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Old 08-14-2016, 03:05 AM   #98 (permalink)
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yes they were

That's literally what the last page is about
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No. People were denying that CBGB was punk. They weren't denying that punk had roots in CBGB.
No, I was arguing that without the British scene all the other scenes would have fizzled out due to the lack of audience that only existed because of it. Whether or not those bands went platinum is another matter.
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