Hello there, the angel from my nightmare. Remember Myspace in the early s? You know, when it was socially acceptable to autoplay music in the background of your profile page? Let's take a trip down Ocean Avenue and revisit this sacred time of emo, pop-punk, screamo, and the many genres that soundtracked your teen angst.
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Many people think emo - short for emotive hardcore - is being sad and self-harming, but the truth is that emos can be fun, friendly people; emos are people that take small reactions to a more dramatic level, like love, sadness, madness, caring, etc. If you're only trying to be emo to "fit in", please be aware that it's a way of life, not an experiment or a "for fun" game. You have to put your entire lives into it. Otherwise, you're a wannabe or poseur.
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But emo is having a moment in thanks to Panic! Over It. Utah's the Used blasted on the scene with a more tragic, dark brand of emo with singer Bert McCracken screaming raw, violent explorations of self-abuse, loneliness, suicide and death. What hath Pete Wentz wrought? The grammatically adventurous Panic!