Title: 16 Ways to Know the Difference Between Emo and Goth - wikiHow
Headings: How to Know the Difference Between Emo and Goth
How to Know the Difference Between Emo and Goth
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The Origin of the Terms Goth and Emo
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History of Goth Subculture
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Post-Punk Beginnings
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The Development of Goth Rock
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Goth in the Modern World
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The Early Beginnings of Emo Subculture
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The 1990s Emo Revival
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The Emo-Pop Explosion
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Emo Revival
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Goth Fashion
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Emo Fashion
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Goth Music
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Emo Music
Method 14
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Visit a goth club.
Method 15
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Attend emo night at a local venue.
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Dismiss stereotypes and take this as a general guideline.
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Siouxsie and The Banshees and The Cure give a snapshot of the 1980s goth sound. These artists combined lyrics with a fixation on darkness and depravity with effects-laded guitars, atmospheric basslines and tom-tom heavy or 'tribal' drums. However, it wasn't until Bauhaus released their 1979 single Bela Lugosi's Dead, in reference to the actor who played the 1931 film adaption of Bram Stoker's Dracula, that goth really became recognized as a genre and subculture. Other bands like UK Decay, Southern Death Cult, and The Danse Society were also particularly popular and influential bands during this era. Method 4
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The second wave, spearheaded by The Sisters of Mercy, saw a shift in goth's sound. During the mid-80s the genre began to move away from its pure experimental and arty post-punk sound and started to incorporate hard rock elements. The bands' use of the drum machine is particularly notable. Their mainstream success spawned several similar sounding bands, such as Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, The Merry Thoughts, Fields of the Nephilim. Goths evolution saw the beginnings of notable offshoots, including darkwave (Clan of Xymox and Switchblade Symphony) which is post-punk crossed with new wave and synthpop, and ethereal wave (Cocteau Twins).