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Old 03-26-2006, 08:38 AM   #47
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Originally Posted by darkangel29
On topic...
Why is the label EMO even around? Isn't everyone emotional anyway...in one way or another? Yes, the music genre, but aren't all songs expressions of emotion?

Bah, I'm going to confuse myself.
The term emo is originally short for "emotional hardcore", which is what the first bands, Embrace, Rites of Spring, Moss Icon, etc. were often referred to as.

That's as succinct an explanation as I can give right now. Emo "dissertation" still pending...

Not in (t)his thread, though.
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