Favorite Post-Punk Band?

Howard the Duck · 08-01-2011, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Stu

Cardiacs are freaking awesome, and from my home town. Probably the only reason to be proud of Kingston. They were labelled 'pronk' (progressive punk) by some stupid journalists in the late 70s.

i awiz thought that they were prog-punk

Sneer · 08-01-2011, 11:01 PM

Has anybody mentioned Au Pairs? Playing With a Different Sex and Sense & Sensuality are both right up there.

jackhammer · 08-02-2011, 07:24 PM

I will have to plump for Wire who are still pumping out interesting albums to this day. This year's Red Barked Tree is a fantastic album.

Sparky · 08-02-2011, 11:49 PM

joy division, the fall and birthday party are my favorites.

Psychedelic furs as well.

Are there any good american post-punk bands?

Sneer · 08-03-2011, 10:22 AM

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Are there any good american post-punk bands?

One of the best

Big Black, Mission of Burma, The Feelies, Minutemen and all the College Rock/Hardcore Punk/Noise Rock/No Wave bands that could be termed post-punk too.

Howard the Duck · 08-03-2011, 10:28 AM

Echo & The Bunnymen's Porcupine is also what U2 would sound like if The Edge could play more than just chord fragments and Bono could actually sing

Sneer · 08-04-2011, 12:18 AM

Tuxedomoon and Chrome are two more must-hear American post-punk bands.

Sparky · 08-04-2011, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Stu

One of the best

Big Black, Mission of Burma, The Feelies, Minutemen and all the College Rock/Hardcore Punk/Noise Rock/No Wave bands that could be termed post-punk too.

Really?

Sneer · 08-04-2011, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by matious

Really?

Of course. Minutemen had the punk ethos, and took it down eclectic and experimental routes. Double Nickels on the Dime backs up my point, there are jazz, funk and country influences thrown in to the mix, producing what is in essence a post-punk album.

Sparky · 08-04-2011, 08:12 PM

So you have post punk in the late 70's ( wire, television, birthday party) then traditional punk in the 80's, and then post punk again?

All these post-___ genre terms confuse me, at least the timeline for it.

The clash had some funk and other elements too, could they be considered post-punk?

It just seems crazy to call pioneering artists in the genre "post" this when they helped form it, but I'm probably nitpicking a lot.

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Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	So you have post punk in the late 70's ( wire, television, birthday party) then traditional punk in the 80's, and then post punk again? All these post-___ genre terms confuse me, at least the timeline for it. The clash had some funk and other elements too, could they be considered post-punk? It just seems crazy to call pioneering artists in the genre "post" this when they helped form it, but I'm probably nitpicking a lot. Last edited by Sparky; 08-04-2011 at 08:18 PM.

08-02-2011, 11:49 PM	#184 (permalink)
Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	joy division, the fall and birthday party are my favorites. Psychedelic furs as well. Are there any good american post-punk bands?