This is the Punk Rock and Emo Rock Topic! : D
This topic is for talking about these genres in general. There are other topics for specific bands.

Guide to Punk and Emo - Guidelines - Topic “Lore”
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GUIDE TO PUNK AND EMO

What is punk?

Punk Rock
Punk rock is a genre of rock music influenced by glam rock, proto-punk, pub rock, garage rock, and surf rock. It developed alongside a subculture that was very anti-establishment and anti-authoritarian. The Ramones are often credited as the first punk band. It had some mainstream attention when it first developed, with bands such as the Ramones being signed to major labels, but eventually fell back into the underground. That is, until bands such as Green Day and The Offspring revitalized interest in the genre.

Examples of Punk Subgenres
Punk rock: The basic sound of punk. Two bands from this genre are the Ramones and Green Day (Billie Joe dislikes being referred to as a pop-punk songwriter, plus Green Day feels less poppy than other bands from the genre).
Pop-punk: A fusion of punk rock, power-pop, and pop. Bands include Blink-182 and Simple Plan.
Hardcore Punk/Post-Hardcore: Hardcore is my personal favorite subgenre of punk. No matter what regional scene, punk was always destined to get faster and more aggressive, and this is the United States version of that. Bands include early Descendents and Higher Power. Post-hardcore is just hardcore but with more experimentation. I am not big into post-hardcore so I am unable to list any bands (most of the ones I could mention are also emo).
Crust Punk: This one really isn't for me to be honest. Crust punk is the UK's attempt at making punk fast and loud. Bands include Discharge and Nails.
Grindcore: An extreme fusion of crust punk, hardcore punk, death metal, and noise rock. I really like the band Cutting Pink With Knives.
Punk Rap: Punk rock combined with hip hop (more commonly referred to as rap music).

• Rapcore: A form of punk rap and rap metal that takes influence from punk, metal, rap, and, occasionally, funk. On the punk side, you have bands like Zebrahead (check out their album Broadcast to the World). This is my personal cup of tea when it comes to punk rap music.
  

Dance-Punk: combines punk rock with dance genres like disco and, my personal favorite dance genre, funk.
Art punk: An avant-garde version of punk rock. Examples include Patti Smith.

What is emo?

Emo Rock
Emo rock is a genre of rock that spawned off of the Washington DC hardcore punk scene. It started when bands such as Rites of Spring (the first emo band) experimented with slower riffs and more introspective and emotional lyrics.

Examples of Emo Subgenres
“Real” Emo: Early stuff like Rites of Spring and Embrace.
Emo Pop: Emo combined with pop-punk. Bands include Fall Out Boy, Paramore, and My Chemical Romance.
Midwest Emo: Emo combined with indie rock and math rock. Bands include American Football, The Casper Fight Scene (my personal favorite out of this subgenre), and Small Comforts. You can also talk about midwest emo in this topic due to the overlap.
Screamo: A more aggressive form of emo pioneered by bands such as Antioch Arrow. Bands include Antioch Arrow and I Hate Myself.

Guide to Punk and Emo - Guidelines - Topic “Lore”
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GUIDLINES
If you think you might not be able to talk about a band, song, album, etc. because of what it's called or what it talks about, it's best not to talk about it. In addition, stay friendly and don't talk about politics. I get that the punk subculture has a focus on politics, but don't mention it unless it's mentioned only in passing. If someone tries to start an argument over politics, religion, etc. in this topic, report them and ignore them. It's not worth all the fighting. In addition, follow all Scratch rules.
When it comes to the Topic Lore, it’s a way to get people talking about punk rock and emo rock. It is not an excuse to go off topic.

Guide to Punk and Emo - Guidelines - Topic “Lore”
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TOPIC “LORE”
Notable posts that form a very loose storyline

boi341_ wrote:

some of my favorite punk/emo bands are Green Day, Fall Out Boy, blink-182, (or as my dad calls them, stink-182), and Paramore

41919 wrote:

The world was on the verge of death. Giant rat monster creatures were eating the Earth slowly but surely. Then, Stink-182 came along. They stunk so bad that they drove away the rats, who normally loved horrid smells, to Mars.

boi341_ wrote:

41919 wrote:

If there’s a Green Day song called Android, then where is iOS?

it died in a fatal car crash

41919 wrote:

boi341_ wrote:

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*snip* I've always preferred SP (can't say the full name of the band on Scratch for obvious reasons)

just call them the sock pistols

Ok. I love Anarchy in the UK by the Sock Pistols.

yes, yes, very good *insert me giving you a cookie*

The Sock Pistols helped Stink-182 stink away the giant rats frfr
also thanks

off topic but WE WON WE GOT THE BELLA TOPIC CLOSED GG

Witherplayz wrote:

off topic but WE WON WE GOT THE BELLA TOPIC CLOSED GG

Please remain on topic. Please tell me this via the comment section on one of my projects. However, I am glad it was closed. However, back to punk and emo music. Has anyone ever listened to or at least heard off Descendents?

bump

41919 wrote:

Witherplayz wrote:

off topic but WE WON WE GOT THE BELLA TOPIC CLOSED GG

Please remain on topic. Please tell me this via the comment section on one of my projects. However, I am glad it was closed. However, back to punk and emo music. Has anyone ever listened to or at least heard off Descendents?

yesss descendents is awesome

Xzillox wrote:

41919 wrote:

Witherplayz wrote:

off topic but WE WON WE GOT THE BELLA TOPIC CLOSED GG

Please remain on topic. Please tell me this via the comment section on one of my projects. However, I am glad it was closed. However, back to punk and emo music. Has anyone ever listened to or at least heard off Descendents?

yesss descendents is awesome

cool! My favorite one of their albums is Milo Goes to College but I also love their other albums like Everything Sucks and Cool to be You.

Might perform American Idiot at my local youth center with a friend, he'd need to learn the guitar for it though (I play drumset)

Nes1Owe_Alt wrote:

Might perform American Idiot at my local youth center with a friend, he'd need to learn the guitar for it though (I play drumset)

Cool! American Idiot has to be one of my favorite albums, and the song is really good too!

41919 wrote:

Nes1Owe_Alt wrote:

Might perform American Idiot at my local youth center with a friend, he'd need to learn the guitar for it though (I play drumset)

Cool! American Idiot has to be one of my favorite albums, and the song is really good too!

Changed my PfP background to the album cover

Nes1Owe_Alt wrote:

41919 wrote:

Nes1Owe_Alt wrote:

Might perform American Idiot at my local youth center with a friend, he'd need to learn the guitar for it though (I play drumset)

Cool! American Idiot has to be one of my favorite albums, and the song is really good too!

Changed my PfP background to the album cover

cool! have you heard of Zebrahead? If you like Green Day, you might like some of their albums (particularly Broadcast to the World and Brain Invaders).

41919 wrote:

Nes1Owe_Alt wrote:

41919 wrote:

Nes1Owe_Alt wrote:

Might perform American Idiot at my local youth center with a friend, he'd need to learn the guitar for it though (I play drumset)

Cool! American Idiot has to be one of my favorite albums, and the song is really good too!

Changed my PfP background to the album cover

cool! have you heard of Zebrahead? If you like Green Day, you might like some of their albums (particularly Broadcast to the World and Brain Invaders).

I actually have not, I only started listening to Green Day pretty recently. I'll check them out though!

(Noticed you've said “Cool!” twice in a row starting a sentence… seems like something your PfP would do lol)

Nes1Owe_Alt wrote:

41919 wrote:

Nes1Owe_Alt wrote:

41919 wrote:

Nes1Owe_Alt wrote:

Might perform American Idiot at my local youth center with a friend, he'd need to learn the guitar for it though (I play drumset)

Cool! American Idiot has to be one of my favorite albums, and the song is really good too!

Changed my PfP background to the album cover

cool! have you heard of Zebrahead? If you like Green Day, you might like some of their albums (particularly Broadcast to the World and Brain Invaders).

I actually have not, I only started listening to Green Day pretty recently. I'll check them out though!

(Noticed you've said “Cool!” twice in a row starting a sentence… seems like something your PfP would do lol)

Cool! (I'm gonna continue doing it lol) Some of Zebrahead's post-Brain Invaders works are probably too heavy for someone just getting into them (example: Pulling Teeth), but songs like “Lobotomy for Dummies” (my personal favorite) and “All My Friends Are Nobodies” are good starting points.

41919 wrote:

Nes1Owe_Alt wrote:

41919 wrote:

Nes1Owe_Alt wrote:

41919 wrote:

Nes1Owe_Alt wrote:

Might perform American Idiot at my local youth center with a friend, he'd need to learn the guitar for it though (I play drumset)

Cool! American Idiot has to be one of my favorite albums, and the song is really good too!

Changed my PfP background to the album cover

cool! have you heard of Zebrahead? If you like Green Day, you might like some of their albums (particularly Broadcast to the World and Brain Invaders).

I actually have not, I only started listening to Green Day pretty recently. I'll check them out though!

(Noticed you've said “Cool!” twice in a row starting a sentence… seems like something your PfP would do lol)

Cool! (I'm gonna continue doing it lol) Some of Zebrahead's post-Brain Invaders works are probably too heavy for someone just getting into them (example: Pulling Teeth), but songs like “Lobotomy for Dummies” (my personal favorite) and “All My Friends Are Nobodies” are good starting points.

Listening to “Lobotomy for Dummies” rn

Nes1Owe_Alt wrote:

41919 wrote:

Nes1Owe_Alt wrote:

41919 wrote:

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cool! have you heard of Zebrahead? If you like Green Day, you might like some of their albums (particularly Broadcast to the World and Brain Invaders).

I actually have not, I only started listening to Green Day pretty recently. I'll check them out though!

(Noticed you've said “Cool!” twice in a row starting a sentence… seems like something your PfP would do lol)

Cool! (I'm gonna continue doing it lol) Some of Zebrahead's post-Brain Invaders works are probably too heavy for someone just getting into them (example: Pulling Teeth), but songs like “Lobotomy for Dummies” (my personal favorite) and “All My Friends Are Nobodies” are good starting points.

Listening to “Lobotomy for Dummies” rn

cool! what do you think?

41919 wrote:

Nes1Owe_Alt wrote:

41919 wrote:

Nes1Owe_Alt wrote:

41919 wrote:

*snip*
cool! have you heard of Zebrahead? If you like Green Day, you might like some of their albums (particularly Broadcast to the World and Brain Invaders).

I actually have not, I only started listening to Green Day pretty recently. I'll check them out though!

(Noticed you've said “Cool!” twice in a row starting a sentence… seems like something your PfP would do lol)

Cool! (I'm gonna continue doing it lol) Some of Zebrahead's post-Brain Invaders works are probably too heavy for someone just getting into them (example: Pulling Teeth), but songs like “Lobotomy for Dummies” (my personal favorite) and “All My Friends Are Nobodies” are good starting points.

Listening to “Lobotomy for Dummies” rn

cool! what do you think?

I only got 30 seconds in before class transitioned lol

Lobotomy for Dummies is a pretty good song

Nes1Owe_Alt wrote:

Lobotomy for Dummies is a pretty good song

Cool! Glad you enjoyed it! The entire album it's from, Broadcast to the World, is a great album and I highly recommend it.

My favorite punk/emo bands are definitely Bad Brains, Orchid, Pig Destroyer, Napalm Death, American Football, MCR, Midori, Discordance Axis, Deafheaven, Misfits, Converge, Rites of Spring, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Motion City Soundtrack, Dead Kennedys & Nails <3