What's your favorite punk band?

[Fixated]

I figure at least some of you old bastards like punk. So anyway, mine would be the apolitical Alkaline Trio.

[Capn Sunshine]

1. Clash.

but the Germs are up there with Black Flag

[no name no slogan]

3. the GERMS kick ASS!

Ever seen "the Decline of Western Civilization?" Very cool movie. The footage of Darby Crash and a young Pat Smear is priceless.

[Swede]

6. The Clash

and the Ramones.

[no name no slogan]

2. A tie between Wire and "Funhouse"-era Stooges

...although I suppose neither of these would technically be considered "punk".

Honorable Mentions (in no particular order) to:

* Gang of Four (punky, militant AND funky-- do the math!)
* Paul Revere and the Raiders (fuck the silly costumes, they could ROCK in their day).
* The MC5 (maybe not 'punk', but loud and political as hell)
* KILLING JOKE (although their style is actually a colision between 70s metal, punk and dub reggae. Either way they still pack a whallop, and singer Jez's apocalyptic visions are harrowing to say the least).

Glad to see somebody still gives a damn about the OL' SKOOL punks, too!

[stevedeshazer]

12. Good list

Love all of them.

My vote goes to Black Flag, my own band opened for them once, got to meet them back in the day.

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:QdqqpZMRbHQC:

[no name no slogan]

19. THAT is truly awesome!!!

The closest "brush with fame" I ever had was when we opened at the bottom of a four-band bill for "Coffin Break", who were semi-known around Seattle. This was back around 1987-88 I believe. BFD, I know.

Now that I'm older and "more refined" {snigger}, I play flamenco guitar. But I still love to pull out the Strat and Fender Twin and kick some serious ass now and then, too! :D

ohshit, almost forgot, who can ever forget
THE BAD BRAINS!

The first ROIR cassette in particular in all its gritty magnificence is still bone-rattling.

[stevedeshazer]

47. I remember them

Coffin Break

You should tell me more, northwest punk history is fascinating, and we are both part of it.

[aquaman]

4. A few

Black Flag, Minor Threat, Dead Kennedys, The Exploited, of course The Clash. These are just a few, there are so many.

[L.A.dweller]

5. Why that would be X

[DBoon]

9. Old bastards indeed!

Make me feel like that character "Blank Rage" on Max Headroom....


I will second X, and also put in a plug for the Minutemen

[jonnyblitz]

31. "Los Angeles" is one of my all time favorites CD's

Altho I believe CD's weren't around when I had my first copy, it must have been a cassette. I never got to see them live though. :(

[Hoppin_Mad]

53. Me too - seen them at least 20 times in 20+ years

great

[sasquatch]

7. Rollins Band

I'm not much of a Punk Rock fan I prefer metal myself.

[Fenris]

8. Clash

I really can't think of another punk band that I like nearly as much.

[BurtWorm]

10. Sex Pistols

began and ended it for me, meaning, when I think punk, I think Sex Pistols.

[MinnFats]

11. "The Who"

C'Mon, if you think about it, they were the first and original and probably the last punk band.Listen closely to those old songs, and Keith Moon exploding. Nothing like it before or since.

OK, the Clash, too.

[aquaman]

14. I used to like The Who

Until I heard a song of theirs on a Hummer advertisement.

[ronzo]

17. Yeah, damn shame, that....

Happy Jack is a favorite of mine.

[DrBB]

38. Well, if that kills 'em for ya, that's sad

Because these old catelogues get sold off. Hearing "You Really Got Me" on TV ads could NEVER put me off the Kinks.

And how about that hideous jeans ad that turned John Fogerty's great anti-jingoistic anthem, Fortunate Son into a "patriotic" theme by excising all but the first line? Made me barf. But I still love that song.

[FDRrocks]

23. The Velvet Underground

If I am not mistaken, they outdate the Who. I would consider them the founders. Or of more modern punks, the Pistols and DK.

[DBoon]

51. Link Wray

"Rumble" was about a dance-floor fight (in the days before there was a mosh pit). Some stations banned it for being too violent. His music was fast and angry, with titles like "Jack the Ripper" and "Switchblade". He donned the Black Leather 50's rocker look (his label tried to clean that up a bit, so he could be more "commercial" like say Fabian).

If anyone was the "first" punk it was Link.

[ronzo]

13. Husker DU...

of course.

[aquaman]

16. God, how could I forget them

I listen to Husker Du at least once a week. Love them.

[DrBB]

36. Guess who did the "Daily Show" theme song?

That's right: Bob Mould. What a cool choice!

[AntiCoup2K4]

15. Old school punk

Pistols, Clash, Ramones, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, DOA, The Wipers, Generation X, Minor Threat, Angry Samoans, Misfits, Stooges, Husker Du, The Replacements, etc.

[stevedeshazer]

18. Glad to see someone mention the Wipers

I know Greg Sage, he produced our record. The Wipers live show was astounding.

[no name no slogan]

20. Ah, the Wipers

I've heard so much about them, but not heard them. Jack Rabid at Big Takeover is a big champion of Greg Sage, too, and JR has impeccable taste, IMHO. One of these days I'll get to them I swear...

[Tom Kitten]

22. I agree, the Wipers

awesome band, saw them back in '79, (back in the day), not only Hendrix sounding punk but the godfathers of grunge (for better or worse)...

[stevedeshazer]

48. Curious if you remember where you saw them

We opened for them a bunch of times in '79.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

57. I saw the Wipers at the Rat in Boston when I was 16

they were awesome. I played 'Youth of America' to death.

[stevedeshazer]

59. I was in the studio with them when they recorded it!

Awesome.

[AntiCoup2K4]

61. The funny thing is...

If I had made this list about three days ago I would have probably forgotten to add the Wipers to the list. I hadn't heard their music in years, and as far as I knew, it was all long out of print. Wednesday night I happenned to find a "box set" of the Wipers first 3 albums for about $20. Didn't have to think about that one twice :evilgrin:

After hearing all that music again, I realized just how influential they were on other Northwest bands that came after them. Nirvana in particular. If I remember correctly Kurt used to talk about the Wipers all the time. And Art Alexakis from Everclear looks like he could be Greg Sage's little brother.

If they had put out these records in the early 90's instead of the early 80's, they would have been huge.

[FDRrocks]

21. Rancid...

2nd: Dead Kennedys
3rd: Propagandhi
4th: AFI
5th: Less than Jake

But Rancid rules, and thier new album is buttah!

[Dogmudgeon]

24. Bush Tetras

Suburban Wives' Club.
Pylon.
Executive Slacks.
Throbbing Gristle / Chris and Cosey.
Generation X.
X.

--bkl

[last_texas_dem]

25. The Offspring

I like almost everything they've ever recorded and own all their albums, but Americana is probably my favorite. (BTW, if you aren't a fan of "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" or "Why Don't You Get a Job?" from that album, dig deeper; those are probably my two least favorite songs on there...)

Though FWIW, I haven't dug too deeply into punk so there's probably a lot of good stuff I don't know. I know a lot of major punk fans may not even consider the Offspring to be a true punk band; but I just wanted to mention them as they're one of my favorite groups of any genre.

[Kamika]

28. didnt they sell out pretty much?

With songs like those you just mentioned. Do they still do any real punk? I actually went and saw them after americana but i didnt know better back then :p My fav offspring song is self esteem

[last_texas_dem]

49. It depends on what you what it means to "sell out"

I look at a couple of their recent singles more as novelty recordings than real punk but, to me, if it's good stuff I'll like it. Then again, as I mentioned earlier, I'm not a true "punk" anyway, just happen to like a handful of punk bands. But FWIW, other than those couple songs I mentioned earlier and the psychedelic "Pay the Man", the rest of Americana is pretty much the same punk sound they've been doing all along. I know that to some punk fans who are true purists they sold out the moment they got heavily played by radio and signed by Sony-owned Columbia, so I suppose it's all in one's definition of "selling out". :-)

[Section_43]

26. Fugazi

eom

[short bus president]

42. Operation Ivy

together with Fugazi - my first punk experience, back when I was a barefoot pot-smokin' hippie. ;-)

[Kamika]

27. officer negative

Not sure theyre still around though.. If youre curious download the song JCHC one of their biggest songs, wife beaters is another favorite, othervise their song named stars and stripes is extremely fitting today

besides officerN i like the clash

[Khephra]

29. Lots of the groups mentioned so far

But I ask: am I the only one who considers Devo to be punk, in their own way?

[slack]

30. NoMeansNo

I saw them in 1991 or 92 in Berlin, one of the best concerts I've ever been.

[jonnyblitz]

32. Circle Jerks, Bad Brains, Social Distortion, early Siouxsie

to name a few. I can never pic out a favorite but I like the old skool stuff.

[eauclaireliberal]

33. Circle Jerks

and the Plasmatics. I'm an aging punker. I liked them all, but those two are my faves. I considered Siouxsie and the Banshees, and The Cure as "...calming down" music.

[Maccagirl]

34. The Ramones

n/t

[T_i_B]

35. The Exploited.

[DrBB]

37. Bikini Kill! Bikini Kill!

Well, someone already said the Ramones. And Bikini Kill deserves a spot in the listings....

[SweetZombieJesus]

39. Damn straight! I carry an eternal torch for Kathleen Hanna

Even if she is a lesbian, I still love her.

[Whitacre D_WI]

40. No love for the Fall?

The Clash sucked after Mick left (okay, I know, they only released one more LP, but it was horrible).
The Pistols only made one proper album.
Somebody mentioned the Wipers, I'm a big fan of their first record (the one with "Return of the Rat" on it), but I don't much care for their later stuff.
The Damned couldn't cut it after Brian James left the band.
Darby Crash died before the Germs could parlay their one great album into true sustained greatness.
Wire, the Ramones, Alternative TV all sucked in the '80s.

Only the Fall made great punk records in the '70s, some of the best albums of the '80s, and were still at the top of their game in the '90s and 2000s. This may be because MES doesn't mind firing musicians once they start to sound tired. Whatever the reason, there is one band and one band alone from the late-'70s punk subculture which is still making relevant music today, and has been making relevant music all along.

[Bush_has_Parvo]

54. Here's some love--MISTAH PHARMACIST!!

and I gotta give props to my other punk favs, but there are too many to name!

[DrBB]

41. Okay, I'm voting twice: MC 5

I mean, if Iggy and the Stooges count (they do!), then I can vote for MC-5! For my second vote.

For my third vote....

[Wickerman]

43. Minutemen

as they aren't on anyone elses list. I would though, be hard pressed to choose between Husker Du and the Minutemen.

[DBoon]

50. Oh yes they were!

See "old bastards" posting above.

Absolutely the best thing Greg Ginn did was helping these guys get their start. Second band (after Black Flag) on SST records

[proud patriot]

44. NOFX

:D

[dawgman]

45. pennywise

[AWD]

46. Me First And The Gimme Gimmes

Made up of guys from Swingin' Utters, NOFX, Lagwagon.

They do nothing but covers of songs from the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

But I'd say Rancid if you don't want to count cover bands.

[HEyHEY]

52. The Kay-tels

Dead Kennedys
Sex Pistols
Minor Threat

[Interrobang]

63. Jesus...you've heard of the Kay-tels?

I thought I was the only one, and if it weren't for Jer the Snatch Purser, I never would have heard of them at all.

My favourite punk band is definitely the DEAD KENNEDYS!! Following them, I like the Dayglo Abortions, the Groovie Ghoulies, and the Dead Milkmen.

[Lizz612]

55. Dropkick Murphys (not old, unknown)

My friend sent me their site, punked irish folksongs complete with a bagpipe!! I've been looping the three songs on their site, till I have the money for the CD.
Oh and I adore the Clash.

[PittPoliSci]

68. not unknown

every soccer/football/baseball player i've ever met adores them. they're for all intents and purposes, jock rock. but they still aren't bad, their fans, at least the ones i've encountered, are assholes.

[catzies]

56. Bad Religion, X and The Clash. All major faves.

Many minor faves.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

58. Gang of Four, The Clash, the Buzzcocks, X, Wire, Damned,

played them to death in high school. Circle Jerks, Angry Samoans, Descendents, Black Flag, Mission of Burma, the Neighborhoods, Husker Du, Generation X, Dead Boys, 999, Stiff Little Fingers, X-Ray Specs, and Minor Threat.

I also played a lot of local hardcore like SS Decontrol, Slapshot, and the Proletariat, and garage bands like the Lyres, Real Kids, and Classic Ruins.

I am very happy I got to see all these great bands in the late '70s and early '80s.

[PittPoliSci]

60. Ramones, Damned, Misfits.

in that order.

[Colin Ex]

62. My picks

3. Lucky Boys Confusion
2. Fugazi
1. Bad Religion

[SmileyBoy]

64. A band from Calgary called Belvedere.

They're the fuckin SHIZ-NITE!!!!

[theemu]

65. Blondie

Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Minutemen
The Clash
Gang of Four
Talking Heads

I miss the days when the Attractions and Talking Heads were known as punk bands.

[shanti]

66. psychedelic furs

n/t

[bikebloke]

67. Early Nina Hagen

When her back-up band was Spliff. The "Nina Hagen Band" and "Unbehagen" disques. After she went off on her own she was scheiss.

And The Clash, of course.