It's just occurred to me - Skrewdriver were the ultimate punk band, weren't they? Let's look at the evidence. Name me one other punk band
- whose records are completely unavailable through mainstream outlets
- who have been kicked off 4 indie labels (including an NF-run one!)
- who it's completely socially unacceptable to say you like
- whose T-shirts would guarantee you physical aggro wearing them in London
- who took irony to unparalleled heights by preaching white power over songs written by blacks ("Johnny B. Goode") and Jewish homosexuals ("Tomorrow Belongs to Me")
- who died in a mysterious van crash with another band called Violent Storm, which led to the classic newspaper obituary, 'Violent Storm Hits Bridge'
- who recorded a version of '19th Nervous Breakdown' and then terminated the song after the second chorus cos the drummer couldn't keep up
Whereas Crass, on the other hand
- produced their own records, sold them at discount prices (to undercut the solidly communist Angelic Upstarts' record sales), thereby proving their compliance with Thatcher's 'laissez-faire' approach to independently run business and promoted individualism over collective action.
- whose records are completely unavailable through mainstream outlets
- who have been kicked off 4 indie labels (including an NF-run one!)
- who it's completely socially unacceptable to say you like
- whose T-shirts would guarantee you physical aggro wearing them in London
- who took irony to unparalleled heights by preaching white power over songs written by blacks ("Johnny B. Goode") and Jewish homosexuals ("Tomorrow Belongs to Me")
- who died in a mysterious van crash with another band called Violent Storm, which led to the classic newspaper obituary, 'Violent Storm Hits Bridge'
- who recorded a version of '19th Nervous Breakdown' and then terminated the song after the second chorus cos the drummer couldn't keep up
Whereas Crass, on the other hand
- produced their own records, sold them at discount prices (to undercut the solidly communist Angelic Upstarts' record sales), thereby proving their compliance with Thatcher's 'laissez-faire' approach to independently run business and promoted individualism over collective action.