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Sex Pistols show shines light on 'violence of punk'

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American punk is fairy floss mostly, Blink 182, sum 41? Come on joke bands, Black Flag, Dead Kenedies, Angry Samoans then your talking punk. I’d argue Nivarna were closer to punk then most punk bands. Punk is about political discourse not complaining about the pimples on your face.

Now it is. It's a joke. That 'emo' screamo crap is just 'punk' in name only. It's for HSers who think they're being 'punk' but it's JUNK. Blink 182 and such are P.I.N.O. - - - Punk In Name Only.

JimizoToday  10:32 pm JST

@Starpunk

You are being a bit selective here. Punk was also a reply to the pretentious, artsy Prog Rock of the 70s as well as disco.

Never Mind the Bollocks is in my top ten albums of all time.

Even the proggy bands like Genesis have been affected. I heard them say that on a DVD which is why their 80s albums like 'Abacab' were so different, without the previous pretensions of their earlier work. Punk kicked everyone in the pants, one way or another and the eighties reflected that.

Punk also brought out the 'new wave' which evolved into 'alternative'. It revitalized it all, rescued rock from its depressing deluge of the mid and late 70s. I barely remember the early 70s when psychedelia and post-Motown ruled AM radio, then by 1975 it had become so stale, vapid, uninteresting, sad and boring. I hate that rubbish even now.

On the side; Roxy Music, Kraftwerk and punk were emerging and that's what people remember now, or want to.

The Ramones, the Pistols and even Nirvana are now regarded as 'punk' icons. Will those emo bands or say the Offspring or even Green Day be remembered as fondly 20, 30 years from now? I doubt it.

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@Starpunk

You are being a bit selective here. Punk was also a reply to the pretentious, artsy Prog Rock of the 70s as well as disco.

Never Mind the Bollocks is in my top ten albums of all time.

BigYen mentioned the Stranglers. ‘Peaches’ is the funniest song I’ve ever heard. ‘EMI’ by the Sex Pistols also up there.

A bit of fun. Much better than 20-minute meanderings showcasing ‘musicianship’.

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Those days were awesome, went to bar one night and skin heads took over the pub, bar staff split and booze was flowing free, cops waited outside and touch any of us after we’d finished. Couldn’t get away with those antics anymore.

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I am always finding very interesting that Sid Vicious is the face of the band while he was unable to play his instrument- bass. Even late Lemmy told that he tried to teach him how to play, but that he was hopeless. The meaning of my comment is just to point an interesting phenom, not to discredit Sid.

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Jonny Rotten isn’t dead, you are obviously an up to date rocker. American punk is fairy floss mostly, Blink 182, sum 41? Come on joke bands, Black Flag, Dead Kenedies, Angry Samoans then your talking punk. I’d argue Nivarna were closer to punk then most punk bands. Punk is about political discourse not complaining about the pimples on your face.

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But the Pistols shook things up, left behind some classic tracks, and UK punk gave us all-time great bands like The Clash and The Stranglers. There’s a lot to be proud of for J. Lydon & Company.

Punk was already developing in NYC with the Dolls and the Ramones. The Pistols got their notoriety for sure, but the UK press always loved sensational stories anyway. Nonetheless, punk took rock'n'roll out of the 70s deluge of wimpy c/rock and that stupid vapid 'ooh-ooh' disco duck muck. It brought rock in the EIGHTIES, and it revitalized it all.

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Nothing else to complain about today?

Johnny Rotten has been dead for decades, and basically

Punk Rock did, with him.

RIP

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Regrets, I have a few. I never saw them live.

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All the violence was not Punks it was people taking a high horse who got violent. One man who watched them on TV smashed his own TV? John when asked about this said that man he needs help not us. Spot on.

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