No they weren't punk, but JD were formed & Factory founded because of punk

(that legendary Sex Pistols gig where supposedly everybody in attendance formed a band).

Bad choices of names I would agree and never really explained by any of the members so far as I'm aware; but I never seriously considered them in any way Nazi sympathisers.

Posted By: BerlinCanary on August 10th 2007 at 21:50:56

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Tony Wilson of Factory fame dies (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 21:06:26
- I hated him, an arrogant bastard that thought he knew it all about music (General Chat) - pants, Aug 11, 11:44:18
- Knew nothing about him (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 21:14:55
  - In fact its worse than that (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 21:20:59
    - Think JD and NO were just that punk thing about being controversial and confrontational (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 21:31:25
      - Maybe (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 21:40:52
        
        And besides (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 21:53:56
        
        Definitely Situationist (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 22:07:10
        
        OK (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:11:15
        
        PUNKS.... hippys with Zips (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:21:51
        
        Two decades ago? (General Chat) - the101ers, Aug 10, 22:27:19
        
        Don't really undrstand that to be honest. Care to elaborate? (n/m) (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:35:56
        
        Oh I see .. (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:39:18
        
        Hippies with zips? (n/m) (General Chat) - the101ers, Aug 10, 22:42:22
        
        Neither if you've got any sense (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 22:16:34
        
        They know it as wife beater round here (n/m) (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:22:40
        
        No they weren't punk, but JD were formed & Factory founded because of punk (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 21:50:56
        
        And no (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:03:17
        
        No, I mean the one at Manchester Free Trade Hall (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 22:14:06
        
        Northerners the lot of 'em (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:24:26
        
        You're probably right about the Screen on The Green (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 22:26:47
        
        I kinda (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:34:59
        
        From "24 Hour Party People" (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 22:19:54
        
        Excellent. Thank you. (n/m) (General Chat) - the101ers, Aug 10, 22:26:21
        
        AH AH A CLASH FAN (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:28:37
        
        Well I'm glad someone spotted it. (General Chat) - the101ers, Aug 10, 22:35:00
        
        Much underrated The Ruts - Jah War is another classic (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 22:44:39
        
        Two books (General Chat) - the101ers, Aug 10, 22:54:44
        
        I've read the Jon Savage one - very good (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 23:03:15
        
        Ok (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:53:45
        
        Just a fun band having fun (General Chat) - the101ers, Aug 10, 22:57:39
- Oh.............shame (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Aug 10, 21:11:57

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