The weekend the music died

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@Mikefule

On the positive side, the “rip it up and start it again” ethos of punk cleared the decks, and gave a lot of people an opportunity to perform, and live their dreams for a while. It gave rock and roll back to the kids for a short and glorious few months before punk became just another marketing tool for the music industry.

I remember wanting to quote and +1 this comment when you first made it.
I found this thread again today (while looking for the Favourite Covers thread) and thought 'rather late than never’.