I actually consider Motorhead to be punk! serioulsy

All kidding aside - read this article. Im not as dumb as I seem

Why were the Clash so well-positioned to take punk rock beyond punk rock? This will strike some ears as heresy, but the first reason is simple: The Clash weren't a punk rock band. Joe Strummer had fronted a group called the 101ers, a pub-rock outfit more in the tradition of Dr. Feelgood or Brinsley Schwartz than the New York Dolls or the Stooges.

read the whole thing - The Clash: less punk than you think. - By Stephen Metcalf - Slate Magazine

your out of your element here and it shows....beat it

Thats the opinion of the writer of that article. I always thought that a lot of their persona as a band was a bit contrived, but they still had the "punk" attitude.

Punk Bands | Punk.tv

And I always considered Motorhead to be more punk or just rock and roll than heavy metal. They even did a real punk cover of "God Save The QUeen" years ago.

open mouth insert foot :uhuh:
I take it back...the Ramones are punk....:rotf2:
and to regain some cred....I can say I personally met them back in the day:uhuh:

anyways...back to "post punk"

YouTube - Pretenders - Precious

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXewIR7Y7cc

yeah, she is the absolute worst lip sync in recorded history, but think how much cocaine it took to get that bad and she lived to tell about it (look for #^&#^&#^&#^& clarks new years eve, she just stopped and stared at the camera for twenty seconds and then walked off stage with the track playing right through and the band kept "playing" with their eyes all bugged out)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hwE0slNd3Y

actually, it's The Cahs (and they were wicked awesome!)

The Violent Femmes

YouTube - Violent Femmes- Add It Up

Just one more, Classic

YouTube - VIOLENT FEMMES-Blister in the Sun

Blister is definitely a classic of that time

These guys are probably the most underated/forgotten bands of all time

YouTube - XTC - Senses Working Overtime -1982

these guys did quite well in the post punk era (the complete opposite status of XTC)

YouTube - The Smiths - William

and then there is the one hit wonder classic of the day (I want a doctor to take your picture so I can look at you from inside as well)

YouTube - The Vapors - Turning Japanese

and same/same (the first MTV broadcast music video)

YouTube - First Music Video on MTV- Video Killed the Radio Star

IMHO, post punk is "New Wave" and the golden age of music videos

speaking of underrated and forgotten, well maybe just here and not in the UK

YouTube - Graham Parker and the Rumour - Stupefaction

and our college theme song

YouTube - Graham Parker-Local Girls Live 1979

YouTube - Graham Parker Nobody Hurts you live 1979

think Graham was unhappy with their old label?

YouTube - Graham Parker and the Rumour - Mercury Poisoning

Plus the Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Rockpile thing. Two pretty good singer/songwriters together and separately

YouTube - Nick Lowe- Breaking Glass #140. *T*O*T*Ps*70s*

YouTube - Dave Edmunds and Rockpile - Girls Talk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry2td...1&feature=fvwp

A slightly different take on the same subject

YouTube - Depeche Mode - Strangelove (Remastered Video)

YouTube - Enola Gay - Music Video

YouTube - Soft Cell :Tainted Love Music Video

YouTube - New Order Blue Monday