it probably has to do something with the scene the music is in....
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