Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: November 15, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780312308636
Subjects: Popular Music; Music; Music/Songbooks; Genres & Styles - Punk; Genres & Styles - Rock; Music / General; General; Emo (Music); History and criticism; Music and teenagers; Punk rock music
First sentence: The one fact no one seems to debate-or at least debate that loudly-is that emo emerged from hardcore.
Description: While pundits bemoan the death of the music industry and decry teenagers for their morals, earnest, heartfelt bands like Dashboard Confessional, Jimmy Eat World, and Thursday are quietly selling hundreds of thousands of albums through dedication, relentless touring and respect for their fans. This relationship--between young people and the empathetic music that sets them off down a road of self-discovery and self-definition--is emo, a much-maligned, misunderstood term that has existed for nearly two decades, but has flourished only recently. Here, Andy Greenwald makes the case for emo as more than a genre--it's an essential rite of teenagehood. From the '80s to the '00s, from the basement to the stadium, and from the diary to the computer screen, he narrates the story of emo from the inside out and explores the way this movement is taking shape in real time and with real hearts on the line.--From publisher description.