Post by: vulpes inculta on December 23, 2014, 05:09:24 AM
Please. I'm getting lonely.
Post by: Aconitum on December 23, 2014, 05:42:30 AM
Post by: vulpes inculta on December 23, 2014, 05:53:02 AM
Nice to meet you. So tell me, Do you consider yourself goth or emo? I tend to think of myself as both.
Post by: Aconitum on December 23, 2014, 05:59:57 AM
Post by: vulpes inculta on December 23, 2014, 06:03:07 AM
Hey, do you by any chance listen to Falling in reverse?
Post by: Midnight Madness on December 23, 2014, 09:52:25 AM
Likewise, I have always been an offshoot from the crowd. I have a habit of tending to lean away from things that are super "expected" of people. I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't do anything like that, and I refuse to ever even consider them. I keep to myself and prefer the company of tight knit groups of friends in my everyday life. So, I tend to fit the "nonconformist" definition of Goth just as well as the artistic side... and I so do love giving myself the title. However, any other stereotypes associated with the "Goth Kids" are not things I follow. No cynicism, no isolation, no scoffing at every "Prep" or "Jock" I see, and I don't resist making friends who have followed the crowd. It's my life choice to break from the common path and follow "the one less traveled by." Others are free to follow whichever path they choose, and whether or not our paths ever cross again is irrelevant to me, my best wishes will always follow.
So there you go, a tiny little explanation of why I call myself Goth. Just my own little twist.
Post by: vulpes inculta on December 25, 2014, 10:02:37 AM
Post by: Fenox Helkiin on December 27, 2014, 05:28:24 PM
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Post by: Alexx Cannon on January 03, 2015, 11:08:21 PM
Falling In Reverse
Peirce The Veil
Black Veil Brides
My Chemical Romance
Blood on the Dance Floor
and various others! I'm happy to know im not alone on this site! hope I con come to know you guys..
~{Ash}
Post by: SilverSolstive on January 04, 2015, 05:40:58 AM
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Post by: Xoury on January 06, 2015, 04:03:08 PM
I've sort of been listening to more industrial bands like Skinny Puppy, Front 242, KMFDM, and such recently.
As far as Goth, Sisters of Mercy, Joy Division, Clan of Xymox, and there are a bunch of others that I listen to but those were the first few I thought of.
Post by: Midnight Madness on January 07, 2015, 12:42:37 AM
Don't mean to offend but what exactly is an emo and goth and how are they different in the long run? I've heard many answers but I want one on how think just in case I was reading stereotypes.
Okay, I can answer that.
Goth was a stylistic movement as a whole. The entire background lies as a subset of Punk culture alongside Emo, but even more directly. When Punk faded a bit back in the early 80's, Goth took to the "mainstream" in its place, with bands like Siouxsie and the Banshees taking root as Goth by their fanbases. Many Goths tend to have an affinity for addressing the unaddressed (the things stereotypical parents would fear telling their kids, or things society would like to suppress), while others like to use the style to shock people or reflect their past. It all depends on the individual. But in general, the movement follows punk in one regard: **censor** the system. Unlike the stereotypes, it is not constant belligerence towards opposing ideals (the stereotype of hating on preps and jocks, or mocking followers of the crowds). It's very much an artistic stance on that statement, and as such, many Goths view it as a "breaking away" from the standard "system."
The Emo movement was rather settled, and tends to be centered around something that was and still is ignored. It started with music, unlike Goth which started from Punk and fully metastasized from music. Emo spawned from the music first, but the music was around an ideology. The ideology is that "men can show emotion." Since even now, guys are mocked for showing "weakness" as they call it. The stereotypes of emos are all wrong, and being emo has absolutely nothing to do with those things. It comes as a result of people mocking them for expressing their true feelings.
Those are very concise descriptions of what set Goths and Emos apart. I know more about Goth culture than Emo, but someone made a very, very well written description of the differentiation somewhere. I believe it was on here, even.
Post by: Twilight Rose on January 29, 2015, 05:09:00 AM
If I lived away from home, I'd probably go full on goth, or at least have the option in my wardrobe. But alas.
Post by: Teiko on January 29, 2015, 06:51:21 AM
I think i have a very mild goth vibe goin on with my sense of style ;) my attire usually consists of black everything with the exception of my blood red hair (that im trying to make purple as we speak)
During my teen years i was full-blown emo. Now it's almost non-existent.
Post by: Azeliah on January 29, 2015, 08:26:40 AM
I guess it's time for a picture (take note, this is more than half a decade old; apologies for the crappy quality):
(https://scontent-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/206627_1029817228354_338_n.jpg?oh=aaa86e3c35b396a752c6c96f2d786edd&oe=556EEB36)
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Post by: Sigah on March 18, 2015, 09:23:07 PM
I may not dress the part, I may only slightly look the part, but what is important is that I feel the part. I have pretty amazing roommates whom also identify themselves as goths. We are one big happy gith family here at home!