Talk:Fuck You Heroes

Merge
It is suggested that this page be merged with the main page about Glen E Friedman, since this page is overwhelmingly citations that have to be removed according to Wikipedia's linkfarm policy anyway. It seems to me that this page doesn't contain enough information to stand alone. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hatoulah (talk • contribs) 14:30, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Say what?
We read:


 * the days when punk rock was just beginning to galvanize itself into a social movement

Oh really? A social movement for what? -- Hoary 15:25, 28 April 2007 (UTC)


 * A change in social attitudes away from consumerism and conservatism of the participating youth and society in general. Did you think punk rock was just a style of music or a fashion statement? -- SteadyDietofNothing —Preceding comment was added at 12:32, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes I did. And do.

It was a generational thing; musically, a rebellion against the opulence/flatulence of much of the "rock" music of the time (perhaps epitomized by "ELP"); in fashion, a way of shocking one's parents' generation and getting attention to oneself; in drugs, straight to hell; etc. Socially and politically there was some egalitarianism and rejection of racism, etc., but a lot of plain nihilism and apathy chic. Lots of daubing of anarchist symbols but (as far as I remember) next to no sustained thought about which kind of anarchism to aim for, about what this anarchism would really entail, or about how to get there.

There was no actual rejection of consumerism: You might have railed against consumerism by others but like a good cog in capitalism you went to the store and bought your ready-made bondage pants and your el peas (very often from Virgin, CBS, or some other company similarly central to the entertainment industry).

And the legacy? Ripped-up jeans became a completely "safe" and inane fashion item a couple of years back, and the Sex Pistols promise to be just another bunch of old farts cashing in on their youthful fame.

Maybe I'm wrong. If so, perhaps you could point me to some coherent punk manifesto that had a credible program for change and that was subscribed to by a sizable percentage of punks.

London Calling has some good songs on it, though.

Want political music? Try Hanns Eisler. Political art? Hans Haacke.

Everybody in this room is wearing a uniform, and don't kid yourself (Frank Zappa)

-- Hoary (talk) 15:37, 27 June 2008 (UTC)