It's possible. Admittedly, I'm no fan of BF or HR, but I'm unaware whether he's jaundiced towards his generation's work vis a vis punk's initial wave.Kory wrote: ↑03 Jul 2019, 1:17pmI suppose I'm sort of throwing out the idea that because he was part of the scene it could be that he felt the other bands were just there and nothing to write home about (or rather, that nothing that they or Black Flag did could possibly measure up to the first wave), or even that he felt in direct competition with them and didn't like them.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Jul 2019, 7:56pmMaybe. But it'd be a rather striking assessment that nothing he nor his contemporaries did compared favourably with the people who came, like, five-ish years earlier.Kory wrote: ↑02 Jul 2019, 7:48pmIt could totally be that he doesn't like any of his contemporaries. I know I don't like any of mine.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Jul 2019, 7:20pmIt just seems weird that he wouldn't rate anything by his contemporaries (Minutemen excepted) as good as the Class of 77(ish). No Dead Kennedys? No Husker Du? No Minor Threat? I have to think that he was being really selective in terms of criteria.
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revbob wrote: ↑03 Jul 2019, 6:47amHey! That doesn't sound like a compliment.Heston wrote: ↑02 Jul 2019, 7:55pmJesus, you're like a more contemporary version of Revbob.Kory wrote: ↑02 Jul 2019, 7:48pmIt could totally be that he doesn't like any of his contemporaries. I know I don't like any of mine.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Jul 2019, 7:20pmIt just seems weird that he wouldn't rate anything by his contemporaries (Minutemen excepted) as good as the Class of 77(ish). No Dead Kennedys? No Husker Du? No Minor Threat? I have to think that he was being really selective in terms of criteria.
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Re: Henry Rollins' Top-20 Punk Albums
We all know the best bands from that era are X and Circle Jerks anyway.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Jul 2019, 1:49pmIt's possible. Admittedly, I'm no fan of BF or HR, but I'm unaware whether he's jaundiced towards his generation's work vis a vis punk's initial wave.Kory wrote: ↑03 Jul 2019, 1:17pmI suppose I'm sort of throwing out the idea that because he was part of the scene it could be that he felt the other bands were just there and nothing to write home about (or rather, that nothing that they or Black Flag did could possibly measure up to the first wave), or even that he felt in direct competition with them and didn't like them.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Jul 2019, 7:56pmMaybe. But it'd be a rather striking assessment that nothing he nor his contemporaries did compared favourably with the people who came, like, five-ish years earlier.Kory wrote: ↑02 Jul 2019, 7:48pmIt could totally be that he doesn't like any of his contemporaries. I know I don't like any of mine.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Jul 2019, 7:20pm
It just seems weird that he wouldn't rate anything by his contemporaries (Minutemen excepted) as good as the Class of 77(ish). No Dead Kennedys? No Husker Du? No Minor Threat? I have to think that he was being really selective in terms of criteria.
edit: re. Heston's comment
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You got it!Kory wrote: ↑03 Jul 2019, 3:46pmWe all know the best bands from that era are X and Circle Jerks anyway.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Jul 2019, 1:49pmIt's possible. Admittedly, I'm no fan of BF or HR, but I'm unaware whether he's jaundiced towards his generation's work vis a vis punk's initial wave.Kory wrote: ↑03 Jul 2019, 1:17pmI suppose I'm sort of throwing out the idea that because he was part of the scene it could be that he felt the other bands were just there and nothing to write home about (or rather, that nothing that they or Black Flag did could possibly measure up to the first wave), or even that he felt in direct competition with them and didn't like them.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Jul 2019, 7:56pmMaybe. But it'd be a rather striking assessment that nothing he nor his contemporaries did compared favourably with the people who came, like, five-ish years earlier.
edit: re. Heston's comment
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Re: Henry Rollins' Top-20 Punk Albums
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEANT (I have that album on cassette for some reason).Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Jul 2019, 3:52pmYou got it!Kory wrote: ↑03 Jul 2019, 3:46pmWe all know the best bands from that era are X and Circle Jerks anyway.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Jul 2019, 1:49pmIt's possible. Admittedly, I'm no fan of BF or HR, but I'm unaware whether he's jaundiced towards his generation's work vis a vis punk's initial wave.Kory wrote: ↑03 Jul 2019, 1:17pmI suppose I'm sort of throwing out the idea that because he was part of the scene it could be that he felt the other bands were just there and nothing to write home about (or rather, that nothing that they or Black Flag did could possibly measure up to the first wave), or even that he felt in direct competition with them and didn't like them.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Jul 2019, 7:56pm
Maybe. But it'd be a rather striking assessment that nothing he nor his contemporaries did compared favourably with the people who came, like, five-ish years earlier.
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I had it on cassette back in the day. I've probably downloaded it for completionist purposes, but I know I haven't listened to it.
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I think its a decent list and I'd probably have about half those on my list. But I really couldn't argue against his choices .