I hate it when people try to pigeonhole music acts as punk / postpunk / new wave
As for statements like 'Siouxsie And The Banshees should be considered post punk' I really think some people should brush up on their history lessons.
Siouxsie and Steve Severin played the 100 Club Punk Festival in 1976 - also on the same bill were the Pistols, The Clash, The Buzzcocks, The Damned and the Vibrators. They appeared on television as Siouxsie & The Banshees in 1977 (So It Goes) and did their first Peel session the same year.
Lots of bands were playing gigs and gaining a following without signing record deals - Stiff Little Fingers & UK Subs for instance - neither released any recorded material until 1978 but would either of those be considered post-punk?
The Stranglers are often ignored by many when discussing the early punk bands - possibly as they were generally a decade older than the other punk bands, had been gigging for years and could actually play their instruments. Rattus Norvegicus & No More Heroes are both classic punk albums up there with Never Mind The ********, Damned, Damned, Damned, Inflammable Material and the Clash debut.
I wonder if those who love to categorize music could state that any of these tracks were anything other than original punk - all these bands were playing during the brief period that the Pistols were together.
Only used this clip 'cos I was at the gig - unfortunately a lot weren't since the promoter didn't promote the gig and then ran off with the band's money
At this gig too
This track dates from a couple of years after the Pistols imploded - any less 'punk'?
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