Don't you just hate EMOs?

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Jun, I think what you're referring to is the original emo. at first, the term is used to describe a subgenre of hardcore punk in the '80s up to the 90's.

from luv-emo:

Bands
Here are some bands that members from our forum recommend, you can also tell your opinion about them if you register there. Also, if your favourite band isn't listed here, we would be grateful if you would post it in our forum.

Before listing the bands we would like to mention we strongly DON'T recommend you bands like My Chemical Romance or Fall Out Boy.


Emo Bands

* Matchbook Romance
* Moss Icon
* City of Caterpillar
* Rites of Spring
* Poison the Well
* The Rocket Summer
* Tomorrow's Last Hero
* Senses Fail


Screamo Bands

* The Used
* Love Like Electrocution
* Clip the Apex
* Neil Perry
* Ape ****
* The Khayembii Communique
* I Would Set Myself on Fire For You
* Herbrightskies


Post-Emo Bands

* Mineral
* Sense Field
* Texas Is The Reason
* Jimmy Eat World


Indie Bands

* Dashboard Confessional
* Death Cab for Cutie
* Straylight Run
* Cursive
* Patrick Wolf
* Beep Beep
* North Of America
* The Driveway
* Cansei de Ser ***y
* Elliott Smith
* The Summer Obsession
* The Scene Aesthetic


Hardcore Bands

* Bring me the horizon
* Circle Takes the Square


Post-Hardcore Bands

* From first to last
* Saosin
* A day to remember
* Thursday
* Funeral for a friend
* Enter Shikari
* Emanuel
* LoveHateHero


Punk Bands

* Blink 182
* Jawbreaker
* NOFX
* Billy Talent
* Dirty Little Monkey
* Sum 41
* Rise Against


Metal Bands

* Within Temptation
* Bullet for my Valentine
* Staind
* NightWish
* Anathema
* Avenged sevenfold
* Otep
* Cradle of Filth
* Slipknot
* Hatebreed
* Chimaira
* System Of A Down
* HIM
* Rhapsody of Fire

http://www.luv-emo.com/emomusic.html

I listened to some of these bands in High School. I was just not aware they're emo. It's just the current reiteration of emo rock which I can't stand.