Is One Foot In The Grave really a genuine punk band?
That depends on your point of view and definition of punk and derivatives (for the purist I guess there hasn’t been any punk since 1979). One Foot In The Grave sees itself primarily as a humerous and alternative novelty act that falls into the (by now) broad genre of punk rock. If you listen to their first album you will probably get the impression that they are not punk. It doesn’t capture the true essence of the band too well. The second album is much rawer with edgier guitars and more agressive songs. The Foot has always been more of a must-be-seen-to-be-believed live band anyway. It is my opinion that One Foot In The Grave is a punk band. Their attitude is to spit in the face of retirement and conservative old-age lifestyle in general, which is expressed in both their songs and their appearance. While they certainly are experienced, proficient musicians, it’s not as much how you play as long as you play and have fun doing it (so why argue over semantics). As JoDina says “I saw all
