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Punk was before my time, but I love listening to that era now, with the DIY non-corporate attitude. One of the great developments in popular music, the impact it had on youth at the time must have been so exciting. Sex Pistols first TV appearance, 1976, with the late Tony Wilson. Imagine being a young kid who had to listen to mainstream radio of Elton John, ABBA etc in 1976, pre-internet and when there was only three TV channels, then seeing this on the box. Talk about life changing!

From that to selling butter

I get what you're saying about it being something completely new and a release from the drudgery of what was mainstream at the time. However, to go from the 60s, which was the greatest decade for music IMO, to that is like entering the musical dark ages IMO. That's not denigrate Punk, more that I don't get anything about the Sex Pistols at all. Although as I said previously the "Punk" bands I do like are probably more Post Punk than actual Punk, but not meaning to come across as snobbish towards punk. More that I specifically only see The Sex Pistols as shouty noise.