Nazi punks fuck off
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What skinheads are you talking about? The ones before the movement became filled with nazis or the ones after?
The important question.
I'm not sure. I did not know there was a distinction. I really do not care about the nazi or racist part, but considering the downvotes, that doesn't matter much. I mostly like the energy, maybe you can call it hate or a general feeling of the unheard. Also the bands that have this raw vocalist, sound pretty cool. (But I'm sure that's not an exclusively skinhead thing.) But anyways, it's a powerful emotion to base your music upon.
I'm curious what the distinction is. Maybe you can name some bands? In the palylist I'm currently listening, I've heard "B squadron" and "plan of attack", which sound pretty nice, aesthetically.
The distinction is that, originally, skinheads were basically just bald punks. Then the look and scene were co-opted by the neo-nazi movement to a point where "skinhead" became synonymous with "neonazi."
Yeah, I'm affraid I'm on the wrong side of this distinction. Not ideologically, but the raw emotion and hate sounds very powerful. But it's not just the nazi punks who make that kind of music. It's just that they are easy to find. If you can recommend me something better, with the same energy. I'm happy to listen to that.
Original skinheads = good kids who generally got on really well with the Jamaican rudeboys. People were generally apolitical but were connected by class (working class) not divided by colour. Eventually created 2-tone music.
Nazi skinheads = Not remotely friends with rudeboys. Probably see them as sub-human. Haven’t created anything new musically (that I’m aware of).
Punk = type of music played by both lovely accepting people and terrible scum too.
You don't know the difference between Nazis and punk.
If you called a pink kid a skinhead you'd get your has beat by him. They are the opposite of skinheads.
If it is done by skinheads then it is automatically NOT punk. Just like No Doubt does not make "ska", but especially, very much, absolutely more so!
That's an interesting take. I do agree that "No Doubt" is not ska. But than again, I've never thought that it might be ska.
I think "skinhead punk" is a very succinct, very separate subgenre of punk. But punk nonetheless.
I get why you deny it though, because punk is supposed to be the very political opposite of that. In that sense I do agree with you that skinhead punk is not punk at all.
"I don't like Adolf, but he says some pretty great things"
-OP, basically
Not at all. It's all about emotion and hate is one of the most powerful emotions. That's why social media is running so hot these days and I don't agree with general social media either.
So the hate in Nazi music resonates with you?
Kind of. It's not the hate per se, but it's the raw emotion. I'm not very good with emotions, but this one sound very raw and aggressive. Which has an appeal.The best I can attribute it to is hate. Also, the fact that it's "nazi punk" is influencing my choice of the term "hate".
As a punk from the 1970s, I can tell you most definitely that skinheads and punks are different groups and listen to different music.
Can’t find a direct link to Time Magazine - The Tribes of Britain
Any fan (or hater) of punk will tell you:
"Nice punk music" is an oxymoron.
Nice! I mean... fuck off!
Nazi skinheads don't make better music than punks or sharps or the original skinheads (lower class british multi racial sub culture)
Congrats, you're also one of them
Nazi punk might be my least favorite Nazi genre but I'd be lying if I said I didn't shake my ass to some ROME or Burzum every now and again