70s crap

[RICHARD ROMEO]

would any of you waxing nostalgic about punk and other 70s ephemera be 
surprised that some us find it ironic that much of punk was a reaction 
against, among others, such (hippie or otherwise)  nostalgia?
what do we crow about now:  "phoney sex pistol mania has bitten the 
dust?"

Punk was a welcome reaction to disillusion and rock's self-absorption, 
etc but songs like "Working for the Clampdown" or "Dancin Barefoot", hell 
even "Because the Night"  still resonate--not sure Horses does anymore.  
Punk also had some really horrid consequences for music qua music:  lousy 
musicians. (please don't say that was the point.)

53 miles west Of Venus,

Richard Romeo
Coordinator of Cooperating Collections
The Foundation Center-NYC
212-807-2417
rromeo at fdncenter.org