>>>>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.
>
>http://www.londonlee.com/tag/post-punk 3rd article

thanks, I really will check this stuff out. I was out of the country a lot in the late 70s and didn't need anything to crank my adrenaline <s>. May like a lot of this stuff more now when life is calm and boring. ( I liked Blondie )