What was your introduction to punk? (lyrics, dance, hardcore, metal)

Taylor · 05-06-2007, 11:15 AM

When I was like 11 I was victim of the whole Green Day American Idiot ****, which looking back it was pretty sad. Then through my couzin she showed me punk and ska music so I was drawn away from as much emo music.
Now I listen to a lot more punk music, and I'm happy about it.

655321 · 05-06-2007, 03:55 PM

my brother is 13 years oldee than me and has been into the punk scene sense he was 14 or so and still is so i was kinda raised around it

Taylor · 05-07-2007, 05:43 PM

655321, that sounds pretty neat. And that reminds me my brother was really into the punk scene, so I guess I grew up around it. Yeah, does your brother give you any of his old stuff? My brother is when he comes back home.

655321 · 05-07-2007, 06:28 PM

im babysitting his record collection and him and his friends put cds on my comp

mushie · 05-07-2007, 06:51 PM

First band was THE EXPLOITED around 1987, went through the usual-PISTOLS, RAMONES, THE RUTS, PETER AND THE TEST TUBE BABIES ETC then got into U.K punk U.K Hardcore scene NAPALM DEATH, CEREBRAL FIX, ETREME NOISE TERROR-went to a lot of all day festivals, and got into the American crossover scene-D.R.I,AGNOSTIC FRONT, LUDICHRIST etc. I'm not a fan of most punk these days-GREEN DAY are a pop band to me. CAPDOWN are excellent though and do the odd ska track too.

Trauma · 05-07-2007, 11:35 PM

I listened to a lot of Blink 182 and Sum 41 back when I was like 9 or 10.

People would say they weren't punk at all, (they'd suggest Anti-Flag, lol) so I ventured to find "true punk", hearing a little Ramones in Tony Hawk I thought that was punk but eh, I've always despised the Ramones.

The first "true punk" I think I actually listened to was probably The Dead Kennedys at 11 or 12.

tjtech12 · 05-10-2007, 11:32 PM

yeah, i'm another one of the morons roped into green day back in 04. i listened to classic rock and commercial **** on the radio before then. i was 11. people told me it wasn't real punk rock, so i kept trying to find out what was. the first independent record i ever bought was Bad Religion's The Empire Strikes First. i haven't really been to any shows since there isn't anything around. i just found out that we have a venue and we had a thrashpunk band. gotta check that **** out. punk's actually been a great impact on my life, especially since i got into right when my parents divorced.

~~The Unfan~~ · 05-11-2007, 05:17 PM

To be honest, I still consider pop-punk to be just as punk as it is pop. So the first punk I heard and enjoyed was either Offspring or Green Day, but the elitist dumb ****s around here would argue against that being punk.

So my first "real" punk I actually fell in love with was Napalm Death (grind is punk, serious) which I get in to through an interest in death metal, which snowballed in to other grind bands, Engorged, Impetigo, Anal ****, and stuff. I then kind of went backwards to find their influences and their influences' influences and so on. So actually if not for Napalm Death I would've never found much punk.

Moon Pix · 05-13-2007, 11:24 AM

I saw a programme on BBC2 one night called I Heart '77 and there a 6 or 7 minute segment about the punk music, focussing mainly on the Sex Pistols.

Blain · 05-14-2007, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by The Unfan

To be honest, I still consider pop-punk to be just as punk as it is pop. So the first punk I heard and enjoyed was either Offspring or Green Day, but the elitist dumb ****s around here would argue against that being punk.

So my first "real" punk I actually fell in love with was Napalm Death (grind is punk, serious) which I get in to through an interest in death metal, which snowballed in to other grind bands, Engorged, Impetigo, Anal ****, and stuff. I then kind of went backwards to find their influences and their influences' influences and so on. So actually if not for Napalm Death I would've never found much punk.

Depends what Offspring you listened to.

So I started off listening to my brother's stuff, he used to be a hardcore fan of the Offspring which he still is, but I grew up liking Americana, COO and when it comes to their real punk songs like Jennifer Lost the War. Also alot of AFI, Blink 182 and lots of stuff on Tony Hawks.

05-06-2007, 03:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
655321 i ruin threads Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: littleton newhampshire Posts: 110	my brother is 13 years oldee than me and has been into the punk scene sense he was 14 or so and still is so i was kinda raised around it __________________ Well there's one thing to know about this town Not a person doesn't want me underground

05-07-2007, 06:28 PM	#14 (permalink)
655321 i ruin threads Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: littleton newhampshire Posts: 110	im babysitting his record collection and him and his friends put cds on my comp __________________ Well there's one thing to know about this town Not a person doesn't want me underground

05-07-2007, 11:35 PM	#16 (permalink)
Trauma snickers Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: detroit Posts: 2,194	I listened to a lot of Blink 182 and Sum 41 back when I was like 9 or 10. People would say they weren't punk at all, (they'd suggest Anti-Flag, lol) so I ventured to find "true punk", hearing a little Ramones in Tony Hawk I thought that was punk but eh, I've always despised the Ramones. The first "true punk" I think I actually listened to was probably The Dead Kennedys at 11 or 12. __________________ A mi no me importa nada Para mi la vida es un sueño Last edited by Trauma; 05-08-2007 at 03:30 PM.

05-10-2007, 11:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
tjtech12 A Dude Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 161	yeah, i'm another one of the morons roped into green day back in 04. i listened to classic rock and commercial ** on the radio before then. i was 11. people told me it wasn't real punk rock, so i kept trying to find out what was. the first independent record i ever bought was Bad Religion's The Empire Strikes First. i haven't really been to any shows since there isn't anything around. i just found out that we have a venue and we had a thrashpunk band. gotta check that ** out. punk's actually been a great impact on my life, especially since i got into right when my parents divorced. __________________ alive and well, i live to be alive, i live to always strive for something more.

05-13-2007, 11:24 AM	#19 (permalink)
Moon Pix In a very sad sad zoo Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: "Out on tour with Smashing Pumpkins, nature kids, they don't have no function" Posts: 363	I saw a programme on BBC2 one night called I Heart '77 and there a 6 or 7 minute segment about the punk music, focussing mainly on the Sex Pistols. __________________ There’s a dream that I see, I pray it can be Look 'cross the land, shake this land - "Maybe Not", C. Marshall

05-06-2007, 11:15 AM	#11 (permalink)
Taylor Groupie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 38	When I was like 11 I was victim of the whole Green Day American Idiot ****, which looking back it was pretty sad. Then through my couzin she showed me punk and ska music so I was drawn away from as much emo music. Now I listen to a lot more punk music, and I'm happy about it.

05-07-2007, 05:43 PM	#13 (permalink)
Taylor Groupie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 38	655321, that sounds pretty neat. And that reminds me my brother was really into the punk scene, so I guess I grew up around it. Yeah, does your brother give you any of his old stuff? My brother is when he comes back home.

05-07-2007, 06:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
mushie Groupie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 19	First band was THE EXPLOITED around 1987, went through the usual-PISTOLS, RAMONES, THE RUTS, PETER AND THE TEST TUBE BABIES ETC then got into U.K punk U.K Hardcore scene NAPALM DEATH, CEREBRAL FIX, ETREME NOISE TERROR-went to a lot of all day festivals, and got into the American crossover scene-D.R.I,AGNOSTIC FRONT, LUDICHRIST etc. I'm not a fan of most punk these days-GREEN DAY are a pop band to me. CAPDOWN are excellent though and do the odd ska track too.

05-11-2007, 05:17 PM	#18 (permalink)
~~The Unfan~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Methville Posts: 2,116	To be honest, I still consider pop-punk to be just as punk as it is pop. So the first punk I heard and enjoyed was either Offspring or Green Day, but the elitist dumb **s around here would argue against that being punk. So my first "real" punk I actually fell in love with was Napalm Death (grind is punk, serious) which I get in to through an interest in death metal, which snowballed in to other grind bands, Engorged, Impetigo, Anal **, and stuff. I then kind of went backwards to find their influences and their influences' influences and so on. So actually if not for Napalm Death I would've never found much punk.