Punk and Post Punk were absolutely necessary and have totally revolutionised music to the extent that their influence is still evident in how music is played to this day.
As for Gingersnaps, you cannot close your mind to good pop music, if it's good it's good and worth listening to. I had my doubts about Lady Gaga until my wife played me her albums and my view was changed.
As for what is cool and what is not, it's very subjective. I know John Peel liked certain types of pop music. John Lydon and Siouxsie Sioux also like some pop music and Captain Sensible likes Abba. I would certainly still say they are cool, but part of their coolness is really not caring whether they are cool or not. In my time as a taxi driver I have picked up countless tryhards, constantly wanting their voices to be heard above the crowd and they really are so uncool.
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