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Weren't emo and screamo post-hardcore?
Or am I just being dumb?
There's a lot of confusion around the genres, so I'll try to clear things up-
Emotive Hardcore (emo) was a subgenre of hardcore punk developed in the mid-80's, primarily in Washington DC. It's fundementals were all the same as those of hardcore, but featured intensely passionate lyrics. Major groups of the genre include: Rites of Spring, Moss Icon, Rain, Embrace, Jawbraker, pg. 99, Indian Summer, and Circle Takes Square.
Post-hardcore is also a subgenre. The term isn't meant to be a period of time, but an actual movement of music. Growing out of hardcore, post-hardcore had more traditional rock roots. It also took heavy influence from the grunge movement. Some notable bands include: Hawthorne Heights, Fugazi, Aiden, Emery, Silverstein, Alexisonfire, Chiodos, and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.
Screamo is a term of great dispute. There is no solidly agreed upon definition, though, some major definitions are- 1) A form of Emo characterized by aggresive screaming vocals 2) A form of post-hardcore with emo influence 3) A buzz word; not an actual genre, but just a term people use for bands that scream.
Where does the confusion begin?The confusion comes from a number of places.
1) People keep using "post-hardcore" as an umbrella term for all genres that came out of hardcore. It's innaccurate. Post-hardcore is a genre, not an era or all-encompassing term.
2) People commonly misuse "emo". To this day, most people think many post-hardcore and pop-rock bands (such as Hawthorne Heights and Fall Out Boy, respectively) are of the emo genre. This largely stems from the false statement that "emo" is short for "emotional".