Those guys were the greatest band ever
My cable was out yesterday, so I pretty much ceased to exist. However, it did come back up in time for Tivo to tape something called Punk: Attitude. Overall, it wasn't such a bad retrospective of punk. The best part was seeing all these geezers like Siouxsie Sioux and Marco Pirroni (no Adam Ant, though) in their all their bloatedness.

Too much Sex Pistols. Why bother? They're thoroughly documented in a bunch of films. Too much 1977 for me in general. Really, what is there to say about the Ramones that hasn't been said? I was 9 years old then. They glossed over 80s punk, which was a real shame. They had one Fugazi clip and they interviewed Agnostic Front. Not a bad choice for 80s hardcore, I guess. They had the sound.

The parts I really hated were guys like Glen Branca saying bands like DNA were so important. Nobody listens to DNA. Or Suicide. It's one thing when you're a college DJ and you pick something obscure or painful to listen to as your mark of coolnees, but get over it already. It's like when I thought Cabaret Voltaire was really great in high school, then I grew up and realized they were boring. Or I bought Einsturzende Neubauten records just so I could say Einsturzende Neubauten when trying to pick up goth chicks, which I didn't learn to pronounce right for 10 years, anyway. OK, Halber Mensch is pretty good, but my point is made. I was a teenage poseur. That is my "punk attitude".