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Originally Posted by Stu
They're not a rock band though, theyre punk/post-punk
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As I've argued before, broadly speaking, there's no compelling reason why punk should not be categorized as a style of rock music. As for post-punk, then it was post-punk as a movement that ended up becoming what was later known as 'college rock', 'alternative rock', 'new wave', even 'indie rock'. All those notions are rooted in punk music, yet they are called rock. And anyway, punk is often most commonly referred to as 'punk rock'. So to say that punk is NOT rock music is one of the most meaningless statements imaginable. To say that as a style it is not LIKE the other rock music of the mid-late 70s, that is true.
And especially when you start taking the more technically sophisticated 'punk' bands, like Television, the line becomes extremely blurry indeed. The average listener, if played Marquee Moon, would have no means of telling whether or not it should be called 'punk' or 'rock'. Same with Wire. Much of Chairs Missing is so well polished that one wouldn't even know whether it was made in the 70s or the 90s - and they certainly wouldn't be able to tell you if it was 'rock' or 'punk'.
Saying that, I appreciate that punk deserves its own section, but it's a pity that bands like this get practically no attention simply because they're in a quiet and much less visited part of the forum.