Here’s a thought experiment: Think about what rock ‘n’ roll was intended to be, back in its earliest days when it first started emerging as an art form, and then compare it to what it had become by the late 1970s. Originally intended to break boundaries, push the envelope, and typify a counter-culture and rebellious lifestyle, within a couple of decades, many of them — like the Rolling Stones — were making millions and living comfortable lifestyles, as Far Out Magazine reports.
Punk stepped in to fill that void, partially as a reaction to the polished, commercially-driven juggernaut that rock had become, and also as a reaction to the emerging disco sound. It was in this context that established and successful bands like the Stones, and upstarts like the Sex Pistols, began throwing verbal jabs at each other, over supposed hypocrisy, over supposed copycatting, and over other petty squabbles.
