1976 saw the Sex Pistols emerge in the UK. Those same Sex Pistols did their last concert in San Francisco in January of 1978. So what happened to the UK punk scene after the Sex Pistols imploded? Well, according to this solid 3 CD box set from Cherry Records - punk rock fragmented into different pieces. Those different pieces turned into the beginnings of new wave, power-pop, the mod revival, ska-punk, industrial music, synth-oriented electronica, and post-punk. Yet, even as these new sounds were born, there were still some bands flying the flag of the scorched earth, one chord punk rock that had emerged back in 1976.
The beauty of this box set is that they have managed to capture some of the bands and sounds that emerged in 1978. While some of the bands will be familiar to many of you (take a look at the cover), there are always songs and bands that are new to me. Take a listen to some of those bands and sounds below.
Menace - I'm Civilized
999 - Emergency
This is a fun box set. Aside from being a good historical record, some of the music on here still rocks today. Worth the purchase and all three CDs make it to the ipod!
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