I'm glad someone posted that about emo. People get all freaked out b/c it's sooooo sappy. "That's not what punk rock is about". Well, yeah it's sappy. That's what it's supposed to be. It's a different kind of music.
As for the "real" punk rock, I have listened to quite a few of the greats for the last few years. Pennywise, Dropkick, The Ramones, Sex Pistol, Minor Threat, blah, blah, blah...I don't think it makes me any more cool than someone who listens to Sum 41.
Those kids like the "Pop-Punk". Some of the same guitar rifs and drum beats from punk rock, but a totally different style of music for the "skater-dress- alikes". Someday the kids who dig that sh1t now will be on their favorite forum posting about the "new style" of music that isn't as good as "theirs" was.
I think it's all a matter of generation barriers. Just my .02.
