Yeah, you betcha. last night, Rollins does Black Flag, tomorrow night, X, with the original lineup (I thought Billy Zoom was dead or something). Later next month, GBH and the Circle Jerks. I'm glad I never threw out my Doc Martens.
mmmm GBH and the circle jerks....i might possibly hit the NYC or Boston date..but its expensive, so maybe not heh
Pistols on tour beginning in August. New York and Toronto first, more dates to be announced: http://www.nme.com/news/105293.htm Hope they're coming to the Midwest. . . .
yuck. i never understood why everyone liked a band that was put together by a clothing company to sell clothes and only released one album. i mean theres a coupla songs i enjoyed on that ONE album, but iunno i kinda think the Sex Pistols (especially now) should be seen as a kind of joke. *Disclaimer--im not trying to insult anyone who likes them or start any fight, just my opinion of one of what i think is the most overrated punk bands ever. Then again i dont like most of the early on popular punk bands (ie the ramones and the clash) gimme the vandals, TSOL, or D.I.(suburbia anyone?) anyday--but thats just me
Disclaimer or not, I'm taking this bait. Sooo...Sex Pistols, the Clash and the Ramones are out, and the TSOL (!!!) and the Vandals are in. Man, you really need to upgrade your record collection.
hmm ok...how bout Sham 69, Cocksparrer, UK Subs, Agent Orange, The Exploited, GBH, Social D., One Way System, The Dead Boys? (all 1970-1980) Personally i prefer '82-present punk...But if you want to go back to '77, i can do that. All I am saying is that I think there are bands that were alot better and contributed more to today's punk then the Sex Pistols and the Ramones. I know that those bands (Clash included) all brought punk into the mainstream, but musically i dont really care for it all that much. To each his (her) own I suppose.
Social D would never had existed had the Clash not been around. Agent Orange?? C'mon!! They are the f'ing worst. GBH and the Exploited were just chancers that never moved on. And none of the bands that you or I have listed would have existed without the Ramones. Period. But in a sense, you're correct. Bands like Sex Pistols, Ramones, Clash, etc, etc, contributed to music overall...changing it for the better. Setting trends and breaking through. '82 and on and the majority are just riding a wave that someone else started, and yes, like you said, furthering PUNK music, but absolutely nothing else.
Billy Zoom has an amp repair store in LA and, I thought I'd read, didn't really want to tour. But the Washington Times had an article today that said he was the driver behind getting the band together again. Punk rocker X stays rooted btw - this article also includes a blurb about a local DC artist Chrissie Coughlin. I work with this guy who plays with her and I go see her a bit. She's improved a lot since the first time I saw her live, but I think she still has a ways to go.
Sid wasn't part of the original lineup. The original lineup was Paul Cook (drums), Steve Jones (guitar), Glen Matlock (bass) and Johnny Rotten (vocals). They kicked out Matlock, supposedly because he liked the Beatles, and replaced him with Sid Viscious. Sid never really learned to play the bass.
Rollins Black Flag wasn't my favorite. Gimme gimme gimme Keith Morris or Dez Cadena any day. That Rise Above comp is pretty cool, though. At Black Flag shows, at least around here, to say Hank wasn't warmly received would be an understatement. How was X? Last I saw them a couple years ago at the Guiness Fleadh in San Jose, and they ripped (and Billy was quite alive). But if you're into punk, you wear your docs all the time, right? Even bigger joke now, because they're back to the punk M.O. as if the glam period (aka True Sold Out Losers) never happened. Code Blue is one of the best songs ever, though. Not really arguing, but I interviewed Ness on college radio a couple times in the 80s, and he never mentioned the Clash as an influence, not that they aren't. He did mention the Stones (who they covered on their first single in '81), X and all the country yokels you hear him covering nowadays. Funny aside about Mike Ness. In the new Blender magazine (Jewel on the cover), there's a blurb about Mike apparently kicking some unruly fan's ass at a SxDx show in SoCal earlier this year. The bloodied fan got escorted out, and Mike got back on stage and, before continuing the show, asked the crowd, "So, is my ******' hair messed up?" I agree. Boring and repetitive. Back in the day, I liked "Bloodstains" and their cover of "White Rabbit" a lot. But they're basically a surf band. Without the more accessible punk/hardcore from post-'80 (lots of the bands you listed previously, plus more like 7 Seconds, Verbal Assault, The Adolescents/Rikk Agnew/D.I. scene, Aggression) you wouldn't have the ridiculously contemporary "pop-punk" that's in abundance today. Punk will always live, but the crap that's typically called "punk" today by mainstream media and fans is just sugar coated pop for the kiddies.
Holy ****. A total punkapalooza in SF on 7/25 at Avalon Ballroom: Misfits (really just Jerry with a couple ex-Ramones nowadays) The Damned Agnostic Front The Dickies Balzac D.I. Here's the catch: $35. I hope lots of people sneak in (true spirit). It's an all-ages early show and I won't be getting back into town until too late that night...
ah i never got into the punk scene. but we have a pretty large hardcore scene in Richmond. Bands like Down To Nothing and Murder Weapon. Check them out
Hell yeah. Ramones were incredible. They saved rock from all the lame artsy 17 minute crap tracks and brought it back to what it was meant to be. They also invented Punk, contrary to what all of the Pistols fans believe. Although the Sex Pistols were one of the original punk bands, I personally find them to be one of the worst ever. Sid Vicious didn't even know how to play his instrument! Most of the crap around today sucks, but I would hardly consider it punk. Even my namesake hasn't put out anything good for years, but I'm still holding on and praying for another No Control or Generator, although its unlikely we well ever see brilliance like that crammed into a 28 minute album again.
we have a similair show coming here--misfits (whats lef of them) the damned the dickies and DI its like 20 bucks here, but the place that puts it on usually gives out TONS of free passes for the over 21 crowd and discounts for under 21....im interested in seeing D.I. so i may check it out
DI is still awesome live. I drove all the way from Phoenix to Corona to see them play last june and I saw them recently at the Cajun House in Tempe, AZ. Both sets were awesome.. One of my favorite bands ever...