Subj : Pop Punk
To   : Vitaut Liausha
From : Vyacheslav Sokolov
Date : Mon May 05 2003 04:58 pm

 VS>>  Blink'182 is an Oi! Punk ?!
 VL> yea. i think so

 You're wrong.
 I think you've heard about the band called The Exploited. Just listen to it 
for your interest. It's Oi!. And it doesn't resemble Blink182.

 VL> I don't know!!! But i cant imagine punk with keyboards. I heard it
 VL> many times but i didnt heard it inreal.

 Get
 http://punk.tomsk.ru/music/?sid=1844&download=1
 This is a song called "Who killed Bambi" from the album "The great rock'n'roll 
swindle" by The Sex Pistols. A punk rock song with symphony orchestra!
 Instruments don't matter at all. The only important thing is WHAT is played 
with those instruments.

 VS>>  And Ramones are Oi! too? LOL!
 VL> Ramones are the classics of the Oi!Punk.

 Once again: you are wrong. Ramones are the classics of punk in general but 
their style is called just "pop punk". The word "pop" here is not an insult, it 
doesn't mean that they play "pops". It's only a term.

 2 English speaking subscribers:
 I used the word "pops". It's a word from russian musical slang although it's 
taken from english. It means a music "without a soul and a brain inside", a 
music made only for entertainment, only for money. Those who likes music such 
as metal, grunge, alternative, punk rock, psychedelic rock, blues etc., and 
also classics and jazz, use this word as an abuse. I don't know is there an 
analog of this word in english. Can somebody prompt to me?
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