Top Ten Punk Albums

million dollar basher · 11-19-2009, 02:22 PM

Although I'm sure that this thread exists somewhere in the far-reaching corridors of the MB archives, and at the risk of having one of the MB heads do away with my submission altogether, I will persist. I've been engaged in a heated discussion with a few of my co-workers as to the greatest, most authoritative list of Punk albums, with the inclusion of no more and no less than ten.
Here's mine as of today, in no particular oder:

1. "Damage"-Black Flag; 2. "Milo Goes to College"-The Descendents; 3. "Bad Brains"-Bad Brains; 4. "Suffer"-Bad Religion; 5. "Bedtime for Democracy"- Dead Kennedys; 6. "Out of Step"-Minor Threat; 7. "How Could Hell be any Worse"-Bad Religion; 8. "Everything Falls Apart"-Husker Du; 9. "Group Sex"-Circle Jerks; and 10. "Raw Power"-Iggy and the Stooges (though, I'm sure that some would dispute it's inclusion).

Weigh in....

loveissucide · 11-19-2009, 06:58 PM

1.London Calling-The Clash
2.New Day Rising-Husker Du
3.Pink Flag-Wire
4.The Clash=S/T
5.Another Music In A Different Kitchen-Buzz****s
6.Raw Power-The Stooges
7.Dead Fruit For Rotting Vegetables-Dead Kennedys
8.Repeater-Fugazi
9.The Scream-Siouxsie And The Banshees
10.New York Dolls-S/T

Jester · 11-19-2009, 09:21 PM

I wouldn't consider London Calling a punk album.

**Janszoon** · 11-19-2009, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jester

I wouldn't consider London Calling a punk album.

That's an odd thing to say about one of the defining punk albums.

Vancouver · 01-29-2010, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janszoon

That's an odd thing to say about one of the defining punk albums.

no kidding.

Barnes · 01-29-2010, 04:42 PM

Television - Marquee Moon
The Clash - Clash
Gang Of Four - Entertainment
Wire - Pink Flag
The Clash - London Calling
The Replacements - Let It Be
Buzz****s - Singles Going Steady
The Jam - All Mod Cons
New York Dolls - New York Dolls
The Adverts - Crossing the Red Sea

rnrloser_IX · 11-19-2009, 09:43 PM

Its definitely a punk album. I would have tossed in Bad Brains self titled, The Adolescents self titled, Black Flag- Damaged, The Distillers Self titled, The Nekromantix- Nice Day for a Resurrection, The Offspring- Ignition, Rancid- Let's Go, Social Distortion- self titled, Big D and the Kids Table- How it Goes, any work with GG Allin. Something along those lines.

Jester · 11-19-2009, 11:03 PM

There's so much more to London Calling than just punk, though.

million dollar basher · 11-20-2009, 09:26 AM

Yeah, but it was still a seminal punk album. For me, I kind of consider it to be in the same league as albums like "Nevermind the Bollocks" by the Sex Pistols. Stylistically, it's more akin to classic rock than what is generally percieved as punk. But it's edgier, more irreverant, and the content is more inclined toward political and social issues than the vast majority of what rock groups were producing at the time. And though I would lump "Nevermind the Bollocks" and "London Calling" into the same broad category, seeing that both albums really pushed punk music into more exciting places, I would not, however, put any of the members of the Pistols in the same category as Joe Strummer. He was simply a much more consumate artist than any single member of the Pistols.

Btw--Rnrloser, I was going to include that very same Adolescents album, but ran out of slots. I didn't want to keep revising and retooling my list, though. That's a great pick...

Violent & Funky · 11-20-2009, 09:38 AM

I don't listen to enough punk to have the knowledge to put a complete list together, but I want Double Nickels on the Dime to be mentioned at least once in here somewhere...

11-19-2009, 02:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
million dollar basher Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: trapped in a basement Posts: 184	Top Ten Punk Albums Although I'm sure that this thread exists somewhere in the far-reaching corridors of the MB archives, and at the risk of having one of the MB heads do away with my submission altogether, I will persist. I've been engaged in a heated discussion with a few of my co-workers as to the greatest, most authoritative list of Punk albums, with the inclusion of no more and no less than ten. Here's mine as of today, in no particular oder: 1. "Damage"-Black Flag; 2. "Milo Goes to College"-The Descendents; 3. "Bad Brains"-Bad Brains; 4. "Suffer"-Bad Religion; 5. "Bedtime for Democracy"- Dead Kennedys; 6. "Out of Step"-Minor Threat; 7. "How Could Hell be any Worse"-Bad Religion; 8. "Everything Falls Apart"-Husker Du; 9. "Group Sex"-Circle Jerks; and 10. "Raw Power"-Iggy and the Stooges (though, I'm sure that some would dispute it's inclusion). Weigh in....

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loveissucide Himself Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leuven ,Belgium, via Ireland Posts: 1,325	1.London Calling-The Clash 2.New Day Rising-Husker Du 3.Pink Flag-Wire 4.The Clash=S/T 5.Another Music In A Different Kitchen-Buzz****s 6.Raw Power-The Stooges 7.Dead Fruit For Rotting Vegetables-Dead Kennedys 8.Repeater-Fugazi 9.The Scream-Siouxsie And The Banshees 10.New York Dolls-S/T __________________ www.last.fm/user/p-mccusker http://www.mixcloud.com/pmccusker www.valjester.wordpress.com

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rnrloser_IX Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North bum-feck, NH Posts: 98	Its definitely a punk album. I would have tossed in Bad Brains self titled, The Adolescents self titled, Black Flag- Damaged, The Distillers Self titled, The Nekromantix- Nice Day for a Resurrection, The Offspring- Ignition, Rancid- Let's Go, Social Distortion- self titled, Big D and the Kids Table- How it Goes, any work with GG Allin. Something along those lines. __________________ -IX

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11-19-2009, 09:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jester Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 752	I wouldn't consider London Calling a punk album.

01-29-2010, 04:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
Barnes Groupie Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 20	Television - Marquee Moon The Clash - Clash Gang Of Four - Entertainment Wire - Pink Flag The Clash - London Calling The Replacements - Let It Be Buzz****s - Singles Going Steady The Jam - All Mod Cons New York Dolls - New York Dolls The Adverts - Crossing the Red Sea

11-19-2009, 11:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jester Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 752	There's so much more to London Calling than just punk, though.

11-20-2009, 09:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
million dollar basher Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: trapped in a basement Posts: 184	Yeah, but it was still a seminal punk album. For me, I kind of consider it to be in the same league as albums like "Nevermind the Bollocks" by the Sex Pistols. Stylistically, it's more akin to classic rock than what is generally percieved as punk. But it's edgier, more irreverant, and the content is more inclined toward political and social issues than the vast majority of what rock groups were producing at the time. And though I would lump "Nevermind the Bollocks" and "London Calling" into the same broad category, seeing that both albums really pushed punk music into more exciting places, I would not, however, put any of the members of the Pistols in the same category as Joe Strummer. He was simply a much more consumate artist than any single member of the Pistols. Btw--Rnrloser, I was going to include that very same Adolescents album, but ran out of slots. I didn't want to keep revising and retooling my list, though. That's a great pick...

11-20-2009, 09:38 AM	#10 (permalink)
Violent & Funky FUNky Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 2,482	I don't listen to enough punk to have the knowledge to put a complete list together, but I want Double Nickels on the Dime to be mentioned at least once in here somewhere...