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jimmyjazz

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I hit college right after punk rock peaked and new wave was being birthed by C-section.  An interesting offshoot was not only a 2nd wave of punk but a phenomenon called "college rock".  It was largely based in the US and the UK, tended to be regionalized, and shunned most of punk's often put-upon snottiness for a sincerity and devotion to pop structure and melody along with a lyrical earnestness that really hadn't been heard since the mid-60's. 

What you got?  Here's a 1981 live set by R.E.M.  Michael Stipe isn't nearly as oblique and afflicted by the mumbles as he was on their early recordings:

 

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