Do you consider the band "Blondie" to be punk?

Group Question :: Punk

Do you consider the band "Blondie" to be punk?

by Poet003 Posted January 16, 2009 02:02:42

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I do

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	Yes 42% 5 votes
	Maybe 8% 1 vote
	No 25% 3 votes
	Hell No 8% 1 vote
	Undecided 8% 1 vote
	All of the above 0% 0 votes
	None of the above 8% 1 vote

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+3 raves Brian Kemp January 16, 2009 16:31:12

Answered: Yes
They don't fit the stereotypical punk sound, but they were there at the beginning with bands like the Ramones and the Talking Heads at CBGB's, way back when. The sound wasn't punk, but the attitude definitely was.
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Bree O'Shea August 11, 2009 16:45:54

Answered: None of the above
I've never been a fan of Blondie, so I wouldn't know what they are classified as.
lowerclassrock666 July 09, 2009 05:12:45

Answered: Hell No
no just never did
- May 03, 2009 08:48:54 (edited)

Answered: Yes
FG
Suckmyleftone March 27, 2009 02:21:55

Answered: Maybe
I would say they were more post-punk.
Along with bands like the velvet underground and iggy and the stooges
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yesenia February 11, 2009 06:15:43

Answered: Yes
of course,punk is allll about the attitude and Deborah has it all ;D
"Remember punk is not a defined style of music, it is an essence of spirit devulged by the individual."
Poet003 to yesenia February 11, 2009 16:30:06

thanks
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yesenia to Poet003 February 11, 2009 17:19:03

no problem
Matt January 24, 2009 03:12:18

Answered: No
At first they were headed that way. As BK said, the attitude was there, but the music went the commercial way. I do have just about every old Blondie LP though. Just because they weren't punk doesn't mean they weren't good.
xpunkox January 19, 2009 19:04:10

Answered: No
I never viewed blondie as a punk band, plain and simple. It was a diffenent time then and punk wasn't has defined, or over defined as it is now. Although i will still contend that Blondie was not a punk band. No quarterflash isn't either :)
fuzzy Ken "In G-d We Trust" January 16, 2009 18:22:59

Answered: Yes
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Poet003 to fuzzy K... January 16, 2009 20:17:04

cool.
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Brian Kemp January 16, 2009 16:31:12

Answered: Yes
They don't fit the stereotypical punk sound, but they were there at the beginning with bands like the Ramones and the Talking Heads at CBGB's, way back when. The sound wasn't punk, but the attitude definitely was.
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Poet003 to Brian Kemp January 16, 2009 17:42:56

I agree.And in punk for many people attitude is everything.
Brian Kemp to Poet003 January 16, 2009 20:01:23

That's why they call 'em punks.
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fuzzy K... to Brian Kemp January 16, 2009 18:12:04

I agree.
The loud and fast punk sound started by the Ramones was not all there was to it. Attitude was everything.
A lot of the punk pioneers were neither loud or fast. Talking Heads, Richard Hell, Television, Patti Smith.
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Poet003 to fuzzy K... January 16, 2009 18:21:09

cool thanks for the dvd clips.I liked both of them.
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Brian Kemp to fuzzy K... January 16, 2009 20:02:00

All great punk pioneers, even if they don't fit the mold.
1088799 January 16, 2009 02:54:12

Answered: No
Not really, IMHO