>>>>>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 )
This was an old favourite that bring home the joy of late night travel on the tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9gX26AdFLo
