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Old 12-07-2011, 05:07 PM   #19 (permalink)
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On the last.fm definition, in spite of the word "post", it came from around the same time Punk did. Not after. And I really struggle to hear the influence of punk on bands like Interpol.
It came out just after like in 1977 and was in full flow by 1978, 1979 and 1980and was used to describe bands that were much more diverse than straight-up punk bands, most post-punk bands have a noticeable punk influence, but some much more so than others.
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