@avclub-74f7a71ee2b66500bff752ae84ce358d:disqus I don't want to make any baseless assumptions about your personal experience, nor do I want to waste a lot of energy defending the seventies, but your list of reasons why they were so horrible reads like something written by a millennial freshman in college based on…

@avclub-e1b39c7fa22304c2ee8919ac378c3d42:disqus No, humorless is definitely an insult. You are quite unpleasant.

@avclub-cb0e59b8f769a8698b9f7154dd8809b5:disqus I dunno about the Queers, but I recall Joey Ramone saying his characters were fictional and he was trying to mimic Lou Reed's story-telling style.

@avclub-4645aaea95ece4efbef8cb9251a5ac3a:disqus I'm a little disappointed not to have seen Crimpshrine in this article, though I guess they're technically a late eighties band. Crimpshrine is a really good counterpoint to Op Ivy though, as little known as they are…the two bands really sound like they existed in the…

@avclub-d009e8b6ce98ad61a7b7a69cd1ad10d9:disqus That was great, thanks. I was familiar with all those songs and had no idea they were connected.

UPCs was a big fucking deal. Remember when bands signing to Epitaph or Fat Wreck Chords was just like singing to a major label? Where the fuck does anyone getting off playing music without losing money?

@avclub-e8850ae6574d1247498b4fc0551dedb3:disqus Its kind of sad that his redeeming quality has degenerated into a shtick and now he's punching girls and ranting about how shitty new U2 records are great just to be contrary.

@avclub-cb0e59b8f769a8698b9f7154dd8809b5:disqus I meant the genre kind of wore out its welcome, there are definite bands and records that I think have stood the test of time. Choking Victim and Op Ivy definitely stand out…I think early Less Than Jake is a lot better than you'd expect from their recent material.

@avclub-cb972ccf09ed838d22fbf9fe28ed77e8:disqus The Pist did get some national exposure…I think they were even on Ben Weasel's PUNK USA comp on Lookout. Showcause were pretty much a CT/MA band, but they were pretty fucking remarkable…not too many bands came up in the nineties claiming the Sex Pistols as a major…

"Punk Rock Dress Code". It was totally and obviously tongue-in-cheek and NOBODY GOT IT. Everybody, myself included for a time, either was super pissed off that his version of the uniform didn't match ours, or actually attempted to adhere to it. Punk was serious business.

I had that seven inch, it was pretty awesome. I got a kick out of Born Against screaming about "Janelle" and Ben Weasel singing about open graves in El Salvador.

That shit was so ridiculous. I remember Black Flag being publicly criticized by MRR towards the end of their run for having un-punk long hair…the stuff in this article about haircuts might seem ridiculous now, but they were DEAD FUCKING SERIOUS. I'm pretty sure Ben Weasel eventually got kicked out of MRR, despite…

@avclub-2a50e3b61d7da907adce74114394ccc3:disqus If you actually listened to Achtung Baby, you've only trolled yourself.

I love Husker Du, and I'm pretty sure Ben Weasel was being tongue-in-cheek as I've heard him refer to the "Emo" album as sounding like Husker Du….but late-era Husker Du and the bands of that first major label wave were definitely releasing some uninspiring music. I know I don't go to the last two Replacements albums…

For some reason, in retrospect Reagan has become an icon of the far-right. He was conservative politically but it was a fringe thing NOT to like him back in his prime. He was as close to universally beloved as any politician has ever been during my life time. Going back to the hippies, I think as they got older and…

When you assume you make an ass out of yourself because your time would be better spent listening to Leatherface.

It was definitely self-indulgent and meaningless and a waste of time back then, but the fact so much fucking ink was spilled and so much time was wasted debating this dumb shit kind of grants it some historical significance. Petty squabbles and minutiae really were far more significant (culturally at least) in…

I got into them as a palate cleanser. I went through a phase of listening to Screeching Weasel and the Queers 24-7 for a few months (that itself a transition out of having spent several years listening to 80s hardcore non-stop), and when I'd get a little burnt out, Fugazi was a nice way to break up the monotony of…

I bet you five bucks that he won't like this song.

I'm not getting my hopes up for stuff which remained fairly regional, but I'd love to see The Pist or Showcase Showdown get a mention.