[Lyndon]

http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/48437543

Ah, Johnny Lydon aka Rotten Johnny was always good for the quick sound bite.  And the level of the musicianship in the Sex Pistols was...ah, but that was never the question in the punk genre.

In Salt Lake City, we are having a lot of good live music coming through...Richard Thompson Band last week, and the New Pornographers, Camper Van Beethoven, and Arcade Fire this coming week.

[caddisgeek]

Nah, true, punk isn't about musicainship, its about good tunes and attitude over self indulgent noodling. I was listening to never mind the bollocks last night and that album really has stood the test of time. The police however.........(used to like 'em when I was a kid but I grew out of it ). For those of you who look down your nose at punk, have a look around and see how many kids are getting about wearing police, dire straights or genesis t-shirts. I'm not bagging those bands, but I'ts impossible do deny the continuing influence of bands like the pistols on popular music and culture (for the best or othewise). As a disclaimer, I dont beleive that there is good music or bad music, just music you like and music you don't. (and I am also partial to a bit of self indulgent noodling myself from time to time).

I'm reminded of a review of a puff daddy or p diddy or howdy doody or whatever he calls himself "remix" of every breath you take, "sean coombes does to the police whayt they did to reggae 20 years earlier" 

Cheers
Steve

[nathanm]

I dunno, did the Police directly sample music from reaggae albums? 

[Lyndon]

Caddisgeek said:

For those of you who look down your nose at punk, have a look around and see how many kids are getting about wearing police, dire straights or genesis t-shirts.

Are those Phil Collins t-shirts, or the better, longer lasting Peter Gabriel t-shirts?  Can I get a Dire Straits with a mohawked Chet Atkins superimposed with the band?

Of course if the music moves you, musicianship is not the end all and be all, Steve.  Kinda smells like teen spirit...but it does mean a lot to me...Hendrix...Richard Thompson...Zevon...David Lindley...