Best Punk album of all time?

cgw · 06-25-2012, 10:16 AM

The Clash
Nvermind the Bollocks
Rocket to Russia

All the other stuff I have or have heard is a step down. Which may just mean I need to listen to some more stuff.

I like The Offspring but none of the albums stand out.

The NY Dolls would be on the list if I considered them punk (which I don't).

Howard the Duck · 06-25-2012, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by cgw

The Clash
Nvermind the Bollocks
Rocket to Russia

All the other stuff I have or have heard is a step down. Which may just mean I need to listen to some more stuff.

I like The Offspring but none of the albums stand out.

The NY Dolls would be on the list if I considered them punk (which I don't).

the NY Dolls were more glam-rock and a precursor to hair metal

Forward To Death · 06-25-2012, 10:33 AM

All they had was a weird image. Good sound, but not punk in any way really, though it does have some attitude I guess. @cgw it sounds like you've not listened to a lot of The Offspring is that high on your list. Not trying to be snide, The Sex Pistols and The Clash are great and everything, but there's much better "punk" than that 90s pop-punk.

Listen to Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Bad Brains and that's a good place to start if you want to listen to good punk.

Howard the Duck · 06-25-2012, 10:36 AM

also The Buzzcocks, The Undertones, Minutemen, Refused, the Damned, early Jam, Minor Threat, etc etc

Forward To Death · 06-25-2012, 01:28 PM

Yup, and I could go on and on, there's so much good punk, I can go downtown and go see a band that's vastly superior to Offspring every week.

BastardofYoung · 06-25-2012, 02:04 PM

New York Dolls do = punk. In their own right, they are punk rock. Glam, okay.... hair metal, explain this Mr. Duck.....

BastardofYoung · 06-25-2012, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Forward To Death

All they had was a weird image. Good sound, but not punk in any way really, though it does have some attitude I guess. @cgw it sounds like you've not listened to a lot of The Offspring is that high on your list. Not trying to be snide, The Sex Pistols and The Clash are great and everything, but there's much better "punk" than that 90s pop-punk.

Listen to Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Bad Brains and that's a good place to start if you want to listen to good punk.

add T.S.O.L. top that list... considering how much The Offspring wanted to be them, especially on their self-titled album. I mean listen to "Beheaded" and then listen to "Code Blue" by T.S.O.L. .... yeah. First album is a poor mans version of T.S.O.L.

SnapCracklePop · 06-25-2012, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Forward To Death

All they had was a weird image. Good sound, but not punk in any way really, though it does have some attitude I guess. @cgw it sounds like you've not listened to a lot of The Offspring is that high on your list. Not trying to be snide, The Sex Pistols and The Clash are great and everything, but there's much better "punk" than that 90s pop-punk.
Listen to Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Bad Brains and that's a good place to start if you want to listen to good punk.

Maybe not snide, but hopefully you're not trying to say THe Pistols and Clash are '90s pop-punk'? Shirley some mistake?

DKs and Black Flag both excellent bands.

Forward To Death · 06-25-2012, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BastardofYoung

New York Dolls do = punk. In their own right, they are punk rock. Glam, okay.... hair metal, explain this Mr. Duck.....

Not really, closer to hair metal than punk. Listen to Personality Crisis, sounds like Kiss, who basically invented/shaped hair metal. Really not fast or aggressive enough to be punk. It's Chuck Berry with distortion.

BastardofYoung · 06-25-2012, 04:18 PM

The comment looks to be more directed at only the Offspring.

"Not trying to be snide, The Sex Pistols and The Clash are great and everything, but [in regards to the Offspring] there's much better "punk" than that 90s pop-punk.

06-25-2012, 02:04 PM	#86 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	New York Dolls do = punk. In their own right, they are punk rock. Glam, okay.... hair metal, explain this Mr. Duck..... __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

06-25-2012, 04:18 PM	#90 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	The comment looks to be more directed at only the Offspring. "Not trying to be snide, The Sex Pistols and The Clash are great and everything, but [in regards to the Offspring] there's much better "punk" than that 90s pop-punk. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

06-25-2012, 10:16 AM	#81 (permalink)
cgw Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 51	The Clash Nvermind the Bollocks Rocket to Russia All the other stuff I have or have heard is a step down. Which may just mean I need to listen to some more stuff. I like The Offspring but none of the albums stand out. The NY Dolls would be on the list if I considered them punk (which I don't).

06-25-2012, 10:33 AM	#83 (permalink)
Forward To Death Trolier Than Thou Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,336	All they had was a weird image. Good sound, but not punk in any way really, though it does have some attitude I guess. @cgw it sounds like you've not listened to a lot of The Offspring is that high on your list. Not trying to be snide, The Sex Pistols and The Clash are great and everything, but there's much better "punk" than that 90s pop-punk. Listen to Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Bad Brains and that's a good place to start if you want to listen to good punk.

06-25-2012, 01:28 PM	#85 (permalink)
Forward To Death Trolier Than Thou Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,336	Yup, and I could go on and on, there's so much good punk, I can go downtown and go see a band that's vastly superior to Offspring every week.