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Originally posted by Stuntpig
Yeah, but you know what? honest truth... althought I fucking hate Emo, Electroclash, and whatever the new forms of mall punk are called... Im glad they are around. At least they keep Punk and Hardcore alive enough that bands like Sick of it All, Bad Brains, AF, and even the Buzzcocks can still tour.
Agnostic Front today has a bigger draw than Great White, and those clowns used to pull huge audiences. And look at Blood for Blood, relatively new band - pure Hardcore.
Lets play oppositeland. What if this new school mall punk was replaced with new school mall Glam? Ahhh man, I just got shivers. Nasty nasty nasty. And dont try and tell me that mall glam is still alive, I dont wanna know. I dont wanna hear it. I'll just pretend it never ever happened.
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Blood for Blood been around a looong time. I am a HUGE Blood for Blood fan. I cant emphasize the HUGE enough. Although not a big fan of the new stuff. White Trash Rob's (b4b guitar and backup vocals) side project, Ramallah has its moments.
As for SOIA, AF, and Bad Brains (err I mean Soul Brains), are all on major labels now and have to tour with others on their label. Long gone are the days of SOIA playing small shows with just local hardcore talent, the way it should be.
Hardcore is alive and well. Bands like the Promise, Sworn Enemy, No Warning, Redline, Everybody Gets Hurt, Embrace Today, Terror, I could make this list go on forever... but, none of the above mentioned bands (soia, af, etc) hardly ever tour with hardcore bands. They have abandoned hardcore for the almighty buck. I lost respect for most of them. AF wasnt supposed to be a huge draw, they were never meant to appeal to the masses. The only reason they do now is because they have allowed themselves to be whored out to the masses. Agnostic Front died after Liberty, they should change their name. They are an Oi band now, and not even a very good one.