Best Punk album of all time?

**Janszoon** · 05-21-2014, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by bob.

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^1975

Exactly.

The Batlord · 05-21-2014, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

How much material do you have from Rockets from the Tombs as they never had an official release ?! Generic? Well many bands have sounded similar since the Dead Boys album which probably makes the Dead Boys sound redundant in the grand scheme of things I guess.

We could talk all night about Proto Punk or the many variant sounds thereof but if someone asked me what Punk Rock sounded like then Dead Boys and Infest will do me fine and Infest are definitely an unknown quantity to many people and certainly qualify for the criteria and then some.

I listened to this around the time I heard that Dead Boys album and I didn't really hear any kind of progression. Not that I was really over the moon about RftT either mind you.

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Well blow me down.

Ana Kovacheva · 05-21-2014, 06:01 PM

The Damned - Damned Damned Damned, Machine Gun Etiquette

BastardofYoung · 05-21-2014, 07:30 PM

Personally I think the Dead Boys are far from generic. For their time, they were actually pretty much close to the top. Yeah, RFtT have definite similarities, being as though Cheetah Chrome was in both bands, and his guitar playing is pretty recognizable. Stiv Bators though is a much more charismatic and interesting vocalist than Crocus Behemoth was.

Maybe now a days Young, Loud and Snotty may have some dated aspects, but for 1977 it was far from generic. The opening riff on Sonic Reducer was a call to arms, that sustained note just hits, similar to the way "Sailin' On" does on first Bad Brains album. "Ain't Nothing to Do", "What Love Is" and "High Tension Wire" are classics as well.

I do not know if I would rank it as best punk album of all-time, but it is for sure a contender.

Dylstew · 05-22-2014, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Ana Kovacheva

The Damned - Damned Damned Damned, Machine Gun Etiquette

I really prefer Damned Damned Damned over Machine Gun Etiquette.

Bela Lugosi's Dad · 05-22-2014, 08:35 AM

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I really prefer Damned Damned Damned over Machine Gun Etiquette.

All of their first three albums are excellent and quite different. Great band.

Ana Kovacheva · 05-25-2014, 06:09 PM

Yes, Damned Damned Damned, Machine Gun, Strawberries - they are great all through.

Bollocks by the Sex Pistols is also a very good album.

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BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	Personally I think the Dead Boys are far from generic. For their time, they were actually pretty much close to the top. Yeah, RFtT have definite similarities, being as though Cheetah Chrome was in both bands, and his guitar playing is pretty recognizable. Stiv Bators though is a much more charismatic and interesting vocalist than Crocus Behemoth was. Maybe now a days Young, Loud and Snotty may have some dated aspects, but for 1977 it was far from generic. The opening riff on Sonic Reducer was a call to arms, that sustained note just hits, similar to the way "Sailin' On" does on first Bad Brains album. "Ain't Nothing to Do", "What Love Is" and "High Tension Wire" are classics as well. I do not know if I would rank it as best punk album of all-time, but it is for sure a contender. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

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Ana Kovacheva Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Posts: 100	Albums by The Damned Yes, Damned Damned Damned, Machine Gun, Strawberries - they are great all through. Bollocks by the Sex Pistols is also a very good album.