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Originally Posted by Magic Wheel Memory
Again, the definition of "punk rock" is fairly subjective, but to me, "punk rock" implies simplicity. There is nothing simple about the music of Sonic Youth
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this might be another thread but for me Punk is more about Freedom than Simplicity.
The freedom to play really simple music. To play really fast music. to go out in your van and drive up and down the country playing really small shows to your friends. the freedom to put a drumstick in the frets and play your guitar with a powerdrill. to go freeform and realease improv noise albums. to record a pop album.
but the majority of people dont think about it this much and when you say "punk" they think of the sex pistols or siouxie and the banshees or those London Postcard punks with huge pink mohicans. or even fucking green day. And sonic youth are pretty far from that
similiairly if you say "rock" to most people they think of Queen or kings of leon/foo fighters. And sonic youth are as far from that as possible
so yeah, maybe noise rock