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Yeah, endless series of insults, no answer to the simple question I asked (the musical importance of Vasco in the current musical landscape), rambling with neither head nor tail. Maybe you like to take a sentence and decontextualize it; after all, you don't seem very smart, but my statement was related to the fact that "Vasco was one of the first to stand against the system," a statement that objectively shows a lack of listening experience. I understand that the approach of statement -> deduction is completely foreign to you, but you must realize that we people with an IQ greater than 40 use it quite often.
As for the rest, what do you want me to say? You cling to the fact that I didn't know about a cover, abandon the discourse on racism, don't address any issue, launch into completely arbitrary judgments based on absolute nothingness. In short, I see you all red-faced insulting anyone who has broken your toy, trying to act tough to be right, calling me a "rich kid" (why? Because I don't take time off for the big gathering?) and a "piece of shit," an "idiot," just to complain three lines later always about the same thing, oversimplifying it to the extreme, to the point that I *did not* say that anyone who listens to Vasco has three listens behind them; I said that whoever claims Vasco was one of the first to go against the system must have them, because evidently they haven't listened to all those before. It's a bit sad to have written it clearly above, sad because simple minds like yours need to be preserved, those so strong behind a nickname on a forum. Of course, all this whining is childish; I'll leave you to your primitive sense of victory and goodbye. I have better things to do than argue with a kid who thinks "you don't know who I am" rather than present arguments. So go annoy your composer friends (lol) instead of bothering me, who, by the way, had dinner with Jagger and Vicious the other day, and they told me that Vasco is an idiot :D Best wishes.

True, it’s from '78, and the funny thing is I’ve been convinced it’s from '75 for years :D I messed up my brain.

Modern dance is from '75 or '76 (tendentially '75, but I might be mistaken), maybe you have another edition.
You forgot the debut of Stiff Little Fingers and the Damned at least, then '77, the Talking Heads, and Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers. I might be wrong, but isn’t Siouxsie’s debut from '77 or '78?
BTW, from '77 to '84 at least a dozen wonderful albums came out each year for me, just take a look at '78...

No, sorry, Fugazi (but they always pop up :p) are not straight edge; probably Ian MacKaye is, but not Fugazi. In fact, at their last concert I attended, Picciotto and Lally had a couple of beers with the audience after the show. Not even Minor Threat, who gave birth to the movement. Straight Edge bands are (to me) much inferior; I won’t name names because IMHO it's not worth it, since they are all in all very repetitive and quite boring (but if you want ...). Idealism has always been present in punk; just look at bands like Crass or Poison Girl, where the music was just a vehicle to convey a political message, right during the time of the early Clash. The Clash, to me, are much more connected to the English workers' movements, like Sham69 for example, which also explains why they were so influenced by reggae and dub. Strummer, back then, was often pretty high.
My two cents, obviously.
Anyway, the reason for my objection is that while straight edge folks weigh you down with their moral rectitude at all times, the Clash have a much more human approach.

I forgot:

Forgive me, what does straight edge have to do with the Clash? Straight edge is the total abstinence from drugs and alcohol, the "straight path" towards rebellion, while being clear-headed. It's the abstinence that's the important part, not the rebellion; that's always been there :)

It's not that the Pistols are the only benchmark for punk '77; musically, they still have a very garage sound. However, I don't completely agree; in my opinion, the Clash's debut has aged very poorly – it's a bit musty, always giving me the idea of a slogan tossed out there. Nevermind is still tasty, perhaps because I see more attitude in it (and I have a soft spot for Rotten; I keep the PIL records on my nightstand). But it's a great album; there's nothing to say against it.
Now, I wouldn't want to give the impression that I have something against Strummer, whose reviews I read with pleasure and curiosity, but screw the solos, who cares. Richard Hell, a year earlier, the little guy McLaren should be kissing ass to (and Rotten should return the singing style) filled his Blank Generation with solos galore, and yet his album is rightly considered one of the major influences for English punk '77. Punk is attitude above all, "mood"; the Clash had it in their naivety and their claim to change the world with two songs that, in my eyes, make them irresistible, in their poses of chronic losers, in their out-of-tune choruses that are off in execution but not in intent. In my view, any technical consideration about punk is futile; it’s true that many of these bands didn’t know how to hold an instrument (Joy Division, for instance, technically incapable but musically, for me, the most innovative group ever after the VU), but as a breakaway movement, completely "forgetting" the past was necessary and commendable, precisely to experiment with new forms and, certainly, more direct ones. Just my thoughts...

Vasco does a cover of a De Gregori song, not the other way around. Come on, stop making me laugh.

Thank you for the fine psychological treatise, which I certainly appreciated, but perhaps you missed that my "judgments" came after the insults from you and your buddy. And just to clarify, mine was a judgment solely and exclusively on the music, until you and your worthy friend brought up MTV and "teleutenti" (based on nothing cosmic, by the way). Saying that someone doesn't have many listeners behind them isn’t offensive, at least as long as the one who feels called out doesn’t pull out their lengthy straw man, and it's obvious, Vasco musically is worth nothing, his "rock," already not very original when he started, has remained practically the same for decades. You must allow that this is a website that reviews albums, not a fanzine; everyone in the comments brings their cultural background and sensitivity. For me, anyone who listens to Vasco, like those who listen to Nek or Lunapop, has few listens behind them. If this doesn’t sit well with you, you can justify it, and don’t attack me personally as you have done so far (sorry, I couldn’t care less about what you listen to, listen to what you want), but by explaining Vasco's significance in the current music scene. Now, I don’t expect much from you; earlier you called me a "teledipendente" (you thus did exactly what you accuse me of, it's above), and then you got offended when I replied in kind, evidently honesty is not one of your traits. However, let's avoid wasting time, if you have nothing to say, be silent; in any case, the discussion has lost my interest. You know what they say, many enemies bring much honor, but you are more of a punching bag. Bye :)

Considering they didn't release a single album throughout the 80s, it's not bad :) This 78, 154, 79.