Punk and New Wave thread.

[chesterbells]

That top 100 Punk songs is pretty weird. There are loads of songs that were around at the time that were liked by punks but don't appear in the list - no Buzzcocks, Slits, X Ray Specs, Gang of Four, Mekons etc

I guess that part of the problem is that there were a lot of music around at that time that may have fit into the punk/new wave/alternative category that may have been excluded if seen purely from a punk perspective. John Peel was playing a lot of different stuff at the time but don't appear in the list - the Fall being a prime example.

That’s a great shout. By 81 there will have been a live and real tension between the original punk from 76-78 and the New Wave that had come along since then. Some drastic decisions made perhaps, by readers who voted and/or the poll organisers.

 

[Marklr]

I culled it off social media, but reading the top it’s a survey of readers to Sounds music paper - if you’re outside the UK or not of a certain age that won’t mean much, but it was one of 3 nationally recognised weekly music newspapers basically.

I used to buy Sounds back in the 80s.
I was just wondering why there was no Buzzocks...but I suppose there's nobody there to answer that.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Who compiled this?

Jimharri

 

[AlexWilliamsGloves]

Not punk per se. ...they were that Stourbridge / crusty sound of late 80s early 90s....but hugely influenced by the Buzzcocks. ...that power-pop sound

Mega City Four

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I culled it off social media, but reading the top it’s a survey of readers to Sounds music paper - if you’re outside the UK or not of a certain age that won’t mean much, but it was one of 3 nationally recognised weekly music newspapers basically.

4 national weekly music papers!

 

[Tommy_Catons_Perm]

I used to buy Sounds back in the 80s.
I was just wondering why there was no Buzzocks...but I suppose there's nobody there to answer that.

I used to get either Sounds, NME, Melody Maker or Smash Hits.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Seen all of those bands and they were part of my youth. Each to their own as they say: )

*Edit.

Hang on a minute, you slating those bands, Billy Idol wore studded jackets. Cartoon punk? Pah! Billy Idol was decent but a bit too glam punk in appearance for my liking.

Not slagging them, just wasn't my scene.
And Billy went cartoon punk for the Yank safe, white middle class audience and did bloody well out of it and good luck to him!

 

[chesterbells]

4 national weekly music papers!

Please tell me you’re not counting Smash Hits!
Well anyway, the only 3 I remember were the NME (which I read every week), and Melody Maker and Sounds (occasionally).

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Please tell me you’re not counting Smash Hits!
Well anyway, the only 3 I remember were the NME (which I read every week), and Melody Maker and Sounds (occasionally).

Record Mirror

 

[AlexWilliamsGloves]

Let's have some oi

I know of Cock Sparrer but never listened to them.....is that a good example of how they sound? Cos that's feckin brilliant