Emo or Screamo?

[The_Q]

http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/living/people/family/12452691.htm

The Star-Telegram sure knows the difference!

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[The_Q]

RE: Emo or Screamo?

Gah, didn't realize that you had to register. Here it is, I might find the rest later.

s there an emo in your house?

By MALCOLM MAYHEW

STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER

How to spot an "emo"

Wardrobe musts: Some sort of "cause bracelet." Shows they care.

Hair: Can be short or long, must be intentionally mussed. The just-got-off-a-roller-coaster look.

On their feet: Barefoot's best; shows they're "earthy," in touch with their feelings. Emo is, after all, short for "emotional." Sneakers are cool, too, like DVS.

Current emo ringleader: Death Cab for Cutie, whose forthcoming album, Plans, is one of this year's most anticipated releases.

They also : Dashboard Confessional, Bright Eyes, the Starting Line, Jimmy Eat World, the Rocket Summer, Mae, the Promise Ring, the Postal Service -- the band, not the people who lose your mail all the time. Newmos (newcomer emos) can fool everyone into believing they're longtime emos by also name-dropping Unwound and Sunny Day Real Estate, emo pioneers.

Other sure signs: Holding a guitar. Emos are supposed to be very much in touch with their emotions -- and they're not afraid to sing about them. The sadder, the better. Broken heart necessary.

Model: Ross Peters, 12, Bedford Junior High

How to spot an "indie"

Wardrobe musts: Collared shirts (polo shirts, but not Polo shirts), tucked in or left out. Slim pants or clean jeans -- no holes. Vintage jacket -- or new, vintage-looking jacket. Need to look like they shop at second-hand stores, even if they don't.

Hair: Short, a little messy but still stylish. Think GQ crossed with Spin.

On their feet: Either thrift-store-bought/kinda-scruffy dress shoes or retail store-bought sneakers.

Current indie ringleader: Sufjan Stevens, a singer/songwriter who plans to release one CD for every single U.S. state. Indie kids, start saving your money now.

They also : Modest Mouse, the Decemberists, Bloc Party, Arcade Fire, Kings of Leon, Spoon, Shout Out Louds, Cursive, Architecture in Helsinki.

Other sure signs: Should be snobby about music, like the guys in High Fidelity. Must own iPod, not the Shuffle or the Mini but the one that costs $400 or whatever. Know of bands no one else has ever heard of -- and probably never will.

Model: Maxwell Brown, 17, Nolan High

How to spot a "punk"

Wardrobe musts: Jeans, ripped or not. Something hanging from pocket -- bandana, wallet chain.

Hair: Not a big deal anymore. Mohawks are out. Colored hair's boring. Punk is such a part of pop culture now, normal's natural. You may have a punk kid living at your house and you DON'T EVEN KNOW IT.

On their feet: Vans sneakers or Skecher-like, tough-looking work shoes. BUT THEY CANNOT BE SKECHERS. That's too brand-namey.

Current punk ringleader: After a period of being not-so-hip, Green Day's cool again, thanks to their very fine, spit-in-the-face-of-politics CD, American Idiot.

They also : Alkaline Trio, New Found Glory, Yellowcard, Fall Out Boy, the Clash, any (and every) band that has played the Warped Tour.

Other sure signs: Facial piercings and tattoos are the obvious signs, but because that'll get kids kicked out of school, look for concert T-shirts, left-of-center accessories and iPods of all colors, MBs and gigs. Bad attitudes, arrest warrants and the whole safety-pins-through-the-nose thing are more over than Sum 41.

Model: Tory Louthen, 17, L.D. Bell High

How to spot a "screamo"

Wardrobe musts: Concert T-shirts, not ones bought at the mall. Eyeliner, definitely -- both guys and girls.

Hair: Same messy-is-good ethos as emos, but messier. May have to spend a few more minutes slopping it around.

On their feet: Whatever; they're not picky.

Current screamo ringleader: Hawthorne Heights, coming soon to a set of earplugs near you.

They also : Terminal, Thrice, the Used, Poison the Well, Thursday, Underoath -- basically, emo bands that scream a lot.

Other sure signs: Edgier attitude. Maybe black nail polish to go along with the eyeliner. Screamos are a little more pessimistic than emos, but just as in touch with their feelings. But, really, can't we all just scream along?

Model: Jessica Hume, 15, Fossil Ridge High

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[ramonesfan]

RE: Emo or Screamo?

I am a mix of all that. Minus the indie one... All that punk music sucks, i hate it.

[The_Q]

RE: Emo or Screamo?

According to this thing, I'm big time indie.

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[Tokzic]

RE: Emo or Screamo?

I fit into none of those, which suits me just fine - I'm hard to slap a stereotype on anyway.

[tnyhwk900]

RE: Emo or Screamo?

I'm screamo, regardless of whatever the hell this thing is. I'll look at it.

EDIT: Pssh, this thing is extremely stereotypical. I wear Old Navy stuff and I love Atreyu.

[Afrobean]

RE: Emo or Screamo?

Punk.

Good thing too, because otherwise my God Save the Queen shirt would be really out of place.

[_A2P]

I WOULD be indie, if I owned an iPod :'(

[ImEric12]

hahah, this thing is so wrong on many accounts. Fallout Boy is NOT punk.

Although according to this I'm punk only according to music. Other than that, I don't fit in to any thing because I dress exactly to my own standards, and not to any other trend really. T-shirt, long jeans, and beat to hell shoes always.

[ramonesfan]

My typical shirt is one with a skateboard company logo on it. I wear my old navy jeans. I wear black adidas with yellow stripes

[Tokzic]

All my clothes are from Randy River because they're cheap and I like them.

My hair is fairly short, parted in the middle, and falls flat on both sides of my head, and isn't dyed.

I like pretty much all music except country and rap, but especially rock and electronic.

I wear these really cool Nike runners that are like, "PWNZ."

I have no idea what the above sentence means.

I have no idea what all that makes me.

[xiron]

Rofl. that's the funniest thing I've ever read. So stereotypical. If it wasn't so funny, it would probably piss me off. I'm pretty much a mix of them all.

[QreepyBORIS]

I'm a geek. In training.

That's not on there, obviously.

[dAnceguy117]

Poison the Well is neat-o. F'real.

Where would SoaD fall into all of this? Looking at the punk music description, I guess it would be that because of all the spit-in-the-face-of-politics-ness, but whoa, SoaD is not punk.

I like a band or two from each type of person description thingy. I also like rap because it is da coo. I wear a t-shirt and maybe an undershirt, shorts or jeans depending on time of the year, and generally basketball shoes. Oh, and normal hair to the extreme.

[ramonesfan]

Umm.... RATM doesn't fall under punk but as the name suggests, its agaisnt the current government (the one '92-'98 anyway, their music can be applied today)