The great hardcore/punk countdown

William_the_Bloody · 04-22-2013, 07:18 PM

All right, all right I hear ya, I never claimed my musical taste was perfecto, if the list get revamped to everyone's input (I hope it does so I can add new bands) they'll be moved much further down, cheers.

William_the_Bloody · 04-22-2013, 07:27 PM

15. D.O.A. ,Genre (Hardcore) British Columbia Canada era, 80's

The kings of Canadian punk, and my hometown heroes, D.O.A. The band of course is fondly remembered for coining the term hardcore with their release Hardcore 81. I've always personally thought of them as the AC/DC of punk though, speedy 3 chord riffs with a political edge.

**** you!

War

Lumberjack City

**Janszoon** · 04-22-2013, 07:38 PM

I never got too much into D.O.A. but when I was younger I dug the album they did with Jello Biafra quite a bit.

BastardofYoung · 04-22-2013, 08:48 PM

D.O.A. had 3 essentials for me "Disco Sucks" EP, "Something Better Change" and "Hardcore 81", those 3 are classics to me. Everything else, hit or miss. A few great singles there, but nothing on the level of those albums.

BastardofYoung · 04-22-2013, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by William_the_Bloody

15. D.O.A. ,Genre (Hardcore) British Columbia Canada era, 80's

The kings of Canadian punk, and my hometown heroes, D.O.A. The band of course is fondly remembered for coining the term hardcore with their release Hardcore 81. I've always personally thought of them as the AC/DC of punk though, speedy 3 chord riffs with a political edge.

**** you!

Man, this song is so covered, I think people forget who actually wrote it:

William_the_Bloody · 04-22-2013, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BastardofYoung

D.O.A. had 3 essentials for me "Disco Sucks" EP, "Something Better Change" and "Hardcore 81", those 3 are classics to me. Everything else, hit or miss. A few great singles there, but nothing on the level of those albums.

Truth be told, I'm personally a far greater fan of both Slow & Death Sentence, but for me, I like everything in their first incarnation up to Murder with the exception of Lets Wreck the Party, but...

the War on 45 ep, the Right to be Wild split & the Don't Turn Yer Back ep is where it's at for me, as well as the one's you mentioned.

The Batlord · 04-23-2013, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by William_the_Bloody

I will just say that I couldn't disagree more. The album itself is not a single for the song Cop Killer, Ice T eventually removed the track from the CD because he felt the controversy surrounding it was taking away from the whole record.

I thought it was the record company that pulled the song. Either way, that was the most entertaining song on the album and taking it off was a terrible idea.

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There were three singles put out for the album as a whole, but only one became highly controversial, which was not Ice T's original intent, he was simply expressing his frusturation at the police brutality & harassment that plagued the Ghetto. I remember the fallout from the Rodney King episode and things were pretty tense

Wasn't meant to be highly controversial? Songs about banging a Grand Dragon's daughter at a KKK rally, shooting cops "in their motherfucking face," and killing your mother aren't meant to be controversial? The album was delivered to record stores in body bags for god's sake.

William_the_Bloody · 04-23-2013, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I thought it was the record company that pulled the song. Either way, that was the most entertaining song on the album and taking it off was a terrible idea.

Wasn't meant to be highly controversial? Songs about banging a Grand Dragon's daughter at a KKK rally, shooting cops "in their motherfucking face," and killing your mother aren't meant to be controversial? The album was delivered to record stores in body bags for god's sake.

Ice T was under pressure to pull the song, but ultimately he decided to pull it out because the controversy was eclipsing the rest of the album, I believe Cop Killer was then released as a seperate single.

I didn't see the album as controversial at the time, KKK Bitch and Mamma's Gotta die tonight, just struck me as obnoxious hardcore punk lyrics being brought forth into the mainstream. If memory serves me correct, Ice T and his crew use to go to LA punk gigs when he was younger. Cop Killer just became unexpectedly "hugely" controversial.

Anyways, time to bury the Body Count and move on.

William_the_Bloody · 04-23-2013, 11:16 PM

14. Blood for Blood ,Genre (Hardcore) Massachusettes USA era, 90's/00's

I mentioned somewhere way back that there was a Victory Records band topping the list, and here they are. To quote the band "If you've been locked out, held down or kicked around" than this band is for you, the perfect music to accompany you through those dark times in your life. There is a reason why this band has a huge cult following, not sure if Bob is stilling following this, but if he is, this one if for him, cheers.

Hanging on the Corner

City Boy

Love Song

**Janszoon** · 04-23-2013, 11:31 PM

Wow, a hardcore band from my city during my time and I can't say I know them. Not sure how I missed that.

Edit: After looking at their wikipedia page, I see that they have some kind of overlap with the band Diecast, which a former bandmate of mine is in, as well as a friend of a friend. That makes it even weirder that I don't know anything about them.

04-22-2013, 07:38 PM	#403 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	I never got too much into D.O.A. but when I was younger I dug the album they did with Jello Biafra quite a bit. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

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BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	D.O.A. had 3 essentials for me "Disco Sucks" EP, "Something Better Change" and "Hardcore 81", those 3 are classics to me. Everything else, hit or miss. A few great singles there, but nothing on the level of those albums. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

04-23-2013, 11:31 PM	#410 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Wow, a hardcore band from my city during my time and I can't say I know them. Not sure how I missed that. Edit: After looking at their wikipedia page, I see that they have some kind of overlap with the band Diecast, which a former bandmate of mine is in, as well as a friend of a friend. That makes it even weirder that I don't know anything about them. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

04-22-2013, 07:18 PM	#401 (permalink)
William_the_Bloody Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sunnydale Cemetary Posts: 2,093	All right, all right I hear ya, I never claimed my musical taste was perfecto, if the list get revamped to everyone's input (I hope it does so I can add new bands) they'll be moved much further down, cheers.

04-22-2013, 07:27 PM	#402 (permalink)
William_the_Bloody Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sunnydale Cemetary Posts: 2,093	15. D.O.A. ,Genre (Hardcore) British Columbia Canada era, 80's The kings of Canadian punk, and my hometown heroes, D.O.A. The band of course is fondly remembered for coining the term hardcore with their release Hardcore 81. I've always personally thought of them as the AC/DC of punk though, speedy 3 chord riffs with a political edge. **** you! War Lumberjack City

04-23-2013, 11:16 PM	#409 (permalink)
William_the_Bloody Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sunnydale Cemetary Posts: 2,093	14. Blood for Blood ,Genre (Hardcore) Massachusettes USA era, 90's/00's I mentioned somewhere way back that there was a Victory Records band topping the list, and here they are. To quote the band "If you've been locked out, held down or kicked around" than this band is for you, the perfect music to accompany you through those dark times in your life. There is a reason why this band has a huge cult following, not sure if Bob is stilling following this, but if he is, this one if for him, cheers. Hanging on the Corner City Boy Love Song