Punk is about catharsis too. All that angst and anger and passion that's roiling inside you, especially as a young person; a great punk record or show can be a release valve for all that pent-up junk. I can and do still listen to my old punk records, but it's much more with a sense of nostalgia and fun than it was when I was 18 and every word and song meant the whole world to me. It was such a perfectly visceral and intensely personal experience. I don't know what I would have done without it. Viva Punk Rock!
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