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Originally Posted by Everyneurotic

that's true, they were influential.

by the same token, they were influential in that it inspired people (especially in punk) to do something oppositional to them; before, people didn't care about the fakeness of bands, after them, bands and artists had to prove themselves to be true, by adhering themselves to diy principals and such, rbeing prolific and experimental or by adopting straight edge, etc.

that's a very good point!