British Progressive Rock was pretty much dead and buried by then - Yes, Genesis, Crimson and the Floyd had all released their last decent albums by then; the Canterbury Scene was over (ok, maybe National Health were around for a while)

It was a very different world in 1973 though ;-)

We had a thing called Design For Living whereby we would have a double period to talk about issues (I'm not making this up). After a term of Guardian reading teacher led misery about unemployment, pregnancy and trade unions, brevity struck and we had a music appreciation one. Groups had to bring a single in and we would listen to them all and then vote on the favourite. We, of course, forgot to bring one in. However, I had a tape with the previous weekends purchase, This Charming Man on. So that went on for us.

It came second to Bohemian Rhapsody. There were a lot of cocks in the upper sixth. They never lived it down.

I was in the thick of the punk wars but only because the behemoths has taken the piss for far too long and the young 'uns were having all the fun. Besides, the old proggers may have disappeared from the stage for awhile but they never took away my old records. So I could have my cake and eat it.

Wha? It was just show business.

I am an antichrist.
I am an accountant
Dont know what I want but
I know how to get it
...could you pass me another beer, thanks awfully.

..a little skirmish in which a few bands (mainly refugees from pub-rock) recycling Chuck Berry riffs with snotty lyrics, created a little art-school scene in London, that (with the help of delighted Inkies) spread round Britain like wildfire.
The big bands shrugged their shoulder and went off to America and Europe continuing to ply they trade.
Who won the punk wars? Yes and their ilk are continuing to fill stadia world wide while most of punks heavy hitters are cabaret acts (Pistols) or treading the nostalgia circuit (Buzzcocks)

The former fighting aces from both sides come together to build bridges and wipe the phlegm off each other.

Johnny Rotten & Keith Emerson

..older than Emmo.

is an utter dickhead. I've had the pleasure of meeting him on a number of occasions and he never fails to be completely rude and, it has to be said, rather disturbing. I think he is mentally ill.

...Lydon did which was any good? And yet, he's still given front covers and lengthy articles on various UK magazines and just seems to moan in all of them. I didn't read many positive reviews of those endless Sex Pistols reunion shows either, so for me it's people like him who are the 'dinosaurs' now.

Him and Keith are good friends though, by all accounts. I believe Lydon is also a friend of David Gilmour, ironically enough.

Marvellous journalese. Gave credibility to all the no hopers ineffectually aping the newly shorn hippies in the Clash and the Damned, let alone Rotten et al.
I still loved much of it and considered myself a warrior, after having a haircut, ditching my loons and hiding my ELP, Genesis, Fairport and Burritos LPs. (God, was I glad when Joe Ely supported the Clash.......)