In closing I’d like to leave you this thought. How can a genre of music whose bands have raised money for charities and developed strong political beliefs as well as passionate feelings on the way we live in their fads really are the evil, malicious, demonic bad guys we’ve grown to believe they are. The answer is, they’re not. That doesn’t mean that punk music is perfect, or that it always carries a message of peaceful tolerance. Sometimes I can’t even find a message myself. It simply means that there are as many varying degrees to punk music as there are varying views on punk music. It isn’t the savior of humanity and it doesn’t pretend to be. It’s music. And most importantly it’s music that some people gather strength from. It conveys messages of strength, faith and differing view points, and to some people it’s made a world of difference. Perhaps Howard Benson summed it up best when he said, “Whether or not it will ever be recognized for its positive impact on society, it’s had one. That’s the best thing about it.”

, or abusive, and it doesn’t have violent lyrics. Punk music is as much cultural as it is musical. It goes without saying that punk music has earned its reputation for being high impact, loud, energetic and intense. However, people often associate the message of all punk music as containing nothing more then violent, anti-government statements, and messages of alienation. Many people share the view that it has nothing to say and has offered nothing but a continued sentiment of hostility towards its fans. This is an unfair judgment of a g

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