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| Cant Catch Me |
Elvis, to me the most important figure in rock n' roll, didn't have enough of a mind to be punk and rather was the tool of his environment and others, namely Sam Phillips and Colonel Parker. But Elvis did have the enormous and unprecedented talent that, shaped by minds more intelligent than his own, became the prodigious rock n' roll force that he was.
But, if sentient intelligence is a necessary ingredient of punk, where does that leave a tool like Sid Vicious? Perhaps Sid was so nasty, self-destructive and nihilistic that he was punk without really consciously trying?
Although, Blooze, the Eagles aren't punk, they're "Desparadoes . . . "
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| justforyou |
Some definitions fished out of the net:
-An aggressive and violent young criminal
-A rough, violent person who engages in destructive actions
-A young person, especially a member of a rebellious counterculture group.
-Rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
-A type of rock 'n' roll with loud, energetic music and often harsh lyrics criticizing traditional society and culture. It was named after the punks, an anarchistic youth movement that surfaced in Great Britain in the 1970s.
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| Soul Survivor |
I'm the king of punk
Undisputed. |
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| CraigP |
Punks are modern hippies. Except for the Nazi punks which ,honestly, who are very rare. Not all are anarcho, street punks, "smart punks".
(Boston has a huge scene)
Once the sex pistols were signed to E.M.I. records punk became a fashion just like hippie used to be. The corporate junkies made a killing.
Some "smart punk" or Real punk for ya are the SUBHUMANS.
I've seen them my second time, coming up in July.
"Punks are hippies, just less pacifist. (Alot of nice, intelligent people dedicated to their style.
Sometimes I get decked out, myself.
Anything you need to know...
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| jb |
Sadly, the Stones had a former neo-nazi band open for them in Germany... |
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| CraigP |
The Sex Pistols are no the kings on punk. Maybe mainstream punk. The Pistols had a PRODUCER (What about the whole "Do it yourself" thing) his name was Steve Jones.
The Pistols, the Clash etc.. were sell-outs. They bought right into the system which they sang so against ($$$).
The next thing you know, people are seeing others on (TV) who "look like that" and start ripping their clothes and putting safety-pins through their ears.
Boston still has a huge underground punk scene. I love it, great people. Modern Hippies.
The true leaders of punk are Steve Ignorant (Crass)
and the SUBHUMANS (both british bands)
The SUBHIMANS are coming back to America from Britain for another tour this year. July 18th.
I went through the phase of the Pistols and Nevermind the Bollocks, I've moved on to real punk. "Smart punk"
That doesn't mean I dress like a steroetypical punk. Sometimes I dress preppy, hippie, tight pants-baggay pants... I'm a style whore I guess.
Check out the SUBHUMANS, listen to the lyrics and learn something.
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