Punk was never popular, and it wasn't supposed to be, but it seems like there are less and less real punks out there nowadays. Are there any punks here? (and I mean real punks, not Simple Plan/Good Charlotte/Avril Lavigne fans)
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I think punk is going back underground. The history of punk is cyclical. It sort of broods underground for a while, then bursts into the mainstream, where it inevitably gets assimilated, labeled, and spawns a thousand crap pseudo-punk bands. Then it disappears for a while, only to re-emerge as a backlash to whatever took its place. \n\nAnd a side note to Getta - never say that punk was popular after 79. Punk died in 77 when the Sex Pistols broke up. Everything after that (From 78-84) is labeled post-punk and is what spawned new wave, no wave, etc.
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actually, I'm 15 and when I was 13 a was a total nut job, and not at all punk. Look around at your school, the people that would look like they would never be punk...could be in a year or 2. :)
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Good evening, Ireland calling...\n\nRonan here, im diggin the new album, although i have to say that i wasnt too sure about the almost electonic-ish edge to some of the songs, however, i have listened to it numerous times now and i have very much warmed to it.  Ive always admired their pioneering low end sound and if you got a good sound system there is no better band to listen to in my mind, the crunchy chalky low end is just awesome and gets into every part of you.\n\nIn "Coming Undone" i really like the Queen - Rock You" beat thats in there.  Can you imagine that with 6000 people booming along with them?  Stomp stomp clap, stomp stomp clap...  Awesome...  And in "Getting Off", 10 seconds into the song, have you ever HEARD something so low and powerful as Fieldys bass?  Awesome squared!\n\nI have to say that im slightly biased in favour of them because they are my favourite band anyway, but thats fine i reckon.  Cant wait to hear some of the new album here in Ireland in 2006, bring it on!  Are you ready?
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green day, nirvana, alkaline trio- because Punk rocks.\n\nalso Louie, a new band out, you should go check them out if you havent already on http://www.louiemusic.co.uk/site.php that website or their my space website... happy listening :) and tell me what you think!
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I hear you, I love old punk like Misfits, Black Flag, Minor Threat, The Clash, Cro-Mags, Bad Brains... that kind of stuff.\n\nI don't pay attention to new punk because most of it sucks but I kind of dig the Day-Glo Abortions.  Try them.
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i posted a question some time ago that asked what your opinion on the worst band was. u know which one i picked?\n\n  Gwar. i saw 2 concert videos, i didnt make out who was playing what instrument. i didnt even make out if they were even playing or how many guys there were cause it was full of costumes.
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Punk music does not suck.  Neither does rock and roll.  \nWithout it I would surely Die!\nLong live The Ramones, Iggy Pop, The Plimsouls, Debbie Harry, Patti Smith, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, David Bowie.........\nYou people are out of your mind if you think these bands suck!  And you know what else?  If you're into RAP, you ask any reputable RAP artist and they'll tell you that they have taken many of their tunes and melodies and lyrical ideas from punk and rock.  Give credit where it's due.
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None of the answers so far are actually punk. \n\nLucky Scars, just formed late 2005. \nwww.myspace.com/luckyscars
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Short answer:  They're popular.  They identify with certain groups of people.\n\nSlightly longer answer:  I don't listen to any of them, but can I add Good Charlotte?...oh and a bunch of rappers and other musicians are out there for the money allowing their talent and passion to decrease and their greed to increase.  Some are actually good though - it just depends.
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Like a lot of musical movements, Grunge had its time in the sun. I think what happened was the corporates didn't like the ferocity of the Grunge movement and fought back through manufacturing faux-grunge bands and singers (I'll name no names) so that they could control music again. With the death of Kurt Cobain and the breakup of Soundgarden, the movement was always going to be eventually marginalized by the hype of manufactured bands and the American Idol culture that seems to have completely taken over music. I wouldn't despair, though. Music has always had a way of throwing up rebels. There will eventually be a backlash against the corporates. Something like Grunge (which, after all, was really Punk Mark II) will spring up again. All it will take is a few genuinely talented bands to kick the door down.
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Teens don't have bad taste...these bands just aren't mainstream anymore.\n Although nine inch nails will never go out of style for me
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mainstream punk rock IS NOT TRUE PUNK ROCK\nhell, "hot topic is NOT punk rock"!\ntrue punk thrives with it's true followers in the underground.
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The 90's were it mate, to much hip pop hop rubbish at the moment.\nOnly dance music has had a good few years in my eyes.\nLove the 90's man, guitar music was at it's best, lost interest in lots of the music nowadays, even indie and rock stations are crap.\nAnd in the 90's we had a proper little Ska revival, crack on 90's.
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Green Day is pretty old school, and their music is better from their earlier albums. Green Day has been around forever, though, and they had a great influence on Blink 182. I think Blink 182 can never get old. Their songs are so funny, and the lyrics are great. "I Miss You" has really depressing lyrics, but "Feeling This " gives you the hyped-up kind of attitude. This means that they can easily vary their lyrics, which is really good. As for Good Charlotte, they minus well be dead. When's the last time you heard from them? Hilary Duff totally changed Joel Madden, and the band hasn't been the same ever since he started dating her. Billy actually quit the band. The fray is more mellow, and they're not really my style. Panic! at the disco is really awesome, they're like falloutboy, just with better (and hotter) band members, and better lyrics. Everything you listen to seems to be good.
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The pop punksters reveal details of their most ambitious album yet...\nGREEN DAY return this autumn with their most ambitious album yet.\n\nThe punk superstars headline the Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds bashes this weekend, where they will debut material from 'American Idiot'.\n\nReleased on September 21, the band's eighth album is a self-confessed rock opera which 'details the alienation and disillusionment of the American citizen under Bush's post-War On Terror administration'.\n\nThe band have been heavily involved in the US rock campaign to urge young voters to take part in the forthcoming presidential election.\n\nTwo tracks, 'Jesus Of Suburbia' and 'Homecoming' are five-part operettas, making a mammoth tracklisting as follows:\n'American Idiot'\n'Jesus Of Suburbia' ('Jesus Of Suburbia', 'City Of The Damned', 'I Don't Care', 'Dearly Beloved', 'Tales Of Another Broken Home')\n'Holiday'\n'Boulevard Of Broken Dreams'\n'Are We The Waiting'\n'St Jimmy'\n'Give Me Novocaine'\n'She's A Rebel'\n'Extraordinary Girl'\n'Letterbomb'\n'Wake Me Up When September Ends''Homecoming' ('The Death Of St Jimmy', ''East 12th St', 'Nobody Likes You', 'Rock and Roll Girlfriend', 'We're Coming Home')\n'Whatsername'
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anders kinda sold out with the sining. i love the first 2 albums..the og s**t. their later stuff was ok, up to about reroute to remain..but even that album was really soft and not their swedish death metal roots..but there was like 3-4 songs on there i liked. But it still doesn't beat the original In Flames which i use to love.
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THERE AREN'T MANY OF THEM AROUND ANYMORE, BUT I DID SEE MOTLEY CRUE THIS PAST SUMMER AND THEY ROCKED HARD! THEY HAVE ADDED MORE US TOUR DATES RECENTLY AND YOU CAN FIND THEM ON WWW.MOTLEY.COM. THEY PUT ON AN AWESOME SHOW! BY THE WAY-DO NOT DO ANYTHING DUMB LIKE TAKE ANYONE UNDER 16 OR 17 AS IT IS DEFINITELY RATED R!