HW: punk?

[Christian Mumford]

Paul Mather wrote:
>
> On Wed, 12 Jun 1996, Chris Bates wrote:
>
> > > hallucinogenics (and mighty fun it is)...... they are more of a
> > > psychedelic punk-band than a prog-band.
> >
> > This punk idea is touted a lot on boc-l, I think it sucks large
> > quantities of dead penguin dick. But then I always thought that
> > punk was either made by brainless no-talents (Discharge anyone?)
> > or was marketing hype.
>
> But don't brainless no-talents and marketing hype infest every corner of
> the music industry?  I'm sure it's not confined to punk. :-)
>
> (There *are* good punk bands you know.)

Definetly. Dead Kennedys, Germs, Fear, The Damned, Ramones,
Stooges........ to name a few.


>
> > Years ago Huw Lloyd Langton was interviewd in *Guitarist* - he
> I agree with you (especially given Dave Brock's blues background).  I
> think the "punk" tag comes from certain aspects often ascribed to punk
> (but which I don't think are in the sole domain of punk), e.g., the
> generally anti-establishment sentiment, and the idea that it is music "by
> the people, for the people," i.e. the fact that you didn't need to have
> years of music theory behind you and have to know millions of chords,
> scales, and tunings to be able to get a band together with your mates and
> play down the local pub.  Both these themes are common to Hawkwind.
> Certainly, in the beginning, Hawkwind often harped on about not being able
> to play their instruments very well... :-)
>


HW Punk songs (musically/and/or/lyrically):

Ejection
Urban Guerilla
Days of The Underground
Brainbox Pollution
Confrontation
Born To Go
Motorhead
Kings of Speed
Watching the Grass Grow
Social Alliance

New Wave: Church of Hawkwind
          Some Robert Calvert solo

At least in my opinion.......

Christian