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Emo is a style of rock music characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. It originated in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C., where it was known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore" and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace.
Emo / ˈiːmoʊ / is a music genre characterized by emotional, often confessional lyrics. It emerged as a style of hardcore punk and post-hardcore from the mid-1980s Washington, D.C. hardcore scene, where it was known as emotional hardcore or emocore. The bands Rites of Spring and Embrace, among others, pioneered the genre.
This is a list of Midwest emo bands. 0–9. 7 Birches [citation needed] A. Adjust the Sails [1] A ... [80] Street Smart Cyclist [81] Strictly Ballroom [citation needed]
Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes. According to both Pitchfork [ 1 ] and NME, [ 2 ] proto-goth bands included Joy Division, [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Siouxsie and the Banshees, [ 1 ][ 2 ] Bauhaus [ 1 ][ 2 ] and the Cure. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The term was first used by critic John Stickney in ...
And the music was so, so good. Our roundup of the best songs of the 1980s will bring you right back to that magical place and time — like you never even left. Our list includes some of the ...
Shoegaze (originally called shoegazing and sometimes conflated with "dream pop") [10] is a subgenre of indie and alternative rock characterized by its ethereal mixture of obscured vocals, guitar distortion and effects, feedback, and overwhelming volume. [1][11] It emerged in Ireland and the United Kingdom in the late 1980s among neo-psychedelic ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 September 2024. Genre of rock music For the radio format associated with this genre, see Modern rock. Alternative rock Other names Alternative music alt-rock alternative Stylistic origins Punk rock post-punk new wave hardcore punk Cultural origins Late 1970s to early 1980s, United States and United ...
A list distinguishing the bands who comprised the initial, early sounds and characteristics of the emo subgenre of punk rock, prior to its later evolutions. Pages in category "First-wave emo bands" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.