| Emo is a broad title that covers a lot of different | | | | howl to actual sobbing and crying. Lyrics inclined |
| styles of emotionally charged punk rock and | | | | toward somewhat abstract poetry, and are usually |
| unfortunately most people have a horribly limited idea | | | | low in the mix and hard to trace. |
| of what emo is, simply because the most important | | | | 3. Phase three: "hardcore emo" started in San Diego |
| records in the development of emo were largely | | | | in 1991 with Heroin was similar to punk - faster, |
| released in small numbers, and with limited distribution. | | | | louder, harder, much more intense and single-minded. |
| These were however very influential, and still the | | | | Most of these bands played extremely fast, and |
| their effects could be seen today. There are a lot of | | | | introduce the "chaos" concept to hardcore. The |
| kids that listen to third- and fourth-generation emo | | | | guitars are distorted to the point that notes and |
| styles without even knowing it. | | | | chords are hard to recognize. |
| The mass of "emo" bands could be split into a few | | | | 4. Phase four: "post-emo indie rock" and "post-emo |
| distinct genres. Let us explode the different phase of | | | | post-hardcore" musically inclines toward a lot of loud |
| "emo" bands. | | | | soft interaction, but a lot of softly-sung vocals and |
| 1. Phase one- "emocore" style started in 1984/85 and | | | | very little screaming or harshness. |
| goes strong, over the years. In the beginning, these | | | | 5. Phase five: "post-emo hardcore"-were the new |
| bands consisted mostly of people who played in | | | | emo bands using ultra-heavy, ultra-fast wall-of-noise |
| hardcore punk bands, got exhausted in its limited | | | | attack blending elements of grind core and |
| forms, and switch off to a guitar-oriented, midtempo | | | | Neurosis-style apocalyptic chaos with |
| rock-based sound with emotional punk vocals. | | | | bleeding-vocal-chords screaming. |
| 2. Phase two -"emo" style started in 1987/88. One of | | | | The vocal intensity of emo has also been very |
| the most recognizable and universal elements of emo | | | | influential on non-emo styles, as well. However |
| shows up in the guitar sound of this style: the octave | | | | presently it has been found that some bands have |
| chord, which allows a high-pitched, driving urgency | | | | amalgamated some diverse emo influences giving it a |
| and a very rich texture. The vocal style is usually | | | | new style. "Screamo" is that fruit of amalgamation |
| much more intense than emocore, ranging from | | | | that is being played by few new bands often used |
| normal singing in the quiet parts to a kind of pleading | | | | by younger fans. |