Lot of Emo Bands are out there at the moment. We decided to review the most popular of them, paying attention to their relations with the Emo style Music. Do they really play Emo releated music.
Tokio Hotel - one of the most popular emo groups. Was formed by twin brothers Bill and Tim Kaulits from provincial German town - Magdeburg. Rapid rise of popularity of band, and numerous nominations and awards in Germany and Austria. Album Tokio Hotel "Scream" got a gold status of the first day of sales. And a couple of days before the guys got an award - their album "Zimmer 483" was in Russia twice platinum nominated. "In our songs, we try to combine intelligent emotional texts with modern, mysterious, intense energy of rock music," - said the leader of the group. Tokio hotel and Emo - Band Tokio Hotel don't think they belong to Emo style Music, but most Emo-Kids think they are No.1 Emo Band.
Fall Out Boy - Fall Out Boy - perky, super active on stage and off it, and
manage to make so many things at once, like going to live three lives of
everyone. Fall Out Boy - a group from Uilmetta, Chicago. Guys described their style as an American pop-punk, but experts consider them all the same to Emo. Initially, their band was inspired by Green Day, but already in year 2003 team has found its own sound. Album Fall Out Boy "From Under the Cork Tree" for the first week was sold in
70 thousand copies and noted in the Top 10 United States. The explosive single "Sugar, We're Goin 'Down" climbed to 8th place of the
hit parade, and a clip for this song won the MTV2 Award at the awards
ceremony for MTV Video Music Awards 2005. Even Grammy spared Fall Out Boy attention by putting them on the competition prize in the category "Best New Artist".
Fall Out Boy and Emo - As we can see, Fall Out Boy did not see themselves as Emo, but the
line between pop-punk and Emo so thin that many Emo sites have
information about them.
My Chemical Romance - My Chemical Romance was founded in New Jersey. This band's name is obliged to name of writer - Irvine Welsh. Their first album even reached Billboard Charts. Marilyn Manson spoke about My Chemical Romance: He said that the band is trying to copy him, and it was "boring, pathetic and empty copies of Marilyn Manson. My Chemical Romance and Emo - Actually, My Chemical Romance - is an alternative pop-rock and punk-pop group. Most of their creations - loud, rapid and aggressive songs, not deprived of their tunes and focused mainly on pop-rock. Of course, the work of My Chemical Romance have a tendency to melodic pop, but they are closer to alternative and punk than to Emo.
To Be continued..







