PaulEdwardWagemann Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 let me see your top ten please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 I wasn't around during the punk movement so my understanding of the punk movement is sort of limited to rock magazine nostalgia, but here's my 100% subjective top 10 Buzzcocks - New Music in a Different Kitchen Minutemen - Double Nickels On the Dime Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material Flogging Molly - Drunken Lullabies Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables MC5 - Kick Out the Jams Husker Du - Zen Arcade The Stooges - Raw Power The Damned - Damned Damned Damned Black Flag - Damaged this was a tough list. For the most part I prefer bands with punk influences over actual punk bands. And I realize a better list would include the Ramones, The Clash, and the Sex Pistols but oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 And I realize a better list would include the Ramones, The Clash, and the Sex Pistols but oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 The Ramones The Stooges The Clash The Stranglers Stiff Little Fingers The Violent Femmes The Rezillos Television MC5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Come on, give us the link to your blog already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 What I meant was a more "objective" list, or more critical. I'm not a big fan of those three bands, I like them, but not enough for my personal top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 maybe this might be of interest: TIME Mulitmedia | The 30th Anniversary of Punk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 (edited) For me it depends muchly on how you define the genre, what is "in" and what is not... I could do several Top 10s, based on different interpretations of what might constitute "punk-rock". My favourite 10 punk rock albums from the "classic punk era" (1976 -1980, for the purposes here) 1) "Germ Free Adolescents" - X Ray Spex 2) "Crossing The Red Sea With..." - The Adverts 3) "Pink Flag" - Wire" 4) "Never Mind The Bollocks" - Sex Pistols 5) "The Crack" - The Ruts 6) "Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables" - Dead Kennedys 7) "Coming Up For Air" - Penetration 8) "Inflammable Material" - Stiff Little Fingers 9) "The Clash" (UK version) - The Clash 10) "Rocket To Russia" - The Ramones The "ordering" of this list is based (rather unscientifically) on a rough estimate of how many times I've listened to each album over the course of the last 25 years. Not really sure why The Undertones debut LP and "Can't Stand The Rezillos" aren't in there, as I've listened to them plenty. Maybe I just didn't think they're quite "punk" enough. Buzzcocks "Another Music In A Different Kitchen" only just misses out too. Edited September 4, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 Alternatively: here is another Ten of albums which I would personally consider "Punk As F**k", but which arguably don't belong in the "punk-rock" genre. "Killing Joke" - Killing Joke "Atomiser" - Big Black "Zen Arcade" - Husker Du "Mule" - Alice Donut "Sister" - Sonic Youth "Death Church" - Rudimentary Peni "Rock For Light" - Bad Brains "Locust Abortion Technician" - The Butthole Surfers "CellScape" - Meltbanana "Head" - The Jesus Lizard I had to limit myself to one album per band, otherwise these things just get out of hand. Also I did this list right off the top of my head, so I won't be surprised by any glaring omissions... I mean, come to think of it; Nirvana, Rage Against The Machine, Screaming Trees, Pixies, they're all sorta punk-rock bands in their own way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 let me see your top ten please... I should have said "I'll show you mine, if you'll show me yours". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulEdwardWagemann Posted September 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 (edited) Come on, give us the link to your blog already. All right, here's my latest entry, its titled "Why Everything You Think You Know About Punk Is COmpletely Wrong"...I think you'll like it: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=66316956&blogID=306694278&Mytoken=25A27CFE-BBE0-4196-ABA1C61BC489D04C11865396 BTW, the blog answers the question of what the ten best punk rock albums of all-time are... Edited September 4, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 I enjoyed the article and sympathise with quite a proportion of the views expressed therein. Fair play to you, sire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 By the way, I've missed you Mr PEW. Where ya bin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 Come on, man, make an effort. I still want to see your Top Ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulEdwardWagemann Posted September 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 Come on, man, make an effort. I still want to see your Top Ten. Well, like I say in the article, I dont think albums do punk rock justice...so I've never put a top then list together... BTW, I've missed you all too...been kicking around the last few months and havent had time to hang out on the internet much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 that was actually a pretty good article, well done man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 I liked it too, and agreed with just about all of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 but I actually do like a lot of punk albums, but having not been around for punk's heyday, I really wouldn't know what I was missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulEdwardWagemann Posted September 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 Thanks for the compliments. I actually like alot of so-called 'punk' albums to. But my point was simply that the album format is not the best way to experience punk...but I could be wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 I think you're right. Considering that I was a punk for quite a number of years and have a load of punk in my music collection, I still found it pretty hard to choose a "Top 10 albums", and not really because there were too many to choose from. Apart from my 10, I only really found another 5 worth considering. Alot of the punk bands that I loved were pretty good, produced maybe some legendary singles or the odd killer album track, but their albums weren't exactly "alltime great" material, especially when viewed with the benefit of hindsight. Also the "built-in obsolescence" aspect of punk meant there were alot of bands who flared brilliantly and briefly, without developing an album's worth of material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 I particularly like Fallacy #5. I know too many people who think it's still rebellious to be a 'punk'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hate Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 Not really into punk. But my favorite punk album is this album by the misfits. I dont even remember what it was called. It has something to do with walking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 ^^^^It's called "Walk Among Us". It might be The Misfits best, but that wouldn't be saying much. Misfits = "overrated", in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockism101 Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 let me see your top ten please... post your list or GTFO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 post your list or GTFO. Excuse me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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