Track 8 Poll 1

[Silent Majority]

Well, I nominated Kate Bush and The Runaways. Why do punks hate women? I'm kidding.

I’m on my third decade of trying to get into Kate Bush, but other than a couple of songs, she doesn’t do it for me.

Oh, I get it. She's an acquired taste, but if you have a taste for her, like I do (gawd, that sounds kinky), you see how much of a musical genius she is/was. A lot of people can't get past her voice, especially in the early years. Hounds of Love, though, is a masterpiece.

I love

Babuskha
Hounds of Love
Running Up That Hill
Wuthering Heights

I'm sure you've seen the video for Babushka, yeah?

It's a good video, Meemz.

[Dr. Medulla]

Well, I nominated Kate Bush and The Runaways. Why do punks hate women? I'm kidding.

A few months ago, I was going down a rabbit hole hunting down obscure female punk and especially post-punk bands. Obscure chiefly because it's the male bands that dominate popular memory. But generally they were groups who put out a 7" or ep and that was it. A couple series of compilations stand out:
https://www.discogs.com/label/1114912-Subnormal-Girls
https://www.discogs.com/label/1422816-Typical-Girls

But what struck me is that there was so much more variety, less orthodoxy (especially punk orthodoxy) than in the big male-centred bands. Which is to say, female punk and punk-inspired bands seemed to capture the punk spirit of openness and diversity much, much better.

[101Walterton]

Love some Kate Bush but not a regular listen, just when I fancy it and only Kate hits the spot.

[Olaf]

Well, I nominated Kate Bush and The Runaways. Why do punks hate women? I'm kidding.

Because of your Ramones shirts.

Artist’s rendering of Mimi being a total girl.

I seem to remember Birnam Wood with more trees...

[Wolter]

Well, I nominated Kate Bush and The Runaways. Why do punks hate women? I'm kidding.

Because of your Ramones shirts.

Artist’s rendering of Mimi being a total girl.

I seem to remember Birnam Wood with more trees...

They marched away.

[Olaf]

Well, I nominated Kate Bush and The Runaways. Why do punks hate women? I'm kidding.

Because of your Ramones shirts.

Artist’s rendering of Mimi being a total girl.

I seem to remember Birnam Wood with more trees...

They marched away.

What a tragedy.