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punk was an assault on disco

punk was an assault on disco and thankfully killed the beast =).

i grew up listening to and loving the stuff. as others have said...it wasn't about the "music". it was a culture thing. never really liked the sex pistols but bands like velvet underground, joy division, iggy pop and the romones are still some of my oldy favorites. these guys actually knew how to write and perform. i was very fortunate to see them all live. i'll never forget a joy division show i saw in the UK.....i remember it like it was yesterday. talk about atmosphere and passion!. incredible!

every time i think about this stuff, i gotta smile.
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calbrs03
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Markphd

I agree: Those were tough times all around.
martykl
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Jpg,

CBGB was a pretty hilarious place to see a show - kinda like watching in a hallway. I once saw a band called "The Shirts" play there and the drummer managed to hit someone in the crowd with a snare or tom that he kicked over. The ensuing fight came back toward me in the rear of the house like a wave in slow motion. One of the oddest things I've ever seen.

Marty

PS The band's singer, Annie Golden, went on to some success an an actress. I think she was one of the leads in Milos Foreman's film adaptation of "Hair".
unsound
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Punk wasn't counterculture, it was anticulture.
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phasecorrect
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Punk was a movement or slice of time like anything else albeit more overglorified than most im gettin old the stuff seems tame now bring on elp and kc!
jaybo
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annie golden is an incredible singer!
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