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Apr 29, 2024 · Emo, subgenre of punk rock music that arose in Washington, D.C., in the mid-1980s. Guy Picciotto (who was later a founding member of the influential hard-core group Fugazi) and his band, Rites of Spring, launched the subgenre when they moved away from a punk scene that sometimes favoured attitude.
May 1, 2017 · 54K. 1.7M views 7 years ago. Today, emo comes in many forms, and what truly is part of the genre is constantly up for debate. One thing is for certain though, emo is emotional music for emotional...
Apr 30, 2018 · 1. 1980s: The first wave. Born out of Washington D.C.’s 1980s hardcore-punk scene, emo’s roots are often traced back to Rites Of Spring. Musically similar to the scuzzed-up riffing of...
