You can't disagree with it. I've already made it clear that I concede the genre title to the terrible music that has been given the title over the past half-decade in the "mainstream" music industry. What you know of as "screamo" is only related to the genre distantly. Instead of arguing with me, listen to the bands that RawShnizz and I listed. In essence, they have a lot in common with your favorite bands. It's exceedingly complex this decade because the vast majority of popular music shares some connection with legitimate non-commercial genres. Music, contrary to popular belief, is not defined by popular opinion. The issue of screamo gets difficult because the music you listen to can have no other title. It's entire existence beginning earlier this decade is formed around misappropriating a genre title (thanks to the roll of toilet paper called Rolling Stone). It's peculiar because this has never happened before in the history of pop music (which is only 60 years old anyway). It's an issue of a commercial subgenre of "pop" being vaguely influenced by a genre of music called screamo, and then appropriating that title (this is actually the case with all emo...kind of).
In fact, a consideration for the entire development of emo, post-hardcore, and screamo and it's eventual demise under the weight of pop-culture is woefully complex, and I don't have the time to discuss it. Instead of listening to me, and instead of wasting an hour of my life, go to Amazon.com and order Dance of Days, then visit Fourfa's what the heck is emo anyway? After this, visit all of the live performances RawShnizz and I linked to. You can also visit a companion site to Fourfa's with mp3 samples.
I will gladly discuss the topic further when I have more time, if you so wish. There's nothing I enjoy more than the subject of musicology. :)
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