The term angry was geared more towards the metal part of that comment, but I just can't get into that "punk state of mind," i guess. The whole "fight the man," "do what i want" mentality. It's just not for me. I'm not hating on punk though, I definitely see it's appeal. It just doesn't appeal to me.

Most of the punk I listen to isn't angry at all. All the great punk bands that I enjoy tend to be of the artier, or classic pop-punk type, like The Buzz****s, Wire, or Television.

no appreiciation for music.

You can still have an appreciation for music and not like certain genres. I appreciate music, and music is a huge part of my life. But I don't like punk. I don't think it's very good. It's a total matter of opinion.

The older I get the more I realize that every genre has their fair share of crap, and excellence. Even country, which is frequently hated on, if you know where to find it, there's some great music. Personally, there are genres that I don't listen to, but I'll never say that they're bad, because for all I know I could pick up 'Kind of Blue' in a year and a half, and all of a sudden jazz could click for me.

Never dismiss an entire genre, chances are, you're just going to miss out on great stuff.

I dismiss "gangster" rap. I refuse to embrace music that pushes the issues it does.

Gangster rap is a source of much amusement to me. I like quite a bit of it. Don't take it so seriously!

Yeah, Ice T said Gangsta will either make youlaugh or scare the hell out of you.

I saw a bumper sticker that I totally agree with about what punk is:

Punks Not Dead. It just sucks now.

You like Tool though?

(i don't really mean to condescend but c'mon man!)

Yes but the people that make gangster rap DO take it seriously. It's not Weird Al out there making those songs about killing people and doing illegal narcotics, it's real people that have a real influence on society (Thanks MTV!).