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Originally Posted by Minstrel
Why?
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Because I don't think it was punk. It was certainly a precursor to punk but not actually punk itself.
Look at it this way: Punk was a stripping down of rock n roll to it's raw roots in reaction to the excesses of late 60s and early 70s rock. Once you start talking about songs that were before the period that punk reacted against I think you're simply talking about rock n roll. I mean, should we retroactively call Chuck Berry punk too?