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Old 05-07-2010, 04:33 PM   #126 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by telepicker View Post
Oh yeah.

But aren't The Clash considered punk?

And J. Mascis played guitar for GG Allin - he is MORE than "competent" as a musician...

And isn't "competent" synonymous with "run of the mill" "average" or "mediocre"?
J. Mascis is good, but I would say that there are emotive hardcore musicians who are equally skilled-or more than competent. The style of playing is pretty different, and I think there just don't tend to be guitar solos in emo. Also, a lot of it fits under the "punk" banner anyway.
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