[Hervams]

Bennosuke... I think that Lloromannic is trying to stir up a transatlantic storm...

He knows very well that Punk started in the UK '76 - '77 (Pistols, Clash, London, Sham '69 etc...) and that the US developed a diluted version which was basically Rock 'n Roll (same as it ever was) with slightly more spaced out, dodgy lyrics and hair (Ramones, Television, Mink DeVille etc...)...

Most successful East to West crossover was probably Generation X / Billy Idol. The most successful West to East transatlantic Punk crossover (and I am sure that this is contentious) was Blondie.

I saw them in concert last year... took the wife and kids ... couldn't understand why all the old people were there with their walking sticks, Zimmer frames and hearing aids... then I realised that this was my generation.... and I was one of them...(aaaagh!). Generation X turns Ex-Generation...! First concert where they had to turn up the volume 'cos the people at the back couldn't hear...

I always enjoyed the Ramones and Television (still listen to them quite a lot)... but don't really classify them as Punk... more American New Wave...

Now don't get me started on UK New Wave... Depeche Mode, Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, Orhestral Manouevres in the Dark, Ultravox....