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Emo vs Posthardcore - What's the difference?

emo | posthardcore |

As nouns the difference between emo and posthardcore

is that emo is a particular style of hardcore punk rock while posthardcore is a genre of music derived from hardcore punk, with slower tempos and softer vocals.

As an adjective emo

is emotional; sensitive.

As a proper noun Emo

is a village in Ireland.

emo

English

(wikipedia emo)

Noun

  • A particular style of hardcore punk rock
  • An individual or group of people associated with that subculture and musical style.
  • Any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that is particularly or notably emotional
  • An individual or group of people associated with a fashion or stereotype of that style of rock.
  • A young person who is considered to be over-emotional or stereotypically emo.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (often, pejorative) Emotional; sensitive.
  • (informal, often, pejorative) Depressed.
  • * 2008 , Vanity Fair (issue 578)
    • Criticism drapes a black velvet cape across the puddle that interrupts the path to change, to be emo about it.
  • Associated with youth subcultures embodying emotional sensitivity.
  • * 2007 , James A. Reinking, Robert Von Der Osten, Strategies for successful writing
    • The one thing everyone agrees on is that they've never encountered a band that claimed to be emo .
  • * 2012 , Megan Bostic, Never Eighteen
    • Trevor looks kind of emo , rail thin, dark hair, guyliner, wears black all the time.

    Derived terms

    * emotard

    Anagrams

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    posthardcore

    English

    Alternative forms

    * post-hardcore

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia posthardcore)
  • A genre of music derived from hardcore punk, with slower tempos and softer vocals.
  • * 1990 , Robert Christgau, Christgau's record guide: the '80s
  • * 2006 , Andrew Beaujon, Body piercing saved my life (page 80)
    • David's faith in his church had been built on sandy ground for a while by the time he discovered politically correct, dub-influenced posthardcore .
  • * 2009 , Steve Waksman, This ain't the summer of love (page 304)
    • Replacing Jane's Addiction as headliner that year was the Red Hot Chili Peppers, another LA-based posthardcore fusion ensemble.
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