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Originally Posted by UVRAY
That's a really stupid thing to say.
In 30 years time and some 20 year old kid says to you "SY are shit I'm sure they were like a breath of fresh air at the time if I was around in the 80s and 90s but the fact is I wasn't."
His ignorant comments woud not change the fact that SY are one of the most influential and exciting bands of their generation.
Just as your comments regarding The Sex Pistols are totally invalid.
as far as John Lydon is concerned, he has an insight and pours scourn on the pretentiousness and hypocrisy in the music industry. He exploits it and then ridicules herd mentality.
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I was trying to get across the fact that I don't find them exciting because time has passed and they have dated. If I was around at the time I might have been thrilled by them and held a candle for them over the years despite their deficiencies.
Your example of Sonic Youth is a good one...I see what you mean. But I can imagine that kids in the future
will say that and they'd be entitled to.
My comments about the Pistols weren't intended to 'prove' that they weren't iconic or influential (they certainly were iconic, I don't think anyone can deny that). I was just basically saying 'I don't like 'em, maybe it would have been different if I was there but I wasn't'.