EPISODE · Feb 10, 2019 · 1H 18M
Episode 8 - The Birth of Punk
from Is There an Echo in Here? A Podcast About Echo & the Bunnymen · host Shane Parish
This episode nearly did us in. The terrain was so broad and the roads were worn and well-trodden. For weeks, we made wrong way turns down dead end alleys and ran off the rails a couple of times before we arrived at the delightful adventure we now present to you. We thank our lucky stars that we found a map in the form of an article by Will Sergeant (guitarist for Echo & the Bunnymen), which appeared in Q Magazine in 2013. Using this article as our guide we navigate the prog-rock beginnings of punk. We also discuss Captain Beefheart's hard feelings about the scene. We explore some misconceptions about punk and revel in the unearthed treasure that is the band Death (Detroit). We make our way to Andy Warhol's Factory where many of Ian McCulloch's heroes hung about. We then cross back over the Atlantic to meet up with some rough and tumble kids forming bands in the suburbs of London. Last but not least, Courtney reveals her OTHER favorite band. Its an episode for the ages!
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This episode nearly did us in. The terrain was so broad and the roads were worn and well-trodden. For weeks, we made wrong way turns down dead end alleys and ran off the rails a couple of times before we arrived at the delightful adventure we now present to you. We thank our lucky stars that we found a map in the form of an article by Will Sergeant (guitarist for Echo & the Bunnymen), which appeared in Q Magazine in 2013. Using this article as our guide we navigate the prog-rock beginnings of punk. We also discuss Captain Beefheart's hard feelings about the scene. We explore some misconceptions about punk and revel in the unearthed treasure that is the band Death (Detroit). We make our way to Andy Warhol's Factory where many of Ian McCulloch's heroes hung about. We then cross back over the Atlantic to meet up with some rough and tumble kids forming bands in the suburbs of London. Last but not least, Courtney reveals her OTHER favorite band. Its an episode for the ages! 01:00:00- Echo & the Bunnymen, "Going Up" 01:11:08- Death, "The Masks" 01:11:32- Dead Kennedys, "Holiday in Cambodia" 01:11:48- The Ramones, "Blitzkrieg Bop" 01:12:19- Dead Kennedys, "Drug Me" 01:13:03- Dead Kennedys, "Kill The Poor" 01:13:25- Fugazi, "Repeater" 01:13:47- Rites of Spring, "Drink Deep" 01:14:26- Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, "Moonlight on Vermont" 01:16:23- Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, "Ashtray Heart" 01:2137- King Crimson, "21st Century Schitzoid Man" 01:25:43- Pink Floyd, "The Nile Song" 01:27:00- Peter Frampton, "Do You Feel Like We Do" 01:27:09- Emerson, Lake and Palmer, "Karn Evil 9" 01:27:33- Emerson, Lake and Palmer, "Lucky Man" 01:30:56- The Residents, "Smelly Tongues" 01:33:56- Jethro Tull, "Minstrel in the Gallery 01:36:51- Kakistocracy, "Liberation Through Consumption" 01:38:21- The Ramones, "I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement" 01:40:39- Death, "Rock-n-Roll Victim" 01:41:25- Death, "Freaking Out" 01:41:57- Death, "You're a Prisoner" 01:44:19- David Bowie, "Blackout" 01:45:12- Genesis, "Harold the Barrel" 01:48:53- Velvet Underground, "The Murder Mystery" 01:49:23- Velvet Underground, "Sister Ray" 01:50:58- Lulu, "Pumping Blood" 01:51:21- Velvet Underground, "Venus in Furs" 01:52:00- Siouxsie and the Banshees, "Arabian Knights" 01:55:53- Siouxsie and the Banshees, "Israel" 01:57:00- Sex Pistols, "Bodies" 01:57:13- The Clash, "Spanish Bombs" 01:58:30- Siouxsie and the Banshees, "Halloween" 02:07:22- Megadeath, "Anarchy in the USA" 02:10:09- Fugazi, "Suggestion"
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