The basic musical difference is that old school is punk and new school 
    is metal.

    On 12 Jun 1997 Peter <pma@xxedgexx!com> wrote:
    "it's actually really simple. new school is kinda like slayer, only 
    the 'kids' pretend it has something to do with hardcore. i see it as 
    cheap metal.  old school (THE ONLY SCHOOL!) on the other hand is 
    precisely the other way around: fast and positive."

    On 01 Jul 1997 BattleMonkey <battlemonkey@rocketmail!com> wrote:
    "Actually, "old school" depends on how old you are. If YOT is old 
    school, then you need to reach back a little further into the Teen
    Idles/Minor Threat days. And that wasn't always positive. The big
    difference for me is that new school is a lot more exclusionary, a 
    lot less fun, and has bigger pants."

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