Emo - Weezer,
Jimmy Eat World, Hoover, At The Drive-In
Emo may be one of the hardest genres to define. Even
those who love the music may
disagree
on what it actually is. The answer most people agree on is that Emo is very
similar to Hardcore Punk
except with more emotional lyrics often expressing sadness, love and even anger,
hence the term emo.
The genre was started by the Hardcore punk band Minor Threat. They promoted clean living combined with antigovernment politics. When
they broke up in 84, members quickly formed other bands like Embrace, Rites Of Spring and
later on Fugazi, which were considered by many to be the first Emo bands. Early
influences came from bands like Husker Du and The Descendants and All making emo
another in the long line of alternative music hybrids.
As time went on the music started to soften using more
mainstream musical styling while maintaining the lyrical content of the founding
bands. It combined pop melodies into the music combined with Emo style lyrics
creating a new movement of the genre which brought it to greater acceptance in
the mainstream music community and brought this genre to many fans for
the first
time. Artists like
Sunny Day Real Estate became very popular and influential. Weezer, Jimmy Eat
World, and At The Drive-In are other well known proponents of the style which
has quickly become on of the largest and most influential movements in the
history of rock music.
Thank you for your
interest in
Silver Dragon Records. Below is some information on our record label and
website catering to rock musicians.
Silver Dragon Records
presents recording artist
Lazarus X and solo album
Weapon of Love.
Lazarus X's
determined honest rock combined with haunting and soulful melodies struck a
chord with many rock music fans. Some fans received a preview of the
publicity photos
and
album at a
rooftop listening party
a day before it is released and the response was amazing. Lazarus X has a long
and
interesting history
in the local Houston scene. His interview was well received by fans and is
available here.
Part 1 -
Part 2 - The
strong vocal harmonies and dark ominous guitars layered with very powerful and
accessible melodies and energetic bursts of Laz's 7 string make for a wild and
interesting ride. The
lyrics
are very moving, at times dark and at others very inspiring and insightful.
Check out
Lazarus X
merchandise like
tour and
WOL
T-shirts or preview one
of Laz's songs by
downloading a free mp3. Also stay tuned for
more cool content.
