The History of Emo (Might Delete Later)

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From emotional beginnings in D.C. to the emo revival, emo has seen it all. Emo’s not dead. Let's be honest, we've all been a little emo at some point. From punk rock and hardcore roots, to midwest emo, to mainstream success and rise and fall and the emo revival. From D.C to warped tour to When We Were Young. From Rites of Spring to American Football, to Blink 182, Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, Paramore to Modern Baseball, Title Fight, Touche Amore, Joyce Manor, Pool Kids, Oso Oso, Hot Mulligan, Origami Angel, Spanish Love Songs, and Jimmy Eat World. Embrace the 2000s emo nostalgia and be an elder emo. (Felt emo might delete later)
00:00 Intro
00:49 Emo's Punk Roots
08:13 Reinvention, Rise To Fame, and a trip to the Midwest
12:53 The Emo Look, Mainstream Success and Decline
17:56 The Emo Revival
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@spoonysmalls 6 ай бұрын

Saying "we're not emo," seems to be among the original, most emo things one could do.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

hahaha Thanks for watching!

@Eryktion 3 ай бұрын

I remember when this emo look came up and suddenly there where groups of teens standig next to our sk8park near the train station all dressing the same. And when you asked one of those groups of teens if they were emos, they anwsered "no, but these are emos", pointing to another group of 5 teens looking the same. Then we went to that group and asked if they're emos. And again they said "no" and pointed to another group. We did that until we got back to the first group :D

@IcyKen27 6 ай бұрын

Great Video, Don't delete.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

haha it'll be up for a loooonnngggg time Thanks for watching!

@jabohonu 6 ай бұрын

It's just for the quick views

@WublerDublerCubler 6 ай бұрын

@@jabohonuit’s a meme in the emo scene

@jacobjames1171 6 ай бұрын

It's his video.

@adamlindsey5795 6 ай бұрын

its a 15 year old "meme" at this point. probably older lol im sure its gonna fly over a lot of young ones heads.

@sillycat8844 6 ай бұрын

emo will never die. also dont delete this i need to rewatch it for music recommendations

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

I won't! Thanks for watching!

@keeping_it_realty 6 ай бұрын

Hi. I was part of that whole thing in the early 90's. You did a great job. Only criticism is that bands like Braid, Christie Front Drive, Boys Life, Texas is the Reason and the Get Up Kids were HUGE in the early mid-west emo period and were omitted. In fact, I'd argue most of those bands were considered to be a lot bigger/ more important than American Football at the time. I agree that American Football has had a more lasting influence and impact than most of those bands, but at the time, we talked about most of those bands a lot more.

@jejelad 6 ай бұрын

3 of those bands were mentioned

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Agreed, couldn't focus on every aspect that long otherwise the video would be much longer. If only I was working on a midwest emo video..... Also Hey Mercedes > Braid for me.

@Rickydoom 6 ай бұрын

Texas is the readon mentioned..,,,, 😅😅😅😅😅❤❤❤😅❤😅❤😅❤😅❤

@Thisguygetsit 6 ай бұрын

@keeping_it_reality Definitely agree with you 100 percent! I just want to throw in an honorable mention here. Mock Orange! If by chance you haven't heard them check em out brother!

@Toymachine2207 5 ай бұрын

true Get up kids and Jimmy Eat world were THE EMO bands

@Diegogonzalez24 6 ай бұрын

Dude I’ve never heard ANYONE mention “Teenage Retirement” by Chumped before! I bought this on vinyl in 2016 at a thrift shop and I’ve absolutely loved this album ever since. Definitely such an underrated band and I was truly hurt when I found out they were no longer active.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Chumped is one of my favorite bands. I didn't get to see them live but I saw anika pyle's (Lead singer of chumped) band Katie ellen live. They're great too. Thanks for watching!

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! 00:00 Intro 00:49 Emo's Punk Roots 08:13 Reinvention, Rise To Fame, and a trip to the Midwest 12:53 The Emo Look, Mainstream Success and Decline 17:56 The Emo Revival

@alex-gq2jh Ай бұрын

thanks for mentioning oso oso! they're one of my favorite bands!

@glitzelph7050 6 ай бұрын

This is a really well made video! Emo isn't a genre I listen to very often, but this gave me a better appreciation for the genre. Keep it up!

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@timmiller8845 6 ай бұрын

Really well done video! I love music history and this is one of my favorite genres to learn about. I was in high school during the mid-2000s "Mall Emo" explosion and I feel like Say Anything's Is a Real Boy needs to be included along with the other classic albums you mentioned.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

for sure, I saw Say Anything is coming back with a new album. Very interested to see how that comes out. Thanks for watching!

@Prinren 6 ай бұрын

Never delete this. Omg this saves so much time explaining it. I’ve had to make threads on TikTok comments to explain it cause of the character limit. This is amazing!!! The timing is immaculate cause kids are getting into it again now. (It’s winter rn and I’ve been staying at home for months now so yeah I feel this. I go outside and it literally hurts so the timing is perfect in that way too)

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

@AlwaysAmTired 5 ай бұрын

Going to high school in the late 90s in the Midwest, we considered Weezer the ultimate emo band. I associated emo with sweater vests and thick-rimmed glasses. I was appalled when emo became what I considered Goth in the 2000s lol

@NeverNormal 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ZackarySmigel 6 ай бұрын

My biggest issue with the discussion of Emo is I feel like there is a lot of emo gatekeepers, like the emo subreddit is kind of a mess. I see people bring up Death Cab often on there and I personally never really considered them an emo band. It's more indie pop or indie rock for me but I don't really care about the label. It doesn't matter imo. But others have to label what is emo and what isn't and its just kinda annoying.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

at the end of the day it's all for fun. Everything is emo and everything isn't emo. Like I said in the video, it never made sense to me, to gatekeep emo, punk, metal etc when most of us fell in love with the music because we never felt normal. Thanks for watching!

@justinbouillon1548 Ай бұрын

Death Cab is not "emo". You are right.

@itsyaboinilo890 6 ай бұрын

Great video The only thing missing in my opinion is a deeper look into the current 5th wave / post emo scene

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

that's fair, maybe that'll be it's own video. Thanks for watching!

@thewackywafflebruh5267 6 ай бұрын

@@NeverNormalI agree with this take and just would love to watch a more in depth video of the emo wave rn with the bands you mentioned at the end as well as bands like Origami Angel, Save Face, Microwave, etc.

@oilevil4132 6 ай бұрын

AND THE SIXTH WAVE

@masonmorissette2958 6 ай бұрын

@@thewackywafflebruh5267 Microwave fucks

@Weedheavyspliff 6 ай бұрын

Taking Back Sunday had me in the 6th grade as soon as I heard "You could slit my throat and with my one last gasping breath I'd apologize for bleeding on your shoes"

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@therealmatthew293 6 ай бұрын

Saw the long-sleeve under t combo and was like yeah this legit .

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

I was waiting for this comment!!!!!! Thanks for watching!

@NikitaGal31 6 ай бұрын

Amazing genre recap video! Thanks! Would love to see more of these.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Maybe...there are 26 sub genres of emo so....

@Stamps189 5 ай бұрын

Super amazing video dude!!!!!!!! It’s frustrating to try to attempt to explain all the eras of emo to friends, because they’re all so different and distinct. You explained this so perfectly!!

@NeverNormal 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

@TheCrazysharkguy 6 ай бұрын

im surprised you mentioned wicca phase springs eternal and didn’t mention he used to be the lead singer of tigers jaw! people don’t know how important he was to emo

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

I know I know lol Thanks for watching!

@jady_vanity4015 6 ай бұрын

Please don’t delete this I love this so much! I put my favorite emo history videos into 1 playlist and this is on it :

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@SpawnIsSleepy 6 ай бұрын

Subscribed. I love how in depth this is, without being boring. Gives me vibes of like Scott The Woz if he made videos about music instead of video games

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words!

@JordonRenn93 5 ай бұрын

As a small town MN emo boy in the late 2000s I was surprised to not hear mentions of bands like Chiodos, Emery, Alexisonfire, Of Mice and Men, Attack Attack, Alesana, Showbred, Panic! at the Disco, AFI, Aiden, Secondhand Serenade, Blindside, From First To last, Pierce The Veil, Breathe Carolina, The Devil Wear Prada, The Word Alive, Underoath, Silverstein, 30 Seconds to Mars, Mayday Parade, We Came as Romans... and so much more but it was amazing to hear about the roots and get so many new music recommendations.

@NeverNormal 5 ай бұрын

some of those bands I wouldn't consider emo but they definitely played a role in emo's impact on pop culture. Thanks for watching!

@iheartdashboard 5 ай бұрын

thats because most of these arent emo. most of this is post hardcore and pop punk

@JordonRenn93 5 ай бұрын

@iheartdashboard The definition applies to most of these bands.. in central MN, this was emo music, it's the music that defined the scene in the mid to late 2000s. Even if we disagree on which ones are actually emo, they all are definitely an important and influential part of the scene.

@iheartdashboard 4 ай бұрын

@@JordonRenn93 most of them were influential, yes. but even if it "defined the scene" in the 2000s, that was also the same time where the label "emotional hardcore" was watered down intensely and began being given to bands that fit the descriptors of other genres much better. lots of bands were given the "emo" title simply for how they looked and how their fans generally looked, rather than their real music. just because it was referred to as emo in the mainstream doesnt mean it was correct. this video is focusing on the roots, not whatever hit the mainstream and teenagers decided to latch onto; so when we're discussing the roots of hardcore genre, i really dont see why bands like breathe carolina would be mentioned. (sorry i think i accidentally just wrote an essay😭)

@JordonRenn93 4 ай бұрын

@iheartdashboard It's definitely an educational moment for me lol

@KazonYT 6 ай бұрын

Great work on the video! Got some great recommendations. Shout out to The Forecast! I remember finding them out on a Victory Records Comp I got at warped tour 05. I went on to see them live 2 times and collected most of their CDs. To this day, I believe the transition between (May you one day) Carry Me Home and One Hundred Percent is one of the best I've ever heard. Late Night Conversation's songs such as Helping Hands and Losing Signal made me want to reach out to my friends more. Glad to see them represented. I plan to do an in-depth video on them in the future. Cheers!

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Forecast are back with a new album this year fyi. New song is out. Check their Facebook!

@tab207 6 ай бұрын

Half way through I went from knowing every band to not knowing any of them. My emo intro was the Revelation Records sampler In Flight Program from 96, which had Sensefield & Texas is the Reason as the first 2 tracks. Feeling geriatric.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Don't worry about it! Nobody can know every band haha Thanks for watching!

@trash2638 5 ай бұрын

loved this video, you can see that you really care about the topic. thank you for making this!

@NeverNormal 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@holanatymuffins 6 ай бұрын

What a beautiful video. You did a wonderful job here ❤

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@LessWordsMoreMusic 6 ай бұрын

I consider myself a true "emo" and I've always discovered so many great bands, artists and different genres but it was never just a phase. There's a lot I learned in this video that I didn't know. Thanks.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@3arthandsky 6 ай бұрын

Surprisingly, I knew all of these. By it's roots you don't need to dress a certain way however I respect the 2000s emo as to me it's nolstagic. Today it's literally abandoned it's roots

@MissXX94 6 ай бұрын

I got into alt music in the 6th-7th grade in 2006-7 and damn I am so happy I lived in that time when some of the best albums were newly released lol unsurprisingly I am a vinyl collector now. Great video btw.. love to hear info dumping about music any day 😅

@sirai3783 18 күн бұрын

This video is amazing! I grew up with this genre (I'm named after Mike Kinsellas, Owen). It's very intresting growing up with all these bands and seeing people my age not fully understanding this stuff. It's personal!!

@NeverNormal 18 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@maidegundogdu3241 6 ай бұрын

I love this video. You need to do more analyze/history of metal-rock genres like these video. I'd like to see especially post-hardcore version of this ❤

@siouxsiexymox6594 6 ай бұрын

Post-Hardcore is not metal 😅😂 it's Hardcore Punk it's in the name

@williamz7011 6 ай бұрын

This was good. You're a good presenter, and I appreciate your dry humor. Subbed

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

thanks so much for the kinds words, appreciate it!

@Weedeater. 6 ай бұрын

This is awesome dude please don’t delete this. I remember my tio listening to jejune’s album “This afternoons malady” on a CD and I still have it. One of the main reasons why I loved the band and genre so much. He even went to their show when they were here in florida. I was also wondering if you know any unnoticed emo bands that should’ve gotten recognition for their amazing work.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! There are a lot of underrated emo bands. Might do a video on that soon.

@Bobbyblabby413 6 ай бұрын

Would love a playlist of all the bands you mentioned with their defining stand alone song of their albums. Really good video

@NonBinaryGayEmo2349 2 ай бұрын

In all honesty; this video was absolutely mesmerizing; as well as informative, in so many ways. First of all; the majority of the bands, that you mentioned; were straight from my iPod, and are now; engrained into my mind. At this point, all of the emo bands, that I have listened to; made up a large part of who I am; as an individual. And the majority of the lyrical stylings; have inspired my inner monologue; that I normally have; whenever I am, inside of my mind. In a way, emo lyricism; allows me to express my emotions; in a more, in-depth detailed way; that I never could ,before. And to top it all off; the Melodies and harmonies; stayed permanently etched into my brain; and went with the flow of every emotion, I ever had felt. And those Melodies and harmonies; still go to the tune; of how my feel. So thank you; for this absolute EMO musical amazement; that is; this video. ✌️

@dsxa918 6 ай бұрын

The period of time you reference in the early 2000's with all those albums, combined with Matthew Good / Band in Canada and a lot of other musicians in different genres, gave me a standard for 'consistently great music' that all the years since, keeps me nostalgic for, in appreciation.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@SomeDudeQC 6 ай бұрын

Wait is Matthew Good emo?

@njp2k914 6 ай бұрын

Still having my emo phase at 29 and I’m a therapist! 😂😂

@dawakat08 6 ай бұрын

21:40, one of the hardest things growing up as an awkward guy was that I could never relate to anyone on how I felt. Even at 33 almost 34 it's so difficult because I know my thoughts and feelings are not part of the norm. One thing emo/DIY/Midwest did was help me feel more comfortable with the music I listen to relate to words on how I felt

@davestrider5418 6 ай бұрын

My uncle is in taking back sunday :3 he’s the reason i’m so into emo! great video, do not delete!

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@panfilolivia 3 ай бұрын

three months ago i gave this video a like but forgot to comment. now im watching it again so hey nice video really really good. dont delete it later dude

@NeverNormal 3 ай бұрын

I won't haha Thanks for watching!

@david0754 6 ай бұрын

this video is great,please don’t delete it 🙏

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

I won't, Thank for watching!

@Carlos-ms1yx 6 ай бұрын

Rites of Spring is amazing. Discovered them late last year. Great video

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@edigit4l 6 ай бұрын

Awesomeness, dont delete. I’ve been looking for this video for ages

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@typicalghost6930 6 ай бұрын

brand new is my favorite band, and im glad they were mentioned! buuuut im surprised you didnt mention their 2006 album The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me, one of the greatest emo albums of all time

@eleanorrichardson4837 6 ай бұрын

Perhaps but Jesse Lacey is a massive piece of shit so not sure how you can still listen with conscience. they were my favourite band precious to find this out fyi

@goodboi42 6 ай бұрын

I love this video.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@entheo302 6 ай бұрын

I don’t really like emo but I’m fascinated by your presentation of the history of it as a genre. Nice video!

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

@kevin71794 6 ай бұрын

I loved this! Currently in a rabbit hole of acoustic emo with Dashboard Confessional and Owen

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

I love new leaves by owen, thanks for watching

@EternallyUncoolTrevor 6 ай бұрын

I just found your channel! This video was so good! It’s so cool you brought up bands like Park and Chumped! Definitely subscribing 🤘🏻

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Both very underrated bands! I NEED Chumped to play one more show. Thanks for watching!

@cassettte 6 ай бұрын

Oh Messy Life, Clarity, Teenage Retirement, & Basking in the Glow were all solid recommendations! Thank you. I hadn't heard them before.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@mannyandnataliarodriguez8744 6 ай бұрын

Great video! I do really feel like Modest Mouse needs more mentions when it comes to discussion on influences to emo. Especially Midwest emo! I really feel like those first two albums were so influential for so many off shoots of emo like Folk Punk

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Good point! If I do a Midwest emo video, I'll focus more in depth on those bands. Thanks for watching!

@mannyandnataliarodriguez8744 6 ай бұрын

@@NeverNormal of course! I really like this video and will have to peep more of your stuff! Looking forward to that Midwest emo vid 🔥🔥🔥

@austinmaser5127 5 ай бұрын

My partner constantly calls my music emo and I'm just here trying to figure out why. I don't, nor have I ever, listened to any of the bands mentioned here (except for a little hit of Minor Threat here and there), but my favorite band is Modest Mouse. So I guess your comment made it made some sense? Lol, thank you. I pretty much just listen to 90s/2000s indie, 2010s hipster, classic punk, and post punk though, so I'm still confused.

@thirdwaveemo 6 ай бұрын

this video is a breath of fresh air to me, i have autism and one of my main special interests is emo music & emo history. so i get unnecessarily upset when ppl mischaracterize what emo is, use the word wrong, or call a band “emo” that isnt because they dont realize its a real genre. so this is therapeutic to watch for me LMAO. keep up the great work!!

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for checking out the video!!!!

@TheGoldenCapstone 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for shouting out Moss Icon. I found them years ago when looking for bands similar to mewithoutYou

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Tedmeister69 6 ай бұрын

You should do a video of just your music recs dude you’re so cool id love to hear more of just the songs you enjoy id trust your judgement 100%

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the kinds words! Might do one soon :)

@ktothebeesknees 6 ай бұрын

From the way you were talking about the early 2000s wave I thought you were my age. But then you said you were there for the revival and my man. I feel old now 😅 I remember being a teenager in the early 2000s and being sad that my generation didn't have a cool subculture, and that all we had was emo. It was extremely "lame" to like emo back then but man. I just want to go back and shake my shoulders. It was a special time.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

I was the perfect age for the 2010s, felt like amazing new music was coming out every other week. I'm sure thats how the 2000s were. Thanks for watching!

@intangiblematter_misc 6 ай бұрын

25:31 - god, I *wish* I did. Instead during my teenage depression I was just barely functioning and listening to Electro :/ I don't think I have any friends who didn't, though. Great video, very well made! Always find passionate video essays about subjects I know next to nothing about fascinating. 10/10!

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@GhostCapital 6 ай бұрын

I would like to note that The Hated was a first wave emo band from Maryland, and they basically invented the midwest emo sound but have been forgotten by history. Check out their song "someone." There were absolutely twinkly emo bands before American Football; The Promise Ring, The Appleseed Cast, even Sunny Day has some twinkle.

@EvelynCisternas-iz7de 21 күн бұрын

THE first "midwest" band and also one of the first emo bands ever. Truly one of the best to do it. I think his takes on american football being as important as he made it to be was dumb, especially considering mineral being THE twinkle band of the 90s who had already broken up before american football released their self titled.

@solidarityced9210 6 ай бұрын

Great video and great production quality, honestly you deserve more subs. I’m glad this video got caught up in the algorithm, gl bro

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words!!!!!!

@diego5395 6 ай бұрын

Finally someone that talks in a deeper mode about history of emo. For me there's hole in telling his real evolution. Maybe the material is little and splitted,so have at least a landscape is important. It would be great have a real documentary of this genre. Than you very much for your effort!

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ZackarySmigel 6 ай бұрын

This was fantastic dude. Especially the bits lol. I love emo. That is my bread and butter. When I think emo I think Taking Back Sunday/Brand New and then Modern Baseball. Those are my top 3. Of course, I love the others but they stand out to me the most. Also Summer Emo? When I think of Summer Emo I think of Origami Angel. So gooddddd. Highly recommend if anyone hasn't listened to them to check them out.

@hyacinthmoon6289 6 ай бұрын

I’m an elder emo (35 and I unfortunately (but fortunately) have both a Brand New tattoo and a TBS tattoo. Mic’s are for singing not swinging 🩵

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Love origami angel, I talk about them in my best of 2023 video. Second best friend is a jammmmmmmm Thanks for watching!

@andycomeau1835 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for mentioning Park, that was my favorite band in high school. No one knew who they were where I was. Virginia circa 04-06.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Love park! Very underrated. Thanks for watching!

@unlitisle 6 ай бұрын

fantastic video!! i think it also would’ve been interesting to mention that wicca phase springs eternal is adam mcilwee of tigers jaw, kinda clearly shows that connection!

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Great point! Thanks for watching!

@loveu22death 6 ай бұрын

i was shouting “WICCAPHASE IS ADAM FROM TJ!!!!” at my screen during this part hoping he would touch on it! such a great point of connection.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

@@loveu22death had a brain fart I guess lol Thanks for watching!

@Thisguygetsit 6 ай бұрын

Dude this was a great video! It was informative and easily digestible for a casual fan to watch too. Im Impressed and this is coming from an early 90s punk rock elitist/musical snob!😂 Earned my sub for sure! Keep em coming dude!

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@aroundypu 26 күн бұрын

this video is epic!! love it

@theluvsongwriter 6 ай бұрын

Good Chumped mention. Something About Lemons is STILL in my main rotation of songs

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

amazing song, thanks for watching!

@theluvsongwriter 6 ай бұрын

@@NeverNormal I’ve never seen any of your videos before. The algorithm gifted me this one. I’ll be checking out more!

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

@@theluvsongwriter Thanks so much!

@loganxmartucci 6 ай бұрын

i’m surprised u never mentioned balance and composure, i feel they were a big part of emo revival. anyway, the video is soo good

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@isitjosh 6 ай бұрын

The copypasta on your monitor got me haha one of my favs

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

lol Thanks for watching!

@MrCBroz 6 ай бұрын

I think the notion of connection you describe @21:55 is true across the timeline, but accessibility/internet reshaped the scope. We felt it at local shows around the mainstream boom, but towards local bands who felt more 'authentic'. I'd assume the same of the hardcore OGs or the Midwest middle-children

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@dennycyr5516 6 ай бұрын

THIS VIDEO FUCKS DUDE! now I have a ton more music to listen to! Going to listen to teenaged retirement rn, here before you get super famous fr fr 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

haha thanks for the kind words!

@MerchantChrisOfficial 6 ай бұрын

This made me so happy. This is awesome.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@melrandall2286 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video , great work. I think the early founders of EMO were Bob Mould ( Husker Du ) and Michael Hampton ( Faith & Embrace ) . They both mixed power chords with open chords , often leading to stray dischordant notes that would form random melodies, often in minor keys. The vocals were loud and shouty , but instead of anger they conveyed pain and despair . The despair could be heard in the sometimes sloppy playing , as if they had spent all their energy getting to that moment. Husker Du and Faith would have been a big influence on Rites of Spring . Musically, Beefeater weren’t emo, but Thomas Squips vocals were definitely emo. Also shout out to Squirrel Bait, ‘Sun God’ is such a masterpiece. Big fan of Gray Matter too!

@justinduffer9500 6 ай бұрын

Squirrel Bait were so good. Crazy how young they were too. One of the best of the genre. Another one that I totally forgot about was later period Turning Point. The best bands of the genre were usually the more discordant ones with lyrics conveying alienation and pain, rather than failed romantic relationships.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Left another comment so I don't want to repeat myself but ya husker du did come up. But not much when you search "first emo band" even the beach boys are mentioned in the emo Wikipedia article lol Squirrel Bait is a band that did not come up at all, will check them out! Thanks for watching!

@NataliaV 6 ай бұрын

this is SUCH a well done video.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@spiceguy94 6 ай бұрын

Dude I loved the video. Keep it up 🤟

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

@SpongeBob12915 6 ай бұрын

Great video keep up the good work

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Appreciate it!!!!

@sharkac0rn 6 ай бұрын

Love your train poster in the background. Chicago rules

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Chicago forever! Thanks for watching!

@d_ruggs 6 ай бұрын

HAHAHA! at 0:37 , that outfit switch. you turned into every lead singer of every band i was in during high school. imo: emo == melodic punk, which == fast punky bridges, melodic choruses to me, it grew from the grunge scene, merging with metal but keeping pop influences from bands like nirvana. I also think to many people get hung up on emo being short for emotional, because after it became a term for the 'scene' (which would become its later evolution when mixed with electronic dance music) because it had no attachment to that word anymore other than it was the inspiration for emo. A lot of those early bands though I wouldn't classify as emo, it may have been the birth of the name, but the music wasn't there. I'd say that stuff was still just punk really at that stage.

@Shxrpnesss 3 ай бұрын

I'm just upset that there's so many of my favorite artists that broke up, died, or got cancelled before I could see them live since I got into this music at 13-14. And then COVID hit when I was 17. I really hope a lot of my favorite artists will continue to tour and make music. I'm also excited to see what new artists will come out, though I've noticed I tend to go backwards in time for music instead of forwards.

@K1rby_F1rby 5 ай бұрын

Well done vid!! 💟

@NeverNormal 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@GenericJeebus 19 күн бұрын

I was not expecting to see a Chumped shoutout but my god Teenage Retirement is S tier, back in 2016 I got a car from a relative, a 1999 Chevy Prism that only had a cd player and I made a bunch of mix CDs with (totally legally acquired) music and 2 of those CDs I labelled my Emostravaganza discs, one had all of Teenage Retirement on it with some Dads and Modern Baseball for good measure, Chumped is criminally underdiscussed.

@NeverNormal 19 күн бұрын

Chumped 4 ever. Thanks for watching!

@GenericJeebus 19 күн бұрын

@@NeverNormal Amen to that! Just got yourself a new sub, keep up the good work man!

@sillygoofyguyy 5 ай бұрын

ur so right about emo music going back to being more underground cuz when i see people on tik tok talking about emo bands they name bands like mcr, fall out boy, panic at the disco, and it kept confusing me LOL, but irl i rarely see any fellow alt people and i still get made fun of for my punk + emo look (though ill argue that mcr's debut album is pretty emo)

@nomeggies2571 6 ай бұрын

this video so well made "might delete later" go crazy.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

thanks so much!

@tacomvp2279 5 ай бұрын

you just put me on chumped,theyre amazing

@NeverNormal 5 ай бұрын

chumped4ever!

@tacomvp2279 5 ай бұрын

@@NeverNormal do you know if they had any side projects or any bands with a similar sound?

@claudioclaudio7953 28 күн бұрын

this is going straight to my favourites

@NeverNormal 28 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

@ChuckD008 5 ай бұрын

Get Up Kids is one of my Top 10 bands. Its not cold fall season vibes without their early albums. My middle school days were spent walking to school with my walkman listening to On A Wire. Also Something Corporate were a frequent.

@GoodbyeBlueMonday 6 ай бұрын

Great vid. Do you think Heatmiser could be considered a foundational emo band and/or influence to the "founders"? I coukd go either way but would be interested in your thoughts. Also, no Hot Rod Circuit in this history? I can remember a Warped tour circa 2004 where a bunch of the other bands were hanging out at the HRC stage to see them. You shoukd do a deep dive series. Good stuff man.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Definitely could have mentioned Hot Rod, need to listen to them more, I love The Pharmacist. With Heatmiser and Elliot Smith I need to dive in alot more. Thanks for watching!

@Some_old_emo_dude 6 ай бұрын

I’m curious, what band got you hooked on to emo? For me, it was Thursday. I’d never heard music like that before and it opened up a whole world of music to me. Great video!

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Cap'n Jazz for the same reason you said about Thursday. Never heard anything like them. Thanks for watching!

@lowgrafs 6 ай бұрын

Loved the video, sooooo many new band for me to check out🤑

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@MrMmnngghh 3 ай бұрын

Spy Versus Spy from Stoke, England (not the Australian rock band of the same name) - late nineties into early 2000's - are well worth checking out. Try the "Little Lights" album. Also - Garrison, from Boston USA. Especially "The Bend Before The Break" EP and "A Mile In Cold Water" album. I may as well throw in Split Lip / Chamberlain, and Sense Field while I'm here.

@DrGray-qh6ow 6 ай бұрын

Very cool - thanks for that. - The music was fresh for awhile - at least, it felt that way. I wonder about Europe - bands like The Charlatans, Jesus and Mary Chain, Bloody Valentine, Cure - and so many more - but that well goes deep. All had familiar emo sounds. I get it though - would be a much longer video if you went down the rabit hole. Music is tities.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Waltar100 6 ай бұрын

Not a mention of saddle creek records or bright eyes? Wow, still a pretty good video, I really enjoyed it

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

I knew I would forget some bands, Thanks for watching!

@Waltar100 6 ай бұрын

@@NeverNormal Don't worry! If you can, check out their stuff. Pretty important in the history of emo music

@pequalsa 6 ай бұрын

These are more the ones I was listening to, Cursive in particular .

@sandollor 6 ай бұрын

Great video, subbed.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@Matthphyl4561 6 ай бұрын

Good video, but I think I missed mentioning a band like Weezer, which is true that most of them relate it to power pop but it also has things from Emo, especially on their album Pinkerton. Outside of the video, I wanted to make a recommendation if you are a fan of emo pop, you should listen to "Apoyo emocional" by Estoy Bien. Keep it up, greetings from Peru

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

I debated mentioning Weezer, it wouldn't have been much besides "Pinkteron was pretty emo" but everything else weezer isn't really. Will check it out! Thanks for watching!

@Jayreuts3 6 ай бұрын

A band i never hear mentioned is Crumb. Their albums, romance is a slow dance and seconds minutes hours blew me away when i first heard them.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

will check them out, Thanks for watching!

@IanJesser 6 ай бұрын

great video man!

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ADStudiosOfficial 6 ай бұрын

Great video! Very informative. But I can't help but wonder how you didn't even touch on the MySpace "Scene/Emo" era. For me, that era was hands down the most impactful and memorable "Emo" memories that I can recall.

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Good point! Maybe in another video. Thanks for watching!

@0ll0llllOD 6 ай бұрын

I'd say it's a bit negligent to skip this 'screamo chapter' from the video. I mean, it probably wasn't the most relevant thing back then; most bands disappeared very quickly and it was most certainly a controversial part of the hardcore scene; but looking at it in retrospective, and seeing how impactful and current some of these bands are today (some of the most relevant ones like Orchid, Saetia, P.99 and Jeromes Dream even making a comeback), I definitely would not leave this topic out of the conversation. Still, great video! (sorry for the poor english)

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Good advice, I thought about it, but didn't want to make the video that long. Thanks for watching!

@connorbooth7207 6 ай бұрын

This is something I noticed too. This style of screamo is one of my favorite sub-genres of emo. I noticed it wasn’t really mentioned at all besides that one comment that was shown. I feel like it’s sort of necessary for a video about the history of emo

@thepagecollective 6 ай бұрын

(Might Delete Later) is perhaps an Emo title of something. Deleting is very Emo. I went to college in Ohio in the 2000s and I think it was hard for anyone making music back then like I did not to get sucked into that realm, or take influence from it. Anyway, I guess you can tell me. I might delete this later: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iKeYl9Nn0ZbDiYE.html

@iwyt3995 6 ай бұрын

It's funny that you mention that _Summer Emo_ is a thing because *_years ago_* I always imagined Mick Morris (RIP) of 18V getting together some of his bro's and forming a band called 'The Emo's of Summer' where they play music that resemble screamo renditions of The Atari's 'Boy's of Sunmer' cover...they'd also play that song as well. 😂😆🤣

@Pitsomerch 6 ай бұрын

I liked Amber Inn and Cross My Heart a lot back in the early days of emo core. Actually when Steve Aoki started Dim Mak Records he was releasing a lot of emo core records, I used to distribute it here in Europe. Also Deep Elm Records artists, and there was a Czech label Day After Records which released Euro releases of some of the American emo core bands, such as No Knife for example, which I also liked very much.

@jrrrohm 6 ай бұрын

😍

@lobes117 6 ай бұрын

“Im outside of your window with my radio” Sick thumbnail reference

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@uosdwis-r-dewoh14 6 ай бұрын

Park "It Won't Snow Where You're Going" is crazy to hear mentioned. I feel like that band never got any traction in the UK at all. Were they big in the US?

@NeverNormal 6 ай бұрын

Not really, a little in Chicago. I did a video on them a long time ago. I might rework it and do it again. Thanks for watching! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ldmSaMeSrdXUYZc.htmlsi=36bsyIq2OrO675Nh

@uosdwis-r-dewoh14 6 ай бұрын

@@NeverNormal sad their reunion didn't persist because those songs slapped!