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Sex Pistols 76 41.08%
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Old 09-05-2008, 06:33 PM   #1 (permalink)
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To be absolutely truthful, both bands are hopelessly over rated. Both bands seemed to capture the zeitgeist and did well out of it. For all my love of Punk's energy, Post-Punk is where it's at for me.
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you may lose your credibilty now hammer.
seriously you may.
Perhaps you over analyse it too much.
But lets have some later punk to chew on then.
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Old 09-05-2008, 06:46 PM   #3 (permalink)
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To be absolutely truthful, both bands are hopelessly over rated. Both bands seemed to capture the zeitgeist and did well out of it. For all my love of Punk's energy, Post-Punk is where it's at for me.
I couldn't agree with you more.
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post-punk? What bands?
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post punk is kick ass

joy division
wire
siouxsie and the banshees
gang of four
The Fall
early Cure
adam and the ants
the birthday party
to name but a few...
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oh how could i forget public image ltd.!!!!
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I was about to say whenever people list post punk bands they always forget P.i.L, I don't know why, Metal Box is amazing.
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yeah metal box is awesome
i got flowers of romance a couple of weeks back
that kicks ass as well

i got a really bad reissue of metal box a while back
theyd sucked all the bass ****ers!
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yeah metal box is awesome
i got flowers of romance a couple of weeks back
that kicks ass as well
I think P.i.l went down hill after Metal Box. :x
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