Ian Curtis

GravitySlips · 12-18-2013, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Hey! Nice to see you around again GS!

On the subject of Ian Curtis, he's certainly an icon but the king of post punk? Nah. I don't think post punk really has a king.

thx!
Busy with work and university and stuff but I still enjoy browsing here occasionally man.

Your point is the salient one - post-punk needs no king. It's too diverse and broad in sound and approach to be encapsulated by one individual. Ian Curtis rules, but in a genre with bands such as The Fall, The Raincoats, Wire, This Heat, PiL, Young Marble Giants, Pere Ubu, etc etc - to call one person the "king" is to sell the others short.

Brusselmusic · 12-18-2013, 12:14 PM

I agree with Goofle11

Crowquill · 12-20-2013, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by GravitySlips

thx!
Busy with work and university and stuff but I still enjoy browsing here occasionally man.

Your point is the salient one - post-punk needs no king. It's too diverse and broad in sound and approach to be encapsulated by one individual. Ian Curtis rules, but in a genre with bands such as The Fall, The Raincoats, Wire, This Heat, PiL, Young Marble Giants, Pere Ubu, etc etc - to call one person the "king" is to sell the others short.

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Someday · 04-15-2014, 02:11 PM

Even if he wasn't THE king of post punk, however he did a f******g great job with Joy Division!

RoxyRollah · 04-15-2014, 02:57 PM

Post punk great, but the king.

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