Detroit PUNK City? - Bilge

N nuKKe Member Tel Aviv, Israel Joined: Feb 13, 2005 Posts: 176	N nuKKe Posted posted on Mon, Aug 22, 2005 12:07 PM Bilge is the drunken forum sort of thing, right? I am sober right now, but I'd drop my 2 cents of 19th century-like romanticism anyway. IMHO, since punk is so widespread and has evolved simultaniously in several places (the locations mentioned above being the most familiar ones, perhaps due to them being cultural and media centers), musically and culturally, tracing the "real","true" origins of punk is something that's better be left for mediocre academics and lazy journalists, who need a starting point and strict definitions; It sure is easier than getting into the music. The rant above is more passionate than a jaded ex-punk should produce. My fave 1970's punk comes from L.A and Finland. I tend to view MC5/The Stooges as the starting point, but it really doesn't matter.

Bilge is the drunken forum sort of thing, right? I am sober right now, but I'd drop my 2 cents of 19th century-like romanticism anyway.
IMHO, since punk is so widespread and has evolved simultaniously in several places (the locations mentioned above being the most familiar ones, perhaps due to them being cultural and media centers), musically and culturally, tracing the "real","true" origins of punk is something that's better be left for mediocre academics and lazy journalists, who need a starting point and strict definitions; It sure is easier than getting into the music.

The rant above is more passionate than a jaded ex-punk should produce. My fave 1970's punk comes from L.A and Finland. I tend to view MC5/The Stooges as the starting point, but it really doesn't matter.

Post #181165 by nuKKe on Mon, Aug 22, 2005 12:07 PM