Just wondering if you guys could help with something...? (lyric, hardcore)

Jadix · 04-10-2007, 02:20 PM

1) When you hear the term ‘punk’, what sort of things do you think about and associate with it?

Rebellion. Freedom. Not holding back. Forgetting about social boundaries. Letting go.

2) How do you think that punk has changed since it first emerged?

When it first emerged, it was about shocking people. They'd dress up as weird as possible, with the craziest hair style to make people wonder what the **** was going on. Nowadays fashion really means nothing. Nowadays true punk revolves around staying out of the mainstream. Dont get me wrong, this part of it is shared with early punk, but today its what is most important i think. Today, if you have a major record deal, you better be a damn good lyricist to stay punk. NOFX and Green Day come to mind.

3) What are your opinions on the type of bands that are considered as punk today compared to the punk bands that were around years ago?

When I think current day punk, I think college bands that dont give a ****. I wasn't around the punk scene in the 80s so I cant really compare them.

4) Do you think that punk is a male orientated culture? Or that females are involved just as much?

Punk is a human culture. It is not gender specific. Though more males listen to punk, punk itself has nothing to do with gender. Punk is about humans, and the emotions we feel towards our surroundings.

5) How do you think that the punk lifestyle differs from a number of years ago? For example, fashion, film, social lives etc.
Punks today are much less dependent on shocking people. If you come out with a two foot mohawk today people will laugh, where 20-30 years ago they would be afraid. Fashion has little to do with punk, in fact lack of fashion sense today would probably make you more punk. Lifestyle-wise, its just about getting away from "the system". We all work or go to school, so punk is a temporary escape from that. The lifestyle of a punk-rocker today is probably not far off from years ago. They're still playing small gigs, still doing things on their own (recording with computers), and still refusing to sell out.

6) Are you involved with or know of any local punk communities that are active local to you?
I live in a college town, and play in a band with some punk qualities.

7) Do you think that punk (music) is more ‘mainstream’ now than it has been before?
No. Sure there are mainstream bands that sound similar to punk bands, but their emotion isn't there, and it takes more than simple riffs to make a punk song. Punk is about attitude, and the mainstream crowd just doesn't have it.

8) Or is there still a large amount of underground punk that many people are not aware of?

There is plenty of underground punk, though you're going to have to sit through a lot of ****ty emo bands to find it.

04-10-2007, 02:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jadix infamous nimbus Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 140	1) When you hear the term ‘punk’, what sort of things do you think about and associate with it? Rebellion. Freedom. Not holding back. Forgetting about social boundaries. Letting go. 2) How do you think that punk has changed since it first emerged? When it first emerged, it was about shocking people. They'd dress up as weird as possible, with the craziest hair style to make people wonder what the ** was going on. Nowadays fashion really means nothing. Nowadays true punk revolves around staying out of the mainstream. Dont get me wrong, this part of it is shared with early punk, but today its what is most important i think. Today, if you have a major record deal, you better be a damn good lyricist to stay punk. NOFX and Green Day come to mind. 3) What are your opinions on the type of bands that are considered as punk today compared to the punk bands that were around years ago? When I think current day punk, I think college bands that dont give a . I wasn't around the punk scene in the 80s so I cant really compare them. 4) Do you think that punk is a male orientated culture? Or that females are involved just as much? Punk is a human culture. It is not gender specific. Though more males listen to punk, punk itself has nothing to do with gender. Punk is about humans, and the emotions we feel towards our surroundings. 5) How do you think that the punk lifestyle differs from a number of years ago? For example, fashion, film, social lives etc. Punks today are much less dependent on shocking people. If you come out with a two foot mohawk today people will laugh, where 20-30 years ago they would be afraid. Fashion has little to do with punk, in fact lack of fashion sense today would probably make you more punk. Lifestyle-wise, its just about getting away from "the system". We all work or go to school, so punk is a temporary escape from that. The lifestyle of a punk-rocker today is probably not far off from years ago. They're still playing small gigs, still doing things on their own (recording with computers), and still refusing to sell out. 6) Are you involved with or know of any local punk communities that are active local to you? I live in a college town, and play in a band with some punk qualities. 7) Do you think that punk (music) is more ‘mainstream’ now than it has been before? No. Sure there are mainstream bands that sound similar to punk bands, but their emotion isn't there, and it takes more than simple riffs to make a punk song. Punk is about attitude, and the mainstream crowd just doesn't have it. 8) Or is there still a large amount of underground punk that many people are not aware of? There is plenty of underground punk, though you're going to have to sit through a lot of **ty emo bands to find it.