ok heres the deal. punk was created as a form of rebellion....... and they were shit at it too.... im sure everyone has gone through the 'omg! the sex pistols are like, so totally punk! did you see what they did to the queen on their record cover?!" yeah.. whatever... sure they changed the course of rock music for the 1970's, but look at them!! they died as quickly as they came. they were talentless and everytime i see 13 year olds drooling over how hot sid vicious is, and how much they miss him, i seriously want to puke. their lyrics were no more than anti-monarchist, sexist, and racist propagander. end of discussion.
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honestly, who gives a shit if they were talentless? that was a big part of the whole idea... their music was just so damned bad. They weren't "shit at it" because they weren't great musicians, that was what made it a rebellion. Them not giving a crap what anybody thought about their music. True punk is largely dead, there are still a few bands out there that really are punk, but mostly it's gone. And I have to agree with you on that part about 13 year olds drooling over how hot Sid Vicious is. People who do that are missing the point of real, old school punk.
sorry I'm not your average 13 year old..........but the Sex Pistols owned. No talent? They formed the band when they were just kids for christs sake.......still learning to play their instruments. They got better.......as a matter of fact, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock are all very respected musicians today who have worked with many top stars of the music industry. As far as Johnny Rotten is concerned, again...no talent? The man has a very distinctive voice (which has gone way down hill in the past 15 years)...........so he isn't Frank Sinatra......what's your point? Everybody sings differently.......everybody has a unique voice. Let me guess......Bodies or liar would have been a lot better if Rod Stewart had sang them?
Sid Vicious doesn't count as a sex pistol.......he contributed nothing to the music whatsoever. The one studio album the sex pistols made, Sid did not even play on.
For those who say punk is dead........incorrect. Punk is still alive in kicking, you just have to know where to look. Take my favorite punk band of the moment, Corporate Avenger. The rawness is still there.......the rebellion is still there........the message is still there.
Originally posted by SnakeEyes
i like the old school punk and the new school punk.
I think that blink 182 is punk, just a different type. But not Yellowcard or GC. I enjoy the Ramones and Sex Pistols also tho.......
Blink is not punk. as i said before, any band who sell out or goes platinum isnt punk
Maybe I'm alone with my opinion, but I think Punk was restricted to a certain time and by the End of the 70's it had destroyed itself.It became a uniform and as soon as that happened it became acceptable.
People got used to Punk rock attitudes and Music. It's not outrageous anymore it's dumb. I think that is the problem. People just hold tight to that imagery and attitude of a youth culture that was destroyed ages ago instead of creating something new, something that isn't just a new form of Punk rock. but I think for many people and bands today it's just far more convenient to rely on something that has already established itself as the ultimate rebellious force in the music industry and there is always an audience waiting for them. They are too lazy and maybe too scared to come up with something totally new. Something people ( and I don't mean the mainstream) will not like or agree with. I think every youth culture has its beginning and its end. And Punk rock has definitely ended ages ago!
Jordon..........while I can respect your opinion, again I must mention the best punk band of today (in my opinion ofcourse) Corporate Avenger.........
listen to their stuff.......if punk rock is not still alive and kicking in songs like "Christians Murdered Indians", "Voting Doesn't Work", "Taxes are Stealing", "Jesus Christ Homosexual", "Enemy of the Gospel" and "Drug Dealing God" then punk is truely dead........
p.s. they have a new album getting ready to come out called Jihad Schmihad.........looks to be good stuff.