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Dr. Medulla wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:51pm
Flex wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:39pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:34pm
Did you trade it for an STD?
probably traded it in for a smash mouth CD since I was into punk by then. :cool:
Should have gone for the STD.
It’s short for “Smashmouth The Dick.”
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Wolter wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:52pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:51pm
Flex wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:39pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:34pm
Did you trade it for an STD?
probably traded it in for a smash mouth CD since I was into punk by then. :cool:
Should have gone for the STD.
It’s short for “Smashmouth The Dick.”
You've gained the trust of the Secret Society of Prostitutes to learn their code, eh?
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JennyB wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 4:46pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 3:10pm
Heston wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 2:04pm
That Stalinist stuff was all a bit silly really in retrospect. A clearing of the decks was needed but there was too much great stuff released before 1976 to take it seriously.
But it was the nature of the beast, wasn't it? I look back to my own discovery of punk and alternative music. At that moment, everything else had to be renounced as bullshit. Napster and BitTorrent were a godsend for letting me get back freely all those old records I haughtily sold off on principle and to pay for new, more pure records.
This is the universal experience for us, isn't it? I sold so many things that I would like to have back now.
...or I spent years not enjoying music I've since discovered I like simply because I didn't think it was cool enough when I was an obnoxious punk kid.
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WestwayKid wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 10:21pm
JennyB wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 4:46pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 3:10pm
Heston wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 2:04pm
That Stalinist stuff was all a bit silly really in retrospect. A clearing of the decks was needed but there was too much great stuff released before 1976 to take it seriously.
But it was the nature of the beast, wasn't it? I look back to my own discovery of punk and alternative music. At that moment, everything else had to be renounced as bullshit. Napster and BitTorrent were a godsend for letting me get back freely all those old records I haughtily sold off on principle and to pay for new, more pure records.
This is the universal experience for us, isn't it? I sold so many things that I would like to have back now.
...or I spent years not enjoying music I've since discovered I like simply because I didn't think it was cool enough when I was an obnoxious punk kid.
We've all done that to some extent.

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Wolter wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:52pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:51pm
Flex wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:39pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:34pm
Did you trade it for an STD?
probably traded it in for a smash mouth CD since I was into punk by then. :cool:
Should have gone for the STD.
It’s short for “Smashmouth The Dick.”
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WestwayKid wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 7:35am
"No Elvis, Beatles, or the Rolling Stones..."

This week's topic is bands/artists from the 60's and 70's (I'll also throw in the 50's) who did alright when punk came and shook up rock and roll in the 70's. Basically - they were not written off as dinosaurs and were embraced/respected by the "new wave" of young bands that washed over the world of music in 1976 and onward.

Proto-punk bands don't count.
Too many to mention. Bolan/Bowie/Roxy/Mott/Flaming Groovies. As for proto punk well they only got called that after punk had happened and people talked about influence. As for the dinosaur bands punk didn't harm any of them it's all myth. Floyd/Zeppelin/Yes all carried on and sold out huge venues and made even more extravagant albums. The year zero punk thing is the biggest pile of nonsense ever. All the punk bands stole riffs from the previous generation and before. Punk only lasted about 18 months before bands moved on with their sound.
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Wolter wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:52pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:51pm
Flex wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:39pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:34pm
Did you trade it for an STD?
probably traded it in for a smash mouth CD since I was into punk by then. :cool:
Should have gone for the STD.
It’s short for “Smashmouth The Dick.”
I don’t know how to break it to you, but I’m afraid your son Flex is suffering from Smashmouth of the dick.
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eumaas wrote:
10 Nov 2018, 10:01am
Wolter wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:52pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:51pm
Flex wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:39pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:34pm
Did you trade it for an STD?
probably traded it in for a smash mouth CD since I was into punk by then. :cool:
Should have gone for the STD.
It’s short for “Smashmouth The Dick.”
I don’t know how to break it to you, but I’m afraid your son Flex is suffering from Smashmouth of the dick.
Weird, Flex. But okay.
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eumaas wrote:
10 Nov 2018, 10:01am
Wolter wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:52pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:51pm
Flex wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:39pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:34pm
Did you trade it for an STD?
probably traded it in for a smash mouth CD since I was into punk by then. :cool:
Should have gone for the STD.
It’s short for “Smashmouth The Dick.”
I don’t know how to break it to you, but I’m afraid your son Flex is suffering from Smashmouth of the dick.
Same thing happened to Rob Ford. Just sayin'.
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eumaas wrote:
10 Nov 2018, 10:01am
Wolter wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:52pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:51pm
Flex wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:39pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:34pm
Did you trade it for an STD?
probably traded it in for a smash mouth CD since I was into punk by then. :cool:
Should have gone for the STD.
It’s short for “Smashmouth The Dick.”
I don’t know how to break it to you, but I’m afraid your son Flex is suffering from Smashmouth of the dick.
I just noticed your Feldman quote, that's great.
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Silent Majority wrote:
10 Nov 2018, 11:06am
eumaas wrote:
10 Nov 2018, 10:01am
Wolter wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:52pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:51pm
Flex wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 8:39pm


probably traded it in for a smash mouth CD since I was into punk by then. :cool:
Should have gone for the STD.
It’s short for “Smashmouth The Dick.”
I don’t know how to break it to you, but I’m afraid your son Flex is suffering from Smashmouth of the dick.
Weird, Flex. But okay.
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Is ten times worse than prison


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It's been awhile since I posted a new opinion/question. I was just thinking of my cousin (technically my 1st cousin once removed...but only 15 years older than me) and how he was the one who really shaped and inspired my love of music. Curious to know if any of you had a similar person in your lives.

He was a typical mid-America teen in the late-70's. Led Zeppelin, Starship, and stuff like that...but then he discovered punk. One of my earliest memories is seeing a poster of the 1978 Winterland concert on his bedroom wall. It was through him that I was first exposed to The Pistols and The Clash and Black Flag and Husker Du and The Smiths and on and on. His record collection was always available to me. I'd go over to his house and borrow and tape whatever I wanted.

He went through his period of musical Stalinism that many of us went through, but as he got older he dropped that and I know I was definitely inspired to do the same because of him. I could go over to his house and we'd spin London Calling followed by Going for the One by Yes.

He passed away very suddenly in early 2017 from an undetected heart condition - not unlike Joe. In fact, he passed just after getting home from walking his dog.

I'm very thankful to have had someone like him in my life for many reasons, but his generosity and enthusiasm in sharing his love of music has truly shaped my life for the better!!
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Nope, nothing like that, really. Instead, my musical tastes have just been fueled by curiosity and reading music magazines/books. And, of course, recommendations from people here.
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My brother helped me discover a lot of great stuff, but then he became a Deadhead. So I had to kill him.
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JennyB wrote:
28 Nov 2018, 1:13pm
My brother helped me discover a lot of great stuff, but then he became a Deadhead. So I had to kill him.
I can understand becoming a Deadhead back in the 60s—people got fucked up and latched on to all kinds of weird things in the spirit of the times. But there is no acceptable reason for anyone born after, say, 1963 to find that stuff palatable.
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