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The Clash freaking RULED.

Mmm... worldly treasures

Robert B. wrote:

...you think it's funny
Turning rebellion into money

to be honest, I think that's pretty funny too. And lucrative.

True that.  The way I see it Sex Pistols brought punk to the scene and The Clash gave it direction.  As you would guess by the title though, I am bias in my punk.  Clash, Fugazi, Minor threat, 7 seconds, Big Black, Jesus Lizard, third try, etc...

I was weaned in my youth listening to the Clash. Still one of my favorite bands. *RIP Joe*

My almost 3-year-old daughter's favorite song is "Police & Thieves". She likes it when the background singers sing "ohhh yeaaah" - she repeats it and then laughs every time.

Poor joe.  He was just in the start of a new era.  I know that I shouldn't feel so attached to "rock stars", but I did feel a bit of emptiness when Joe died.  He was really back in his scene.  Oh well, at least Mick can still make it happen?  BADIII ?

pi227 wrote:

Big Boys.

Hells yeah!

Anyone into old school hardcore punk at all I would seriously recommend the Scream double cd recently reissued from dischord ("Still Screaming" and "This Side Up"). When "Bet You Never Thought" starts up on This Side Up, it is just rock and roll bliss.

old stuff off the top of my head:
Corrosion of Conformity "Animosity"
Suicidal Tendencies s/t
Bad Brains "RIOR" through "Quickness"
Crumbsuckers "Life of Dreams"
Swiz "No Punches Pulled"
Verbal Assault "Trial"

newer releases I'd recommend:
Strike Anywhere "Change Is A Sound"
Only Crime "To The Nines"
Mastadon "Leviathan"
Kill Your Idols "From Companionship to Competition"
Hot Snakes "Audit In Progress"
Isis "Panopticon"

StaticAge wrote:

Best, most overlooked british punk bands:
1 Wire
2 Discharge
3 Sham 69
4 Stiff Little Fingers
5 The Damned

List fails for lack of Gang of Four.

Wire is punk?

jondaris wrote:

List fails for lack of Gang of Four.

Wire is punk?

Lack of Gang of Four acknowledged, and Pink Flag was most definitely a punk record.

brendave wrote:

Robert B. wrote:

...you think it's funny
Turning rebellion into money

to be honest, I think that's pretty funny too. And lucrative.

True that.  The way I see it Sex Pistols brought punk to the scene and The Clash gave it direction.

But who had the record out first?  the damned.
I said it in the lep zeppelin thread, and I'll say it again,
The Clash deserve a lifetime acheivement award 5 before led zeppelin.
It'll just take a while to write up that arguement.
My band models ourselves after this type of punk sounds.  Check us out:
www.boulevardtrash.com
i saw some mention of some semi hard core political stuff, another great Toronto band(whom my singer plays bass for) is quite discharge/scandinavian hardcore:
www.actionpunks.com

Also, other great bands from that time period:
The Boys
The Exploding Hearts(slightly later I believe)

The pistols were band to be successful/in the spotlight
The clash were a band to make music, share the music, and share a message.
Definately the "people's band" of all time as far as popular music goes

G4cubeguy wrote:

But who had the record out first?

Ramones.

Iggy and The Stooges.

MC5.

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Alien wrote:

G4cubeguy wrote:

But who had the record out first?

Ramones.

Iggy and The Stooges.

MC5.

,xtG
.tsooJ

you got me there.
for some reason though, i feel that punk just needs to be british.
The best music in the world(and the worst) just seems to come from europe.

that is a wicked picture

Alien wrote:

G4cubeguy wrote:

But who had the record out first?

Ramones.

Iggy and The Stooges.

MC5.

,xtG
.tsooJ

Dont forget Television or the New York Dolls.
Why does punk need to be british? That's just asinine.