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Monday, November 23, 2009

"What are the differences between Emo, Goth, and Scene?"

Similar Q were asked in Yahoo! Answer, below are one of the best response. Also included definition of emo and goth found on the net (couldn't locate any 'Scene' definition) Hope this help!!

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Snippet from Yahoo!Answer

EMO
Short for Emotive-Hardcore. From the 1980's DC punk scene. Some major bands are Rites of Spring, Dag Nasty, and Moss Icon. This genre died in the 90's In 2002 popular magazines started using this label for band like Saves the Day, The Get Up Kids, Weezer, and Dashboard Confessional. By 2005 it was a whole entire sub-culture of angsty teens who knew nothing of real Emo. It majorly came into the mainstream in 2006 and has since stayed there. Emo bands are actually pop-punk and the kids dress like scene kids and mallgoths.

GOTH
There are many different types of Goths. There are those that are inspired by 18th century Romanticism. They dress in Romantic-esque clothes and read Goth lit. Others are Goth-rockers that like 80's Goth (that came from Punk). Some Goths don't dress in black, but just have a love for the unusual. These types are usually philosophical and intellectual. Then there's mallgoths of today that are really angsty and many wear black as a big F you to their parents and society. They usually buy out Hot Topic and think Marilyn Manson is Goth.

SCENE
Around 2004 this look began to get popular. The first major strain was on Xanga and it was called Electrikk. The next major strain came in 2005 and moved over to MySpace. These kids have mad confidence.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080131014052AAZC1Z4

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Definition of Emo

A particular style of hardcore punk rock; An individual or group of people associated with the subculture and musical style of definition (1); Any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that is particularly or notably emotional; An individual or group of people associated with a fashion or ...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/emo

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Definitions of goth on the Web

A punk-derived subculture of people who predominately dress in black; (music) A style of bleak rock music; gothic rock; A person who is part of the goth subculture; Relating to this music or these people
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/goth

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