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Originally Posted by Surell
I wouldn't call it tiny, it's one of the most vital parts in alternative music/rock's history.
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Mainly because it's famous. And it got famous largely through a bunch of goofy, angry teenagers and misfits using it as a fashion statement. I don't see it as being any more vital or influential than any of the proto punk bands that preceded it (Velvet Underground, Stooges, Modern Lovers, etc) or any of the post punk/new wave/whatever bands that came after it (far too many to name). It was just one snapshot in the evolution of rock music that doesn't really deserve the ludicrous amount of attention it's recieved over the years. Not to mention, I think that the punk movement as a whole has just been an exercise in diminishing returns.