“Then again, the Sex Pistols and The Clash both had chart hits, so cries of “sell-out” should be taken with a grain of salt.”
I disagree since their hits were hits cause they were hits and not because they were trying to make radio ready crap that would sell to 14yr olds across the country when they recorded them in the first place.
I give this rant a 1.2, well spoken but just not correct for all the reasons stated here
" but I will point out that the original punk ethos was equal parts philosophy and music, and streamlining your sound/lyrics to get radio play and make lots of money a la Blink 182 were considered mainstream tactics that didn’t fit into the whole punk mindset."
