Embrace (American band)
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Embrace was a short-lived American hardcore band from Washington, D.C., active from the summer of 1985 to the spring of 1986. Along with Rites of Spring, and Beefeater, it was one of the mainstay acts
Embrace at Food for Thought in July 1985. From left to right are Chris Bald, Ian MacKaye, and Mike Hampton. The drummer, Ivor Hanson, is out of frame.
Emo
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Emo is a genre of rock music that combines musical characteristics of hardcore punk with emotional, often confessional lyrics. It emerged as a style of hardcore punk and post-hardcore from the mid-198
Embrace (American band)
…and Beefeater, it was one of the mainstay acts of the 1985 Revolution Summer movement, and was one of the first bands to be dubbed in the press as emotional hardcore, though the members had rejected the term since its creation. The band included lead vocalist Ian MacKaye of the defunct hardcore punk act Minor Threat…
Hardcore punk band Minor Threat in 1981
Sunny Day Real Estate performing in 2010
Cap'n Jazz live in 2010
The band Weezer (pictured) released the album Pinkerton, an album that was originally a critical and commercial failure. Nonetheless, Pinkerton is considered one of the most important 1990s emo albums.