it's labor day and my grandpa feels just great
Musicians from a few different punk-related genres are exploring therapy rock: the up-and-coming "emo" genre, which features hyperdramatic, almost mawkish rock delving deeply into personal upheaval; rap-metal, an aggressive hybrid that has lately turned more introspective; and pop-punk, a slick version of punk that's deceptively up-tempo and not generally noted for its profundity. But it is bands in the last category — like the hugely popular Good Charlotte, Sum 41 and Blink-182 — whose songs most often amount to vivid case studies in adolescent mental health issues. The group A Simple Plan, who are also receiving heavy play on MTV, might have expressed pop-punk's attitude most directly: "I'm just a kid/ And life is a nightmare."
Punk's Earnest New Mission by Michael Azerrad.
originally posted by xowie
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while i applaud their display of social responsibility, let me be the first to spew the requisite crusty-old-man rejoinder that bands like sum 41, blink 182, good charlotte etc. etc. etc. are no more "punk" than the backstreet boys. really, it's a lot like calling barney the purple dinosaur the equivalent of slayer. it's simply contrary to the facts. rarr, you kids get the hell off my lawn! okay, as you were.
Posted by: r@d@r | January 5, 2004 5:17 PM
And how long has emo been "up and coming" now; ten, twelve years?
Posted by: LionIndex | January 6, 2004 1:14 PM