Punk For Life (Punk Discussion Thread)

[Steph]

ha well said

[xJoeYx]

I wouldnt like to say punk is dead, but having a mere break, perhaps we shall see it revive when enough people want it to.

[Thrilled]

...or when some talent comes along .

[kaut]

Punk has been dead since the early 80's. It was revived a bit in the late 80's with bands that copied the Husker Du sound such as The Pixies. Mudhoney also helped bring it back copying the sound of the Stooges (can't remember if you had them on your list but you deffinately should've) and then Nirvana helped it break into mainstream. Sadly corporate America classed the sound as "grunge" which led to that wave. Then "punk" supposedly came back in 94' with Green Day. I'm not saying they weren't good. Any band that writes a song about masturbation like "Long View" is okay in my book... but eh, diluted punk. They helped start this "pop punk" thing.

Green Day have since taken the Clash route writing more serious songs so if you're gonna start hating them because of their current sound then you're going to have to start hating your precious Clash ... sorry, just not a fan of them... yes a good punk band, just not my cup of tea.

And anything else after Green Day is just ********. Each new band just dillutes the sound down more until you get things like Good Charlotte or Blink 182. If you don't like the term "pop-punk"... then use this alternative... "safe-punk".

You can pretty much classify real punk into two groups... the Ramones fans, and the Sex Pistols fans. The Ramones would be more on the safe side as well.

*puts on Nevermind the ********, Here's the Sex Pistols*

[Menshevik]

People have their own opinons about what punk is due to their surrondings. AT my school, if you like simple plan; you're a goth. Peopl at my school are stupid. So it differs to your surrondings.

[xJoeYx]

Because people no longer mix the stereotype with the music scene, which is stupid really.

oohhh another band.. Bow Wow Wow

[Thrilled]

Punk has been dead since the early 80's. It was revived a bit in the late 80's with bands that copied the Husker Du sound such as The Pixies. Mudhoney also helped bring it back copying the sound of the Stooges (can't remember if you had them on your list but you deffinately should've) and then Nirvana helped it break into mainstream. Sadly corporate America classed the sound as "grunge" which led to that wave. Then "punk" supposedly came back in 94' with Green Day. I'm not saying they weren't good. Any band that writes a song about masturbation like "Long View" is okay in my book... but eh, diluted punk. They helped start this "pop punk" thing.

Green Day have since taken the Clash route writing more serious songs so if you're gonna start hating them because of their current sound then you're going to have to start hating your precious Clash ... sorry, just not a fan of them... yes a good punk band, just not my cup of tea.

And anything else after Green Day is just ********. Each new band just dillutes the sound down more until you get things like Good Charlotte or Blink 182. If you don't like the term "pop-punk"... then use this alternative... "safe-punk".

You can pretty much classify real punk into two groups... the Ramones fans, and the Sex Pistols fans. The Ramones would be more on the safe side as well.

*puts on Nevermind the ********, Here's the Sex Pistols*

I agree with what you're saying...apart from the Clash thing. I prefer Ramones to Clash but I admit Clash were the better artists. I wouldn't even compare Clash to Green Day, they're in completely different leagues.
And Sex Pistols + Ramones are equally my favourite punk bands, so what group do I belong to?

[kaut]

I agree with what you're saying...apart from the Clash thing. I prefer Ramones to Clash but I admit Clash were the better artists. I wouldn't even compare Clash to Green Day, they're in completely different leagues.
And Sex Pistols + Ramones are equally my favourite punk bands, so what group do I belong to?

When I said compare Green Day to Clash I meant Green Day putting away their childish antics and focusing on more serious political songs... ala the Clash.

And that'd put you in the Britney Spears group (off-topic: Hit Me Baby One More Time is the scariest song to listen to backwards... Sleeeeeeeeeeeep with me I'm not too young)

And as for my favorite punk band... Black Flag... followed by the Stooges.

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i also hate when peopel think just cuz u have one black shirt your gonna kill yourself

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I love linkin park and greenday xP