Punk Bands?

[Mr Sensitive]

If you want one of the best gigs you'll ever see then head along. Matt Caughthran is one of the best entertainers around.
I was at the same gig and it was awesome!! As good if not better than Hatebreed/Terror double bill at the same venue.

You're right on about Caughtran. Not only is he a great front man with huge pipes, but for sheer entertainment value, he can't be beat. Pours his heart and soul into every set and you can't help but be swept up in the moment as he thrashes about on stage. Who could forget last year's show at the HiFi where he dived into the pit and then proceeded to crowdsurf his way around the venue, all the while singing the songs at the same time.

Deadset champ.

Ever week I see if The Bronx are playing in london any time soon, not as yet

I wouldn't give up hope. The Bronx have got not one, but TWO new albums coming out in the near future so chances are they'll be on the road. The first one is out in November and continues in the same hard rock/punk rock vein as their earlier stuff, but the second album is going to be all mariachi. I was bemused at first but a clip of their mariachi material was posted on youtube and it was actually pretty good.

 

[Brad Goodman]

Reel Big Fish used to be dynamite back in the 90's as well.

They still are! Well to me anyway...

 

[ausde13]

You're right on about Caughtran. Not only is he a great front man with huge pipes, but for sheer entertainment value, he can't be beat. Pours his heart and soul into every set and you can't help but be swept up in the moment as he thrashes about on stage. Who could forget last year's show at the HiFi where he dived into the pit and then proceeded to crowdsurf his way around the venue, all the while singing the songs at the same time.

Deadset champ.



I wouldn't give up hope. The Bronx have got not one, but TWO new albums coming out in the near future so chances are they'll be on the road. The first one is out in November and continues in the same hard rock/punk rock vein as their earlier stuff, but the second album is going to be all mariachi. I was bemused at first but a clip of their mariachi material was posted on youtube and it was actually pretty good.

Ha ha yes i was pretty leathered by then but that was awesome when he was crowd surfing... Or throwing himself on the floor of the stage and screaming it out!!

Around the Horn and Dirty Leaves are two of my favourite songs ever. So interested to hear the mariachi album.

I'm hanging out for a show, I know they will be touring I just hope they get over here. I missed Cancer Bats the other week, didn't know it was on til the day after the gig!!!

Gallows are an awesome band too...

 

[Suspense]

One of the most influential, yet underrated Punk bands I know of:


No Trend

From 1982-1988, Ashton, Maryland’s No Trend created some uniquely anti-establishment music. Jeff Mentges, one of the band’s founders, seemingly despised the clique that hardcore had become. Jack Anderson (bass) admits that they, “did not play hardcore music, but [they] did play hardcore shows. We also taunted punk rockers, who were essentially conformists within their own scene.” (NY Press, Mamone, Vol.15, Iss.2). The band also had a virtual revolving door line-up, which throughout their six years included: Eric Leifert, Brian Nelson (saxophone), Dean Evangelista (guitar), Buck Parr (guitar), James Peachey (drums), and Frank Price (guitar). Sadly, Frank Price passed away in 1989. One of the original members, he was an integral part of the philosophy that was No Trend. The band incorporated elements of metal, lounge, and country into a sound (or perhaps cacophony) that was unmistakably their own.


No Trend - Teen Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYX9MzN4JTg

 

[Mr Sensitive]

alright gang, so let's mix things up a bit. We've listed the bands, now let's list the tracks. If you had to compile your ultimate punk soundtrack, what would you include??? I'll kick things off...

Minor Threat- In My Eyes
Minor Threat- Straight Edge
Bad Brains- Big Takeover
Bad Brains- Pay to Cum
Bad Brains- Attitude
Black Flag- Police Story
Modern Life is War- D.E.A.D.R.A.M.O.N.E.S
The Bronx- History's Stranglers
NOFX- The Decline
Refused- Rather Be Dead
Have Heart- Armed With a Mind
The Misfits- Die Die My Darling
Dead Kennedys- Pull My Strings
50 Lions- Time is the Enemy
Cancer Bats- Hail Destroyer

 

[Spermbird]

I wouldn't exactly call it my ultimate compliation but as a representation of what I listen to. I thought it would be easier to break it up into 2 different lists US/Canada and Other, with no more than one song per band limited to 20bands. I had to have the songs in my collection too.

UK/Europe/Austrlaia

The Damned ~ New Rose
The Clash ~ White Riot
The Saint’s ~ I’m Stranded
Stiff Little Finger ~ Suspect Device
Sex Pistols ~ Pretty Vacant
The Stranglers ~ (Get a) Grip(On Yourself)
Buzzcocks ~ Ever Fallen in Love….
Generation X ~ Ready Steady Go
UK Subs ~ CID
The Exploited ~ Alternative (swapped for Troops of Tomorrow)
Anti-Nowhere League ~ Animal
X-Ray Spex ~ Oh Bondage Up Yours
Siouxsie & the Banshees ~ Mirage
Joy Division ~ She’s Lost Control
Ebba Gron ~ 800 Grader
Spermbirds ~ Nothing is Easy
Radio Birdman ~ New Race
Arm the Insane ~ Self Destruct/Smack Jack
Refused ~ New Noise

removed - The Boys Next Door ~ The Nightwatchman

[Edit] I added Subhumans ~ Peroxide to the list which gives you an hour of listening pleasure[/EDIT]

US/Canada


Black Flag ~ Nervous Breakdown
Circle Jerks ~ World up my Ass
Descendents ~ Bikeage
Dead Kennedy’s ~ Bleed for Me (swapped for Stars & Stripes of Corruption)
DoA ~ Waiting For You
Nomeansno ~ Oh No Bruno
Misfits ~ We Are 138
Bad Brains ~ Big Takeover (swapped for I Against I)
Minutemen ~ This Ain’t No Picnic
The Germs ~ Richie Daggers Crime
Social Distortion ~ Another State of Mind
The Cramps ~ Bikini Girls With Machine Guns
Dead Milkmen ~ Punk Rock Girl
Flipper ~ Ever
The Adolescents ~ LA Girl
Fear ~ Lets Have a War
Dead Boys ~ Sonic Reducer
Bad Religion ~ I Want to Conquer the World
NoFX ~ Please Play this song on the Radio
Pennywise ~ F&*k Authority
Poison Idea ~ Don’t Ask Why
Suicidal Tendencies ~ Institutionalised (original version)
Minor Threat ~ Salad Days
Cro Mags ~ Survival of the Street
Sick of it All ~ Step Down

[EDIT] I also added Social Distortion ~ Another State of Mind, The Adolescents ~ LA Girl, Cro Mags ~ Survival of the Street & Dead Milkmen ~ Punk Rock Girl for an hour playlist [/EDIT]

I excluded the Ramones and most of the early NY scene but did include Joy Division and Siouxsie & the Banshees & the Cramps even though others might disagree.

I might edit when I get home & have a second look at my collection too there were several bands I would love to have included but didn't.

I'll create the playlists over the weekend to test them for length so I might add more if I can fit more onto a standard music CD

 

[Hot Pocket]

Any love for the Cosmic Psychos?

Playing Golden Plains next year, confirmed. Probably the best punk band Australia has ever produced imo.

 

[Black Flag]

punk ceased to exist circa 1985, so anything before then's good.

 

[Hot Pocket]

Jeez that's a bit stupid.

 

[radiojake]

punk ceased to exist circa 1985, so anything before then's good.

Crass would disagree with you

 

[Extortion Threat]

alright gang, so let's mix things up a bit. We've listed the bands, now let's list the tracks. If you had to compile your ultimate punk soundtrack, what would you include??? I'll kick things off...

Minor Threat- In My Eyes
Minor Threat- Straight Edge
Bad Brains- Big Takeover
Bad Brains- Pay to Cum
Bad Brains- Attitude
Black Flag- Police Story
Modern Life is War- D.E.A.D.R.A.M.O.N.E.S
The Bronx- History's Stranglers
NOFX- The Decline
Refused- Rather Be Dead
Have Heart- Armed With a Mind
The Misfits- Die Die My Darling
Dead Kennedys- Pull My Strings
50 Lions- Time is the Enemy
Cancer Bats- Hail Destroyer

Nice list. My ultimate compilation would be 90% 80's hardcore/punk.

Youth of Today - Flame Still Burns
Bad Brains - Attitude, Pay to Cum
SSD - Glue, Boiling Point
Bad Religion - How Much is Enough?, Do What You Want
Black Flag - Jealous Again, Fix Me
Circle Jerks - What's your Problem?, Red Tape
Dead Kennedys - Government Flu, Nazi Punks **** Off
Descendents - Myage
Infest - Sick & Tired
Cro-Mags - Survival of the Streets
Agnostic Front - Victim in Pain
Left for Dead - Skin Graft
McRad - McShred
Fear - No More Nothing
Warzone - Face Up To It
Vandals - Wanna be Manor
Adolescents - Kids of the Black Hole
Scream - Came Without Warning
Misfits - I Turned Into a Martian
Minor Threat - I Don't Wanna Hear It
MDC - Business on Parade
Sick Of It All - Give Respect
NOFX - The Malachi Crunch
Pennywise - Wouldn't it be Nice
Propagandhi - Head? Chest? Or Foot?
Sheer Terror - Here to Stay
Urban Waste - Public Opinion
Unity - The Game
TSOL - Abolish Government/Silent Majority
Stalag 13 - Conditioned
Last Rights - Chunks
Anti Cimex - When The Innocent Die
Operation Ivy - Knowledge
Adrenalin OD - Surburbia
Negative Approach - Fair Warning, Sick of Talk
Poison Idea - Think Twice
No Fun At All - Beat em Down
Subhumans (UK) - No, Waste of Breath
The Swankys - Total Control
GISM - Endless Blockades for the Pussyfooter
Indigesti - Mass Media
Ignite - Distance
Suicidal Tendencies - Fascist Pig
Token Entry - Windows
Cheetah Chrome Mother****ers - Feel Like
United Mutation - Final Solution

That would probably fill half a cd. Sure I'm forgetting some bands