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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 days ago (2 children)

What skinheads are you talking about? The ones before the movement became filled with nazis or the ones after?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

The important question.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I'm not sure. I did not know there was a distinction. I really do not care about the nazi or racist part, but considering the downvotes, that doesn't matter much. I mostly like the energy, maybe you can call it hate or a general feeling of the unheard. Also the bands that have this raw vocalist, sound pretty cool. (But I'm sure that's not an exclusively skinhead thing.) But anyways, it's a powerful emotion to base your music upon.

I'm curious what the distinction is. Maybe you can name some bands? In the palylist I'm currently listening, I've heard "B squadron" and "plan of attack", which sound pretty nice, aesthetically.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The distinction is that, originally, skinheads were basically just bald punks. Then the look and scene were co-opted by the neo-nazi movement to a point where "skinhead" became synonymous with "neonazi."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Yeah, I'm affraid I'm on the wrong side of this distinction. Not ideologically, but the raw emotion and hate sounds very powerful. But it's not just the nazi punks who make that kind of music. It's just that they are easy to find. If you can recommend me something better, with the same energy. I'm happy to listen to that.

[–] Noel_Skum 3 points 4 days ago

Original skinheads = good kids who generally got on really well with the Jamaican rudeboys. People were generally apolitical but were connected by class (working class) not divided by colour. Eventually created 2-tone music.

Nazi skinheads = Not remotely friends with rudeboys. Probably see them as sub-human. Haven’t created anything new musically (that I’m aware of).

Punk = type of music played by both lovely accepting people and terrible scum too.