Is punk back ?

Psychobilly freakout · Mar 5, 2013

Just an observation I noticed a young lad dressed in what I would call traditional 1970s style punk complete with tartan bum flap in rural Woodingdean on Sunday and yesterday saw a similarly dressed young lad in Hassocks.

Are they back then ?

albion534 · Mar 5, 2013

No, they're just losers :thumbsup:

EDS · Mar 5, 2013

Only in Camden

Twinkle Toes · Mar 5, 2013

No. It's been superseded by butter. :thumbsup:

jimhigham · Mar 5, 2013

It should be. Would love it if the charts were suddenly full of angry noise.

Icy Gull · Mar 5, 2013

Bloody hope not :wink:

RedRob · Mar 5, 2013

Psychobilly freakout said:
Just an observation I noticed a young lad dressed in what I would call traditional 1970s style punk complete with tartan bum flap in rural Woodingdean on Sunday and yesterday saw a similarly dressed young lad in Hassocks.

Are they back then ?

...God, I hope so! 'Working-class anger' is well overdue....

Stat Brother · Mar 5, 2013

No sign of them here, they all look like Jean Paul Gaultier woofters, in there espadrilles with no socks, stripy jumpers, and hair from standing side on in a wind tunnel.

It's their hair why can't they keep it all on their own heads.

Psychobilly freakout · Mar 6, 2013

RedRob said:
...God, I hope so! 'Working-class anger' is well overdue....

However punk was not actually working class was it, all the main players were middle class and it was all in way manufactured gash.

Real working class music I would class as Blues, Country (old style), Rockabilly, Ska, Oi, heavy metal.

TheFatBallBoy · Mar 6, 2013

jimhigham said:
It should be. Would love it if the charts were suddenly full of angry noise.

Can't recall it ever filling the charts,always a minority cult EVEN IN THE 76/77 ERA! JUST TABLOID HYPE TBH,GREAT CONCERTS MIND YOU

chrissyboy01 · Mar 6, 2013

This....totally

jimhigham · Mar 6, 2013

TheFatBallBoy said:
Can't recall it ever filling the charts,always a minority cult EVEN IN THE 76/77 ERA! JUST TABLOID HYPE TBH,GREAT CONCERTS MIND YOU

All true but you can't blame a guy for some wishful thinking. Can't believe the anodyne turd that spews out of the radio these days.

skipper734 · Mar 6, 2013

It's still 1970's in Woodingdean, and Ghazi's is still in Warren Road.

RedRob · Mar 6, 2013

Psychobilly freakout said:
However punk was not actually working class was it, all the main players were middle class and it was all in way manufactured gash.

Real working class music I would class as Blues, Country (old style), Rockabilly, Ska, Oi, heavy metal.

...Not sure about all the musical genres you've listed.....but I take your point. Tho' you can tell Mr.J.Lydon he's middle-class if you like....'cos I wouldn't! punk:

loz · Mar 6, 2013

Well i was a Punk in 78 and would still class myself as one now...stopped dressing as a punk in 85 but go to as many if not more "punk" gigs now than I ever did and most of them in Brighton, I would not call it punk like back in the day just music with attitude.

( My prefrance is mostly related to the "Anarcho punk" so covers a huge spectrum of music and poetry)

Bodular · Mar 6, 2013

Psychobilly freakout said:
Just an observation I noticed a young lad dressed in what I would call traditional 1970s style punk complete with tartan bum flap in rural Woodingdean on Sunday and yesterday saw a similarly dressed young lad in Hassocks.

Are they back then ?

Sounds like my neighbours son(woodingdean), did he have a multi coloured Mohican as well

Dandyman · Mar 6, 2013

Anyone who dresses like a 1970s Punk in 2013 is in fact a Teddy Boy.

PsychoPaul · Mar 7, 2013

I suppose it's too much to ask for the Ramones to come back from the grave as well...

del strangefish · Mar 7, 2013

http://www.mixcloud.com/delstrangefish/the-del-strangefish-show-pilot-on-radio-reverb-972-fm/

northseagull · Mar 7, 2013

Thing is when a lot of us where younger and belonged to various tribes; Mod/Punk/Casuals/Goths whatever, you had to put in a bit of effort to find the clothes and music. These days kids can pretty much access any recorded music from the past 50 odd years via the internet - I know 16 year olds that like Johnny Cash and its not from their Dad. With greater via the web exposure trends come and go very quickly and the media picks up and turns fashion out a lot quicker. Punks not back, neither are any of the ideologies - kids have a lot more choice and can pick and choose fashions a lot easier.

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