Best Ever Albums

Re: Is Punk Dead!?

HoldenM — Mon, 4 Mar 2013 17:53:09 GMT

Author: HoldenM

Posted: 03/04/2013 22:53

lethalnezzle wrote:

I really enjoyed Iceage's new album, which is punk in the most literal sense. Also, the best thing (IMO) about punk was the fact that it encouraged people to pick up instruments and start bands, regardless of their technical ability. It broke down barriers and completely turned the record industry on its head. The instant access culture we're living in, in which anyone can create music in their bedroom and make it immediately available to the entire world, is a continuation of that theme, and proof that the ethos and spirit of punk is still alive and well.

This right here.

Re: Is Punk Dead!?

MrFrogger — Mon, 4 Mar 2013 14:09:16 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 03/04/2013 19:09

GaryNaples wrote:

No genre is dead.

I would say that skiffle is pretty dead.

Re: Is Punk Dead!?

Norman Bates — Mon, 4 Mar 2013 14:08:29 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 03/04/2013 19:08

Back already?

Re: Is Punk Dead!?

GaryNaples — Mon, 4 Mar 2013 14:03:31 GMT

Author: GaryNaples

Posted: 03/04/2013 19:03

No genre is dead.

Re: Is Punk Dead!?

Robert Anton Wilson — Mon, 4 Mar 2013 11:49:53 GMT

Author: Robert Anton Wilson

Posted: 03/04/2013 16:49

No future

Re: Is Punk Dead!?

Cymro2011 — Mon, 4 Mar 2013 08:15:47 GMT

Author: Cymro2011

Posted: 03/04/2013 13:15

Necharsian wrote:

Lets take a moment to recognize that titus andronicus graciously blesses us with their music

I loved the monitor.

Re: Is Punk Dead!?

Secondsoul — Mon, 4 Mar 2013 07:04:52 GMT

Author: Secondsoul

Posted: 03/04/2013 12:04

It died some time around 1981 I think. Another great era sadly died a death. You can't really take any modern day punk bands seriously now or compare them to The Pistols or The Clash!

But we certainly need something like the punk era to happen again now as the charts are rubbish!

Re: Is Punk Dead!?

RoundTheBend — Mon, 4 Mar 2013 03:04:30 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 03/04/2013 08:04

Wait, stupid comment... you can't be punk rock and be a part of a whole, can you :).

Oh and check out the Whitest Kids U Know punk rock video (warning, a bit perverse):

Link

Re: Is Punk Dead!?

RoundTheBend — Mon, 4 Mar 2013 03:02:32 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 03/04/2013 08:02

We have all become more apathetic and fat... so we don't care about the Punk cause anymore, as a whole... but then again, I guess we never really did, as a whole.

Re: Is Punk Dead!?

Necharsian — Mon, 4 Mar 2013 01:36:24 GMT

Author: Necharsian

Posted: 03/04/2013 06:36

Lets take a moment to recognize that titus andronicus graciously blesses us with their music

Link

Re: Is Punk Dead!?

Anonymous — Sun, 3 Mar 2013 18:33:48 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/03/2013 23:33

Do we need to bring up the old Real Life Non Fiction thread, started by the one-and-only Musicmantsu? Luckily this was actually an earnest question, and Lethal gave a great response, so hopefully this will turn out better than that shitstorm...

Anyways, punk is only dead if you take it in the literal sense, or just view it from the perspective of the bands that started in it's infancy. Punk really is more of an idea than a musically-defined genre, the idea of essentially going against the norm or what the status quo definition of music, and how it can be composed and communicated, has traditionally been defined. Its more than angry kids bashing out three chords; from post-punk to no-wave to the original alternative-rock to post-rock to electronica, it's spirit has endured even if its initial style has changed over time, keeping with it's progressive nature against constantly changing times and musical fads.

Re: Is Punk Dead!?

Jackwc — Sun, 3 Mar 2013 18:26:25 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 03/03/2013 23:26

lethalnezzle wrote:

^ more or less this.

Re: Is Punk Dead!?

Anonymous — Sun, 3 Mar 2013 18:25:12 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/03/2013 23:25

I really enjoyed Iceage's new album, which is punk in the most literal sense. Also, the best thing (IMO) about punk was the fact that it encouraged people to pick up instruments and start bands, regardless of their technical ability. It broke down barriers and completely turned the record industry on its head. The instant access culture we're living in, in which anyone can create music in their bedroom and make it immediately available to the entire world, is a continuation of that theme, and proof that the ethos and spirit of punk is still alive and well.

Re: Is Punk Dead!?

MrFrogger — Sun, 3 Mar 2013 18:18:11 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 03/03/2013 23:18

Oh man, not another "Rock is Dead" thread.

Re: Is Punk Dead!?

Anonymous — Sun, 3 Mar 2013 18:14:11 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/03/2013 23:14

Punk is as dead as any other genre.

Is Punk Dead!?

Anonymous — Sun, 3 Mar 2013 18:13:17 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/03/2013 23:13

Punk music! Punk! 😲 Is punk dead? When did it die? Should we care at all?