What are some common misconceptions you'd like to clear up or that bother you?
This one doesn't bother me per se, but it is commonly held that the Ramones are the first punk band, which is incorrect. If you have a loose interpretation of what punk rock is then you could go back as far as say The Sonics, a stricter interpretation you could say the Stooges, stricter still and you'd say Television, Patti Smith, or the Dictators, but none of those are who I mean, their sound was getting closer, but it still wasn't quite straight forward "punk". So most people pinpoint the Ramones as that first band to really have the full blown raw, fast, loud punk sound, but there was one band that beat them to it that too many people overlook. Over in Australia, a band called the Saints formed that encapsulates punk rock just as well as the Ramones with rough raging guitars and youthful energy and attitude. While the Ramones may be my favorite band, the (still existing) Saints deserve their crdeit.
2007-12-06
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