> > Do you have any evidence of this? Can you support this claim? Are you Iggy > Pop? The only influence Dub and Reggae may have had on punk is the message > they tried to get across. Ska was directly influenced by the rhythms and > sounds of Dub and Reggae as is apparent in the music, however Ska-punk cross > pollination really didn't happen until about '88 when Operation Ivy hit the > scene. Unless you consider The Specials and The English Beat 'punk', I'd > really like to know where you got this idea. >
http://www.appleonline.net/fantompowa/baines_reggae.htm that pretty much will sum it up for you right there. :) he is correct. punk was heavily influenced by reggae and dub. -l --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
