Letter
to the editor
Punk
not Garbage
Re
"Biased Reviews," Letters to the
editor, April 20: Shawn Roberts' letter
was fine until he declared punk rock, specifically
underground punk rock, to be garbage.
I
myself have been into punk rock since the
7th grade, a decade now, and I can tell
you that punk rock is anything but garbage,
both musically and otherwise. It is in fact
one of the last true forms of music still
in existence today, and has been a solid
continuous scene for nearly 30 years, and
still going strong.
Punk
isn't garbage because it brings to light
the point of view from the street level,
from the working and middle classes, essentially
the view of the common man.
Sure
you'll hear songs about girls and breakups,
but most of the time in the underground
you're getting lyrics dealing with the daily
grind, politics, and social issues in general.
I don't have the room here to go into detail,
but basically punk rock has something to
offer for everyone, bringing people from
all different walks of life together through
music.
Punk
rock is more than just music as well; it's
a whole culture and way of life. Punk rock
has traditionally been an arena where people
can come together and be equals.
It
has also been an arena for exchanging ideas,
whether they be social or political, where
anyone who genuinely believes in the music
and the movement is welcome. As for quality
music, underground punk rock is definitely
quality music.
Listen
to Rancid's 1994 album "Let's Go!",
or Channel 3's new self titled record or
the Lewd's "Kill Yourself...Again",
available on CD for those that aren't vinyl
friendly, to hear some quality music. It
might just change your life like it did
mine the first time I heard "underground"
punk, Operation Ivy's "Energy".
-- Travis Ferguson
History major
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