tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post6777939619404145110..comments2024-03-28T22:32:50.562+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Public Image Ltd get it together in the countryJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-6915811310716340322015-11-02T01:04:13.855+00:002015-11-02T01:04:13.855+00:00If you grew up in the 1970s, you couldn't help...If you grew up in the 1970s, you couldn't help listening to prog rock. Your mates played Yes and Genesis. You had to be a mate of Mark E Smith to escape it.<br /><br />So, Tim, I agree that the original punks grew up with prog. They also grew up with nascent heavy metal which contributed a fair few riffs to the punk repertoire.The biggest lie, perhaps, was that punks were listening to New York bands.Phil Beesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442987962398498812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-2645574532456793882015-10-31T10:38:19.366+00:002015-10-31T10:38:19.366+00:00Not that hoary old Big Lie again, largely made up ...Not that hoary old Big Lie again, largely made up Stalinist idiots lile Jilie Burchill in the music press.<br /><br />A lot of the original punks, including The Damned's Captain Sensible and Rotten himself were big fans of some prog-rock bands, Van der Graaf Generator's Peter Hamill was a big influence on Rotten's distinctive vocal style, and Sensible was a fan of the Canterbury Scene.<br /><br />Punk was as much a reaction against the terrible state of top-40 pop in 1975/6, much of which, unlike prog-rock, has long been forgotten.Tim (Kalyr)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00960811565368970485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-43935995423329190092015-10-30T17:52:08.128+00:002015-10-30T17:52:08.128+00:00Punk was a reaction. There was a fashion element b...Punk was a reaction. There was a fashion element but you didn't need to dress up in a bin bag to listen to great rhythm and blues. Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds delivered great rock blues. Graham Parker had a lot of soul. The best punk comes from country with a bit of psycho.<br /><br />Steve Winwood was not the enemy. He had humour and a laugh. Led Zep style rock was inspiration for punks, but something to be kicked aside. <br /><br />Prog rock was and is rubbish, and we should thanks punks for kicking it over.Phil Beesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442987962398498812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-32488434578776389702015-10-29T23:21:41.714+00:002015-10-29T23:21:41.714+00:00Although you could argue that PiL aren't reall...Although you could argue that PiL aren't really punk nowadays in the music they write.Tim (Kalyr)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00960811565368970485noreply@blogger.com