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In Reply to: Yes it can be an endgame- but posted by Ross on March 11, 2003 at 10:33:59:
>>Punk is about complete and utter disregard for ... musical predecessers<<No it wasn't, not at all. Take it from someone who was there at the time: in 1977 - 78 I practically lived at CBGB and was hanging out with the staff of Punk magazine (one of the owners lived with me). The punks were extremely interested in older music; some of the musicians I knew were serious collectors. In '77 there was no such thing as "alternative rock" radio so the punks in NYC mostly listened to WCBS, the oldies station! The perceived decline in the quality of music was one of the most important factors responsible for the rise of punk. Punk musicians were reacting against prog rock and other soul - less commercial forms because they knew that rock 'n' roll had been a lot better in the past. Those better days hadn't been gone for long either. Lenny Kaye's Nuggets compilation of mid - 60s garage bands - records that in 1976 were only 10 or 11 years old - was hugely influential, every punk musician I knew seemed to have a copy. Further, look at some of the songs that punk bands played. The Dead Boys covered the Rolling Stones, the Dictators covered the Flaming Groovies, the Sex Pistols played Monkees and Modern Lovers songs. Punks certainly despised the contemporary music of the mid - Seventies but it's completely wrong to say they had "utter disregard" for all rock that came before them.
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- Re: Yes it can be an endgame- but - Rob Doorack 06:43:32 03/12/03 (1)
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