The "punk" appreciation thread

That quote you were looking for:

Yes, I agree that was broadly true at the outset/source but I think Mr Orridge was referring to those for whom Punk was no more than a fashionable haircut, a leather jacket and a pre-ripped T shirt from Harrods

The very first salvo of Punk music was completely irrelevant to me as I found it mostly inarticulate bludgeoning garbage. What was more important was that it foisted upon a very bloated, complacent and corrupt music industry a DIY and collective egalitarian ethos that changed an entire marketplace irrevocably. It also paved the way for those who followed in its wake, most of whom are my favourite bands of all time and would all fall broadly into the 'Post Punk' bracket. However, although I clearly discern the palpable influence of Punk on PIL, the Cure, the Monochrome Set, Wire, Echo & the Bunnymen, XTC, the Sound, Magazine, Television, Pere Ubu, Talking Heads, Gang of Four, Devo and the Slits etc I don't consider any of the foregoing as Punk bands. (I think the clue's in the 'Post' bit frankly) This brings us to an interesting parallel with that of Prog e.g. by the same token, I can hear the clear palpable influence of Prog on the likes of Wobbler, Black Bonzo, the Mars Volta, Dream Theater, Tool, Porcupine Tree, Echolyn, Transatlantic, Flower Kings, Spock's Beard et al but I don't consider those who followed in the wake of Prog to be Prog bands (maybe just Rock bands heavily influenced and inspired by Prog?)

Think I disappeared up my own backside during that last sentence