Huh ! wonder how many people in this thread were even alive in 1976.
And how come no-one's mentioned the originals, the Godfathers of Punk, Iggy and the Stooges, or even their bastard love children The New York Dolls.
For what it's worth, i don't think any 70's British Punk band could hold a light to The Damned - before they went all pop-shitty-tastic -. Generation X had a couple of decent albums, the Clash had some decent tunes too, i always thought the Buzzcocks where shite, and the Pistols was more of a money making venture for Malcolm Mclaren than a real band, more hype than talent, but isn't that the music biz in a nut shell....