Sunday, July 14, 2024

No unhinged fury, despite the label

I won't name the band, but upon first hearing their music in the '80s, I thought, "I don't know that I'd listen to this group frequently, but these are some decent new wave tunes."  Then, upon reading in rock encyclopedias that they were a punk rock band, I thought, "This is punk rock?  Granted, I haven't heard a ton of their music, but I don't really hear any rage.  Also, these band members could pass for college students you'd see studying for hours at the library.  They don't look particularly menacing."

I was glad to learn that a punk rock band could look and sound refreshingly unthreatening.