Okay, in the style of the gentleman pictured in my avatar, I seem to have missed a memo regarding this "emo" music. I've heard people mention it, and knew it was associated with punk in some way, but what elements make up "emo" music? I did some homework on AMG's emo page which has done nothing but confuse me more. The most confusing part for me was their notion that Sunny Day Real Estate's early albums are considered defining recordings for the emo style... I own both of their first two albums, and just consider them alternative/pop rock albums. What makes them emo? The AMG page mentions a bunch of tangible elements that I can find in many other styles of music... So is this just another case of someone inventing another style of music to fit around a somewhat arbitrary group of bands that they like?