Original Punk

BELLE 77

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Have we many Fans of the old school sounds on here.
The Stranglers Ramones and the Damne were the first
bands i saw live and i still love them to this day.:)
 

rtbuck

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I love the whole 70's punk era. The problem was I didn't appreciate it until 1980/81. I grew up in the 70's on Kiss, Aerosmith, Nugent, Angel, Sabbath,Starz, Alice Cooper...etc. I'd read Rock Scene & Creem magazine so I was aware of the punk scene but in my area if you liked the bands I mentioned it was almost a sin to like Punk.

A few little things sparked my interest though:

1) The Ramones 'Rocket to Russia' album which my uncle gave me. He got it from some guy he worked with who would give him promo records for me once in a while. My Uncle told me he was told that they were louder than Kiss. I secretly liked the record & laughed at the lyrics but...I couldn't like them...they were Punk! I traded it to someone for Bad Co. Straight Shooter!

2) I was on vacation with my parents & my best friend at some resort way up north in Canada. We could only pull in one radio station which was rock & one evening the DJ announced they were going to play a tune (even though they shouldn't) that was banned from the airwaves in England. They played "God Save the Queen" by the Sex Pistols. I kind of liked it & felt the energy...but it was Punk...so I said the music was okay but the singing was Horrible

3) I was listening to an interview w/ Pete Townsend on the radio & he praised punk saying that it brought rock & roll to back to its roots. He said that the Sex Pistols "Pretty Vacant" was the "My Generation" of this generation & the DJ played the tunes back to back. I was blown away

4) My friend had the Showtime channel at his parents house & one day they showed Rock & Roll High School & I loved it. I now became a Ramones fan & regretted my previous trade

5) The final thing was seeing David Johansen open for Pat Benatar. I was blown away by his performance & afterward realized he was from the NY Dolls so I bought his solo albums & the Dolls 2 records. Guitarist Johnny Thunders of the Dolls really stood out so I picked up his LAMF album with the Heartbreakers & there was no turning back... I loved Punk( Johnny Thunders is my favorite but I love everything including the Ramones, Patti Smith, Richard Hell, Television, old Blondie, the Damned, Wayne County,Stranglers...etc.
 

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Meh when I first heard it and I'm sorry but still meh. The energy is cool and it is sometimes very funny. OK meh +
 

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played this awesome album on 14/10/17 had a punk rock session these guys, the Dammed and the Clash

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Punk Rock as it was originally known as in the UK in 1976-77 was a pile of s**t and a 'fashion thing' but the "music" it was associated with had energy which attracted many rock guys (and girls) out on the streets with the consequence that it gave birth to the NWOBHM movement around 1979-80 in the UK.

Some first generation punk bands were ok and there records weren't bad such as the Sex Pistols, the Clash. Sham 69, the UK Subs, Stiff Little Fingers and a few others.

Poor old Sid Vicious was a likeable enough geezer who had a pretty good singing voice but the guy couldn't play the bass to save his life!!.

E-Z
 
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