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| The "revolution" faded and became dispersed. Some Punks
became "Goths" or "New Romantics." Most drifted off into the 80's capitalism
and greed - ideals that they had once rallied against. A few followed Sid...
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Most of the groups themselves disappeared - off to get
"proper" jobs after their 15 minutes. Others tried to change direction with varying degrees of success. The Cockney Rejects experimented with Heavy Metal which turned into a disaster, The Stranglers, amongst others, "Mellowed & Matured," losing the raw edge they once had and joined the playlist on Radio 2, whilst a few, like Paul Weller, concentrated on their "serious musical side" and veered off to "commercial land." |
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True, there were some who did continue to follow in the "old tradition" and
a few groups who still commanded respect as stalwarts of the era - The UK
Subs, SLF, Discharge, The Exploited & the Vibrators, for example remained
together in various forms and continued to tour; The Sisters of Mercy drew
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Now the scene had lost all direction & a long, hard Winter set in. The words, "Guitar, Live & Relevance" all disappeared from the rock music dictionary. Instead of rebellion & change, things became a mash of rap, hip-hop, house, garage, acid, electro-pop and, later, the rise of manufactured boy/girl bands. For most kids now, music was to become no more than a pretty face (male or female) with a nice voice, singing Abba covers, or getting out of it with a couple of tabs whilst enduring a monotone rhythm. | |
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