>>127275048In the earliest days punk and new wave were just umbrella terms for a huge range of underground rock that had little in common except being raw and uncomercial and making its own rules, whether it was simple rock n roll or arty avant-rock. It was also put in the same bag. It wasn't until the British bands put a more explicit rebellious working class attitude into the mix that the music developed an identifiable style and culture that critics and scenesters could define and police, and "punk" and "new wave" started to become divergent things.