― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 15 October 2005 22:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― howell huser (chaki), Saturday, 15 October 2005 22:56 (eighteen years ago) link
Robert Plant says on disc two of "the Drum N' Bass Show" 5-21-77 just before The Battle of Evermore:
"This was the plan. You see, When we were teenagers in about 1971, just before we started punk rock, we used to do an acoustic set and if you've followed some of the rubbish in the papers... not the papers in Houston, of course, you'll find out that we're just about to start doing an acoustic set for you right now, so I hope you like it."
The man makes no sense. There is a bonus interview at the end of disc three where they're talking about the black object on the cover of Presence and who knows what the fuck that is all about.
― Guitarzan, Saturday, 15 October 2005 23:08 (eighteen years ago) link
The only punk songs that I really like are all hardcore. (probably this is mostly to do with the fact that I listened to too much grunge in high school) So I think I have a self limiting thing going on, I know the punk songs I like are very few & far between, so I tend to avoid it- as opposed to other genres like shoegazing or something, where I'm way more likely to give new stuff a few listens.
― lyra (lyra), Sunday, 16 October 2005 01:02 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.highhopes.com/28B.JPG
The secret to the early Velvets' sound was John Cale's deep understanding of trigonometry.
― Wub-Fur Internet Radio, Sunday, 16 October 2005 17:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― gramps, Sunday, 16 October 2005 17:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Sunday, 16 October 2005 17:21 (eighteen years ago) link
;-) (jks)
― dog latin (dog latin), Sunday, 16 October 2005 18:52 (eighteen years ago) link
TelevisionBlack FlagWireRamonesMinutemenMisfitsFugaziStoogesBuzzcocksUndertonesThe Fall
If you think all punk is poorly played, hyperfast three-chord anti-government screeds, you're listening to somebody's bad stereotype of punk. Or you're thinking of hardcore, which was punk's stylistic blind alley anyway.
If you pop on "Orgasm Addict" or "Holidays In The Sun" and you don't get an instant rush of timeless rock pleasure, you may be dead.
― Edward III (edward iii), Sunday, 16 October 2005 23:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― disco violence (disco violence), Monday, 17 October 2005 00:46 (eighteen years ago) link
Of this list, the only bands I have any passing desire to ever listen to are Wire, the Minutemen and The Ramones, and they aren't high on my playlist.
― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 October 2005 14:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Monday, 17 October 2005 14:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 17 October 2005 14:46 (eighteen years ago) link
Any argument that starts out "Why should I respect a music genre that is a bunch of undifferentiated crap" is immediately suspect if said genre is full of differentiation. Although I suspect the basis of this argument is "Somebody turned up their nose at my beloved ELO CDs - I'll attack back!" Okay, life sucks. Buy a helmet.
― Edward III (edward iii), Monday, 17 October 2005 15:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― dog latin (dog latin), Sunday, 20 November 2005 03:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― Yawn (Wintermute), Sunday, 20 November 2005 03:15 (eighteen years ago) link
It's uncompromising, DIY stuff done for the love of doing it, not because these guys think they have a chance in hell of making any money doing it. I am drawn to it because it's pure music driven by nothing more than love.
― recovering optimist (Royal Bed Bouncer), Sunday, 20 November 2005 10:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Sunday, 20 November 2005 20:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― AaronK (AaronK), Monday, 21 November 2005 04:20 (eighteen years ago) link
Anything that has ever been considered punk by anybody? Bands that sound like the Ramones? The New York 1970s scene? Detroit in the 60s, England in the 70s, LA in the 80s? Bands that are snotty? What do you mean by punk?
― 2 and 3 and 2 and 5, Monday, 21 November 2005 10:19 (eighteen years ago) link
OH THE DIVERSITY
― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Monday, 21 November 2005 10:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 21 November 2005 10:48 (eighteen years ago) link
Have you ever listened to these bands, Theorry? There's an awful lot of stylistic real estate between Minor Threat and Pere Ubu and the Theoretical Girls, yet all fall under the umbrella of Punk. It is the quintessence of diversity.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 21 November 2005 14:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 21 November 2005 14:25 (eighteen years ago) link
but if punk is as diverse as you say, then why not ashlee simpson?
― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Monday, 21 November 2005 14:34 (eighteen years ago) link
hardcore is to punk what acorns are to oak trees, silly person.
Just because a genre is diverse, that doesn't necessarily make it all-encompasing.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 21 November 2005 14:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Monday, 21 November 2005 14:56 (eighteen years ago) link
when is punk's cut-off point then? anyone who is inspired by punk, and anyone who inspired punk, is a punk?
― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Monday, 21 November 2005 14:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 21 November 2005 15:35 (eighteen years ago) link
Unless they are lying.
― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 21 November 2005 15:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Monday, 21 November 2005 15:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― D.I.Y. U.N.K.L.E. (dave225.3), Monday, 21 November 2005 16:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Monday, 21 November 2005 16:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― D.I.Y. U.N.K.L.E. (dave225.3), Monday, 21 November 2005 16:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 21 November 2005 16:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― A|ex P@reene (Pareene), Monday, 21 November 2005 17:45 (eighteen years ago) link
And yeah, if you think DEVO and the New York Dolls sound the same you're a fucking moron.
ps... always thought hardcore was short for... hardcore punk... but maybe Im just crazy
― 2 and 3 and 2 and 5, Monday, 21 November 2005 18:46 (eighteen years ago) link
Are you being "controversial" here?
― Dan (Get A New Hobby Horse Already) Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 21 November 2005 19:01 (eighteen years ago) link
I was going to cite that too, but I've seen arguments to the contrary.
...y'know, unlike, say, Hip Hop.
No, here I believe I was "being a dick," but by the same token, I'd assert with a straight-face that there's more diversity under the banner of Punk than there is under the banner of Hip Hop.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 21 November 2005 19:13 (eighteen years ago) link