[slum_goddess]

i'd left patti out cause i thought it obvious. this is a new interview w/her, very cool especially things like 'Our philosophy was that rock and roll should be a cultural voice and not glamorized. It didn’t belong to the rich and famous; it belonged to the people.'

my friend in cardiff captain paranoid and the delusions just played w/siouxsee a few weeks back (i'll dig up the pic he sent of them both on stage together, IIR)

[slum_goddess]

sorry it wasn't siouxsee; it was ari upp last month onstage w/captain paranoid (remember the slits?

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[slum_goddess]

i love this:

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rock and roll should be a cultural voice and not glamorized. It didn’t belong to the rich and famous; it belonged to the people.

totally in the spirit of DIY and everybody is a star. :)

[Crazy Diamond]

Sex Pistols are the most over rated "punk" (term used very loosly) band there ever was. Lydon can admit it, why can't everyone else?

This post has been edited by Crazy Diamond: 11 April 2005 - 05:21 AM

[Crazy Diamond]

Wait, I'd have to say they're tied with the Clash.

Although I do like some the of the Clash's music, as a punk band they lacked originality. Despite their attempt at punk rock politics they were on a major label their entire career.

[Excrement_Cranium]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm... The Ramones, and have to agree with the start... MC5.

Flaming Lips anyone?

Red Hot Chili Peppers?

The hardest part about punk, is success is selling out. Once a band "makes the big time" the core fanbase tends to get all hussy for losing their little secret and bash everything the band makes from then out. A world where success means pop, and pop means crap. Oh well... I for one admit that I like imaginative pop.


Though.......................... I wonder where
<--------- Downset would fall. Hardcore? Hardcore is just the harder edged punk scene... but with Ray Oropeza delivering his vocals in a rap style, it kind of floats it out there. Then again, he is a VOCALIST, not a singer, or rapper.

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[Crazy Diamond]

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Red Hot Chili Peppers?

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The hardest part about punk, is success is selling out.  Once a band "makes the big time" the core fanbase tends to get all hussy for losing their little secret and bash everything the band makes from then out.  A world where success means pop, and pop means crap.  Oh well... I for one admit that I like imaginative pop.

I couldn't care less about a bands success or public appeal ... and I agree, success doesn't neccesarily mean mainsteam.

But selling out is a different matter. Since we're on the subject of punk bands, being on a major label invalidates a lot of political ideals that punk is supposed to stand for. (See above comment about the Clash). Some will argue that there is nothing wrong with a band using a major label to get their messages heard ... and I don't buy that for a second. The end doesn't always justify the mean. Contributing to an organization that continuously fucks over the people you're trying to help means that you're just fucking em over too.

[Crazy Diamond]

Back to the topic, my fav punks bands would be germs, dead kennedys, adolenents, circle jerks, uk subs, damned, gg allin, dead boys, DOA, social distortion, SNFU, buzzcocks, vibrators. etc.

[slum_goddess]

Crazy Diamond, on Apr 11 2005, 11:32 AM, said:

Sex Pistols are the most over rated "punk" (term used very loosly) band there ever was.  Lydon can admit it, why can't everyone else?

i agree w/you but i love lydon for other reasons, most of which are stated here and there on beatking.

Crazy Diamond, on Apr 11 2005, 12:06 PM, said:

Wait, I'd have to say they're tied with the Clash.
Although I do like some the of the Clash's music, as a punk band they lacked originality. Despite their attempt at punk rock politics they were on a major label their entire career.

[slum_goddess]

the dead boys? oh my...i last saw cheetah chrome on the streets of the lower east side in NYC; w/o slandering him to death, all i can say is, he wasn't looking too good (you had to be there but you're lucky you weren't).

[Crazy Diamond]

I actually read that other thread linked in the first post .... and ... um ... wow

That's all I can say.

[Crazy Diamond]

slum_goddess, on Apr 11 2005, 06:50 AM, said:

i agree w/you but i love lydon for other reasons, most of which are stated here and there on beatking.

He was honest, I'll give him that much.

[slum_goddess]

over here, he's like a favored son or whatever...he did these specials taped all over the world w/bees, sharks and monkeys; i guess he's closest to a (real, fucked-up) celebrity now than ever but i don't care. his attitude is still 'fuck off;' i love it.

[Tiremonkey2000]

Social Distortion and Dead Kennedys :electroguitar:

[keith_moon]

I may be new but its gotta be Billy Talent man they are one of the tightest most insane bands ever.

http://www.billytalent.com

http://www.myspace.com/midnightnoise

:soapbox: