I can't remember anyone complaining about the hundreds of bands that started playing 'no-fi trash punk' in the wake of Supercharger, The Rip Offs, Teengenerate, Registrators, The Motards and so on. On the other hand, 90s garage punk was my coming of age-music and I swallowed most of it with a good appetite. If I had been a grumpy 40-something in the 90s, I probably would have dismissed most of the bands of that wave as boring copy cats. But I think a lot of garage punk from the 90s still holds up, although there can be a certain amount of nostalgia involved. In any case, originality and putting a lot of time and thought into writing music was not really the focus, quite the opposite.

PS: I appreciate some bands that play so-called egg punk, but most of them sound pretty stale in my opinion. Full circle I guess.

Saw Snooper live last year and must say they were really good. I'd listened to them a bit beforehand and wasn't particularly impressed, but they were playing on a Monday and as I'd worked all weekend and had a few days off, it was a no-brainer to go. Especially considering they were playing a venue 15 minutes walk from my flat.

Had no idea of their popularity though, turned out to be a sold out gig but managed to get a spot on the guest list via the support band. Mostly late teens and 20-somethings in the audience, plus a handful of the 'usual suspects'. Not a big place, holds about 150 people, but I was expecting maybe 30 - 40 people in the crowd.

Anyway, the kids went nuts when Snooper played and it was nice to see so many young people at a punk gig. Usually the average age at these kind of gigs in my city is close to 40 years old.

    I've seen snooper 3 times (superfan?!?), they came through montreal twice and asked simps to play and at goner fest. they are great for whipping up a frenzy, the work involved in bringing all the cool peewee style papier macher props, etc. I think their visual components are more interesting than the music, but what irked people most, myself included, is the athleticism element. It feels like a pseudo christian track meet, and i'm not so into that. I think the puppet theatre influence is cool and if they found a way to pursue that like Quintron and Miss Pussycat, or expand their stage set to psychedelic heights it would be interesting, but being subsumed by music industry will inevitably force them to stream line their act and the music left barren will speak for itself (and it'll say do jumping jacks!)

      Kevin E Gimmie Sopor That pretty perfectly describes my experience seeing Snooper last year.

      Talked to the venue's band booker after the gig. He was also surprised by the turnout and told me that they had received lots of emails and requests on the Facebook event for extra tickets and spots on the guest list. He was expecting a slow night but took a chance because he likes Snooper. It should be said that this was in the middle of summer, during the holiday season, when many people are out of town. So the conclusion is that Snooper are by no means a major league band, but they are much more popular than most of the acts discussed on the Total Punk Forums.

          Gimmie Sopor I'm guilty of it as well, but there's certainly a 'bubble' I find myself in, and I have no idea what 18-25 year olds are legitimately into - as it should be haha

            I finally got around to listening to Evinspragg (the band that prompted Martin’s eulogy), and it just sounds like a Lumpy records band trying their hand at a Straw Man Army record. Maybe the rest of the record will be mind blowing, but—I dunno—seems like none of this was all that warranted. To echo @Uptown ruler 666 420 I just find the whole thing embarrassing (including the fact that, I, a man in his 40s, feel the need to weigh in on this shit).

              sixbigboys I was joking on a discord yesterday that it's refreshing to have a punk drama that doesn't involve abuse (morbid)

                sixbigboys I just find the whole thing embarrassing (including the fact that, I, a man in his 40s, feel the need to weigh in on this shit).

                I'm 40+ too, but I appreciate input on this hot topic from fellow nerds who weren't born yesterday. It would be great to hear what youngsters deeply involved in egg punk/devo-core or whatever you want to label it have to say, but I think and hope they'll dismiss us as a bunch of pathetic old farts if they see this thread. And so it should be!

                  Mama Goblin where art thou?

                    sixbigboys I finally got around to listening to Evinspragg (the band that prompted Martin’s eulogy), and it just sounds like a Lumpy records band trying their hand at a Straw Man Army record

                    yeah its funny because in his attempt to distance this record from eggpunk, a sentiment I get, it seems like this band and their music has taken a backseat and now they are the posterchild for the to egg or not to egg conversation.

                      I think the only way for this to be resolved is for Marty and the European fellow who performs in the giant egg costume to have a televised debate.

                        connie v each of mine i spend i dunno lets say 10 to 15 years.....

                        SAME. Like, literally.

                          peeblood his name is Mr. Egg or something like that. I tried to find a picture of him but can’t remember his exact name.

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                                Randall Egg idiot

                                Deffo prefer Mr Egg though.

                                  Randall Oh god, you’re talking about this German band Egg Idiot. Was unlucky enough to see them last year and I don’t really have the words right now. « Pathetic » comes to mind, though. It felt like someone hard forced a bunch of very depressed looking German adults to read the « egg punk » guidebook and to start the most « egg punk » band ever or something. Why, but why?

                                    Randall Would probably want to see that debate, though. Just once. Before burning it to the ground.

                                      YES! Egg Idiot.
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