Needles & Grooves

I mean The Black Parade is on there so its not all bad.

I mean that was one of the two.

That’s a terrible list, MCR and Fall Out Boy are not emo

It’s a terrible list and both of those are probably not emo anymore but they did begin as emo and sort evolve out of that to awfulness. I think with emo if you begin with the post hardcore stuff (Rights of Spring and Embrace’s s/t albums) onto Sunny Day Real Estate and Jimmy Eat World.

Then maybe Taking Back Sunday “Tell All Your Friends” and Brand New “Deja Entendu” and maybe “Casually Dressed & Deep In Conversation” by Funeral For a Friend for some Welsh screamo you’d have a better list.

I mean, Emo is a stupid genre label in the first place but as an 'Emo kid' growing up MCR and FOB were definitely part of that scene in their early days. Even if they were two of the only ones with lasting power that outgrew it.
Ok list overall. 'Is a real boy' and 'The Black Parade' are still two of the only albums that really hold up for me and I'll always have a soft spot for FOB.

Some people consider At The Drive-In’s “Relationship of Command” to be emo too. For me it’s one of the top 10 albums of the 00s but I’m not buying it, or them, as emo, I see them as a different branch of post-hardcore, but maybe that’s just me.

Full Collapse was 100% my shit in 2002.

It was such a stupid label and unfortunately grouped really talented bands like At The Drive-In, Coheed and Cambria, MCR, Brand New, etc got grouped into the same category with alot of terrible bands and were written off by alot of people.

I mean I don’t think it’s that dumb a label. The US hardcore scene discovered The Smiths essentially! It’s a mixture of hardcore and emotional lyrics, which is kinda what it is. What’s dumb is that bands that weren’t really that got lumped in.

I'd say the third-wave-pop emo definitely has a place in the wider genre but really MCR/FOB : Emo :: Hair Metal : Metal. If you go from Rites Of Spring to FOB it definitely doesn't sound like you're listening to the same genre.