CaledonianGonzo Posted October 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 My controversial punk take is that punk music may have sounded impressive in context, but - with some exceptions - there's no call to be listening to it 45 years on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
priest17 Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 10 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said: My controversial punk take is that punk music may have sounded impressive in context, but - with some exceptions - there's no call to be listening to it 45 years on. Horses for courses and all but that statement coming from a champion of disco music is flabbergasting. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedgeAntilles Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 24 minutes ago, priest17 said: Horses for courses and all but that statement coming from a champion of disco music is flabbergasting. Hello, police? I'd like to report a murder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punksnotdead Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 1 minute ago, SwedgeAntilles said: Hello, police? I'd like to report a murder A murder on the dancefloor? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry bear Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said: Hello, police? I'd like to report a murder The Police murdered punk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted October 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 29 minutes ago, priest17 said: Horses for courses and all but that statement coming from a champion of disco music is flabbergasting. I'll go further if you like..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
priest17 Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said: I'll go further if you like..... Just closed my work laptop, bring it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted October 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 Just now, priest17 said: Just closed my work laptop, bring it. Racists and homophobes were building bonfires of disco records whilst punks were swanning around wearing swastikas. It's a bold man who throws their lot in with the latter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 **Insert all of the popcorn gifs here** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 2 hours ago, priest17 said: That or Alternative Ulster At The Edge is the best SLF song. ⛑️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punksnotdead Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said: Racists and homophobes were building bonfires of disco records whilst punks were swanning around wearing swastikas. It's a bold man who throws their lot in with the latter. Some punks went on to make disco (Blondie, Talking Heads). Some punks threw their hat in with reggae (The Clash, SLF). Some punks were racist scum. Don't tar everyone with the same brush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted October 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 Safe space thread's the other way buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted October 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Gnomicide said: At The Edge is the best SLF song. ⛑️ My cousin seemed to swear by this SLF album: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_Then... However, from a 2021 perspective the title alone is a red flag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
priest17 Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 10 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said: Racists and homophobes were building bonfires of disco records whilst punks were swanning around wearing swastikas. It's a bold man who throws their lot in with the latter. I'm surprised disco music caused that much of a stir to be honest, it's a lame duck of a genre. The rest of your example is some solid bait, I'll give you that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
priest17 Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 Punk was born out of people who couldn't play instruments picking them up and fucking doing something. The DIY scene it created went on to have a massive impact on the dance and rave scene. Imagine being talented and deciding to play... Disco? Better than dressing up as a wizard and doing a 10 minute keyboard solo to be fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said: My cousin seemed to swear by this SLF album: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_Then... However, from a 2021 perspective the title alone is a red flag. All sounds a bit too polished really but there are some decent tracks on it, they still do Listen though it sounds better live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted October 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 Just now, priest17 said: I'm surprised disco music caused that much of a stir to be honest, it's a lame duck of a genre. The rest of your example is some solid bait, I'll give you that. It's still going strong though and - as progenitor of house,techno and hip hop - it's unarguably part of the lineage of African-American music that continues to shape both the current and most forward-looking ways of making music. Punk gave us Idles. Although I do tip my hat to any punk fans who made it through Idles' bit of Live On Worthy Farm without spontaneously combusting out of embarrassment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said: It's still going strong though and - as progenitor of house, techno and hip hop - it's unarguably part of the lineage of African-American music that continues to shape both the current and most forward-looking ways of making music. Punk gave us Idles. Although I do tip my hat to any punk fans who made it through Idles' bit of Live On Worthy Farm without spontaneously combusting out of embarrassment. You say this like it's a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 Grandpa Simpson has entered the chat 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florian Saucer Attack Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 @CaledonianGonzo and @priest17 you are both wrong. Both punk and disco are great and revolutionary in their own ways. I hope one day you both broaden your horizons and realise this as the world will be a more magical place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 As someone who enjoys listening to a little bit of all of these things, this is particularly entertaining to sit and watch. I feel like Switzerland, only less....you know......yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted October 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, Florian Saucer Attack said: @CaledonianGonzo and @priest17 you are both wrong. Both punk and disco are great and revolutionary in their own ways. I hope one day you both broaden your horizons and realise this as the world will be a more magical place No. I said there were exceptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted October 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, Gnomicide said: You say this like it's a good thing. I saw you taps aff during Miss You. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punksnotdead Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 No problem with people slagging off a musical genre they don't like. But I don't like the inference that all punks were walking around wearing swastikas. None of the punk kids that I hung around with would have dreamed of it and would have got a slap if they had. We didn't all grow up to be Gary Bushell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florian Saucer Attack Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said: No. I said there were exceptions. who are the exceptions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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