The reason I have chosen to do Emo music for this project is to try gain some understanding into the clientele found loitering outside Hungry Jacks in Brisbane city. Emo seems to not only be a genre of music, but depicts an entire culture, a way of behaving, and a particular style of fashion. The “Emo kid” is generally stereotyped as one who listens to My Chemical Romance, wears black skinny jeans and Chuck Taylors, has an asymmetrical haircut, is particularly rebellious against what society (and their parents) should expect from them, and has generally pessimistic demeanour. However, I will be attempting to find more to this way of life.
Emo music emerged from the hardcore punk scene in the early 1980's in Washington D.C., pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace. Emo music broke away from the hardcore punk scene by using melodic guitars, varied rhythms and deeply personal, impassioned lyrics. Emotional-punk music only really began to spawn its own subculture in the early 1990s. In recent years Emo music has moved away from the punk sound and many bands, such as Panic At the Disco and Death Cab for Cutie, are starting to adopt more electronic elements to their sound.
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