Who Was The First Post-Punk Band?

Gate 49 · 07-21-2010, 04:51 PM

When I was a kid the bands that are now labled as Post-Punk were called new wave (Blondie,Talking Heads, Wire and the like), we even had a new wave of new wave in the nineties. Some clever clogs journalist will have re named it post punk to keep it fresh or something.

Blondie

right-track · 07-21-2010, 04:58 PM

As I remember, there was a difference between New Wave and Post Punk.
At least in my perceived imagination.
To my mind, New Wave was pop/punk, or rather pop with a bit of an attitude.

OTOH, Post Punk bands were a lot more adventurous and infinitely more original.

Gate 49 · 07-21-2010, 05:06 PM

Coming from the musical backwater that is Newcastle even bands like wire and probably suicide were labled new wave but it was ages ago now and I was never music savvy then(or now for that matter) I'm pretty sure I never heard of post this and post that until I'd left the fog behind.

right-track · 07-21-2010, 05:11 PM

You're right.
New Wave (bands not considered "anarchic" enough...for want of a better word) were hot on the heels of Punk, if not side by side towards the end and onwards.

The title of Post Punk was reserved for this lot;

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Post punk was created by punk bands deciding they were bored of making 3 chord thrashes and wanting to make music more adventurous & diverse.

**Janszoon** · 07-21-2010, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by right-track

Punk, obviously.

Unless it's post proto post punk. Which would be?...

pre proto post hardcore proto post punk post post rock?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 07-21-2010, 07:06 PM

The differences between New Wave & Post Punk are pretty easy to define.

Post Punk - The natural progression from Punk

New Wave - The corporate progression from Punk

jackhammer · 07-21-2010, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

The differences between New Wave & Post Punk are pretty easy to define.

Post Punk - The natural progression from Punk

New Wave - The corporate progression from Punk

Who gives a toss really? As long as we can keep digging and finding unearthed bands that distort genres I'm happy.

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Gate 49 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Upsidedownland Posts: 72	When I was a kid the bands that are now labled as Post-Punk were called new wave (Blondie,Talking Heads, Wire and the like), we even had a new wave of new wave in the nineties. Some clever clogs journalist will have re named it post punk to keep it fresh or something. Blondie __________________ :jailed:

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Gate 49 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Upsidedownland Posts: 72	Coming from the musical backwater that is Newcastle even bands like wire and probably suicide were labled new wave but it was ages ago now and I was never music savvy then(or now for that matter) I'm pretty sure I never heard of post this and post that until I'd left the fog behind. __________________ :jailed:

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	The differences between New Wave & Post Punk are pretty easy to define. Post Punk - The natural progression from Punk New Wave - The corporate progression from Punk __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

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right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	As I remember, there was a difference between New Wave and Post Punk. At least in my perceived imagination. To my mind, New Wave was pop/punk, or rather pop with a bit of an attitude. OTOH, Post Punk bands were a lot more adventurous and infinitely more original.