Posts Tagged ‘Retrospective’
True – Spandau Ballet
Pure Punk Picks True – Spandau Ballet God, how we hated the English pop bands in the eighties in the Boston punk scene. We were into bands like Black Flag, The Dead Kennedy’s, X and our own band Mission Of Burma. Meanwhile, all the synth/pop bands like [Read More]
Richie Dagger’s Crime – The Germs
Pure Punk Picks Richie Dagger’s Crime – The Germs I first became aware of this band from the amazing movie “Decline Of Western Civilization” back in the eighties. It’s a documentary about the early L.A. punk bands and scene. Darby Crash, [Read More]
Little Richard
Little Richard “Good Golly, Miss Molly” I just read that Little Richard died. And “Ooh, My Soul,” it’s just like telling me that rock’n’roll has done up and died. Though, I doubt that will ever happen. When told Elvis was the [Read More]
Rip Her To Shreds – Blondie
Pure Punk Picks Rip Her To Shreds – Blondie The first time I saw Blondie play Boston was in ’75, ’76 in Cambridge. The were opening up for Iggy Pop. Their first album was just released and I had it and liked it. My best friend and I rode in his Ford [Read More]
Song From Under The Floorboards – Magazine
Pure Punk Picks Song From Under The Floorboards – Magazine Magazine was one of England’s post punk bands and without a big smash hit, I guess they’re now mostly forgotten. It seemed in England, punk had about a two-year span of life, before the new [Read More]
Trash – New York Dolls
Pure Punk Picks Trash – New York Dolls I don’t remember where I bought too many albums in my life. I do remember buying The Clash, as an import, at Discount Records in Harvard Square in 1977. And I do remember, about five years before then, buying my [Read More]
Bad Reputation – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Pure Punk Picks Bad Reputation – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts “The worlds in trouble, there’s no communication and everyone can say what they want to say. It never gets any better any way.” Joan Jett has a good reputation. That everyone [Read More]
Annalisa – Public Image Limited
Pure Punk Picks Annalisa – Public Image Limited As I’m sure you know, Public Image Limited or P.I.L., was Johnny Rotten’s or John Lydon’s, next band after The Sex Pistols. And bloody hell! I don’t believe he’s had another band [Read More]
Debaser – The Pixies
Pure Punk Picks Debaser – The Pixies I guess The Pixies are pretty popular now. At least, they can sell out concerts with several thousands of people attending their shows. I’m certainly glad for them and I feel that they deserve it. But though I do love [Read More]
Diane – Husker Du
Pure Punk Picks Diane – Husker Du After a very quiet beginning, a roaring guitar erupts like a tsunami wave crashing on an idyllic island front. With dissonant notes in the chords representing the bamboo village huts washed away by the loud, blaring chords. [Read More]
