1977: Is PUNK ROCK a Threat to BRITISH SOCIETY? | Brass Tacks | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

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[SteveStrummerUK]

Great find!

I vaguely remember watching it when it first aired.

[Guest]

I was around 15 when punk first arrived in the UK. I thought it was universally crap (but I was into prog so I would say that), and I also thought those who covered themselves in safety pins and zips - with their pink mohicans - were eejits (surprising quite how much of a narrow-minded, opinionated little sh!t you can be at the tender age of 15). 😂

However the mainstream music scene was pretty stagnant and something like punk was desperately needed as a disruptive element.

Ultimately punk evolved of course, as all genres do, and gave rise to some really good musicians and bands. I doubt a lot of the great music that has been recorded since 1977 would have been made without it.

We have much to thank it for.

Andy