The Punk Music Recommendation Thread
 

I am not much of a punk guy, but I do like The Misfits and The Ramones. Anyone have anything?

Screeching Weasel, Teenage Bottlerocket and The Lillingtons are all comparable to Ramones.

Descendents
Dillinger Four

It's kind of a stretch but you might also like Dag Nasty and Reagan Youth.

Thanks mates. I'll be giving these bands a listen.

I've got to squeeze The Ergs! in there.

Stiff Little Fingers, imo

Forgotten Rebels
Simply Saucer
Millencollin
Lagwagon
Distillers

Bastard beat me to it! I'd also like to add The Wipers.

Ignore most of these terrible bands being listed & just listen to Poison Idea.

The United Nations panel on Punk estimates that Skinheads are responsible for 50% of all quality punk.

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I agree with Urban wholeheartedly. Poison Idea are almost the perfect epitome of a punk band. I'm quite partial to Aus Rotten too.

Poison Idea may be a great band, but I don't think the original request will be served by shutting everything else out. He only likes two punk bands... he needs all the recommendations he can get.

When you get over a certain age you are allowed to shut everything out. It's the law. Trust me.

For parity:

The Adicts
999
The Ruts
Eater
Radio Birdman
The Gun Club
The Flesh Eaters
State Of Alert.

:laughing:

Oh come off it. You're only a couple years ahead of me. You're just used to having kids, you poor bastard.




Nice list though.
:D

To be fair I think there are very few really good Punk bands but there are some stunning tracks out there that make up for it. I'm sure I'm around 6-7 years older. I have the bald head to prove it.

Well good thing not everyone thinks alike then. :D
Oh come on, you're not 35-36! There's no way! Baldness aside even.

No I'm not. I'm 38 my young lad.

:yikes:

Preposterous.

I like Nausea. They're a little more metallic than some punks might like, but the whole crusty sqautter thang was pretty rad. The guy/chick screaming is pretty cool, too.

I could never get into them. I do like the dual vocal thing and the nearest I have heard recently was a 4 piece called Appallachian Terror Unit who made a 4 track ep a couple of years back but I have heard nothing since and they were solid.

I wouldn't mind knowing Iggy and the Stooges best coupe of albums, is Raw Power one?

Oooh, try out some Contravene, they do the dual vocal thing quite a bit, but they're excellent. You'd probably like them (if you haven't already heard them)

bad brains.....
 

anyone recommend any punk bands on the same vibe as bad brains?

also, any good live albums by bad brains

cheers

Bad Brains have four or five live albums, I'd say either get Live At CBGB's 1982 or Live from their 1988 tour.
For similar bands:
Adolescents: S/T
Scream: Still Screaming
Zero Boys - Viscous Circle

are a few to check out, that is if you aren't already farmilar with all the mor epopular ones like Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Minor Threat.

YES YES YES. Btw Gun Club was a good call... here are my top punk(y) bands

Iggy & The Stooges
The Velvet Underground
Richard Hell & The Voidoids
New York Dolls
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers
The Cramps
The Clash
Sex Pistols
The Pogues
The Gun Club
Patti Smith
Talking Heads
Public Image Ltd.

also try

Television
Cherry Vanilla
Blondie
13th Floor Elevators
The Nipple Erectors
The Jam
Devo
The Ramones
Bauhaus
Dead Kennedys
Dropkick Murphys
Flogging Molly
White Stripes
The Gories
Flat Duo Jets
James Chance & The Contortions
Inca Babies
The Neon Boys
Venus Bogardus

Seconded, awesome album.

thanks btown787, just got the live 82 album and its ****ing raddddd!!!!!

yeah richard hell & the voidoids and johnny thunder & the heartbreakers gotta be up there in my favourite punk bands aswell Rocknroll animal

Sorry to get back at you guys so late. Thanks for all the bands you recommended, but out all of them I have to say I liked Poison Idea the most. They have that kick ass heavy sound, thanks Urban for the recommendation.

Kudos to you!

Have you heard the Neon Boys? They're like proto-Television. Television when it was just Hell, Verlaine and Ficca before Lloyd got added and Fred Smith replaced Hell. They only put out about three songs - if you want to hear pm me an email address to send the EP to. I also have the "Yonkers Demos" which the Heartbreakers cut while Hell was in the band.

You want punk?

Sex Pistols.

'nuff said.

Dead Kennedys "Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables"

yeah man definitely the be all end all of punk

The Transplants espically the song Romper Stomper and anything by the F-Ups

Jim Carroll-"Catholic Boy". Don't let anybody tell you it's not punk, either.

Les thugs 1983-1999.

Probably one of the best punk rock band ever.

The Ruts were the greatest punk band of all time. Not many bands have produced an album without a single dud track. That album is "The Crack". Worth buying for "Babylon's Burning" alone. "Grin & Bear it" is also worth checking out, if only for the original version of "Staring at the Rudeboys". Their dabbling in reggae might put some people off, but this was a band that took it's music and it's politics seriously, unlike the Pistols.

I'd also highly recommend the Dead Kennedy's "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables". Their later stuff is best left unlistened to.

roflmao