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Originally posted by OFFBEAT
SEX PISTOLS YES. WHO ELSE FROM THE UK?
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that were good or that changed things? As far as changed things go, the Pistols were poster boys for a whole scene - or maybe better said as a social movement. Some of the bettter of which included:
The Stranglers
The Slits
Soiux and The Banshees
Buzzcocks (manchester scene)
The Clash
Ian Durry
The Vibrators
Stiff little fingers (irish)
The Undertones (irish)
The adverts
Sham 69
UK Subs
Skids
The Dammed - I get wet just thinking about Jet Boy, Jet Girl (and yes, I do know what the lyrics are about)...it is that good to my ears. They were also the first British punk group to tour the states..a fact that seriously pissed off Malcom
Don't get me wrong, there are pleanty of US punk bands - both old and new that I love but come on that list alone is enough to have a life long play list.
Nearly every band I currently listen to or I loved in the 80's were influenced by one of those above bands. Best of all, I know for sure that the country I live in at the moment is a different country now then it was before those bands played and it isn't just a matter of chance..they forced it through.