>>>Imagine
>>>Michelle
>>>(two incredibly over-rated pieces of drivel from an otherwise gifted musician)
>>>
>>>Don't Worry, Be Happy
>>>
>>>Wind beneath my wings ( unless it is an ironic commentary on the Bernoulli effect )
>>>
>>>*Any* punk ( except maybe some early Patti Smith)
>>>
>>>Most grunge.
>>
>>What are you classifying as punk
>>
>>What about the Gang of Four
>>Mekons
>>Au Pairs.
>>
>>My own favourite from then where The Modettes.
>>
>>Nick (proud to be an Abba fan)
>
>Tuned out so much pop music in that period I can't even tell you what punk is. ( aside from the Sex Pistols who should have been euthanized ) I find loud, 3 chord, high-feedback adolescent testosterone preening so distasteful I don't want to just silence it, I want to kill it. All brag and swag.
>
>I know that somebody once tried to intersest me in The Ramones and I was horrified.
>
>Don't know the Modettes so I'll seek them out.
>
>And I have already sworn my love for Dancing Queen so I'm with you on at least that much Abba. <g>
You probably won't like it. I loved that fast energy. The music was secondary.
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