Pop ate punk.
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PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Youre here aren’t you? Why do you think theyre called subcultures? Punk/punk idealogy was never mainstream until it was tamed, domesticated, and commercialized decades later
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 5 months ago
w3ird_sloth@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It tried to. Luckily it didn’t like the taste and spit it back out. I think they called it Emo.
cabbage@piefed.social 5 months ago
I’d say the Clash were simultaneously highly mainstream and true to the spirit of punk. Dead Kennedys as well, albeit slightly less mainstream.
Honestly I’d say there’s a lot of punk bands that enjoyed something close to mainstream success without being sellouts.
merc@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Rage Against the Machine aren’t quite punk, but they’re heavily punk-influenced. It’s amazing that they were such a huge commercial success.
As to whether they’re sellouts, that’s really complicated. They did generate a ton of profits for the machine they raged against. OTOH, I never would have heard their music if they hadn’t been signed to a major record label.