One mans punk is another mans hard core and is yet anothers new wave but its still rock and roll to me.
Gism. Heresy. Excel. Raw Power. 7 Seconds. SS Decontrol. Rites of Spring. Larm. The Stupids. Minor Threat. Pretty much anything not on Revelation records. http://www.pusfan.com/pusz.htm
Adicts Buzzcocks Damned Vibrators Wire Clash Toy Dolls Cock Sparrer Oppressed Cockney Rejects 4Skins Peter And The Test Tube Babies Germs Television Richard Hell Dickies I could go on but won't.
Depends on what era your looking at, they would have once been considered hardcore, but then they branched into a fuzzy warm toned, honey dripped, garage band sound, I guess that's what they call Indie? Subhumans Regan Youth Cocksnot The Dead Alives JFA The Dead Kennedys The Casualties Television The Buzzcocks The Bones Brigade Anything off SST Records Gang Green Septic Death Satanic Surfers Mephaskapheles U.S. Bombs, becaus Duane Peters is fucking funny and is a great all American skater/Junkie Bum, his new project, Duane Peters & the Great UnWashed, is pretty interesting as well. Krum Bums The list goes on and on, why do you care?
That's an excellent question. When I think about some of my favorite "punk rock" bands from the OG days and beyond, quite a few of them aren't "classic" punk (or as they called it back then, "buzzsaw") like Sex Pistols, Ramones, etc. Think of Siouxsie's "The Scream." It's classic punk, but it's very arty, almost postpunk before postpunk existed. How about Television or The Stranglers? Television featured complex dueling guitar solos and poetic lyrics, sort of the opposite of the punk aesthetic, yet they were called proto-punk. The Stranglers definitely had the attitude but their keyboard parts were downright baroque ... almost Rick Wakeman-ish. They were part of the punk milieu, but how "punk" were they? Blondie? Talking Heads? Tubeway Army? New York Dolls? Gang of Four? Loved way too many to name but it was really hearing The Sex Pistols for the first time that convinced me that this punk rock thing was IT. Goodbye to the Yes and ELO albums that I was into as a teenybopper. Here's something for you hardcore youngsters to laugh at: I saw Circle Jerks opening for The Mentors in 1979, and was like "what is this L.A. B.S.? That's not punk!"
I would consider them a punk band for sure, I haven't listened to much of their stuff but they are cool.
Most of what I like is heavily influenced by the Ramones and Im really into the Lookout records bands. I also like a lot of old pop punk as well. The Ramones Screeching Weasel The Queers The Groovie Ghoulies The Mr T Experience The Smugglers Sloppy Seconds The Mcrackins The Lillingtons The Dickies The Buzzcocks The Vindictives The Connie Dungs The Parasites
This my buddy Daves band the Parasites , they have been around since the 80's and are amazing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsUxuwG_VBM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCzQcZXiKzY
Used to be huge into street punk. Broken Bones Discharge Blanks 77 The Virus The Casualties Cock Sparrer The Discocks Tom and Boot Boys Oi Polloi Cheap Sex Monster Squad Chernobyl Babies etc...
my band list wouldn't be much different than everybody else has posted- heavy on the US hardcore, British 80's stuff and of course the classics. Even though I do not call myself a punk anymore, I still carry valuable life lessons from my involvement. The whole DIY thing. I still help out the local scene when I can, usually by doing art for gig posters. I just did an album cover for a national band- stuff like that. My favorite aspect of punk rock? You get to meet all your heroes/favorite bands.
Yeah that's awesome, DIY and having that mindset about helping others and the whole not trying to rip people off mindset like so many giant rock bands have.
What is this the 10th thread about what punk bands we listen to? How about just right now(even though there is a thread for that too)? No Hope for the Kids, The Ladies and Old Firm Casuals.
Also been listening to High Tension Wires last record. Nice but it's no Marked Men. Then again.. what is?
