[Stu]

Originally Posted by Enid

But the Pistols were iconic and one of the most influential punk bands. Coincidentally, Minor Threat were also a hugely influential punk band and very short-lived.

Punk is not dead -- the good stuff is just hard to find and we have bands like Green Day and Good Charlotte ******** all over it.

I agree, Punk's not dead, it's branched off in all sorts of directions, mostly for the better, some not so good. Like you say it's a shame people consider whinny **** like Green Day to be Punk.

The Pistols spearheaded a short lived cultural movement. By short lived I mean the initial Punk explosion. But that initial movement achieved very little and sonically the bands really restricted themselves due to there own stubbornness.

It this were a thread for most influential band, I would have voted for Sex Pistols, but judging on quantity, quality and diversity of back catalog music, it's pretty easy for me to vote for Pet Shop Boys.