The truth about how political punk rock bands were......
Andrew Charles Kennis (holden@escape.com)
Wed, 03 Jun 1998 10:18:42 -0400 (EDT)
On Thu, 28 May 1998 Kidneyboy@aol.com wrote:
> Punk rock in it's most purest form has nothing to do with politics or
> rebellion. It has more to do with the idea of having "fun". And by "fun" I
> mean the nonpretentious (is that a word) retard fun, like screaming "I wanna
> be a cadavar" over and over again for the chorus of a song that has do deeper
> meaning than the idea of wanting to be a cadavar. Musically punk rock is
> simply hyped up 50's rock and roll. Don't get nihilistic on me please. Punk
> rock.
> l
> ove mattboy
>
Uhhh, actually the exact OPPPOSITE of what you are saying true. Punk rock
in its purest form IS political, it's the mainstream bullshit that is the
apolitical stuff. There are numerous punk rock bands with distinctly
political messages in their music and lyrics, that existed throughout the
80's. Just because they were underground, mainly, doesn't mean that they
didn't exist. One such band and a good example is Crass. A member of the
former band is actually playing here in the Village (NYC) at Coney Island
High on June 18th. You can talk to him after the show I'm sure, if you
live in the area, about how his former band and many other punk rock
bands were overtly political.
--AK