[b said:
Quote[/b] ]And dont call it punk rock.... *shudder* its PUNK!!!! just PUNK!!!
I called it Punk "Rock" so people would understand. How much more could a 14 year old (if you really are that age) know about Punk than a 20 year old?? Hm? Hm? Hm?
[b said:
Quote[/b] ]And I sincerely hope you arent the kind of guy that tries to dress all "punk"
Again, what kind of thing is that to say to a person who lives off of Crass? You wouldn't even guess if you saw me walking down the street. I'm not a poser like many others are. Punk is not a fashion statement, and not even close to a behaviour. I even nag my girlfriend constantly to trash her "punky" clothes. It's a mental state. I don't "do" Punk for fun, I take it seriously.
[b said:
Quote[/b] ]Also keep in mind that Real punk started and ended in the 80's...
Started in the 80's? You've got to be kidding me man! You're forgetting the whole Velvet Underground/Dolls/Iggy/Lou Reed movement in the 60s that gave rise to the Punk we know today. Also Crass was already active by 1979, and unlike the Sex Pistols that sang about Anarchy, they lived up to it... Gosh I hate the Pistols and McLaren so much. If you haven't already done so, read "Please Kill Me".
I don't credit LTJ (you call THAT Ska?) or NUFAN (I know I lumped them into the punk category, but it was just to shun Fat Wreck for terrible judgement to include them into the label) positively at all, along with others like Rancid (they were terrible from the beginning). It's a matter of taste as well. And as much as I used to enjoy the Ramones and The Clash, they just stopped rockin' my socks off because their music was just the typical "Let me tell you a story" format, instead of messages, which I prefer.
All in all, Crass is still the top on my list, and if you don't know enough about them, I suggest you find out. Oh, and I also listen to Anti-Flag from time to time, though not as much as I used to.
If I sounded angry at all I apologise!
Amori