Punk

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

This is a question for people who didn't experience punk firsthand (sorry o wise eldersaurs!)

How did the ideas/legacy/presence of punk affect your listening to and thinking about music?

(I didn't say it was a small question)

And do you still feel it as a presence within pop music and culture? Does it affect current music? Does it affect how you approach the music that came before it?

I'm interested in 'my' generation of listeners (30somethings) but also especially in 20somethings and younger - and in British people especially.

Comments

[poptasticuk.livejournal.com]

It hasn't affected me at all as far as I can tell, but it has affected modern music as the ideas are still held up as a sort of ideal for a rock band, so a lot of young ones revere and imitate them. The ideas are actually a little closer to my musical views than indie music as there isn't so much emphasis on musical talent as fun and innovation, but there's still the focus on guitars and masculinity which puts me off all rock music.