Punk Documentary 1976 (Part 1)

[mikedonn71]

@balearicsoundwave89 I'm visualising you as a Mick Jagger lookalike with a stupid haircut.

[mikedonn71]

All the real original punks had long hair. Look at the Stooges, MC5, Dictators, Ramones and the Dolls. The punks invented the spikey short haircut thing as a fashion statement years after the music (the really radical shift in culture) had already occurred.

[balearicsoundwave89]

metal is for poodle pokers and softcunts.

[weiners123]

the 70's just had a collection of individuals being individual. the majority of youth today doesn't want to be original. they want to follow a movement. if you want a certain reality, you can't expect someone else to create it for you. DIY FOR LIFE.

[GredOrForge]

shit, I was born 30 years too late!

[PostPunkFan]

Man, how come I wasn't around for this?

[combesian]

all of you going on about today's youth not rebelling, don't get it - there's nothing for them to really rebellion against... half of them don't have a whole lot of boundaries to push. The other half are so distracted by some I-whatever they couldn't care less.

All the "causes" have been used up and are boring.

Besides, every "counterculture" has been turned into product for the last 20 or 30 years.

the "counterculture" has become the culture.

[009jorge1]

@combesian Uh, we can stand up against our corrupt governments. Every countries government has become corrupt.

[334alexstone]

in my past life i was a punk rocker . following clash ,pistols patti smith and richard hell evry tour

[TheWezel1995]

if you say metal is dumb THEN you are the dumbest person in the whole wide world. Seriously, get your facts.

[mguygh]

@TheWezel1995 well there is nothing intelligent anout any type of music its just supposed to be good to listen to

[TheWezel1995]

metal is good to listen too. Music made my dumbasses (not saying punk is) is usually boring, cause it's the same.

[musicdork4ever]

what did Johnny say in the beginning?

[newman015]

Punk isn't dead, neither is metal or rock. None of them will ever die out....

[pervsgrundy]

@anthonynewsome

you have probably grown up and are no longer exposed to the energy and creativity of youth, were not running around gobbing on each other anymore, or sniffing as much glue. Please dont think the soul of youth culture is lost.. IT THRIVES.

[0kidavenger0]

@pervsgrundy Think about it man. The youth is dead. The energy is different. The hate is towards each other and not towards a common enemy. The creativity is partying, drinking, making money and looking good. There is no fun is a disease of people being the showcase. Everyone is playing it safe. Where is the risk? Where is the revolting? The kids are so bad these days it is scarier than any dirty punk.

[MikeIXWilliams]

For real and truly deep down; what is wrong with todays youth to not have the rebellion gene and wanna create revolution through music...?

Corporate label Emo and mall culture Goth is NOT rebellion...

[Argarna]

I can actually believe johnny when he says he's got no heroes cus he's no hero himself and if he was he shouldn't be, he claimed to want to be anarchy, but look at him now, selling butter to the capital masses

[jaytv777]

it is amazing how 'pop' Matlocks vocals make pretty vacant..sounds like a different song!

[toxicskul]

punx not dead!!...oi! oi! oi! for punx and skinz!!..

[JimmyMcEmoson]

@toxicskul punx is dead punk's not. skin heads arent punks

[toxicskul]

@JimmyMcEmoson whatever!!..

[Szaam]

Siouxsie Sioux is so hot.

[chrisxcapone1]

favorited, will be watching in the AM, first scene, live sex pistols, 76 punk, looks fucking promising

[TheFigueroa007]

Rotten: I have no heroes. Bullshit!

[neonwind]

Great times! greatly missed!

[PBANDSNOW]

I like some of the 60's-70's rock bands i.e. Led Zeppelin, The Who, Cream, Hendrix, T Rex. But that doesnt make a difference. A punk is a punk. Stop with the stupid comments. Joe Strummer was a stones fan.

[NATSKA1000]

Sempre i + Incazzati !! Sex Pistols never die !

[nyrangers731]

@AlphaNewfie123

they go hand in hand

[erictheviking871]

YOU CANT WACK OLD COOKY AND JONESY.

[SittingAlienFilms]

damn music today is way cooler and hardcore

[messthetics]

@SittingAlienFilms yes, because this happened

[SittingAlienFilms]

@messthetics i was just screwing around lol

[kyleinez]

@SittingAlienFilms SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YOU BIG DUMMBY

[SLIPPERSVPJS]

'As you can see, there clothes are just as devastating as there music' dicks. Its not devastating, its fashion,art and music.

[MannyJazzcats]

john lydon was clearly a moron

[PBANDSNOW]

@MannyJazzcats And ur clearly a hippy

[MannyJazzcats]

@PBANDSNOW I suppose apart from my number 2 all over cut i suppose I could be considered a hippy.And what heh

[Dneroart]

smoke weed drink cheap beer and party

[SpeedMolotowOwa]

Pretty Vacant

[nothuman100]

''the sense is to shock people'' ''bizzare hair''?? i guess they worked :P

[RandallFlaggNY]

@AlphaNewfie123 Wanker.

[xdeadxtreex]

althought i do enjoy me some SexPistols i really dont think theyre where to go to find out what 'punks all about' shoulda spoken to Crass

[mrbassman25]

Glen Matlock...... Providing in the pocket stomping bass lines and providing Johnny with perfect backing vocals.....

It all went titts up when they kicked him out for Sid !!

although market value obviously shot through the roof !! lol

[Alextheanarchist]

@AlphaNewfie123 too bad lots of metal is based in punk.

[TheChemot]

for me punk is forever. i'm thirty-two now and still a punk.but of course in different ways

[alluvermin]

Hail Sex Pistols and Cockney Rejects!

[yelldagain]

Yep good luck to you JzXify enjoy whatever it is that makes you happy.

[yelldagain]

I remember seeing this at the time...made me laugh..a lot..great times!...Just started to ger really comercial at this time...Lots of yooff mags giving guides on "How to be a Punk Rocker"

[JzXify]

@yelldagain yeah its has turned very mainstream now, hate it, and all these emo thing going on, all of them look totally the same, like if no one think for thereselves... for liking punk music, beeing a youth at this time its not sumthing to be proud of, im just 15, but I know more than what you think about punk, ive got in love with it since I first knew about it, its the second thing in my life that has got me passioned about (drumming takes the first place) still hopes high, I guess.

[midnigtrush]

omg the sex pistols r the bomb!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JoesRamone]

GUY STEVENS! What a terrific producer! Anyway, all and all, really great documentary!

[desasterz]

I respect entertainment, but I am fed up with the way these bands are looking down at bands who try to do something more serious with music.

[Laurent75017]

I definitely should have been born in 52 and not 72...

[rolchan]

@Laurent75017

I was born in 61. Too late to become a hippie & too old to be a punk. Through my elderly brother I had the chance to get to know the Stones, the Beatles, Steppenwolf etc. At the age of 12 I became a huge fan of Glam Rock: Slade, Suzi Quatro & Sweet. I thought I was up to date until I heard the first punks songs during 1976/77. Sex Pistols, X-Ray-Spex, The Clash etc. Rock'n'roll came back to its roots.

No matter how young you are. You love REAL music!

[deathbypowerglove]

Viva le Johnny Rotten

And fuck Malcom Mclauren

[anthonynewsome]

...youth culture in the 70's was amazing filled with rage ideas creativity energy and passion, where as youth culture today is bland boring and out of ideas and so uptight and conservative....

[FuttBucker667]

@anthonynewsome What are you talking about: uptight and conservative? We live in a time where 15-16 year olds are sex icons to children.

[anthonynewsome]

@FuttBucker667 I know & rest my case

[Machinelf]

@anthonynewsome yes generalize two decades as if it were as simple as black and white. I say you're wrong cause the idea's and choices have grown exponentially, which only means it might be watered down. You just have to find your culture that you fit with. I know so many bright artists that speak for my culture atleast.

[anthonynewsome]

@Machinelf well the issue here is everything which happened in style & music back then was Original, today bastardised versions are corporate driven - back then youth culture was not part of the system - listen to the music - I'm sure your very contented n happy with your "choice' of artists they fit your level of thinking very well.

[Machinelf]

@anthonynewsome There is a hell of a lot of original music with very important lyrics out there, most are just on independant labels. I am very content in my choice of artists because they are mine and they speak to what I care about. Which is far from the garbage thats ever on tv or radio.

[anthonynewsome]

@Machinelf there are a very few original new artists out there today - as I told U 3 months ago

[Machinelf]

@anthonynewsome Well if you compare it to how many artists there are out there ya I suppose you are right but I dont watch any music tv channels and find artists with the internet, my brother sent me a spoof on the song whip my hair yesturday and I had never even heard it before, its up to the person to expose themselves to what they want to hear or see.

[anthonynewsome]

@Machinelf well sur there U are then -

[101piesaregood]

@anthonynewsome

not in my group of friends

beleive it or not there still are some teens who still fight for what they beleive and stand up for what they beleive is righteous

[anthonynewsome]

@101piesaregood U didnt live tru that generation in the 70's & have no experience of that time full stop, todays youth culture is based on fear & ignorance, it allows mainstream to dictate its agenda - homophobia is the biggest single issue with conservative right-wing youth thinking - punk died in 1979

[101piesaregood]

@anthonynewsome

you couldn't be more wrong

but you know thats your opinion so whatever

[anthonynewsome]

@101piesaregood U have Ur age as 24 so where am I wrong - U didnt live tru that time - thats the difference here - that culture is over - a different time & place - thats a fact - what U have is not punk or the energy or rage of the 70's - your life is not about punk because youth - society today is bland & conservative

[101piesaregood]

@anthonynewsome

wow way to make a broad generalization of todays youth

although i do admit that MOST of the youth today are brainwashed by mass media and consumerism, there are still those of us who don't buy the shit that we see on tv, even though we didnt live in the "years of punk" the punk culture is still alive and it has evolved into something different.

[anthonynewsome]

@101piesaregood 

[anthonynewsome]

@101piesaregood new - today is nothing like back then - punk never evolved into anything because it was what it was - I still wear DM's - Drainpipes etc but never introduce myself as a Punk - I have bin there done that & like Mods & Bootboys that period has ended - punk was not about fashion & music alone - from 76/79 -

[IAmSoTight1]

@anthonynewsome Sounds just like the Gov....

[anthonynewsome]

@IAmSoTight1 U think

[arvopear]

@anthonynewsome Comments like this are so cliche. Some kids are doing interesting things with rock today just as some kids were doing interesting things with rock in the 70's. Punk was a subculture that wasn't that popular, as chart lists show for both the UK and USA in the late 70's. It is only with time that it took cult status, and now everyone and their mother's mother claims to have been a part of it. Most youths in the 70's liked the same old bland crap.

[anthonynewsome]

@arvopear Ur 35 so how would U know the vibe & feeling of the 70's & it's youth culture - U dont -

[Flipper79able]

They talked about Sid being the drummer for Siouxie's band. I think Sid was bound to be famous even if he didn't join the Pistols. People like to jump on a band wagon and talk about how talentless Sid was, but all that noise came from Rotten who in my opinion saw Sid as a threat and was Jealous of him getting more attention. Rotten will pretend that he doesn't think that way but, I don't think he is hard to read. Rotten is brilliant but he will attack anything he sees as a threat.

[dudecreator]

screw the 70's still be a punk now iam a punk and always have been thanks to my parnets.

[theebadnun]

i definetly would have been into punk instead of rock if i was a teenager in the 70's-screw fleetwood mack and all that music lol

[Maxharddrive64]

Here's the thing. Back then you couldn't get ahold of alot of this stuff unless there was a music store that carried Punk.. Unless you had friends in the UK sending you stuff. There was no fokking way regular rock radio was gonna play this stuff. So it was all prety much an underground word of mouth and people sharing albums and tapes they'd made. I remember as a kid my first 'Clash' album and just playing it over and over. The record companies were slow to catch on and by the time bands like

[Maxharddrive64]

...'The Sex Pistols, the Clash, Ramones, Susie & the Banshees, the Damned, Voidiods, either only enjoyed minimal success here or had allready broke up. Alot of this music did lead the way for a more USA radio friendly New Wave style music like the Pretenders and the Police ect ect..

[bulananankey]

@Maxharddrive64 I have to say though! i think most bands who are punk or rock will have an influence from the clash, ramones, sex pistols or the black flag! punk rock started alot of musicians and give the new inspiration and ideas! for instance U2 ( shitter version of the clash), the edge the guitarist said the clash created u2's rule book

[the2ndmills]

@theebadnun hey man, fleetwood mac is good

[theebadnun]

@the2ndmills lol you've obviously never seen the reaction of nancy in "sid and nancy"

[TylerLav118118]

@theebadnun same here or I would been a Metal Head in all I like both Punk,Heavy Metal and Rock also some other music genres which generated from Rock