No all they did was split the rock scene into different scenes. Its funny how you and other people think that Punk was the only form of music in the late 70's? All punk did was get alot of teens who weren't listening to music back into music. The ones who were already listening were still making Yes, Queen and ELO successful in the late 70's and early 80's? By the 80's Punk was back underground and new wave and synth was in. Prog bands that turned to pop had more success than ever. I actually might say Punk helped prog and arena bands out in making them change direction a bit. Yeah some excess bands were now gone but the music of the 80's still stole from both sides.Sid and the rest of the sex Pistols were real enough to kick sand in the faces of Jeff Lynne, Chris Squire and Freddie Mercury with their back to the basics of rock approach. In so doing they reenergized the U.K. rock scene. How much more "real" did they need to be?
You and punk!
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1. Malcolm McLaren and Virgin Records had arranged to charter a private barge and have the Sex Pistols perform while sailing down the River Thames on 7 June 1977 passing Westminster Pier and the Houses of Parliament. The idea was to mock the Queen's own river procession to celebrate her Silver Jubilee planned for two days later. Royalist sympathizers had the authorities launch police boats to force the Sex Pistols' barge to dock. The Sex Pistols and many members of their entourage were arrested and their equipment was seized.
2. The Sex Pistols cover of "God Save the Queen" got them attacked by a knife wielding mob on the street. Johnny Rotten suffered permanent tendon damage to his left arm.
Now how many times were Freddie Mercury and Jeff Lynne attacked for their music? No "should have beens" allowed, just actual incidents.
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Well don't you think that's enough right there?
sure but don't act like it was the only show in town. The way history seems to read today is all teens dropped what they were listening to and became punks. Do you actually believe that? do you realize it was only a small % of kids that started listening to punk? and it was for a short period of time before they moved onto something else.Well don't you think that's enough right there?
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I've never claimed it was the only act in town! My only and continuing claim is that punk gave Freddie Mercury, Chris Squire, Jeff Lynne and their ilk a much needed kick in the ass which they very richly deserved. And rock music has been bettered by that kick in the ass.
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No, they argued rock and roll musicians couldn't play and couldn't sing. They argued rock and roll musicians were out of tune, etc.
Not hardly. For the most part, I'm not even a huge fan of 70's music. There are plenty of exceptions, of course.
Why your at it why don't you look up Johnny Rotten's influences.If Punk is all about 50's and 60's basic rock and roll
Punk rock was never all about anything. 50's and 60's rock and roll was merely an influence, not the only one.
FretBuzz
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I love me some punk rock.
When the Sex Pistols first played in the US, they played in my town, Atlanta. Unfortunately, I didn't see them. I was 16 and the only song I had heard by them then was God Save the Queen. A friend of mine went though, and his enthusiasm and excitement over that show inspired me to buy Never Mind the Bullocks on 8 track shortly after that.
At the time I was heavily into Zep, Yes, Floyd, Aerosmith, etc., but I dug the Pistols right away and Never Mind the Bullocks quickly became one of my favorite albums. Over the years I've met several people who were at that show, it left quite a mark on the Atlanta music scene.
Later that same year I saw the Ramones open up for Van Halen & Black Sabbath. At the time, I only knew of the Ramones from seeing them on a magazine cover, so I didn't really know what to expect of their music (heck, I barely knew what to expect from Van Halen, their 1st album had just come out, and I'd only heard one song off of it at the time. Eddie sure blew everybody's mind that night...but i digress).
All of my high school friends who were at that show hated the Ramones' performance, but I thought they were great! I loved their energy, and especially their no B.S., laser-beam-like commitment to their music while they were playing. I was in the 5th row, and somebody hit Joey in the face with an egg while he was singing, but it didn't phase him at all, which I thought was cool. Never seen anything like that happen at a concert before!
Later on I got into bands like the Stooges, the Clash, the Butthole Surfers, etc. The first Butthole Surfers show I ever went to was one of the craziest shows I've ever been to - Gibby came out on stage with a huge joint, which he passed to the audience. They had a naked girl dancing with a boa constrictor with them, while they projected drivers ed films over themselves while they played. Towards the end of the night, Gibby poured lighter fluid all over the cymbals and lit them, and when he hit them with a drumstick, the flames shot up to the ceiling! It was a small packed club, and I thought we were all going to die! It was great. Seen them a bunch of times since then, but they've never been quite as wild as that show.
The strangest punk rock experience I've ever had was about 16 years ago or so, when Sylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls unexpectedly showed up at the house I was living in for a jam! I didn't know who he was, and later on somebody told me. I went and dug up my New York Dolls album and got him to sign it later after the jam. (he sure doesn't look like he did on that album cover anymore!) I ran into him a couple of weeks later in a club, and we hung out that evening too....he's a super cool guy, with lots of hilarious stories. Glad to see that the Dolls have reformed and Sylvain is out there rocking and rolling with the Dolls again...
When the Sex Pistols first played in the US, they played in my town, Atlanta. Unfortunately, I didn't see them. I was 16 and the only song I had heard by them then was God Save the Queen. A friend of mine went though, and his enthusiasm and excitement over that show inspired me to buy Never Mind the Bullocks on 8 track shortly after that.
At the time I was heavily into Zep, Yes, Floyd, Aerosmith, etc., but I dug the Pistols right away and Never Mind the Bullocks quickly became one of my favorite albums. Over the years I've met several people who were at that show, it left quite a mark on the Atlanta music scene.
Later that same year I saw the Ramones open up for Van Halen & Black Sabbath. At the time, I only knew of the Ramones from seeing them on a magazine cover, so I didn't really know what to expect of their music (heck, I barely knew what to expect from Van Halen, their 1st album had just come out, and I'd only heard one song off of it at the time. Eddie sure blew everybody's mind that night...but i digress).
All of my high school friends who were at that show hated the Ramones' performance, but I thought they were great! I loved their energy, and especially their no B.S., laser-beam-like commitment to their music while they were playing. I was in the 5th row, and somebody hit Joey in the face with an egg while he was singing, but it didn't phase him at all, which I thought was cool. Never seen anything like that happen at a concert before!
Later on I got into bands like the Stooges, the Clash, the Butthole Surfers, etc. The first Butthole Surfers show I ever went to was one of the craziest shows I've ever been to - Gibby came out on stage with a huge joint, which he passed to the audience. They had a naked girl dancing with a boa constrictor with them, while they projected drivers ed films over themselves while they played. Towards the end of the night, Gibby poured lighter fluid all over the cymbals and lit them, and when he hit them with a drumstick, the flames shot up to the ceiling! It was a small packed club, and I thought we were all going to die! It was great. Seen them a bunch of times since then, but they've never been quite as wild as that show.
The strangest punk rock experience I've ever had was about 16 years ago or so, when Sylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls unexpectedly showed up at the house I was living in for a jam! I didn't know who he was, and later on somebody told me. I went and dug up my New York Dolls album and got him to sign it later after the jam. (he sure doesn't look like he did on that album cover anymore!) I ran into him a couple of weeks later in a club, and we hung out that evening too....he's a super cool guy, with lots of hilarious stories. Glad to see that the Dolls have reformed and Sylvain is out there rocking and rolling with the Dolls again...
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I knew nothing of music in the 80's. Punk meant kids who wore denim with spikes, had mohawks, and spoke with English accents.
Later on, I only knew from a few brushes with Mr. Vicious and the like. It didn't do anything for me a the time.
Now? It's been opening up a lot of doors for me. I've been very surprised at how varied any genera of music can be, and punk in particular has been kind of an iceberg, with the majority of the goodness just under the surface.
And it's an iceberg with a safety-pin earring, to boot.
Later on, I only knew from a few brushes with Mr. Vicious and the like. It didn't do anything for me a the time.
Now? It's been opening up a lot of doors for me. I've been very surprised at how varied any genera of music can be, and punk in particular has been kind of an iceberg, with the majority of the goodness just under the surface.
And it's an iceberg with a safety-pin earring, to boot.
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