A sound made for fury
Short, sharp, often sulky, rock songs are good at anger. Charlie McCann tracks down some fierce excellence
By Charlie McCann
Eloquence was never the Sex Pistols' forte. But their guitarist Steve Jones hit exactly the right note when he said, "Actually, we’re not into music, we’re into chaos." Punk was an entire genre running on fury, and the Pistols knew that music can be the food of emotions other than love. Rage, so often irrational and inexpressible, is a natural bedfellow for a good tune.
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