What is emo music…well let’s see first off emo stands for emotional and it is a genre of punk. It looks like the emo scene has really taken off in South Africa within the last 3 years…too bad that the emo scene has been going for the last 8-10 years….yes people emo music has been around for ages…where have you all been…there have been numerous bands that have come and gone from the scene…some of the bands from the early days are Senses fail, The Early November, The Starting Line, Hot Rod Circuit, Brand New, Dashboard Confessional, Finch, The Get up Kids, …etc…etc…just to name a few…
When emo music first came into being in the States, it was not big most of the bands mentioned above were all underground bands trying to make a name for themselves…I honestly think that the earlier bands had a much better sound than the stuff being put out nowadays…Do yourself a favor and try and get yourselves some of the old albums from any of the bands mentioned above… There are still some good emo bands out at the moment like: Number one Gun, Terminal, Ivoryline, Yellowcard, Number one Fan, Mayday Parade, Cartel… Ever since I first started listening to emo music I fell in love, everything from the singer’s voice to the technical guitar riffs not to mention the overboard display of drumming…I have been playing emo music in my band “Victory at Last” for the last 5 years…ever since getting my taste I wanted to make emo music…what is a nice blend is adding the whole screamo aspect into the sound…playing emo music while adding the screaming element here and there to spice things up…
