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    Posted: December 22 2007 at 20:11
Just wondering...
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Emo, as in the stuff that gets labelled Emo these days, is all bad, but better than mainstream Rap.

Underground Rap can be really nice, but I haven't explored it thoroughly, and old (real) Emo from the 80's to mid 90's is one of my favourite genres anyway (it hasn't got anything to do with contemporary "Emo"), so I voted Rap.


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Alternative/Underground Rap is actually very good. Other rap can also be pretty good, though it really depends on the artist.
 
Emo (the modern stuff) is all crap. I haven't heard much from the real Emo phase though.
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I won't say either is worse because that implies that one is better.  

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I smell a lot of elitism in this thread.
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Points: 4702 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 23 2007 at 06:41
Prog, because it is only marginally better (if at all), and doesn't make any money.
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Emo. I just HATE IT! Angry
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Emo definitely, at least rap has a bit of creativity and substance to it.
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I hate both, but I probably hate emo more cause N.Ireland is full of emos.
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Emo haircuts are kind of cute (on girls). To my knowledge rap doesn't even involve any particular haircuts, so rap is easily worse than emo.
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What's better:

this

http://imbd.pl/image/artysta/9/5f1e7a47b01f1024e6f612488d944d11.jpg

or this?

http://www.marco-schueler.de/images/musik/TokioHotel01td-05.jpg


I really can't choose... Confused
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Tuz, have you ever heard any Emo on any Polish radio? I had to go to a band's Myspace to find out what the stuff actually is, it seems totally absent from any local media.
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Both are like hair metal, each are destroying the charts, and each are getting large radio, MTV, and all around media play. Like hair metal though, they will go down, FAST, and fifteen years from now, our children are gonna be saying, "how could that have been the cool thing, it's so stupid".
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Points: 13489 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 23 2007 at 12:38
Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

What's better:

this

http://imbd.pl/image/artysta/9/5f1e7a47b01f1024e6f612488d944d11.jpg

or this?

http://www.marco-schueler.de/images/musik/TokioHotel01td-05.jpg


I really can't choose... Confused


Of course I meant that both of them were bad. Big%20smile
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None is worse.

I'm a huge fan of hip-hop (I've been listening to it more than prog this year alone) and I like some songs and bands from the "emo" scene most notably  30 Seconds to Mars.

It's better to enjoy music rather than dissing it.  Why not explore both genres a bit? I'm pretty sure you'll like at least 1 artists from them.

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Points: 6890 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 23 2007 at 12:42
With all due respect.
 
No


Edited by schizoid_man77 - December 23 2007 at 12:42
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Points: 4702 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 23 2007 at 12:49
Originally posted by schizoid_man77 schizoid_man77 wrote:

Both are like hair metal, each are destroying the charts, and each are getting large radio, MTV, and all around media play. Like hair metal though, they will go down, FAST, and fifteen years from now, our children are gonna be saying, "how could that have been the cool thing, it's so stupid".


Rap's been a long time dying.

Conjecture: more stratified society = more people living (and dying) the gangsta style = more popularity for rap
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Originally posted by schizoid_man77 schizoid_man77 wrote:

With all due respect.
No

Why not? You're not going to die trying and you'll gain more music to enjoy. It isn't a sin to like hip-hop or emo either.  What will you loose trying?



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Originally posted by chamberry chamberry wrote:

Originally posted by schizoid_man77 schizoid_man77 wrote:

With all due respect.
No

Why not? You're not going to die trying and you'll gain more music to enjoy. It isn't a sin to like hip-hop or emo either.  What will you loose trying?

 
I know, it's just everytime hip hop songs sounds the same, and the more I listen to it the less I can concentrate on it, and at the end of the day, I realise how bad it sounded.
 
I do respect underground rap like immortal technique and Jedi mind tricks though.
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