The best punk band ever !

Trojan911 · 02-10-2007 12:21am

Mine were/are still.....

All of the above mentioned and:

The Exploited: Punks not Dead

&

Crass.............

TJ911...

dregin · 02-10-2007 8:53am

haha so a combination of "punk's not dead" and "punk is dead"

ttomasso · 15-10-2007 3:12pm

as for the best non-english singing group I would definately nominate german Die Aerzte. They are simply deadly.

Tomas
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...*snip*

joenailface · 16-10-2007 12:05am

whoever said anti flag should be put down, they whine more than alanis morisette, if you're gonna sing political lyrics at least have the grace to sing about you know...politics...instead of 'no one listens to me, blah blah blah' its good music but it just gets incredibly hard to listen to after a while and as for nofx, they were pretty good between 89 and 99, the decline was the most ironic song ever.

klaus flouride · 17-10-2007 1:56pm

Discharge had some great stuff, i know the more hardened punks will moan about the fact that they were a bit more metal than punk towards the end; but they still had some classiscs.

'Never Again'- one of the best 'core songs you'll ever hear.

Stricknein D.c. are not only my fave irish punk band, they're one of my favourites of all time; Runnin Riot also have their moments but sometimes they're a bit too '10 pints and a kebab''for my liking.

I like The Clash, but are they really punk? I'm not saying you have to be punk to make great music, and as I said I like the clash- but when I think of Punk-music the clash are far from my mind.

ANarcho-Munk · 17-10-2007 3:52pm

ttomasso wrote: »

as for the best non-english singing group I would definately nominate german Die Aerzte. They are simply deadly.

Oi Polloi's latest album is amazing. Defintly their best album on a musical basis.

creepinshadow · 04-11-2007 9:30pm

karlrules wrote: »

The best punk band ever in my opinion is the clash. No one can beat them. Here are a few of their videos live and if you listen to the normal tracks you'll see the way joe strummer changes some words and different things.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daPov16MCpA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL7wzYvnKSw

i dont no about the clash, paramore rock. the clash a bit out of style

dregin · 04-11-2007 10:42pm

Style? Since when has punk been about style?

creepinshadow · 05-11-2007 8:01pm

by style i mean in touch with the next generation along with its own, so when i say there out of style i mean, there not in touch with the generation of punks that exists in this new day and age

Ro: maaan! · 05-11-2007 8:20pm

They're not out of touch. It's the children who are wrong.

KIVES · 09-11-2007 3:43am

Auh badger - it's very hard not to get enveloped in the whole 'What was Punk/What wasn't punk debate' - Personally, The Clash are one of my favourite bands. It's debatable whether or not they were 'true' punks...in fact if you watch the Julian Cope film about Joe Strummer, you'd probably come down on the side of 'Not Punk'...Yea, they used the whole Punk thing as a great stage and to great effect but in hindsight they weren't what you would call 'Punk to the Core - But to me that was a good thing as lots of English bands(I'm thinking of The Exploited here), ended up sounding like bad metal bands by the time the early 1990's had come around whereas other's like The Clash evolved...only problem is, no-one evolved quite so majestically as they did...

Bob in Belfast · 01-12-2007 11:10pm

KIVES wrote: »

Auh badger - it's very hard not to get enveloped in the whole 'What was Punk/What wasn't punk debate' - Personally, The Clash are one of my favourite bands. It's debatable whether or not they were 'true' punks...in fact if you watch the Julian Cope film about Joe Strummer, you'd probably come down on the side of 'Not Punk'...Yea, they used the whole Punk thing as a great stage and to great effect but in hindsight they weren't what you would call 'Punk to the Core - But to me that was a good thing as lots of English bands(I'm thinking of The Exploited here), ended up sounding like bad metal bands by the time the early 1990's had come around whereas other's like The Clash evolved...only problem is, no-one evolved quite so majestically as they did...

I totally agree with you KIVES, The Clash were the greatest Punk band ever.RIP Joe.

Pat D. Almighty · 06-12-2007 12:12am

The Radiators From Space!!!

Jamon · 09-12-2007 2:22pm

Bad Religion. They're stubborn, not too good at their instruments, they've got the punk ethos.
I also like their music, nearly all of it.

Black Flag are also great as are the Germs.

Yours,
Jamon

silverwing · 10-12-2007 8:44pm

For me...

Discharge
Poison Idea
Cryptic Slaughter
Agnostic Front
Cro-Mags
Bad Religion
Misfits

Stereomaniac · 11-12-2007 6:01pm

Husker Du.

Bren_M.Records · 16-12-2007 9:22pm

Conflict LP: The Ungovernable Force
If you havnt heard it you really owe it to yourself to track this album down!

Lab_Mouse · 10-01-2008 11:59am

left the punk scene years ago to melt my brain with e's and dance music but i still listen to punk to unwind...heres my favourite list anyways:
1--crass
2-conflict
3-subhumans/citizen fish/culture shock
4-angelic upstarts
5-dead kennedy's

one of my favourite 'local' punk bands were called ciunas and i think they were from lucan but not sure

well thats my 5 cents

Ro: maaan! · 10-01-2008 12:07pm

Lab_Mouse wrote: »

one of my favourite 'local' punk bands were called ciunas and i think they were from lucan but not sure

Have a Ciunas album. Quality isn't great on it, but sound like they would have been deadly live.

dregin · 10-01-2008 12:23pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UPTCke6Oio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iD7AUeqROE

Jamon · 10-01-2008 9:29pm

I just found out about the Misfits. I bought Collection 1 on vinyl. I think that hatebreeders would be my favourite so far.

Bluefoam · 10-01-2008 9:37pm

The Devil wrote: »

Stiff Little Fingers.

Definitely agree!

SxE Punk · 12-01-2008 2:13am

Not one mention for Ghetto Defendant in this thread.

Useless.

dregin · 12-01-2008 12:23pm

The song? We're talkin about bands here....

Ro: maaan! · 12-01-2008 1:47pm

I assume there's a band called that too? Must be, because I can't imagine how anyone could think the song was the best anything.

dregin · 12-01-2008 3:13pm

Could find no mention of em on the internets if there is one. Maybe it's some uber-coool underground band we aren't cooooool enough to know about :P

SxE Punk · 12-01-2008 3:59pm

No I mean the Clash song, its brilliant.

dregin · 12-01-2008 5:24pm

"Best Punk Band Ever" :P
I vote you start another thread for songs.

SxE Punk · 12-01-2008 6:42pm

The OP wasn't asking for your opinions by the looks of things, as far as bands were concerned anyway. He was saying The Clash were best and wanted to know your favorite songs by that band(check out the first page, its all there).

I agree with the OP, and my favorite Clash song is Ghetto Defendant, as I stated. I dunno where your confusion is coming from.

dregin · 12-01-2008 7:07pm

I'm not confused. You're posting off topic. The thread's title is "the best punk band ever". I'm not sure if that can be any more self explanatory.

Oh well.

SxE Punk · 13-01-2008 12:10pm

karlrules wrote: »

Whats your favourite song ? And anyone who posts could you say your fav song too.

This is about the fifth post in the thread, posted by the OP. He says this after stating, without doubt that the Clash are the best punk band ever, and after refuting any claim to the contrary. Seriously go back and read the first page, the topic is dictated by the OP, not you. So stop patronising me, and read the thread properly before trying to be clever with me.

It seemed to me, rather clearly, that the OP wanted a discussion about the best punk band ever: The Clash. Not "who's your favorite punk band ever". I know the guy isn't exactly Shakespeare, but he was eloquent enough to make his topic of choice pretty clear.

dregin · 13-01-2008 1:04pm

Haha, Christ. I seem to be completely wrong

Apologies. See you posting in the toxic waste thread. Havent read it, but GO GO GO!!!

SxE Punk · 13-01-2008 1:25pm

I told a mate I'd go to the metal gig on in TBMC that night, but because I don'tdrink, and therefor have no use for ID, I'll probably get turned away, and straight over to Voodoo where all the bouncers don't give a ****e and are legends.

fenris · 13-01-2008 1:56pm

Clash and Dead Kennedys go without saying!
I recently found an old Anti Nowhere League album - with such classics as Streets of london and woman, now I just have to try and get my 3 year old to switch back to the official lyrics for streets of london before he goes back to creche on Monday:D

dregin · 13-01-2008 2:09pm

Haha. Have to say I'm not into The Clash or The Dead Kennedys much at all. Anti-Nowhere League have some ok songs, but I saw em a couple of times last year when they played here and thought they were pretty ****e, tbh.

fenris · 13-01-2008 10:06pm

You need these bands when they are still immortal angry young men, not when they are on the stale "oh my god what am I going to do for a pension" circuit!

dregin · 14-01-2008 5:20pm

hehe, yeah. Don't worry, I didnt pay to see em

Only really listening to Irish bands these days, with a few exceptions. Alot of those are gone, though

Still love the DIY scene around the place and Belfast's always worth a trip up to for the gigs, especially now with the 24 hour Dublin to Belfast bus service \m/

I spam it enough, but if yiz havent heard some of this and you're bored I host a load of old and new Irish punk here:
https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~dregin/audio/audiofiles

Allison91 · 23-01-2008 1:43am

the clash!!! hell yeah!!! woo woo!! woo woo!! woo woo!!

25-01-2008 3:02am

For me the best punk band of all time are Bad Religion. No other band comes close.

The Lilywhite · 01-02-2008 12:26am

Hi guys

This is my first time to pass a comment on this forum, I have read your comments on the best punk band and I have to add my two penneth, I do agree that the Clash were a brilliant band, with Mick Jones and Joe Strummer they developed Punk and added a bit of rasta music to it and the Sex Pistols, although a bit manufactured, (imo) the opening guitar riff to "Pretty Vacant" by Steve Jones has to be one of the best opening riffs ever. I notice that you have omitted to mention, in your discussion, one of the best punk bands (imo) and certainly the best punk band to come out of this country (again imo) Stiff Little Fingers, I would love to hear your opinions please

Bluefoam · 01-02-2008 12:30am

The Lilywhite wrote: »

I notice that you have omitted to mention, in your discussion, one of the best punk bands (imo) and certainly the best punk band to come out of this country (again imo) Stiff Little Fingers

I already mentioned SLF & I think someone mentioned them before me...

maninamousesuit · 01-02-2008 12:40am

My vote would be the "Stiff little fingers" Maybe not the best but boy they were my favorites. Alternative Ulster really rocked my socks . Ah God be with the days!:cool:

Serbian_Wookie · 11-02-2008 11:32pm

my favorites are The clash and Sex pistols from Uk and form Serbia
Pekinska patka

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0P6rlarals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91nfRdFZLeY

Tommy the Cat · 14-02-2008 1:23pm

The Ramones
The Clash
The Damned

Rotti Express · 15-02-2008 12:44am

The Clash.

Spicy Lauren · 20-02-2008 1:56pm

The Ex.

Fly High · 25-02-2008 8:24pm

This is my first time posting here in the punk thread but I definately think Bad Religion are the greatest punk band ever, they've got it all. Maybe this should be a poll??

dregin · 26-02-2008 1:06am

Maybe you should start listening to punk?

Fly High · 26-02-2008 2:24am

Gee ya know maybe I should I just thought I'd come here and post cause I've never ever listened the genre before...

rowlandbrowner · 26-02-2008 4:24pm

As far as attitude goes, The Saints had the right idea, they where shipped to England in hope of being marketed as “punks”, but they refused to rip their jeans, and wore plain shirts.
Swell Maps probably embodied the idea of independence more than anyone (bar perhaps The Fall). The Sonics arguably started the whole thing, not to discount the importance of MC5 who arrived later.

Australia had the best punk bands, anyone who disagrees should buy this
http://www.amazon.com/Do-Pop-Australian-Garage-Rock-1976-87/dp/B0000668KM/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1204039407&sr=8-2

Out of the big British bands, The Damned had the best songs and although they didn’t take the whole thing as serious as the rest ended up having the most longevity. I seen The Damned play 2 months ago for 20 quid, and they are the real deal, not Lydon for triple that amount, a man who dismissed the Pistols and the idea of conventional music for the first 4 pil albums, now look at him, a bloody parody of himself as a young man.

The best punk band ever !

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