Emo - a style of rock music characterized by melodic and expressive lyrics. In the mid-80s was known as " emotional hardcore " or " emocore " . On the basis of this genre originated subculture - emo.Appeared on the scene emo hardcore punk , as a response to the escalating violence and the expansion looks like Ian Makkeyya group of Minor Threat, which looks back to the society from the person personality. Fan of Minor Threat - Guy Picciotto formed the group Rites of Spring in 1984 , which sounded melodic guitars , varied rhythms, and very personal , passionate lyrics, which is not typical for the usual hardcore. Many of the topics the group later became the favorite at Emo musicians, including nostalgia , romantic bitterness , and poetic speeches otchayanie.Na group spectators often wept . McKay became a big fan of Rites of Spring and formed a new band Embrace, which raised similar emotional themes . Summer 1985 became known as the "revolutionary summer", it was then that a new wave groups.However, by 1986 most of the major groups of the movement - including Rites of Spring, Embrace, Gray Matter , and Beefeater - disintegrated.