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Originally Posted by The Batlord
That's my problem with a lot of punk. Seems to me that all of the best punk bands left punk behind and went post-punk. PiL, Pere Ubu, Talking Heads, Gang of Four, etc sound like they represent the original punk musical philosophy more than any of the "punk" bands that came after ever did. I mean, I like 2nd wave and beyond punk plenty, but they seem to have missed the point.
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Yeah I find it kinda hard to like stuff like that. I mean a few groups could play in the original style but for the most part post-punk and hardcore were way more original and "punk" than The Exploited or The Damned.
Even then, after the 80's I don't find an awful lot of hardcore bands I enjo (outside of post-hardcore, which is always great). It (the punk scene) just needs a refresher every once in a while, but it always delivers.
Don't forget that crust, powerviolence, emo, noise punk, sludge, folk punk, ska punk, and tons of other subs are part of the genre too. When I say "punk", I'm usually referring to the whole thing, not just bands that sound like the late 70's groups. In fact, I hardly ever listen to groups like this.