Never Mind the Bollocks.....

Grumpyprogfan wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: .....On Never Mind the Bollocks at least each song has it's own thing going, .... .... to me, every Pistols song sounds the same.

Grumpyprogfan wrote: Cristi wrote: What's a "typical prog fan"? I'm sure I am not one either.  One that is stuck in the 70's and thinks modern prog is crap, and only listens to "real prog". Or one who follows the popular modern prog bands only and don't veer out of their comfort zone. You're anything but typical, Cristi.

Saperlipopette! wrote: Cristi wrote: What's a "typical prog fan"? I'm sure I am not one either.  I guess what people mean by that differs, but I just though of someone who listens primarely to prog - og at least has prog as their preferred genre.

Cristi wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: Cristi wrote: What's a "typical prog fan"? I'm sure I am not one either.  I guess what people mean by that differs, but I just though of someone who listens primarely to prog - og at least has prog as their preferred genre. I don't listen primarily to prog, never did, I do listen to prog bands from all decades, but I listen to other genres as well.

That's nice, but I wasn't addressing you.


Edited by Saperlipopette! - December 10 2023 at 10:49

Cristi wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: Cristi wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: Cristi wrote: What's a "typical prog fan"? I'm sure I am not one either.  I guess what people mean by that differs, but I just though of someone who listens primarely to prog - og at least has prog as their preferred genre. I don't listen primarily to prog, never did, I do listen to prog bands from all decades, but I listen to other genres as well.   But I wasn't addressing you now was I? What do you mean?! You quoted me, I thought you were talking to me.

Not to begin with, no. I just explained my way of thinking to you. Here's who I was addressing

Saperlipopette! wrote: Grumpyprogfan wrote: I liked it, but it didn't impress me. I enjoyed The Ramones more. They came before the Pistols and had more humor in their music. I'm a bit surprised a prog fan thinks like that. The Ramones were a one-dimensional one trick pony-band to me. On Never Mind the Bollocks at least each song has it's own thing going, so I don't get bored halfway into the second track.

Saperlipopette! wrote: .....On Never Mind the Bollocks at least each song has it's own thing going, ....

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Cristi wrote: siLLy puPPy wrote: Honestly one of the best punk albums ever made and one of my personal favorites While not as far out as some of the post punk and art punk acts to come The Sex Pistols scored the perfect musical slap in the face in 1977 The hatred of punk by many proggers only showcases how stuck in the mud many of them really were \ are! That last sentence is unfair. Maybe some dislike punk because the music just does not speak to them in any way.  The only good thing punk did was inspire other musicians to create new music, gave metal a boost, post punk is much more interesting.  An album (and a genre obviously) that appeared at the right place and the right time, filled a void. Grunge & alternative did the same in the 90s.

Punk pissed off many proggers because they were too wrapped up in escapism and failed to address social issues. The whole point of punk was to NOT connect with escapists drawn to prog.

That means those who hated were definitely stuck in the mud and could not adapt to the changing musical world around them. The same went for punkers stuck in the mud who hated more artistic statements.

This pattern repeats every decade or so however in the modern world it seems more music lovers are more mature in accepting all forms of musical expressions as valid and thankfully so!