I do, I just educate myself about things I'm not especially interested in and anything with the word 'rock' in it (unless a catchword like 'punk' or 'glitter' or 'gothic' or 'roots' is there too....)
Behold the magnificence of Poison 13 who mixed punk with blues slide guitars...
Maybe, pretty good and I would have loved to see them live back in the day (I always enjoyed live punk shows more than records - many great times were had at those)
I promoted gigs in London in the early eighties and Punk Rock was nothing but trouble. Them and Reggae gigs. It is part of the reason that Hard Rock came back, because the punters did not cause trouble and drank beer. Unlike the Punks and Rastas who caused trouble and took drugs.... Pubs banned the Punks and Rastas and started booking proper Rock bands.
in London in the early eighties and Punk Rock was nothing but troubl
AFAICT European and American punks were very different, in the college town I lived in they were careful not to do much damage (shows were organized by a member of of a local band that everyone knew and they didn't want her to lose her deposits). A few shows were held in houses (when the few local venues were unavailable). There wasn't much in the way of drugs since "straight edge" was a thing then.
This wasn't any kind of commercial enterprise - there was a sort of small punk band... circuit in the 1980s (into the early 1990s at which point I lost track) followed by a bunch of never-to-be-famous-groups who were touring more for fun than for fame and fortune.
The band members would pile in a van and drive from city to city, crashing in the living rooms of locals who organized the shows (there was an informal network so they knew what bands were coming and when). The locals would also make up fliers and post them so people knew when and where the next show was.The bands also sold their privately printed lps and t-shirts to help get gas money to the next town.
I remember this pastiche song from 1982. It was really crazy. Now I am reading the communist authorities soon took it off air and TV coz they thought it mocked their martial law.
KSU - that was a cult punk rock group from Bieszczady Mountains.
They still do gigs today. That makes them the oldest rock group in Poland coz they launched in 1977. Amazing.
One of their hits from communist times:
Dead trees Amazing music and pessimistic but wise lyrics
Live and studio
Faster, faster On the way to its own failure A naked monkey is running And it destroys its world Faster, faster Obsessed clock Crazy monkey Seconds count down Dead trees ask for mercy Dead trees scream before they die
It's time
Slower and slower Insanity or sense It's time to choose the way The deadline is approaching Closer, closer You can see the end The series "Great Man" ceased to delight us
KSU - one of my fave groups whose several old songs I have already presented in this thread.
Now two newer ones.
This one is simply brilliant. Musically, coz the message is a bit too leftist to me. Amiga will like it, though. :)
Who will defend you, Poland
They sucked the life out of many They took away our dignity They created a country of beggars that everything is fine With a smile on the screen The mockers are playing the show Predatory mouths open They still want to devour No one defends you Poland When hungry dogs are around Humiliated nation Suffering, misery, tears
When their muzzles get fat The next ones are pushing They will put their snouts into the troughs And they will start to milk you But the food will soon run out And they will stick their fangs in the stools And the roles will turn around And we will kick them out
The other one: Music is amazing as usual, most of the lyrics is a bit exaggared but the combination of music and lyrics in the chorus is simply genial. Thank you, KSU. You have made history with your artistry.
KSU Techno Techno
Techno techno technocrats They spin leaves on lettuce There are poppy seed cakes without poppy seed And young old sheep They spin leaves, they melt ice cream Specialists of bad weather Genetic front is coming Gotta get out of here
Chorus (at 0:31) And nothing changes in Tahiti Gauguin women are sitting on the beach And in Tahiti the sails are in half shade Verlain maids are picking flowers
Techno techno technocrats They would like to enrich our world Technoidiot will make rat-ape, cat-hedgehog Transgenic sperm whales will go to work for us We will live with, unfortunately What the technocretin will come up with
'Cause in Tahiti nothing changes Gauguin women are dancing on the grass Because Tahiti's aurora is in flames Verlain maidens are picking fruit
Techno techno technocrats Virtual semi-neuters Technofool will confess love in a cell phone message
Virtual reproduction Give them god, technomaster And we need to make a government And quickly get out of here
'Cause in Tahiti nothing changes Gauguin women are sitting on the beach Because in Tahiti the sails are in half-shadows Verlain maids are braiding their hair
The average lyrics to this average rock song is quite interesting coz it expresses the feelings of an incorrigible Polish patriot in an ironic way.
The group is Dr Misio - Dr Teddy Bear. Quite unusual as it was started by a known actor - Arkadiusz Jakubik (excellent role in the sitcom 13 Police Presinct).
When I think about her I look her straight in the eye It's an unpleasant day after a bad night's sleep When I think about her I'm honest to the core Gray-gray streets full of dark secrets So little is happening I'm getting more and more angry I can't live enough for a little freedom
My ailment is Poland......
When I think about her, I have no doubts A generation without a chance deprived of youth I won't have enough life to heal from Poland
My ailment is Poland......
So little happens, almost nothing changes Life is not enough for me to fulfill my dreams So little happens time of carefree promises Life is not enough for me to heal from Poland Life is not enough for me to heal from Poland
I can be a hopeless pessimist or an incorrigible optimist depending on the mood. :):):) hahaha
Which one am I before the coming elections? Optimist, of course. :):):)
Here is Kukiz and his band`s song with a very positive message. Check it out coz music is great as usual - energetic melodic post punk.
Sometimes there is sun Sometimes there is rain Sometimes there is darkness Sometimes there is poetry
Everything changes alternately Sometimes it is OK and sometimes it is not The sun rises and sets Always every other day It will be fine if you want it If you only want it
Sometimes there is love Sometimes there is not Sometimes it is OK Sometimes it is not
I can be a hopeless pessimist or an incorrigible optimist depending on the mood.
That is a lie. You are a hopeless pessimist as your choice of music shows..... all nihilistic punk/new wave nonsense and rubbish Polish bands to boot! There is optimism in Polish Music if you care to search for it.
No, I don`t. This song is too insipid - slow, with boring melody, silly lyrics and irritating howling of the lead singer. Simply speaking, it lacks everything what I appreciate in music.
I don`t know this group, never heard it or of it. If you like it, it means you seriously disengaged yourself from hard rock/ heavy metal trends. :):):):)
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