The great hardcore/punk countdown

BastardofYoung · 03-18-2013, 10:08 PM

Pennywise to me seem like a poor mans Bad Religion. Where Bad Religion sing politics songs, they are also smart enough to back up their songs with credible thoughts.

Pennywise just say things like "Fuck Authority"... which is one of the stupidest songs. They are an example of something that is only done to appeal to the young demographic. While this is nothing new in punk rock, I think it kills some credibility and just looks sad when you do it in your 30s or 40s.

A song like that or even "Society" are just songs where they try and be political, but it comes across as too cliche to really matter.

I do not get the appeal in them in that way.

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BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	Pennywise to me seem like a poor mans Bad Religion. Where Bad Religion sing politics songs, they are also smart enough to back up their songs with credible thoughts. Pennywise just say things like "Fuck Authority"... which is one of the stupidest songs. They are an example of something that is only done to appeal to the young demographic. While this is nothing new in punk rock, I think it kills some credibility and just looks sad when you do it in your 30s or 40s. A song like that or even "Society" are just songs where they try and be political, but it comes across as too cliche to really matter. I do not get the appeal in them in that way. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.