Wasn't there a massive thread about that not so long ago? If my memory serves me right, the thread resulted in three people threatening to leave the board, one divorce, one assisted suicide, two funerals, a marriage and the discovery of a cure for the common cold. However, no one managed to quite work out exactly what Punk was.

Yeah, I believe it was mentioned in that thread that the word "punk" originally arose from the prison term for an inmate that gets fucked in the ass.

Hey, it might have been me (I cannot remember) that mentioned it (although I had heard of the word's origin long ago) and regugitated this from Don Letts' Punk Attitude.

Hmm, suddenly the listing of hardcore, thrash and post-punk bands seems to be in vogue in this thread.

Wasn't Lenny Kaye the first person to use the term in a music context when he applied it to the bands on his Nuggets series?

Yeah, as far as I know. And it was Legs McNeil at Punk magazine that picked-up on it and made it (via their small circulation) into the term as we know it really.

No.

Give up going on about the fucking stupid band. You bring them up too often and try and convince everyone you're in the right for liking them.

You like the Sex Pistols! Who cares? Just shut up and stop pretending they were anything more than a fashionable boy band.

1. Boredom - Buzzcocks
2. The Clash
3. Glenn Danzig- Vox/Steve Jones-Lead/Johnny Ramone-Rhythm/Brian Baker-Bass/Topper Headon-Drums):
4. The Stooges-The Stooges
5. Let's Dance-The Ramones
6. Guilty of Being White - Minor Threat
7. Joy Division
8. Nirvana
9. British
10. Kill Yr Idols

Edited once for afterthough

I'm not a Pistols fan but at least they paved the way for Joy Division, The Cure and other great British post-punk bands.

swa(y) invented punk rock with a song that went on like this:

I am swa(y)
I am swa(y)
Cant' you see that this is the way?
I am swa(y)
I am Swa(y)

Chrous:
LALALALALA
LALALALALA SPIT LALALA
LALALALALA
LALA
LA
LA

1. A Punk song that defines the genre: anarchy in the UK. sorry, but it does. or blitzkrieg bop on the homefront.
2. A Punk band that defines the genre: ramones, sex pistols (sorry but they do)
3. The ultimate Punk band lineup (Vox/Lead/Rhythm/Bass/Drums): patti smith/tom verlaine/richard lloyd/richard hell/jerry nolan
4. One Punk album you would want on a desert island: where the hell am i gonna find a record player and/or source of electricity on a desert island? okay uh...patti smith - radio ethiopia
5. One Punk song that makes you dance: wire - pink flag
6. One Punk song that makes you think: _______
7. A band that should be thought of as Punk, but rarely are:
8. A band that shouldn't be thought of as Punk, but regularly are: television
9. British or American: american all the fucking way.
10. Sonic Youth's most Punk Rock song (no covers): kill yr idols maybe or cross the breeze

sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub genre-ing.

kinda like the Rolling Stones were just a fashionable boy band.

yeah right.

You're comparing the Rolling Stones to the Sex Pistols?

If so you should go to the kitchen and fuck yourself with a huge carrot.

You just have to look at the songwriting to know they're worlds apart.
One is art, and the other is like playing with Playdo in pre-school.

Don't cry to me because you're jealous that I don't look like trailor trash.

You're putting too much into what the Sex Pistols did. You can't say that "without this band, there would be no music!" it's a fucking stupid comment. Sure, they influenced, but THEY WERE INFLUENCED TOO, you dense wood plank.

You're really well educated, Sway, you're a fan of the Sex Pistols. Welldone. You're so 'punk', dude.

I don't even hate the Sex Pistols, just people like you and your mate Atari give too much credit to a shit act.

they are BOTH art

whether it is GOOD or not is a personal choice.

Obviously, Rob.

but you said this Norma J

You just have to look at the songwriting to know they're worlds apart.
One is art, and the other is like playing with Playdo in pre-school.

both these songs are genius!

Pretty vacant
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ci5SZx3VI_U

Waiting on a Friend
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wdDfVklg7WU

HAHA, Rob, you're reminding me of Sway right now. Just alot more likable.

only just a bit? damn....
and I am wearing good cologne too

Corrected.