The 1990's brought another kind of punk music into the light; Emo. This version of punk rock was an emotionally driven melodic version of punk music from the 1980's and 90's. During this time, bands like The Get Up Kids and Jimmy Eat World were gaining popularity.
Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional
This type of music didn't reach mainstream popularity until the early 2000's when songs like Dashboard Confessional's "Screaming Infidelities" and "The Sweetness" by Jimmy Eat World became hits. Subgenres of Emo started popping up as well. Thursday became known for writing "screamo," while Taking back Sunday was a harder more punk like genre known as "emo-core."
Listen to Dashboard Confessional's Screaming Infidelities.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ecpYbrH0kY
After you've heard this song answer the following questions for an oral presentation:
Is this punk? Please be very clear in why you do, or do not feel that this is punk music. I would like you to prepare at least a paragraph, and use examples! You've heard quite a few examples of traditional punk as well as pop-punk during this webquest. Is it similar to what you've heard, and if so, what similarities does this genre share with punk? Should Emo really hold a position in this genre, or is it something else altogether?
For more information on emo, ask your parents before you click here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo
Here are some great songs you might like:
"Action and Action," The Get Up Kids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnQWZSN3JL4
"No Other One," Weezer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65p6grAGYIM
"The Sweetness," Jimmy Eat World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9iQW_-HE84
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