![]() And as ‘80s outsiders like the Violent Femmes proved, a quiet arrangement only makes the sneering attitude cut through all the louder. For late-’70s punk converts like Billy Bragg, the only real difference between Pete Seeger and Joe Strummer was amplification, as he channeled both their spirits into fiercely strummed social commentaries that turned him into a one-man busker version of The Clash. The acoustic-gilded sincerity of folk music and the anarchic aggression of punk may seem like aesthetic opposites-until you remember that folk was the original protest music and has long been a catalyst for working-class, anti-authoritarian dissent. ![]()
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