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- themoors, on 10/10/2007, -1/+30Yeah, and the Ramones formed in 1974 and The New york dolls in 1972, so I guess it's really the 35th anniversary.
There is a common misconception that Punk started in the UK (especially in the UK), - Bricks, on 10/10/2007, -1/+25Nothing says punk like Time Magazine.
- jayfarer, on 10/10/2007, -1/+23I really dislike comments like these. Not because I think Green Day is any good, but because a single band isn't going to kill a genre. If all it takes is one ***** band to ruin a whole category of music, then how strong of a genre is it?
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+22(insert here the inevitable argument that will come about the MC5, The Stooges, or The New York Dolls being punk before 1977)
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -4/+22Punks not dead.
- davidwasman, on 10/10/2007, -2/+18Saddest part of this anniversary is that CBGB's closed...last year.
- allaboutdatiki, on 10/10/2007, -1/+16Gabba Gabba Hey!
- jeffmon, on 10/10/2007, -2/+16What, no Misfits?
- davidwasman, on 10/10/2007, -3/+16Not everyone can be your favorite band, Blink 182.
- DoobieWheel, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12In the words of the Dead Kennedys: "Punk isn't dead, it just deserves to die. If the music's gotten boring, It's because of the people"
- quaxon, on 10/10/2007, -2/+12check out new york dolls and mc5 then come tell me the ramones started punk.
- TheNewFlesh, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10I'm glad someone said it.
I mean.. Time Magazine has always been the standard for Punk Rock and everything... - kakwakas, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11Nirvana and STP were NOT punk. They were grunge.
- BootsElectric, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9The Ramones started punk, easy as that. Both those bands influenced and lead to the creation of punk, but the MC5 were closer to Psych and the dolls were just a straight up Rock and Roll band, a bastard child of Glam music. Both kickass and are highly underappreciated, but neither really represent or set the precedent for the next six years of music, they were a large part in the movement, what with Thunders going to the Heartbreakers, but they were not punk bands.
- BerenTW, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10i don't think i go through a week where at some point i don't fire up some mp3s of the clash or the ramones
- thad19, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10i'm curious as to why they didn't mention the velvet underground or the new york dolls....
oh well, london calling will forever remain one of my favorite albums - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Not only that, but Hilly Kristal just died yesterday. http://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSKRA98363220070829
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -3/+10Bad Brains?
- Aggaman, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7Muscially speaking, that is somewhat accurate, but what we now know as the punk aesthetic and attitude is originally British. The US never really had an equivalent of the British class system and culture of deference that Britpunk was a revolt against.
- BossKey, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6The Monkees don't count?
- Tobark, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8It only runied it if you ever considered them punk in the first place, which I never did. They fall into the pop group. Sorry, GD is NOT and will NEVER be punk.
- webcure, on 10/10/2007, -6/+12I still love punk. I listened to the Sex Pistols last week but I thought about the mixes of London Calling and Radio Clash that I used to have on LP.
- hailxkill, on 10/10/2007, -13/+18This should be the 17th anniversary of the death of punk. Green Day curb-stomped the genre in 1990 when they released their first album.
- SpencerMc, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Iggy Pop? MC5?
- coloneltcb, on 10/10/2007, -10/+15Umm, yeah, the Sex Pistols were like the Backstreet Boys of punk, a creation of Malcom Mclaren. Not that Never Mind the Bollocks isn't a great album that helped to change the musical landscape of the 70s, but they were a fabricated act.
The Ramones were a real band. Punk was born in NYC with Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and Marky. - thirty6chambers, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5They heavily influenced the punk movement but not too many people credit the dolls nor the velvets as the founders of punk. Personally I love both bands but wouldn't consider them punk. But what does it matter, most people think Avril Lavinge is punk.
- TomTruelle, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5No, ***** that. Also, at least try and spell his name right next time.
- Jem2768, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6Even if we accept Punk started 30 years ago I'm burying as inaccurate for not even mentioning The Damned, who beat the Sex Pistols to the first Punk single, album and U.S. tour: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Damned.
- themoors, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Thats uncanny
- bungoman, on 10/10/2007, -2/+6if you knew your history you'd know that grunge, for better or worse (i say worse) is a direct offshoot of the hardcore punk scene.
- TomTruelle, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4gabba gabba we accept you we accept you one of us!
- MikeMcG, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5I wouldn't call it dead when you have stuff like Bomb the Music Inudustry! out there.
- Portwineboy, on 10/10/2007, -2/+6Hilly Kristal died yesterday. Owner of the old CBGB, he did more for punk than almost anyone.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilly_Kristal - crapple, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I miss Joe Strummer. :( I have everything of his that I can get my hands on - 101ers, clash, and mescaleros. The duet performance of Redemption song with Johnny Cash makes me cry every time I listen to it.
- dlsspy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3It just deserves to die
When it becomes another stale cartoon. - drowned_in_milk, on 10/10/2007, -4/+7What, no Velvet Underground, Neu!, Patti Smith, or Television?
- davidwasman, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4Thank you for that...somehow I missed that news.
...and thank you Hilly. - Anrkist, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Sid Lives.
- Varney, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3The Velvets' second album: White LightWhite Heat comes pretty close to being punk.
- teamwaffle, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3They are still around. Coming out with a new album. Also just performed at the Virgin Festival.
- hiro, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4Or the Beatles?
- TomTruelle, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I hear theyre still ***** awesome too... Suprisingly enough.
- BootsElectric, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3(insert the inevitable argument that they were pre punk and influenced the creation of the genre and held the same spirit (the rock and roll spirit) but were not punk bands)
- s4m1k, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4God Bless GG Allens rotten soul.
- Branyers, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2You've obviously never had the opportunity to listen to the Subhumans or the Minutemen.
Just because they didn't have the big studio equipment and megabucks to produce it, doesn't mean it's talentless. - lordwud, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Seriously, every time i see a mainstream punk time line they always forget the misfits.
- xerox, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Ronald McRaygun?
- merbot, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2what, Neu! is krautrock
- TomTruelle, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2no, it wasnt
- TomTruelle, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3I'm pissed that I never got around to driving down and seeing a show at the CBGB. Now, I'll never get the chance...
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