It's already been said here but when you look at the music that was charting (and yes I realise that's not the full picture) there was a ton of dross, just watch TOTP 1977 thats been aired at the moment, something was needed to inject some energy. To suddenly see bands like the Pistols and The Jam on TV was truly amazing to a 14 year old like me. Energy, great songs, attitude and the look plus your mum and dad hated them - what's not to like? There is a place for all music (except R&B of course) but in my opinion, Punk is the genre that has never stopped being exciting and remains my first love.