Daniel Robert Epstein: 1991: The Year Punk Broke - Dave Markey

Fuck, and here I thought I was a good punk.

my favorite rock show of all time..... i can't wait for the DVD!!!

This movie really turned me on to Babes in Toyland back in the day.
And David Grohl can be pretty damned funny at times, too.

ummmm... didnt punk break in '76 with the Ramones?

1991 is probably a good time for INDIE music to break. dunno why he called sonic youth 'punk'...

oh yeah I think break could mean when the artists actually began to make some money

i'd argue that punk didn't explode into the mainstream during the 77 generation; it was still pretty much the stuff of music journalists and a scant few people who had their ear close enough to the ground to know what was going on. sure, people knew of the ramones into the 80s from the singles they put out, but it didn't boil over into the bible belt until 91, for sure. and yeah, maybe sonic youth and nirvana werent 'punk', but maybe they were

The title is a bit tongue in cheek.

It refers to 1991, being the year that it "broke", as in "got huge", as in every other kid was listening to Nivana, just 2 years after New Kids on the Block and Winger were the biggest selling bands. It refers to the idea of punk, not the music itself.

BTW, I think the title is a quote from Thurston Moore, not the director. Its a good movie. You should watch it. Its fun to watch these guys just blown away by how popular they were becoming.

[Edited on Dec 07, 2004 by Point_Blank]

i love when nirvana goes nuts with the grapes. that's the best.

I can't wait until the DVD!! my VHS copy is getting pretty shitty

This documentary is amazing. I cannot wait to get rid of my vhs and trade it for a dvd!

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[Edited on Dec 07, 2004 by VivaDeath]

Oh man the whole thing when he (Grohl) went on about having ice in Holland. I can never get over how funny that scene was. Now I have to try and find that video tape I have of it.

this is an amazing documentary...i still have it on VHS. i'll definitely have to pick up the DVD when that comes out!

plus, this has footage of my 2 favorite bands...babes in toyland + nirvana, what more can i ask for?

This guy is fucking rock!!!!I hope so that the DVD will coming out soon in Europe too.It's right that is a good way to see the amazing Babes in Toyland on video!

He's also capture one of the best moment in Nirvana's history:Before the Smells like teen spirit video.On the documentary we can see how Nirvana had fun during this tour!!!

Thanks for that Mr Markey.

i'd almost say 'broke' also encapsulated the break from the 'deviant' sound and look of punk music, as it brought mass audiences to a level of musical acceptance bands like the sex pistols and ramones couldn't perpetuate.

AND

this movie punks (not rocks).

Punk did not break in '91. It was in 1976. It started in New York with bands like the Ramones and the Dead Boys. I do not consider bands like Nirvana or Pearl Jam as "punk". It was more like the Sex Pistols meets Led Zeppelin. It is just my opinion and then again I was never into the so-called "grunge" sound when it came out and I was in Seattle when it was all of the rage.