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emopwr · 06-02-2003, 08:18 PM

emo emo emo. i think that term is more of a joke now than anything. half of the bands that are supposedly 'emo' cringe at the thought of being called that. labeling of music is just dumb. you like what you like, if you dont, who gives a shit. doesnt make sense to go spouting everything sucks because it isnt the 'punk' i knew back in the day. and people are always saying 'punk is dead', or punk got 'corrupted' by big money. guess what killed it? people grew up, moved on. if everyone was still listening to punk, youd have a shit load more of it around. but all those people who loved it back in the day, ovbiously DONT anymore. there would be more punk like that if that were the case. music is always changing. dont blame the teenagers for this new wave of pop punk stuff. you were doing the same thing listening to your old school punk. i know someones gonna say 'oh but it wasnt like that, it was about the message and we were hardcore and rawr...' but who cares. the old stuff is still there. this new shit isnt stopping you from listening to your fav music. hell, i thought it was a lot cooler when stuff was underground, cuz once a band goes mainstream, its not cool anymore. right? cant be popular or pop or make money, I GUESS THEY ALL SOLD OUT. i dunno if that made any sense. but ok. im not trying to start a flame war or anyhting, but i really do love music. i listen to many different types and it has had a really big impact on my life. pisses me off when people start ranting about how good their music was and how everythign else now sucks and isnt as good.

as for good punk bands that are still active? i dunno, id have to say propagandhi is one of my favs, as are some other stuff on their label.

06-02-2003, 08:18 PM	#29 (permalink)
emopwr Crazy Location: florida	emo emo emo. i think that term is more of a joke now than anything. half of the bands that are supposedly 'emo' cringe at the thought of being called that. labeling of music is just dumb. you like what you like, if you dont, who gives a shit. doesnt make sense to go spouting everything sucks because it isnt the 'punk' i knew back in the day. and people are always saying 'punk is dead', or punk got 'corrupted' by big money. guess what killed it? people grew up, moved on. if everyone was still listening to punk, youd have a shit load more of it around. but all those people who loved it back in the day, ovbiously DONT anymore. there would be more punk like that if that were the case. music is always changing. dont blame the teenagers for this new wave of pop punk stuff. you were doing the same thing listening to your old school punk. i know someones gonna say 'oh but it wasnt like that, it was about the message and we were hardcore and rawr...' but who cares. the old stuff is still there. this new shit isnt stopping you from listening to your fav music. hell, i thought it was a lot cooler when stuff was underground, cuz once a band goes mainstream, its not cool anymore. right? cant be popular or pop or make money, I GUESS THEY ALL SOLD OUT. i dunno if that made any sense. but ok. im not trying to start a flame war or anyhting, but i really do love music. i listen to many different types and it has had a really big impact on my life. pisses me off when people start ranting about how good their music was and how everythign else now sucks and isnt as good. as for good punk bands that are still active? i dunno, id have to say propagandhi is one of my favs, as are some other stuff on their label. Last edited by emopwr; 06-02-2003 at 08:30 PM..