Best of Punk Rock

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2005-02-07 10:43pm

Guide me oh wise ones. Who are the best, and what is their best?

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2005-02-07 10:53pm

The Dead Kennedys, all of it's pretty good, but Plastic Surgery Disasters and Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables are my favorites.

NOFX, some may argue that they came to late to really qualify as pure punk, but if they've ever gone wrong, I have yet to find it. Ribbed and White Trash, Two Heebs, and a Bean are my favorites.

Fear, more melodious than most early punk, but everything they did was golden.

DOA, if you want a clue to early what hardcore was, this is a band that you cannot go wrong with. Again, anything they put out is good. I wouldn't go looking for polished production techniques, however.

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2005-02-07 11:00pm

Oh, pure punk is ok too. Just awesome punk in general.

[edit] And song names are a plus. Trying to compile one or two cd's worth of some awesome punk music.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2005-02-07 11:48pm

if you like sappy love music the ataris arent to bad.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2005-02-07 11:52pm

Social Distortion rocks. Check them out NOW.

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2005-02-07 11:54pm

Superman wrote:Social Distortion rocks. Check them out NOW.

I have the self-titled album. I was looking for more thrashish punk. Stuff to rock out to.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2005-02-08 12:11am

While punk purists will probably snort at the mere mention of their names, early Offspring is really good stuff. The Offspring, their debut album, is especially interesting. It's very raw, very fast. It's nowhere near as hardcore as some of the stuff from the early 80's, but I recommend it. The Offspring, Ignition, and Smash, their first three albums, are your best bet. Everything from Ixnay on the Hombre forward is really more like pop with punk influences. Not as bad as, say, Blink 182, but if you're looking for punk, the last four albums aren't really what you want.

Agent Fisher · Post by **Agent Fisher** » 2005-02-08 12:12am

Would Flogging Molly be considered punk?

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2005-02-08 12:13am

Agent Fisher wrote:Would Flogging Molly be considered punk?

Indeed. Irish punk.

Agent Fisher · Post by **Agent Fisher** » 2005-02-08 12:15am

StormtrooperOfDeath wrote:
Agent Fisher wrote:Would Flogging Molly be considered punk?
Indeed. Irish punk.

Then they are my answer.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2005-02-08 01:42am

The Ramones and The Clash. I cannot believe that these two have not been mentioned.

Oh, and if you like shitty albeit important music, Sex Pistols.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2005-02-08 06:32am

The Clash and Rancid are probably the best punk bands ever.

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2005-02-08 10:37am

Let me clarify what I'm looking for. I'm trying to make 1 or 2, max 3 CD's of the "best of punk." I need specific songs so I can legally aquire them and compile them. Stupid me, I should have said that in the first place.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2005-02-08 10:40am

The Hives aren't too bad, and their second album, Tyrannosaurus Hives, is a lot better than their first, Your new Favourite Band, especially since YNFB is horrificaly short

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2005-02-08 10:42am

oops, specific songs that i think are the best for The Hives are:

Walk, Idiot Walk
Hate to Say I Told You So
B is for Brutus
Abra Cadaver

Drewcifer · Post by **Drewcifer** » 2005-02-08 04:44pm

Gabba gabba hey!

Some recommends:

Old school:
MC5 "Kick out the Jams"
DK's "Kill the poor", "Holiday in Cambodia", "too drunk to fuck"
Check out The Misfits and Television as well.

Historical:
Sex Pistols "bodies" "anarchy" (Remember, it was '77 or so, and Mr. Lydon was -- on national tv -- proclaiming himself as the anti-christ. Pretty heady, even for hype-hipsters they were)
Ramones "pinhead" "sheena is a punk rocker" and "the kkk took my baby away". Slower tempo, that one, but hilarious.

and of course, The Clash, the only band that matters. Go buy London Calling and pick your fav; that album is the album.

2nd wave, modern:
Bad Religion "kerosene" and "American Jesus" are good ones, and "struck a nerve" is good (slow tempo but with whats-her-face from Conrete Blonde singing back-up) from Recipe for hate.

and a gem I heard last night, not sure if it's available in stores - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes doing punk rock covers of REO Speedwagon songs. "Heard it from a friend" makes an awesome punk rock song.

And everything else already mentioned in this thread. Oi!

PrinceofLowLight · Post by **PrinceofLowLight** » 2005-02-08 08:57pm

Misfits are good too. Ultra-violent b-horror inspired lyrics set to cheery tunes? Fun!

Favorites include:
Astro Zombies
Skulls
Braineaters

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2005-02-08 09:00pm

I don't like much punk, since it usually gets quite on my nerves. I would, however, recommend "Oscillator in Distortion" and the earlier album of unknwon name by The Mad Capsule Markets. Some crazy ass japanese guys that incorporate electronics into their songs.

I've heard of Atari Teenage Riot too, but I don't know what they sound like.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2005-02-08 10:09pm

When I was a senior in high school, I was in a class where one sophomore kid promptly stated that. "Wow, Green Day really was the first punk band." Not one bit of sarcasm. I promptly swatted him on the back of the hand and the next day brought in a burned CD with "Too Drunk to Fuck" and "MTV Get Off The Air"

IndustrialNoise · Post by **IndustrialNoise** » 2005-02-09 10:22am

There are so many good songs from most of these bands, I'll just name a few.

Misfits - mostly the old stuff when Danzig was still singing, with a few exceptions.
Helena
Die, Die my Darling
Attitude
Last Caress
Teenagers from Mars

The Clash
London Calling
Rock the Casbah
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Brand New Cadillac

Sex Pistols
God Save the Queen
Anarchy in the UK

Ramones
Sheena is a Punk Rocker
I Wanna be Sedated

Fear
I Love Livin in the City
Let's have a War

And there's about five hundred versions of "I Fought the Law". Usually it's good, though. I've heard Ramones, Green Day, The Clash, and some others do it.

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2005-02-09 10:32am

The playlist for number one was:

Black Flag - In My Head; Best One Yet; Louie, Louie
The Clash - I Fgouth the Law; London Calling; Should I Stay Or Should I Go
D.O.A. - Fucked Up Ronnie; Race Riot; Smash the State
Flogging Molly - Drunken Lullabies
Green Day - St. Jimmie
The Misfits - Where Eagles Dare; I Turned Into A Martian; Devil's Whorehouse
The Ramones - Beat On the Brat; Blitzkreig Bop; Gabba Gabba Hey; I Wanna Be Sedated; Sheen Is A Punk Rocker
Rancid - Time Bomb; Red Hot Moon
The Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen; Anarchy In the UK
Social Distortion - Ball And Chain

His Divine Shadow · Post by **His Divine Shadow** » 2005-02-09 02:31pm

Don't really like punk-rock but I like the Sex Pistols for some reason, also got Dead Kennedys for the comedy value.

Favorites would be:
Don't give me no lip, child
I'm not your stepping stone
Bodies
New York

Stealing peoples mail lol

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2005-02-09 03:00pm

Darth Fanboy wrote:When I was a senior in high school, I was in a class where one sophomore kid promptly stated that. "Wow, Green Day really was the first punk band." Not one bit of sarcasm. I promptly swatted him on the back of the hand and the next day brought in a burned CD with "Too Drunk to Fuck" and "MTV Get Off The Air"

I guarantee you I would have swatted him with the back of my hand.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2005-02-09 05:36pm

Rancid - Warsaw
Rancid - Something in the world today
Rancid - Sidekick
Rancid - International Cover up

The Clash - White Riot
The Clash - Spanish Bombs

if you´re open for some Chick Punk get something from the Horror Pops.
they´ve got some guy from the Necromanitx in the band.

Horror Pops - Where They Wander

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2005-02-09 10:02pm

Kla$h, Ramone$, %, Mi$fit$