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treestar

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88. Not at all

Mon Aug 6, 2012, 10:27 PM

Aug 2012

What's the age limit?

Punk came on the scene in the lat 70s - some of those people must be one 40 by now.

The Stones are in their late 60s now. Are they supposed to stop?

Sounds like ageism.

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not that this is at all significant but. . . a FORTY YEAR OLD in a PUNK band? really??? [View all] niyad Aug 2012 OP

One has to age but you don't have to grow up. nt hack89 Aug 2012 #1

Guns, guitars and swastikas aren't age appropriate (at any age). Hoyt Aug 2012 #7

I agree about the swastikas. nt hack89 Aug 2012 #10

Punk is about that old... Fumesucker Aug 2012 #2

What has age to do with it? MrSlayer Aug 2012 #3

It struck me as evidence he was a pathetic loser. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2012 #4

So being a musician make one a loser? MattBaggins Aug 2012 #6

Not at all. Being a "musician" in a white supremacist The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2012 #8

I was unsure MattBaggins Aug 2012 #13

Yeah. I don't get it either. I'm 57 and I remember pogoing to the Ramones amandabeech Aug 2012 #45

Tommy and Marky aren't dead. Fawke Em Aug 2012 #51

Wow. I thought that Johnny had been the last living Ramone. amandabeech Aug 2012 #65

The white supremacist part makes him a loser. Chorophyll Aug 2012 #61

It's the combination. There just shouldn't be any such thing The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2012 #64

Not unusual. Wait Wut Aug 2012 #5

have you heard how old some of these "rock and roll" bands are? eShirl Aug 2012 #9

Like the Rolling Stones, for example? The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2012 #11

almost as old as ME!! niyad Aug 2012 #15

I know some men over 50 who are in punk bands slackmaster Aug 2012 #12

Mike Ness is 50 and still rocks MattBaggins Aug 2012 #21

The Zeros of Chula Vista, CA have been playing since 1976 slackmaster Aug 2012 #23

And FLIPPER just finished touring the EU... Tikki Aug 2012 #30

Many music experts credit this song from 1966 MattBaggins Aug 2012 #32

Correct and, also, from 1966 proto-punk the Sonics... Tikki Aug 2012 #36

That's Mark Lindsey of Paul Revere and the Raiders clapping along. Lint Head Aug 2012 #39

Oh my! Paul Revere and the Raiders! amandabeech Aug 2012 #53

Paul Revere and the Raiders.... Tikki Aug 2012 #59

Love that sax! amandabeech Aug 2012 #66

Oh my God I love that song so much! But its from 1967 or so. amandabeech Aug 2012 #47

Credit bongbong Aug 2012 #67

And they would be wrong Throd Aug 2012 #83

Or this.... Throd Aug 2012 #84

saw X in la arely staircase Aug 2012 #34

Kim Gordon is turning 60 MattBaggins Aug 2012 #37

Saw X first time 1980... Tikki Aug 2012 #40

Just saw The Zeros 2 weeks ago at the Troubadour zappaman Aug 2012 #70

That's one of the sillier things you could be complaining about here. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #14

not complaining, just asking niyad Aug 2012 #18

It's not even unusual Posteritatis Aug 2012 #42

Most of my favorite bands are comprised of members older than I am OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #100

He did just start this neonazi band a few years ago DevonRex Aug 2012 #16

who?? niyad Aug 2012 #17

you don't know who the Ramones are ? what do you consider to be Punk music ? JI7 Aug 2012 #107

I have absolutely no idea. niyad Aug 2012 #111

To make the remark that 40 is old seems to me RebelOne Aug 2012 #19

reading comprehension helps. I asked if he wasn;t a bit old to be in a punk band, something that niyad Aug 2012 #112

A bit old? No. You really think so? Brickbat Aug 2012 #20

try reading-- I asked if he wasn't a bit old to be in a punk band, seeing that it brings to mind niyad Aug 2012 #114

I did read, and I think it's funny you think 40 is too old for a punk band. Brickbat Aug 2012 #115

I'm trying to think, but drawing a blank... asthmaticeog Aug 2012 #22

ever heard of ian mackaye? frylock Aug 2012 #24

Pat Boone MattBaggins Aug 2012 #28

PUNK... Tikki Aug 2012 #25

Thats kind of age-ist. No one is too old to rock n roll. phleshdef Aug 2012 #26

Yes, agreed. I am 73 and rocking and rolling. n/t RebelOne Aug 2012 #27

Christopher Lee's put some metal albums out in the last couple years, too. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #44

I wish their were a lot more older people into being in bands... Kalidurga Aug 2012 #29

Not sure where you're listening to get the impression that's what it's all like today. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #52

Would it had been more appropriate if he were in a neo-nazi lounge act? RZM Aug 2012 #31

Erk. Mental... image... winning... (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #50

How do you feel about those who are 40+ and still listen to punk or similar? Avalux Aug 2012 #33

40 is young..sheesh n/t We are Devo Aug 2012 #35

Yup, 40 nowadays is the new 30. n/t RebelOne Aug 2012 #55

It's a metal band. Dark racist lyricts. Lint Head Aug 2012 #38

tell that to the ultimate punk band, blink 182 BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #41

ROFL. blink 182? stevedeshazer Aug 2012 #106

more like a forty year old punk --- in a band. spanone Aug 2012 #43

No, not unusual. Aging punk rockers are everywhere. Quantess Aug 2012 #46

Reminds me of a funny onion piece RZM Aug 2012 #57

Iggy Pop and his youthful torso would beg to differ. kysrsoze Aug 2012 #48

"White Supremacist Band" would be the better descriptor. Stinky The Clown Aug 2012 #49

Don't you mean - a PUNK band in 2012? really??? Matariki Aug 2012 #54

+1 Chorophyll Aug 2012 #62

you're supposed to switch to polka at age 40 Enrique Aug 2012 #56

I blame the Bowfucka (Bowflex) machine. L0oniX Aug 2012 #58

The guys from the Sex Pistols are pushing 60. Should they retire? Chorophyll Aug 2012 #60

I'm 46 and still love to play 80's LA thrashcore. Throd Aug 2012 #63

DON'T! FOR THE LOVE OF PETE STICK WITH THRASHCORE! LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #69

Pick up the new TESTAMENT yet? zappaman Aug 2012 #72

Not yet, but I will. I'll never figure out why Metallica got huge and Testament didn't. Throd Aug 2012 #74

I just did the math, and I'm actually 45. Throd Aug 2012 #89

How old are you ? some of the best musicians these days are way past 40 JI7 Aug 2012 #68

Ummmm, punk isn't exactly a new musical genre. Codeine Aug 2012 #71

your imagine of Punk is that of Avril Lavigne probably JI7 Aug 2012 #73

Why not? There's 60+ year olds playing in the Rolling Stones nt WolverineDG Aug 2012 #75

the stones are not a punk band niyad Aug 2012 #113

you do realize that punk bands originated WolverineDG Aug 2012 #116

It appears that he agreed with you cthulu2016 Aug 2012 #76

Henry Rollins is 51...nt SidDithers Aug 2012 #77

You must not be in the music scene much. former9thward Aug 2012 #78

Johnny Rotten is 56. Shane MacGowan is 54. baldguy Aug 2012 #79

Shane MacGowan looks like he's 154!!! LTR Aug 2012 #87

He's had dental work -- a full set of teeth. WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2012 #97

Joe Strummer was still making music at 50. thucythucy Aug 2012 #80

Ummm, jeez, have you not heard of Henry Rollins? a la izquierda Aug 2012 #81

Iggy Pop is 65 REP Aug 2012 #82

The Stooges were the first real punk band, IMO LTR Aug 2012 #86

Punk is a Gen-X thing and the oldest Gen-Xers are 51 years old Odin2005 Aug 2012 #85

Nope. You're wrong, friend. stevedeshazer Aug 2012 #94

DOH, I forgot that the first punks were Boomers, my bad! Odin2005 Aug 2012 #96

Not at all treestar Aug 2012 #88

I am a 57 year old punk. stevedeshazer Aug 2012 #90

Good! Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2012 #92

I was glad he misunderstood it. limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #108

Not really. The punk bands I liked when punk first came out, are probably in their late 50s.. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #91

I'm betting I have concert t-shirts older than you. nt msanthrope Aug 2012 #93

+1 n/t stevedeshazer Aug 2012 #95

I'm another 57 y.o. indie punk rocker... GReedDiamond Aug 2012 #98

Can I just say OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #101

Yes, you can... GReedDiamond Aug 2012 #103

+1 stevedeshazer Aug 2012 #109

Isn't that the appropriate age for remembering punk rock? JVS Aug 2012 #99

these punkers still rock and they are all over 50 DBoon Aug 2012 #102

Age is not the issue. HuckleB Aug 2012 #104

A 41 year old American was 6 years old when Punk hit the states. slampoet Aug 2012 #105

What's worse is that punk is older intaglio Aug 2012 #110