Now, wait a minute. Before you start haphazardly dogpiling me with scorn, give me a chance to make my case. Let me assure you, this will not be about bands like Dashboard Confessional, Bright Eyes, My Chemical Romance, The Get Up Kids, etc. These bands are a perversion of what Emo was at its origin, and are not at all representative of its glorious roots. Did that get your attention? Are you now asking yourselves, and me, “If those shitty-ass bands aren’t representative of real Emo, what is Emo?” I’ll tell you what Emo is, and what Emo was: fucking hardcore. Read the full story