Hello Chicago! From W beze, Chicago and PRX, this is sound opinions. I'm Jim De Regattis.

And I'm Greg Kot. 40 years ago, Punk Rock invaded the Main Street.

It energized the kids, drove parents crazy, and inspired a do-it-yourself work ethic.

People feel empowered to make records to perform, to write.

You didn't have to be fantastically skilled or have a lot of expertise.

Today we kick off our two-part series on 1977, The Year Punk Broke.

And later we'll review the new record from Fleet Foxes. And big stars

stars Jody Stevens tells us about the song that got him hooked on

sonics. That's all coming up on sound opinions.

I am an anti-coaster. I am an an acosta. Don't know what I want but I know where to get it.

I want to destroy, possibly, because I want to be an occasion. That is anarchy in the UK by punk icons the sex pistols.

Jim as we've discussed on the show before, the history of rock music's filled with landmark

years where everything seems to change.

New movements emerge and a whole bunch of great records get released.

Listeners may remember that we've examined the years

1967 and 1991 on past episodes of the show.

Today we'll turn our attention to another game-changing year

in music history, 1977. We're going to spend two episodes looking at the impact of punk rock

in the U.S. and the UK. And this week we're going to focus in on the UK because that year saw

deluge of incredible releases from native bands like the

clash, the sex pistols, wire, Buzzcocks, and many others in the exploding London punk scene.

Absolutely, Greg. And to discuss that scene, we go now to Wales, where we're talking to John Savage,

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