for me sila yung genuine punk, in the sense...walang hung-ups,walang machismo,walang eklat sa katawan.
sila yung totoong may passion sa pagbago ng systemang bulok, sa sociodad na puro dada at puro puna at pintas lang ang kayang gawin! Di naman kayang simulan sa sarili.
Sampal din sila sa punk scene na ang daming posseurs at pa-macho, pa-cool at kung ano-ano pang gimmick para matanggap ng mga akala nilang punk din sila!bwiset!
Ian McKaye is the purest punk,not conforming kahit sa popular punk culture na ginagawa ng marami sa scene. Standing on his own beliefs and never giving in just to be accepted.Siya ang punk sa gitna ng mga punk kuno...get it?
gusto ko ang mindset nila...yun ang essence ng punk! The 80's hardcore ang ideal punks talaga.IMHO....
+1111111 to that.
exactly why i believe that while a lot of pop-punk may be enjoyable, it isn't true punk music. AFAIK, minor threat, and even ian mackaye's later band fugazi were truly pissed off with the goings-on around them, and none of them had to smoke, drink, or do even "soft" drugs to prove their point.
i'm the last person you'd call straight-edge, but i hold a great respect for the straight-edgers out there...no cigarettes, no booze, no drugs, and AFAIK, no meat as well. and most of all, no BS. kaya nga naiinis ako when i'd make cameo appearances sa kabilang forum (the jeje-friendly rocker's forum, if you know what i mean), and see nicks like x-jEjEheW0wPouhWz-x
and they'd suddenly be posting stuff like "tara smhn nyu aq sa expo, dUbI taU jejejejeje"...i'm sure they do not realize the significance of the "x" in their nicks...that's a straight-edge trademark they're bastardizing!