Music Poll #2

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So what the hey is this "Emo" stuff, anyway? I'm an old music hound and I've been through quite a few trends, but this one has me hornswoggled.

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Comments

[tenaciousg.livejournal.com]

it is short for "EMOtional music"

i hate the bands that play it, for the most part, but some of it is alright.

i think some nerdy kids who weren't getting laid invented it.

[welfy.livejournal.com]

Eh, mainstream emo is annoying and very whiny for the most part. It's mostly skinny little guys who wear sweaters and horn-rimmed glasses. Think Dashboard Confessional.

I don't know if I'd call it "power pop" or not because I'm not certain of the definition of it. Maybe because the stuff I listen to doesn't really have a "power" feeling to it...most of the emo stuff I like is sad, acoustic, cry in your beer type music.

One emo/indie singer I like a lot would be Bright Eyes. I think his lyrics are really introspective and real, and his voice is very sad and pained.

I like his song "Something Vague" but I absolutely love the lyrics to "A Song to Pass the Time" because it reminds me of living out in the middle of nowhere with really empty-looking people and wondering if it's worth it.

[turnip.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to thank you for making "surface to air missile" an option. that should ALWAYS be an option. you gave me an outlet yesterday, when i could have been fired instead!

[substitute.livejournal.com]

Any time! I'm in your debt for making this an option for any form I ever fill out, for the rest of my life.