The Worst Punk band out there

TockTockTock · 11-30-2011, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

Aside from random acts (chucking chairs or feces are the audience), have any gone the route of systematically abusing the audience?

Yes, the frontman of a noise group called Hanatarash threw a Molotov cocktail at the audience during one of their concerts. Another band, The Velvet Underground, shined painfully bright strobe lights at the audience while leaving their electric guitars near the amplifiers (resulting in terrible shrieks of feedback). They then proceeded to walked off stage... Of course, they only did this because the people (i.e. hippies) in the audience were booing them.

Albeit, neither of these bands were punk...

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 11-30-2011, 09:07 PM

Rancid is the worst punk band

or maybe the Casualties

RVCA · 11-30-2011, 10:05 PM

Paloma is the worst punk band

**Janszoon** · 11-30-2011, 10:42 PM

Boyz II Men are the worst punk band by far.

SATCHMO · 12-01-2011, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by bob.

....and Tim Armstrong.....although i love Op Ivy.....i just cannot stand him as a performer and or person

This

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Originally Posted by Paloma

Rancid is the worst punk band

...and this.

...But come on guys. Punk is supposed to be lousy and best enjoyed in someone's basement with a keg of terrible beer, which if the show is any good you will undoubtedly be wearing by the end of the performance.

I've probably seen some of the worst punk bands ever, but they've also been some of the funnest most memorable experiences of my life, so it's a perplexing question to me.

But yeah, Tim Armstrong can get ****ed.

bob. · 12-01-2011, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

...But come on guys. Punk is supposed to be lousy and best enjoyed in someone's basement with a keg of terrible beer, which if the show is any good you will undoubtedly be wearing by the end of the performance.

I've probably seen some of the worst punk bands ever, but they've also been some of the funnest most memorable experiences of my life, so it's a perplexing question to me.

But yeah, Tim Armstrong can get ****ed.

i agree with you 100%....i've seen plenty of horrible bands that at least have fun with it as does the audience...

armstrong is just such an ass

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Boyz II Men are the worst punk band by far.

Ha!....i just drove by a billboard stating the boyz II men are a comin to reno

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Originally Posted by Paloma

or maybe the Casualties

i have somehow managed to have never heard the casualties......something i am quite proud of.....never heard the addicts either

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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

My knowledge of both is limited to what I've read, although I've a few punk friends who will share apocryphal stories about GG Allin.

So, there are musicians who've taken performance art to the self-destructive route; what about those who've gone the abusive route? Aside from random acts (chucking chairs or feces are the audience), have any gone the route of systematically abusing the audience?

The only one I can think of is Boyd Rice, who apparently took an exceptionally powerful spotlight to a concert in Italy, wherein he would slowly move it around the crowd, giving people momentary, painful blindness.

i've seen boyd and or non twice (outside of folk side projects) and both shows were abusive.....i specifically remember a 30 minute insanely loud and pounding version of total war.....boyd rice seems to be as full of "legend" as he is of hatred.....still love the guy to death

i do hate myself enough to have gone to see Whitehouse.....the was an absolute assault on the audience in every way shape in form....

there was a band called Death Squad who did a performance where everyone in the audience was tied to chairs and gagged while the performer came out to a cloud of harsh noise and pointed a gun at their head while screaming at them....i was not there but i have a few of their recordings and could easily see this happening....i also have a shirt by them...on the front is a an are with a needle hanging out it and the words "death squad" above it....on the back the print "force me to feel"

the front man for G.I.S.M. is known for attacking the audience with a flame thrower....there are numerous recordings of it

mike cheese of American hardcore band Gehenna.....attacked the audience often and did stab a gut at show in reno

Stress-Pass · 12-01-2011, 03:57 AM

I would have to say the Casualties. Personally I love punk music but I can't tolerate these guys.

**Janszoon** · 12-01-2011, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by bob.

i have somehow managed to have never heard the casualties......something i am quite proud of.....never heard the addicts either

The Adicts are pretty good actually. Not the best band in the world or anything but certainly worth a listen. It's good party music. Even though they're kind of associated with Oi music their best songs are their more new wave-ish ones imo:

bob. · 12-01-2011, 09:49 AM

i must say not bad at all.....i was very surprised by the 2nd one.....thanks

Queen Boo · 12-01-2011, 05:31 PM

The Ramones.

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