Emo" only consists of the de Emotional Hardcore
scene and the late 90's Screamo scene, What is known
by "Midwest Emo" is nothing but Alternative Rock with
questionable real emo influence. When people try to
argue that bands like My Chemical Romance are not real
emo, while saying that Sunny Day Real Estate is, I can't
help not to cringe because they are just as fake emo as
My Chemical Romance (plus the pretentiousness). Real
emo sounds ENERGETIC, POWERFUL and somewhat
HATEFUL. Fake emo is weak, self pity and a failed
attempt to direct energy and emotion into music. Some
examples of REAL EMO are Pg 99, Rites of Spring, Cap n
