Best Ever Punk/New Wave Song?

[pauldominic]

Do Greenday qualify as punk or new wave?

Personally I think so :D

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqZOYgUolC4[/youtube]

 

[kenster197]

The term 'New Wave' has to be understood within the context of the time.
The Jam weren't punk but they were definitely 'New Wave.'

Pure pure technicality.

The difference between "the majority" of punk, new wave, mod" music was a look not a sound. The Jam were undoubtedly a "mod" looking band ffs "All the mod cons" tells us their influences. But, if there is a song that screams of the sound of "punk" more than "tube station" I'm yet to hear it.

 

[Davs 19]

The term 'New Wave' has to be understood within the context of the time.
The Jam weren't punk but they were definitely 'New Wave.'

Pure pure technicality.

The difference between "the majority" of punk, new wave, mod" music was a look not a sound. The Jam were undoubtedly a "mod" looking band ffs "All the mod cons" tells us their influences. But, if there is a song that screams of the sound of "punk" more than "tube station" I'm yet to hear it.

All mod cons - Con All Mods ...........Old chestnut I know. Fucking brilliant band whatever. Maybe we should top trying to put people in boxes and just like what we like..........that's never gonna catch on though, is it ?

 

[mackenzie]

The term 'New Wave' has to be understood within the context of the time.
The Jam weren't punk but they were definitely 'New Wave.'

Pure pure technicality.

The difference between "the majority" of punk, new wave, mod" music was a look not a sound. The Jam were undoubtedly a "mod" looking band ffs "All the mod cons" tells us their influences. But, if there is a song that screams of the sound of "punk" more than "tube station" I'm yet to hear it.

Nah, that wasn't 'punk.'

Not in my book anyway.

The Jam were far too sophisticated to be punk.

 

[unicorn]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDL010AUCt8[/youtube]

Wylie would be horrified by those labels, but this is the great pre-81 single for me

 

[kenster197]

Pure pure technicality.

The difference between "the majority" of punk, new wave, mod" music was a look not a sound. The Jam were undoubtedly a "mod" looking band ffs "All the mod cons" tells us their influences. But, if there is a song that screams of the sound of "punk" more than "tube station" I'm yet to hear it.

Nah, that wasn't 'punk.'

Not in my book anyway.

The Jam were far too sophisticated to be punk.

We can agree to disagree there then.

 

[pauldominic]

Pure pure technicality.

The difference between "the majority" of punk, new wave, mod" music was a look not a sound. The Jam were undoubtedly a "mod" looking band ffs "All the mod cons" tells us their influences. But, if there is a song that screams of the sound of "punk" more than "tube station" I'm yet to hear it.

Nah, that wasn't 'punk.'

Not in my book anyway.

The Jam were far too sophisticated to be punk.

I wasn't around when mods were fighting rockers.

Anyway here's another good green day introduced by 2 children :)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mtp9gNx7nV0[/youtube]

 

[Anonymous]

Pure pure technicality.

The difference between "the majority" of punk, new wave, mod" music was a look not a sound. The Jam were undoubtedly a "mod" looking band ffs "All the mod cons" tells us their influences. But, if there is a song that screams of the sound of "punk" more than "tube station" I'm yet to hear it.

Nah, that wasn't 'punk.'

Not in my book anyway.

The Jam were far too sophisticated to be punk.

Although "In The City" was pure punk.

 

[mackenzie]

The difference between "the majority" of punk, new wave, mod" music was a look not a sound. The Jam were undoubtedly a "mod" looking band ffs "All the mod cons" tells us their influences. But, if there is a song that screams of the sound of "punk" more than "tube station" I'm yet to hear it.

Nah, that wasn't 'punk.'

Not in my book anyway.

The Jam were far too sophisticated to be punk.

We can agree to disagree there then.

I do know what you are referring to though. The Jam were labelled as a punk band when they first started and the anger of Weller in much of their early stuff sat with that. However, they quickly became something different with a sound of their own that was in a different league to the punk bands.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Ramones - Sheena is a punk rocker

Unsurpassed.

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