Saturday, December 29, 2012

Goth and Emo: The Huge Difference

One can tell the obvious difference between these two subcultures even just by looking at pictures.
(DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of these pictures. I fished them all from Google)




































































































I'm so pissed I made a post for all the regrettably ignorant blockheads out there..



 



..and I'm so kind it's even intended just for them.









4 BIG DIFFERENCES

~HISTORY~

EMO
  
Rites of Spring
From Wikipedia: 
 It originated in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C., where it was known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore" and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace. As the style was echoed by contemporary American punk rock bands, its sound and meaning shifted and changed, blending with pop punk and indie rock and encapsulated in the early 1990s by groups such as Jawbreaker and Sunny Day Real Estate. By the mid 1990s numerous emo acts emerged from the Midwestern and Central United States, and several independent record labels began to specialize in the style.

Emo broke into mainstream culture in the early 2000s with the platinum-selling success of Jimmy Eat World and Dashboard Confessional and the emergence of the subgenre "screamo". In recent years the term "emo" has been applied by critics and journalists to a variety of artists, including multiplatinum acts and groups with disparate styles and sounds.

GOTH


Bauhuas


From Wikipedia:
It began in England during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene, an offshoot of the post-punk genre.


From gothicsubculture.com
The date of origin is usually placed in 1979 when Bauhaus released the song "Bela Lugosi's Dead." The band originally intended the song to be tongue-in-cheek; however, many young fans latched onto this mysterious, eerie sound as inspiration for the budding gothic subculture. The first generation of the gothic movement emerged mostly in the UK in the late seventies and early eighties as a splinter from the punk movement. Punk music was breathing its last breath as this gloomy, introspective mutation gained momentum. Bands like The Damned, Bauhaus, and Siouxsie and the Banshees characterize the first generation. These bands were called Gothic later on, but most did not consider themselves Gothic at the time. There is a great deal of uncertainty about who coined the term "gothic" and how it got attached to this dark music. The British music press seems to be most responsible for making the label stick.

~MUSIC~


EMO
  

From Wikipedia:
Emo emerged from the hardcore punk scene of early-1980s Washington, D.C., both as a reaction to the increased violence within the scene and as an extension of the personal politics espoused by Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat, who had turned the focus of the music from the community back towards the individual. Minor Threat fan Guy Picciotto formed Rites of Spring in 1984, breaking free of hardcore's self-imposed boundaries in favor of melodic guitars, varied rhythms, and deeply personal, impassioned lyrics. Many of the band's themes would become familiar tropes in later generations of emo music, including nostalgia, romantic bitterness, and poetic desperation.Their performances became public emotional purges where audience members would sometimes weep.

From Emo Corner:
Lyrics that talk about crying in despair after a death in the family are Emo. The second lyrics do not leave the listener to wonder what is being expressed. The desert could be a reference to drying out from alcohol abuse or it could be a metaphor for death or bareness.

Loosely defined, Emo music is music that is highly emotional and very straightforward in the expression of that emotion. However, Emo music could be as potent and raging as something like what we hear from Suicidal Tendencies. The screaming anger and aggression that comes from Suicidal Tendencies is emotional just like Cat Power, but the delivery is much different. The important overarching theme here is in potent Emotions. Some of the contributions to the Emo scene in the last ten years have come from such artists as: Further Seems Forever, the Promise Ring, Benton Falls, or Army of Ponch.

GOTH


From PlatypusArt:
There are many genres and sub-genres of Gothic music. All of which have a dark feel to them. Like Gothic clothing, Gothic music comes in many varieties. In fact the clothing and music sort of reflect each other. One doesn’t have to listen to only Goth music in order to be Goth.
Many Goth bands fall within multiple categories.Goth music comes in about every genre there is: Goth Pop, Goth Neo-Classical, Goth Folk, Goth Industrial, Goth Metal, Goth Rock etc etc.



From GothicEra:
Gothic music translates internal sadness. It translates also sensitiveness. It is a sensual and mysterious music, sometimes gruesome but also very melodious. Since the end of the seventies, these kinds of music showed themselves successively. Groups as Bauhaus, Dead Can Dance, and Sisters of Mercy have left an important spot that does not stop influencing recent groups.

~FASHION~

EMO


From soemo.co.uk:
The term "slim fitted" is key to dressing emo. By almost all current definitions, Emo clothing is characterised by tight emo jeans (aka drainpipes or skinnies) on males and females alike. Males also sometimes where girls jeans as they "fit better". Dresses and skirts can be worn by girls if properly paired with converse and leg warmers.

Tight emo t shirts which often bear the name of rock bands such as "As I Lay Dying" or "Cute is What We Aim For" with common iconic symbols of emo such as the broken heart, the bleeding heart, stars and the every so popular skull. Vintage shirts are also still popular including vintage-looking printed tees with random things like robots, dinosaurs, or any random icon that makes people think. Originality (at least the illusion of originality) is the key.

A dark coloured zip-hoodie is a classic must have. Like the shirts, the emo hoodies these can be plain or covered in strange ghoulish and self deprecating designs with bleeding hearts, ribs, etc.

Black is probably the most popular colour for all the emo clothing, but certainly not the only colour. Emo's generally wear less black than Goths for example.

Emo Accessories


  • Studded belts and large belt buckles. Wearing two belts is cool..
  • Canvas sneakers or skate shoes, or other black emo shoes (often old and beaten up).
    Shoes can be Converse, Vans, or any random shoe that is either plaid or just looks emo. The best option, although very common within every group nowadays, are Converse low tops or high tops, in black
  • If they wear glasses, they will often be nerdy thick, black horn-rimmed emo glasses.
  • Backpacks or messenger bags littered with pins from assorted emo bands or bearing anti-establishment, pro-underground slogans.
  • Fingerless gloves
  • Odd-coloured stripy socks on girls
  • Various multicoloured hair clips on girls and even guys
  • Lots of emo wristbands, bangles, etc
  • Tattoos especially the common emo stars
  • Piercings especially a ring on either side of the lips or snakebites
  • Stretched ears





GOTH



  
From Wikipedia:
 Gothic fashion is a clothing style worn by members of the Goth subculture; a dark, sometimes morbid fashion and style of dress. Typical Gothic fashion includes a pale complexion with colored black hair, black lips and black clothes. Both male and female goths wear dark eyeliner and dark fingernails. Styles are often borrowed from the Punks, Victorians and Elizabethans.



 From Gothic Portal:
Goth is a subculture usually identified by the fact that its members wear mostly black, and often dress "differently", for example, in long, ornate dresses, or skintight PVC or accessorizing with punk jewellery such as spiked collars. Other popular items of clothing among goths include fishnet (stockings, gloves, tops, etc), long black coats, lace, silver jewellery, black band t-shirts, and large buckle or lace-up boots.

There are many variations in how different goths dress, and no "correct" way to do it. It is common for Caucasian goths to strive to have pale skin, sometimes wearing pale makeup, or avoiding the sun, but once again, there's always exceptions. Most goths wear a lot of dark eye makeup, such as eyeliner, and lipstick in shades of red, purple and black are popular.


Piercings are often popular among goths, and perhaps tattoos to a lesser extent. Gothic hair, like clothing, varies considerably in length and style, but is often dyed black, sometimes with brightly colored streaks in it. Goths pride themselves on being different to the mainstream and nonconforming, and sometimes even being unique from other goths. They might see choosing clothing, accessories and hairstyles as artistic, and an great way to express themselves.

 



~THEMES~


EMO


  • Heartbreak 
  • Breakups 
  • Depression 
  • Anger 
  • Self-loathing 
  • Suicide 
  • Emotions 
  • Love
  • Relationships
  • Martyrdom for love
  • Sadness



GOTH



  • Death
  • Horror
  • Romanticism
  • Beauty
  • Art
  • Insanity
  • Morbid imagery
  • Mystery
  • Grief
  • Religion
  • Theater
  • Nature





Get it yet (ignorant losers with ZERO subcultural knowledge!)? :)
(Next time you classify someone under a certain subculture, make sure you're correct or you've done some research first!)

These past few weeks, I've been called "Emo" a lot which kind of annoyed and offended me badly.
I hope you guys learned the difference between the two subcultures by now. ^w^

Have a batty day! :D
 


Thursday, December 27, 2012

A Friend's Death Anniversary

his last FB profile picture

Marthon was a jolly person.

When people ridicule and tell him to sing and dance a Korean tune in public, he would. He'd even smile as he'd do it. If he thinks you're friendly though you're a complete stranger, he'd suddenly sit right next to you and eat with you during lunch breaks, together with your friends.

Everyone usually jokes about his deviance, laughs at his feminine moves, and mocks his well-practiced-yet-senseless advertisements. He'd get hurt at this, of course, but he'd never hold a grudge at anyone. Marthon was diligent and obedient. He was respectful, polite, and honest. He's well-remembered by the teachers for his daily casual greetings during mornings or afternoons.

his last FB status. everyone read it late.


Marthon died of leukemia two days after Christmas last year.

Everyone apologized.



I went to the cemetery with my high school classmates and batchmates today to visit his grave. And boy, we miss him a lot.

Rest in peace, Marthon. †

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Outfit Of The Day: "Modern Vintage"


MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! (This isn't a late greeting. Christmas lasts 'til Epiphany.)

Since I'm sadly not allowed to wear black during Christmas -- or New Year -- I planned out a good outfit beforehand and stupidly bought what I needed for it on the eleventh hour. So yeah, this is what I wore. I didn't expect it would have a tinge of nostalgia from the old golden times, I only noticed it when I finished it off with really red lipstick :3 So since the outfit looks vintage, I hideously did some attempts at editing, giving the photos this sepia tone and all.

I made my flans as always (been making flans every Christmas since I was 8 :D)




In my previous post, I was bemoaning the ill condition I thought I'd still have by Christmas Eve, but surprisingly, God healed it real quick. I still had the cough, cold, and mouth sore, but it wasn't that bad as it was 2 days ago. Pretty fast healing, huh?

Thank You Lord, and Happy Birthday again! :* ♥

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Tale Of Woe: Holiday Blues

source

 Hiyaaaaa. Holidays started on the 20th.

These days when I'm all locked up at home, I do nothing but read novels and blogs, watch any of the adaptations of The Addams Family, and play creepy mystery games.

To much of my discouragement, I noticed that I got surrounded by people who have the bad habit -- they themselves aren't aware -- of keeping music away from me, and of convincing me that I'm totally unsuitable for music itself. Sadly, I DID give a fuck, but that doesn't mean I'll give up on music, since the more I get discouraged, the more I think of a future concert where I'll dedicate my masterpieces to those who let me down. Who says I can live without music? As of the moment though, I guess I'll take a break from music and resume only when I gather up money to take formal lessons.

Breaks from school days don't really make me happy anymore. It makes going out to different places very difficult, and my social life tends to plummet DRAMATICALLY: it dives then sinks; a kingfisher hurrying fast to its prey but failing when it touches the water. The only one I could happily talk to here in this house filled with people is our hamster, Wiggles. I'm penniless when I don't have classes. My dreams become very distant like the stars.

The novels I've been reading are not even peculiar, macabre, or morbid. These two novels I currently received, unfortunately, contain love and romance -- both of which disgust me; too cliche, too common, too ordinary; I'd enjoy it if either of the pair was a ghost or a siren. Knowing the genre of the book I'm reading determines my motivation and willingness to finish the book. This only means I'm not really happy with what I've been reading these days.

WORSE is, I have this uber huge canker sore on my upper right lip. It's swelling, and it stings like a bitch, and it's large, it's like 1cm in diameter. I have an annoying runny nose and a painful cough. Aaaaaaaahhh. This only means I won't be enjoying Christmas, and I won't allow people to take pictures of me in this ugly condition. :(

Oh well, boredom and frustration may be infecting me nowadays, but it's still all good as long as I have the effective medicine I so love abusing: The Addams Family and some creepy mystery mind games.






Friday, December 21, 2012

Dec. 21, 2012: Just Another Day

EVERYBODY GOT TROLLED!

Unlike yesterday, today's a warm, sunny day!
Although the day started with a really heavy rain, the clouds soon gave way for the sun at around 9AM and everything seems to be normal right after that.

Thank God! HAHAHAHA.
HAPPY DOOMSDAY EVERYONE! Let's celebrate another yet postponed apocalyptic event. ♥

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Wiggy The Hammie: One Year With Us!

Today is December 20! Wiggles has been with us for a year now.
My older sister brought three-month-old Wiggy home the same date last year, and boy, was she a little thing back then. Wiggles was a little snobbish fur ball and she used to bite a lot. She's changed much since then.

 

More years with us, please, Wiggy! :3 ♥