Punk - Comments

Punk Rock to me, is being yourself, not caring what people think about you, and raging against the shit that makes you angry. It's not about the style, it's about the attitude, I do call myself a Punk, I don't go all Punk, I'm the type that just dresses how I want. I'm not on this earth to impress anyone. And I don't just listen to Green Day, I listen to, Operation Ivy, NOFX, Bad Religion, ect. Call me what you want, but I will always love Punk Rock.

I don't think punk is a style of genre of music. I think it's an attitude. I think punk is speaking out for what you believe and ignoring the consequences. And I think it is also going against what society believes is "acceptable".
But that's just me. Excellent article.

yup.
that's the point.

GREAT article!

PUNK is a subculture and an attitude. The music, anti-fashion, the films, and the ideaoligies (I know that's so not spelled right) came from people who feel/ felt that way inside. Just cuz you lisen to "punk" or have blue hair doesn't mean your a member of the punk subculture. It's all about how you look at things. Not any one can be labeled by others as a punk and it actually be true, you have to be born that way, it's in your mind set, wheather you find out about it at age 16 or age 60, it's imbeaded in there somewhere. That inner mechanism leads to the love of the music, etc. afterwards. All I'm saying, you have to have the mindset to be part of the subculture.



IT"S A SUBCULTURE NOT A LABEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S A WAY OF LIFE!!!!!!!!!

In response some of the responses, you do realise the Sex Pistols were formed by a manager to take advantage of what he predicted to be a boom in the popularity of punk? That's why many purists will never accept them as hardcore.

In response to the article - well written. I could pick at the connotations between a phrase or word or two - but meh. That's just down to your need to keep the article brief, and everyone's need to differ in opinion. :P

Like I said, coupled with that DM review, I like your style.

=> Jess

Old skool punk ftw. My mum was one of the original 70's punks, although she's now shed the insane colours she dyed her hair, leather jacket and doc martens, it's clear she's still punk at heart and should put many of the people that claim themselves to be punk nowadays to shame.
Labelling yourself punk is stupid, and I have an insane dislike for people who claim to be a punk just because they listen to pop-punk like Green Day, or some other ridiculous band like that. It's not that I have anything against Green Day (hell i have every one of their cds and personally signed things) it's just that Green Day can barely be counted as true punk.

The enddddddddddddd.

Not the music mind you, I was talking about the fans and such. >< Sorry, I didn't make that clear.

There's no such thing as punk, it's just a label they all try to adapt to and fit in to. It's just another way to cover up who they really are by trying to be [i]cool[/i]. I don't believe in punk.

Buzzcocks and Pistols are old school punk
hardcore would be black flag or minor threat

I liek it thouhg it lacks of emotion
punk by definition can't be defiend though
Good article

Wow, way to correct one trivial detail without even saying what you thought about the article itself...

Anywho, I like it. The article gives the impression of being thouroughly researched, and is also well-written, without any typos or run-ons or anything like that.

The buzzcocks aren't pop punk. They are hardcore, just like the damned and the pistols.