This thing called punk...Where do I start?
 

I know a little. Very little. Mostly the obvious, most well known bands. I would love some bands to explore. Starting with the early years. So, hit me with the facts!

Ramones first three albums
Sex Pistols - Nevermind the Bollocks
The Clash's first three albums
Iggy Pop & the Stooges' first three albums
Richard Hell & the Voidoids - Blank Generation
Radio Birdman Radios Appear
Wire - Pink Flag
The Modern Lovers' self-titled

Some of my favorite albums:

Can't Stand The Rezillos: The [Almost] Complete Rezillos
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...2mbMCmAux7QvCo

Minor Threat - Complete Discography Full Album (1989)


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Especially agree on that Rezillos album.

These I have

These, not a clue. Thanks.

I never considered Devo or Talking heads to be punk.

They were definitely part of the movement even if they weren't part of what became the stereotype.

I think you should just go with Pink Flag. It pays great dividends with multiple listenings and it’s interesting from the get-go.

I think it’s what you’re looking for.

If you want two records then add Singles Going Steady by The Buzzcocks

It sounds like he’s hip to basics

He’s a sophisticated music fan Pink Flag hits all the right spots

These days everything is so micro-labeled but Wire was introduced to me as a punk band so that’s always how I’ve thought of them

It's the perfect jumping off point for post-punk. It sounds like a "real" punk band taking a flying leap off that diving board with confidence and vision. So yeah it's definitely a ****ing punk album even by the standard definition afaic.

OMG how did I forget about that amazing album? Elph can bitch all he wants about "pop punk" as a term but it describes that album perfectly. A lot of what I associate with pure pop is the exploration of the all-encompassing, maximalistic hook, and Singles Going Steady hits me as hard in that way as Ke$ha, Britney Spears, or Madonna do.

I think I only listened to them once and thought they sounded like a slowed down Ramones (and I love when the Ramones slow down) and really dug them.

I'm not declaring the first two as Punk band. However I think they are important in my book. The Dictators were on of the first bands that had that sound, and being a drummer you might like the cover of California Sun. Simply Saucer were a band that almost fell into total obscurity. They have a style somewhere between Garage and Punk in sound.

The Dictators Go Girl Crazy! (1975)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkq6...ynPD3I4Z72PJzh

Simply Saucer - Cyborgs Revisited


more hardcore:

Gang Green - Preschool
*collection of early tracks (1981-1983)

SS Decontrol - The Kids Will Have Their Say 1982

Agnostic Front - Victim in Pain (1984)

Holy crap. You all don't disappoint.

I'm going to start by listening to "Swell Maps" because the name is odd. I always gravitate towards odd.

Then you need Pere Ubu in your life on name alone. From the same Ohio scene as Devo and also oddball as ****. Maybe more punk but also more weird.

I'll prove you wrong by naming my sailboat after them and crossing the Pacific!

Isn't Pere Ubu a Sushi restaurant in Marseille?

Oh wait, ****, Booman is into jazz? Have the Contortions.

The Raincoats
Monks
Patti Smith
Debris'
MX-80 Sound
Suicide
Tuxedomoon
Magazine
XTC
SPK (early)
The Red Crayola
Contortions
The Pop Group

**** yes. I'll probably check out a few of those myself. I've basically been heavy on 60s/70s rock for the past year or so while shedding a lot of the classic rock stuff I listened to when I was younger without having the proper old school art rock education to replace those bands I've dropped.

It's ****ing awesome and you shoud check it the hell out.
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/al...atic-disposal/

Great suggestions, ones that haven't been mentioned I think:
Joy division - any album or compilation, but Closer if I had to pick one
Gang of four - entertainment
Dead Kennedys - fresh fruit for rotting vegetables
Bikini Kill - the cd version of the first 2 records
X-ray Spex - germ free adolescents
X - los Angeles

+1

Gang of Four reminds me of Adam Curtis documentaries