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They only give props to the punks henceforth they R punk!
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Originally Posted by BigSwede
This is the first time ever I have heard someone calling them punkrock.
They were a glamband influenced by punk.
They looked glam sure; but if you listen, and especially watch their live shows on video you'll see punk through & through (with a little more talent in the writing is all)
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The Exploited
M.D.C
Black Flag
Sam Hain
Misfits
Circle Jerks
Gi Gi Allen
MC5 - very old school pre-punk
The Damned
Misspent Youth
The Adolescents
Jerry's Kids
DI
Agnostic Front
Man, I could problly name a ton more I use to listen to,along with bands from the old SST record company.
All good stuff.
I thought of the MC5 and the Stooges as early heavy metal-hard rock much like Blue Cheer. I'd compare the Stooges with Black Sabbath and the MC5 with AC-DC.
They looked glam sure; but if you listen, and especially watch their live shows on video you'll see punk through & through (with a little more talent in the writing is all)
If Hanoi Rocks is punk then so is Mötley Crüe and Guns´n´Roses.
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