Were The Doors, the first punk band?

**dawnrazor** · 5th October 2006, 06:27

Originally Posted by Big Dave

eye - with a thick skin. chip off the old turnip.

have yeah gone a bit woodie?

Oh god that sounds all wrong....but not bad for a swede

**Indiana_Jones** · 5th October 2006, 15:32

RAVE ON!

-Indy

**Drum** · 5th October 2006, 15:45

The Ramones are frequently credited as being the first punk band.

I once saw an interview with Joey Ramone, and he credited The Eagles for the creation of punk. "I hated The Eagles so much, that we decided to make a whole new kind of music".

**Winston001** · 5th October 2006, 21:10

Odd. No-one has mentioned the real progenitors of punk - The Velvet Underground in 1971. Lou Reed and the boys were away ahead of their time.

**SARGE** · 5th October 2006, 21:20

Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones

RAVE ON!

-Indy

i swear to god Indy.. im coming over and taking the charges for going over my download cap out of your skinny white bread ass..

**Winston001** · 5th October 2006, 21:27

Originally Posted by skelstar

Ive heard that the Talking Heads are generally regarded as a punk band, or at least started as one.

Not quite. There were two rock movements which developed from about 1976 as a reaction by younger musicians against glam rock and heavy guitar based rock.

The first was Punk, the signature of which was a raw in-your-face performance of pure energy. Screaming lyrics, appalling musicianship, deliberate blood-letting onstage. Chris Knox and The Enemy, of Dunedin vividly come to mind. The audience pogoed and slam danced. Punk was dangerous (or so adults thought) and exciting. Sigh.

The other movement which came a year or so later was New Wave - of which Talking Heads and Devo are a good example.

New Wave was more of a middle-class radio-friendly sound. Cerebral, melodic, but still using hypnotic bass rhythms which set it apart from heavy rock - which itself was becoming known as heavy metal.

Must get my Sex Pistols album out.

**Hillbilly** · 5th October 2006, 22:32

C'mon! Everyone knows that The Sex Pistols were the first Punk Band. The Doors Punk??? Don't think so! Their music's great but they were never a punk rock band. How could they be? The movement didn't start until 1976, and it's from the UK, not the US!

BTW, seen The Ramones, Madness, The Boomtown Rats, UK Squeeze, Stiff Little Fingers, Tubeway Army, The Members and many more real punk bands live in concert.

**Indiana_Jones** · 5th October 2006, 23:25

Originally Posted by SARGE

i swear to god Indy.. im coming over and taking the charges for going over my download cap out of your skinny white bread ass..

it's like a 26KB pic lol

-Indy

**MSTRS:Me** · 6th October 2006, 07:37

Originally Posted by Hillbilly

C'mon! Everyone knows that The Sex Pistols were the first Punk Band. The Doors Punk??? Don't think so! Their music's great but they were never a punk rock band. How could they be? The movement didn't start until 1976, and it's from the UK, not the US!

BTW, seen The Ramones, Madness, The Boomtown Rats, UK Squeeze, Stiff Little Fingers, Tubeway Army, The Members and many more real punk bands live in concert.

Agree with punk coming from UK. The word 'punk' is american but not ascribed to a music style/movement until the SexPistols AFAIK.
Always thought Madness were Ska ???

**Dai** · 6th October 2006, 07:58

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Agree with punk coming from UK. The word 'punk' is american but not ascribed to a music style/movement until the SexPistols AFAIK.
Always thought Madness were Ska ???

And I always thought that the Boomtown Rats were a bunch of tossers. The best part of Bob Geldof was the stain his daddy and mummy left on the sheets.

(worked for the pratt twice. early days for the 'Rats, Live Aid for Geldof.)

**cynna** · 6th October 2006, 08:57

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Always thought Madness were Ska ???

speaking of ska did anyone else catch the beat playing this week. didnt see them when they last came 25 years but those that did reckon they are just as good today