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by **Frau_Blucher** » Thu May 15, 2008 4:17 am

Who really belongs on this list? Especially the earlier stuff? There's obvious ones like Talking Heads, Blondie, Television, and Devo. Who are the rest? I'd say it includes:

Pere Ubu
Mission of Burma
X
Human Sexual Response
Wall of Voodoo
Tuff Darts
The Bongos
The Embarrassment
Richard Hell
Dead Boys
Minutemen
Sonic Youth (at least their first s/t ep)
The Cramps
Pylon
Notekillers
The Feelies

by **scramjet** » Thu May 15, 2008 4:51 am

How can you put Pylon and The Feelies on that list, but leave R.E.M. off?

It's a good question, but it depends on where you draw the line between, Post-Punk, Punk, and New Wave.

I'll give it some thought.

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by **Frau_Blucher** » Thu May 15, 2008 4:52 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by scramjet[/i]
 How can you put Pylon and The Feelies on that list, but leave R.E.M. off?
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By typing the same sequence of letters that you see above.

by **scramjet** » Thu May 15, 2008 4:56 am

Sorry. Clearly I was mistaken. I thought you were interested in a discussion.

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by **Frau_Blucher** » Thu May 15, 2008 5:29 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by scramjet[/i]
 Sorry. Clearly I was mistaken. I thought you were interested in a discussion.
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Attempted humor...likely bad...met with drama. What is this, an internet forum?!

by **scramjet** » Thu May 15, 2008 6:07 am

Fair enough. Whether you like R.E.M. or not, they share enough with Pylon & The Feelies (especially R.E.M.'s early stuff) in terms of style and influences that it seems to me that they belong on your list. You could add other alterna-jangle bands like the dB's, Red Rockers, maybe even The Plimsouls...

And if you're putting in Devo, why not The B-52's & Oingo Boingo?

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by **Frau_Blucher** » Thu May 15, 2008 6:35 am

Hmmm, this seems to be the disconnect. I didn't have any notion that I was putting up an authoritative list. It was whatever came to my head at the time. It really is just a genuine question rather than pretention that I'm putting up some master list for my own vanity. Indeed, why not B-52s and Oingo Boingo...complete omissions...and the Cars too, doh!

by **scramjet** » Thu May 15, 2008 6:42 am

I was wondering if you left them off for a reason or just hadn't thought of them. Nothing wrong with the latter. Yes, I would add The Cars.

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by **bigwavedave** » Thu May 15, 2008 5:00 pm

I agree with Scramjets alterna-jangle additions, and would also toss in Translater and Wire Train.

by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Thu May 15, 2008 10:43 pm

Stayin' outta this one ... it's far too contentious for my tastes.

by **Frau_Blucher** » Thu May 15, 2008 10:58 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by bigwavedave[/i]
 ...and would also toss in Translater and Wire Train.
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Funny that I had both those bands in an "American Post-Punk" mix that I gave to an English friend awhile ago. I didn't really know if folks put them in the classic post-funk vein...but I guess at least some folks do.

by **Ollie Stench** » Fri May 16, 2008 1:24 am

Define "post-punk".

by **Frau_Blucher** » Fri May 16, 2008 1:44 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Ollie Stench[/i]
 Define "post-punk".
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I think that's part of what I'm trying to discover...what your interpretation would be.

by **coop41** » Fri May 16, 2008 1:57 am

well, if minutemen are in (my favorite) I would have to say Husker Du and I agree with scrammy, R.E.M..

by **Frau_Blucher** » Fri May 16, 2008 2:15 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by coop41[/i]
 I would have to say Husker Du
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Definitely.
[quote][i]Originally posted by coop41[/i]
and I agree with scrammy, R.E.M
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You're dead to me.

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