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Rock News.

Today in 1977, Lou Reed was banned from playing the London Palladium for being Punk. At first glance, a lighthearted anecdote- but at closer inspection, a story that offers great insight into the success, integrity and notoriety of Punk bands. From our present perspective, it does seem strange for a number of reasons, partly because we're so far detached from this mentality. Forty-one years on, we live in a time where it's difficult to even stand out. But also because London was the birthplace of Punk firstly; 1977 was the latter age of Punk; thirdly, Lou Reed was by no means the most outrageous offender, and had been making music for nearly 20 years at that point. So what happened?

Dave Vanian once said in an interview with @LouderThanWar that “I often wonder if the Grundy show had never happened how different history could have been.” You've all have heard of the infamous Bill Grundy incident of 1976, or seen it on Youtube. Eager to defend Siouxsie and offend the nation, the band threw a couple of eff and ess bombs at the intensely unlikeable Grundy live on TV. A media frenzy ensued- how would the public survive these terror teens? Our conservative nation shut down on Punk: gigs, records and TV appearances were cancelled. And not just for the Sex Pistols either- but all Punk bands, including the musicians that influenced Punk, i.e. #LouReed. Lumped in with this younger generation of spitting, spiked and spotty teenagers- Reed was pigeonholed. It was the f*** that changed the world- but was this event a catalyst for success or U-turn for Punk?
The more you read on the subject, one can only imagine that Vanian's sentiment was one shared by many of the Sex Pistols' musical peers. It's easy to believe that the obnoxious scandal that padded-out the Sex Pistols' musical and technical skill certainly was a heavy burden that drowned many a Punk career.
So, how could history have been different, if the Sex Pistols never said f*** and s*** on the telly?

In any case- Lou Reed was invited back to the London Palladium in 1989, and will always be remembered for the work he does.

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