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Originally Posted by Alfred
First one true, second one untrue.
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I find that people who don't acknowledge the sex pistols' influence either have a personal dislike of their sound (fair enough) or they hate the British. *sips tea*
Just one example - how many American hardcore pioneers have acknowledged the singular influence of (if not the Pistols) the Buzz****s' US tour? They wouldn't exist had Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto not been at the Pistols' Lesser Free Trade Hall gig in 1976. You see where I'm going with this.
Same goes for nearly any other band (3-chord punkers or not) who formed in late 70's Britain.
Sure the Sex Pistols weren't the FIRST punk group, and they ripped off their sound from the NY Dolls, but they got everybody riled up and wanting to have a go themselves - even if it was radically different from the generic punk sound (Gang of Four, Wire, the Fall etc)