Punk always broke down to two things for me - telling me about things going on in the world I didn't know about, albeit mainly in the States or the UK (Reagan and Thatcher still piss me off mainly for that reason), and no other form of music really struck a passionate chord with the exuberantly angry way I felt about a lot of things at the time.
Rock was incredibly ball-less, and with few exceptions rap was mainly about poppin' a cap in yo homie's ass so you could get down with his skeezer and smoke some crack yo. When I migrated into the goth thing, I found it more varied emotionally, but otherwise somewhat devoid of content. I still slide back to punk if I want music that actually makes me feel something strong and real. I'm developing quite a fondness for the Dropkick Murphy's because of the crossover with Irish music, which I have a bit of a soft spot for as well.
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Date: 2009-06-08 08:09 am (UTC)Rock was incredibly ball-less, and with few exceptions rap was mainly about poppin' a cap in yo homie's ass so you could get down with his skeezer and smoke some crack yo. When I migrated into the goth thing, I found it more varied emotionally, but otherwise somewhat devoid of content. I still slide back to punk if I want music that actually makes me feel something strong and real. I'm developing quite a fondness for the Dropkick Murphy's because of the crossover with Irish music, which I have a bit of a soft spot for as well.