l sadly the same: spotty, mumbling, sincere, confused but essentially likable". Lester Bangs too, found that the British punks were "basically, if not manifestly gentle people" (DeBruijn 11). Being a punk meant nothing new. They were typical teenagers, playing guitar poorly with the volume cranked up. Having made this claim, one must consider what the punk musicians were trying to say, and thus determine if there was there a sincere and unique source for their anger. These analysis presents problems however, as the majority of the lyrics are clear and have no meaning. The casual liste
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