In general, music is an art of genres. And subgenres. And sub-subgenres. And even then, the lines get too fuzzy for nitpicky record store clerks looking to place discs in their respective divider cards. Take punk—itself a subgenre of rock. Is it the street-tough New Yawk ‘60s-inspired buzzsaw attack of...
-subgenres. And even then, the lines get too fuzzy for nitpicky record store clerks looking to place discs in their respective divider cards.
And that choice of decade makes a difference. Most punk musicians and historians will gladly tell you that the genre rose in part as a direct answer or counter against what was seen as “bloated” classic rock, prog rock, and FM “corporate rock” of the day. Punk was loud, fast, snotty and short. One Genesis or Yes album cut could hold eight or so punk songs and still leave space on the vinyl.
Throughout the book, there are plenty of contemporary and vintage photos . There’s also bevy of vintage gig flyers, most handmade by the band and/or their friends. “When you have the Clash singing ‘No Elvis, No Beatles, No Rolling Stones in 1977,’ that’s really a bunch of!” Ensminger laughs. “We know that Mick Jones was going to record stalls and buying Rolling Stones albums. There’s firsthand reports of that!”
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