Word: punk
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...music on "Pod" was distinguished by the lethargic swing it introduced to post-punk; it encouraged hip-swaying instead of head-banging, even though it sounded pared-down and tough, consisting only of primitive bass, drums, guitar and vocals, with an occasional prehistoric violin drone. But the Breeders didn't blow up until the Pixies disbanded, Kim brought in her sister Kelley on guitar and they cut an album called "Last Splash" with a song called "Cannonball" on it. "Cannonball" took the spare instrumentation of the songs on "Pod" up-tempo, brightening it with studio effects. It felt more...
...Stone Roses. “Rifles” had more pretensions than the Strokes could muster, sounding a little like U2 might if you dragged them through mud for a couple of albums. “Whatever Happened To My Rock ’N’ Roll (punk song)” has more genuine punk attitude than the stateside poseurs can pull off either, with its relentless insistence on the glory of one chord played very, very loud...
Then there was Model Kit. The punk trio played last, after sunset, after it started getting cold and the crowd dropped...
...group knocked down stage equipment, in full-punk mode...
...This is not only unfair because the acts with millions of fans are trying things that have been popular for at least several years, but because the Strokes, all young men in their early twenties, came of age in the late '90s, and the proto-punk, punk and post-punk bands their sound recalls are '60s, '70s and '80s acts; is the idea that their singer, Julian Casablancas, writes songs infused with nostalgia for the Television album that played during his conception? His songs suggest he knows his late-'70s New York punk bands backward and forwards, but a distinctive...