Punk Rock - overrated nonsense!!

[Streathamite]

bowie excepted...and Roxy b4 ol' bri decided he was really a philly funk daddy

 

[kained&able]

i really can't be arsed to read through this thread, but punk is obviously outstanding. Lots of great bands spanning 3 different decades and it seems like its just about to all pick up again after not a lot of bands being about for a couple of years(all the decent english ones quit )



dave

 

[Blagsta]

Insofar as they could play anything at that point, the Slits.

Who asked you, smartarse.

 

[Pigeon]

Who asked you, smartarse.

And a happy fuckin new year to you an' all!

 

[Blagsta]

Bah

 

[impossible]

For me the word punk doesnt mean a Sex Pistols-style "fuck you" attitude, it means having an "I'm going to do whatever I want and Fuck You if you don't like it" attitude. So anything remotely different from the norm can come under the name Punk.

 

[William of Walworth]

Nearly finished it -- over 400 pages gone, 70 to go ...

Clash biography = fascinating reading!!

Not just about the Clash, either ....

 

[888]

Golden Brown by the Stranglers was in 6/8 with an oddball added bar of 7/8 (effectively producing a 13/8 time signature).

Can someone explain the definitions of 4/4, 6/8 etc. to someone with no musical training? Does 2/4 exist and what would it sound like?

 

[hammerntongues]

Sorry but without wading through several pages of peoples opinions , has anyone else seen Don Letts " Punk Attitude " ? one of my better Christmas presents ! lots of original footage from those you would expect but also " extras " lasting an hour and a half with talking heads from both the US and Uk . the differences of opinion are as you would expect but perhaps more intersesting coming from the mouths of the people themselves .
Listening to Henry Rollins describing the growth of punk music and its influence on him was one of the high points , I didnt have him down as such an interesting guy.

go buy it with your record vouchers , great for extending the various Punk arguements that are always on Urban75 !!!

 

[Funki mamma]

Growing up in South Wales and being 18 in 76? PUNK SAVED MY LIFE

 

[Hollis]

Can someone explain the definitions of 4/4, 6/8 etc. to someone with no musical training? Does 2/4 exist and what would it sound like?

4/4 ONE-two-Three-four, ONE-two-Three-four,...etc

6/8 ONE-two-three-Four-five-six, ONE-two-three-Four-five-six,...etc

2/4 ONE-two, ONE-two,...etc

You heard it hear first.

 

[888]

Thanks. Although I don't see why 6/8 is called 6/8...