Post #106489 by thejab on Thu, Aug 5, 2004 11:50 AM

On 2004-08-05 11:08, Geeky Tiki wrote:

It's hard to come up with good current examples that get any kind of airplay.

Punk seems more vital at the subculture level than mainstream, anyway. Which is the best way, eh?

I agree with your opinions completely Geekytiki. The best thing about 70s punk was/is that it brought the fun back in rock 'n roll after bands like the Beatles (after Sgt. Pepper) and the Eagles took all the fun out of it. The political message was important too, but the humor was always there.

The best current bands don't get mainstream airplay, but do get exposure on internet radio and some independent radio stations. And I would bet there are more independent labels now than there were in the 80s. Rock n' roll is thriving and there are no signs of it going away. Like it did back in 1980 it just takes a little digging to find the good stuff.

Sure, many of the new bands are often imitating the 70s bands, but the 70s punk groups were a derivitive of 60s garage/punk groups.