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Originally Posted by drc
Interestingly, the three geographical centers during the formative years of hardcore punk were California and England (neither surprising) and Washington D.C. (surprising).
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I think the connection is bored suburban kids actually. I just read a history of Black Flag and have read a bunch of DC Hardcore books and that really seems to have fueled a lot of it. There was a difference in subtext though though as it was drug fueled in LA and not nearly as much in DC. Outside the US, there was a big scene a little later too in Newcastle/Sunderland in the UK that seems to have had the same bored kid kindling and that one was fueled by booze. This is not the original 76 wave but late 80's.
I love books about those old punk bands-it was like they were living on the last frontier they way they had to gig and tour. I didn't get into punk until my metal phase passed and I missed the first wave or two. There's still a dozen or so bands I really like from the punk days, many of which are still around.