it goes without saying that the latest, greatest and oh-so-amusing trend in this day and age is that of the 'emo'. living in the city allows one to witness the very finest examples of these self hate filled individuals in their natural setting. whats most interesting is that theyre infact, not at all individuals. theyre cut from the same mould, they shop at the same stores, share their nail polish and their little sisters smallest pair of jeans. emos are second only to asians in terms of population (3rd - emo asians) whos numbers still continue to grow rapidly regardless of the ever spreading hate.
i got to thinking after talking with my ppls about emos, that if it werent for them over taking the world, our music charts would be (and i pray this assumption is correct) hmmm, closer to being...ok? take such bands for example...
*simple plan
*green day
*HIM
*my chemical romance
*A.F.I
*good charlotte
*the juliana theory
*matchbook romance
*the used
etc etc
i understand bands like green day and A.F.I have been around for a long while, but we could of been spared the utter arse that is simple plan/ my chemical romance if it wasnt for the pansy arse 14 year olds wearing their mothers make up n dressing in black head 2 toe in 40 degree weather.
having said all this i will say this...
as im big for appreciating a decent song regardless of the genre, bands that apparently constitute being emo have put out songs i enjoy and ill even go as far to say, i like the band...
examples...
*taking back sunday
*the starting line
*armor for sleep
*dredg
*(although unrightfully categorised) tegan and sara
*after the fall
*all american rejects
*finch
also, possibly my favorite musician ever is without question, emo...
the great, trent reznor, NIN
i dont give a fuck tho, he is the fucking greatest as is his music.
after all is said and done, i am not hating on all things emo. afteral emo is short for emotional and i am pretty much constantly that. what ammuses me are those sitting all over the steps at flinders street station, all striving and reaching out for some individuality that none of them will ever have. all i can say is im glad im not a goth cuz thered be some serious shankings going on in the dark of the night...
one more thing...emo brought us nirvana...
stick that in ur pipe n smoke it.
p.s this is very, very amusing...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erTBEcLCY_k&mode=related&search=emo%20kids