Best punk rock band of all-time!

[Cascadian]

Okay DU Punks or ex-punks. Now's your chance to vote for your favorite punk rock band of all time. I just picked some random well-known band names and of course you can choose your own by selecting "Other" and elaborate what band.

[HEyHEY]

1. Kay-tels

Automan!

[rppper]

6. GABBA GABBA...WE ACCEPT YOU...WE ACCEPT YOU.....

....one of us!!!!!

the ramones are the true grandfathers of punk....they will be missed....joey and dedee are probably spinning in their graves over the car commercials...bastards...

R.I.P. Joey and Dedee......

[Cascadian]

2. Uh.....which band?

You who posted in the other. What band???


John

[HEyHEY]

3. I did the kay-tels

But I wanna change it

How did I not remembermy love for STIFF LITTLE FINGERS!

[Cascadian]

4. Stiff Little Fingers

A great Band. I cannot believe I left them out too!


John

[rucky]

5. X

[Rowdyboy]

7. How dare you even ask?

SEX PISTOLS live in Memphis sometime in the mid-1970's.....

[grytpype]

8. NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS

Lie lie lie lie liar you lie
lie lie lie lie tell me why tell me why
Why d'you have to lie
should've realised that
you should've told the truth
should've realised
you know what I'll do

You're in suspension
you're a liar

How I wanna know know know know
I wanna know why you never look me
in the face
Broke a confidence just to please
your ego
Should've realised
you know what I know

You're in suspension
you're a liar

I know where you go everybody you know
I know everything that you do or say
So when you tell lies
I'll always be in your way
I'm nobody's fool
and I know all 'cos I know
what I know

you're in suspension
you're a liar you're a liar you're a liar
A lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lie

Lie lie lie lie
Liar you lie lie lie lie lie
I think you're funny
you're funny ha ha

I don't need it don't need your blah blah
should've realised
I know what you are

you're in suspension
you're a liar you're a liar
you're a lie

[david_vincent]

9. I voted "other"

Very tempted to vote for the Ramones, but then I started thinking, well, who is or isn't a punk band is really open to interpretation. And that got me thinking farther back... and then I thought of the MC5. They are THE proto-punk band. The original 45 version of Borderline is one of the high water marks that "rock" (whatever that is) has ever accomplished. So I voted for them.

[RandomKoolzip]

10. The Minutemen.

D. Boon....the best lyricist ever.

[progressiverealist]

37. what did you think of fIREHOSE?

jUST WONDERING.

[progressiverealist]

38. what did you think of fIREHOSE?

Just wondering...

[Fight_n_back]

11. Crass

the progentors of English Punk and they lived it.

[i have issues]

58. Crass. Absolutely!

The most articulate political band ever. My intro into the world of evil pols began at age 17 with "Christ, the album".... Have had thier logo tattooed on my shoulder for 20 years now. Right above the VOID logo, (excellent Boston HC band)
THEY'VE GOT BIG HANDS!

[bubba_fett]

12. toughie

I didn't vote because I could think about this one all night, although I cringe at the fact that the Sex Pistols are on there (although I guess I can see why they are). But I really think the Stooges should be there.

[Cascadian]

13. Here's some other names....

Minor Threat
Bad Brains
Avengers
The Damned
X Ray Spex
Flipper
Charged GBH
Adolescents
Agent Orange
Social Distortion
Subhumans (UK)
Subhumans (Canada)
D.O.A.
NOFX
The Weirdos
The Germs
MDC


Anybody wanna add to the list?

John

[KissMyAsscroft]

14. Nirvana...

Flame away...

[Cascadian]

15. I don't consider Nirvana punk.

Sorry. I just don't. They are grunge which is basically Sex Pistols meet Led Zeppelin. I could never get into them and I live in Seattle. Go figure!


John

[Nailzberg]

24. Correct, Nirvana definetly not punk.

And I thought they were the most untalented of the Seattle groups in the nineties. Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Screaming Trees. I think they all rock, but Nirvana, just can't get into them. And can't understand why Kurt Cobain gets so much attention.

[kixot]

59. Heretic. Bleach.

Nirvana IS punk. It's not just about sound, it's about attitude, too, and they had BOTH. It doesn't get much more punk than their first album. Sure, it's not "roots" punk but what a redheaded step child they were.

[Nailzberg]

68. Heretic, incidently, was a Soundgarden song and it rocked.

The first title on Bleach pretty much sums up the entire ablum, "Blew"

[Kathy in Cambridge]

29. They're post-punk, not original punk

The first wave of punk was in the '70s and came out of NY, Boston and other US cities initially and then the UK. Nirvana-though I loved them, came along in the late '80s. Their music is derived from the original punk of the '70s.

[TopesJunkie]

66. If we're going to separate the waves...

then all the '80s LA bands on this list have to go away, too. They were the first resurgence, after all, and not a part of either the NYC or Brit beginnings.

[Nailzberg]

71. I completely agree, it's not about what wave you rode in on.

I don't care if you came out of the England, New York, LA, or effing Boise. Punk is punk. I even think Nirvana's early recordings were punk.
I just don't think Nirvana was good enough to garner all the attention they get.

X
Bad Religion
NOFX
Fugazi

Those are my punks and I'm sticking to 'em.

[kixot]

60. No, you're right.

They were definately punk, regardless of whatever anyone here may say. They embodied punk, took it, and ran with it - forever changing the punk landscape.

[GreenArrow]

32. The Heartbreakers

featuring everyone's favorite dissolute junkie, Mr. Johnny Thunders.

[Spirochete]

16. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes n/t

[AWD]

67. Oh YEAH!

I got to see them in 1997 in NYC, and 4 times since then on Warped Tour. ALWAYS a fun show.

[athos1126]

17. The Clash

That's what it means to be punk, imo.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

30. The only band that mattered. The Clash

Come on, flame on!

[dwckabal]

18. OK, I voted Sex Pistols, with some caveats:

1. I agree that MC5 and The Stooges (along with The Velvet Underground)definitely set the stage for punk in the late 60's/early 70's

2. I also agree that The Ramones set the stage for the Sex Pistols in 1975/1976

3. I voted for the Sex Pistols because it is almost unanimously agreed that the Sex Pistols did what no other band had done before: turn the music industry on its head, dictate their own terms, and show that you didn't really need to know how to play instruments well to be in a band.

4. Added to the list:

Naked Raygun
Dead Boys
New York Dolls
Angry Samoans
Mission of Burma
Television/The Heartbreakers/Voidoids (Richard Hell)
Dead Kennedys
Cro-Mags
Husker Du
Misfits

[ProfessorGAC]

19. The Monkees Of Punk Rock

Sorry. I always felt they were highly fabricated by Malcom McLaren. They were the Monkees or the Britney Spears of punk rock.
The Professor

[mac56]

21. Even the Monkees had some integrity, Prof.

I'd call the Sex Pistols the Menudo of punk rock.

41. repo man

for one thing mike nesmith of the Monkees produced Repo Man!

[GreenArrow]

25. "I always felt they were highly fabricated by Malcom McLaren"

Which is exactly what Malcom wants you to think. He could never control Johnny Rotten, who basically did what he wanted to do. Sigue Sigue Sputnik are the Monkees of Punk.

[ProfessorGAC]

28. If You Say So

Hey, i was in my 20's when the Pistols hit. I was paying attention, as a musician is supposed to do. I have my take, you have yours.
The Professor

[NewYorkerfromMass]

51. Yep. and the Clash were the Beatles of

it's almost no contest although the Clash kind of evolved way beyond punk, as did Leyden with PIL.

[vi5]

20. Black F'ng Flag and no other answer will be accepted.....

Other bands got the style and fashion, some had the sound. But Flag took the sound, amped it up tenfold, ignored every single bit of the fashion, and single handedly created an underground touring network throughout every single previously forgotten nook and cranny of this country. They are the model for all that is truly punk rock.

And yes, I would agree that they devolved into an utter mess musically and personally towards the end of their career but that only adds to their genius IMHO.

[mitchum]

52. You're right ...

they're not my favorite, but you're absolutely right. They really did all of those things in your post (and dealt with so much nonsense from the industry, authorities, and fans)

[Nailzberg]

22. X - THAT'S WHO!

Fugazi was overlooked by not making the poll. Definetly should have been in there also.

[KittyWampus]

23. Butthole Surfers

Minutemen

Does anyone remember the Meat Puppets?

40. yessir

Surely do remember the Meat Puppets. Right up there at the top of best bands I ever saw. Plus they never sold out. Even after their big record deal, they were still charging $5 at the door to see them play.

butthole surfers, minutemen & the meat puppets, now that's certainly a triumvirate of weirdness.... that southwester desert sound.
add in the Flaming Lips (particularly late 80's version) and things will explode

[Forkboy]

42. The Meat Puppets are great

Just listened to them yesterday as a matter of fact.

[TopesJunkie]

63. Meat Puppets!

No doubt, they should be on this list. I'd rate them well ahead of many on the list, that's for sure.

[Nailzberg]

26. BLINK 182

Okay, how many people just spit coffee everywhere while trying to scream "WTF is this guy thinking?"

Just keeping you on your toes.

[progressiverealist]

36. I did.

Then I thought... just some dumbass student of mine.

[Rashind]

48. Wow!

I must admit, you got me. I even listen to blink 182(shamefully: some of it is pleasing to the ear, even if revolting to the intellect), but reading them in the subject line in this thread made me wish I was a uniformed punk so I could come mosh at you with the razorblades all over my jacket. I don't care to dress up, though... blah.

[CandyCrim21]

61. Hells Yes

More people did Blink 182 than people think. They just don't like to admit it, i think. I dig em though. ;)

[Tikki]

27. Our vote goes to X....

...and pay mind to The Germs.




The Tikkis

[Kathy in Cambridge]

31. Check Out This CD: "No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion"

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000DD539/qid=1067955678/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-8435749-4657447?v=glance&s=music

Disc: 1
1. Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones
2. White Riot - The Clash
3. Heart Of The City - Nick Lowe
4. Boredom - Buzzcocks featuring Howard Devoto
5. (I'm) Stranded - The Saints
6. Neat Neat Neat - The Damned
7. In The City - The Jam
8. Final Solution - Pere Ubu
9. Roadrunner - The Modern Lovers
10. Little Johnny Jewel - Television
11. One Chord Wonders - The Adverts
12. Born To Lose - The Heartbreakers
13. Search And Destroy - Iggy & The Stooges
14. Let Me Dream If I Want To (Amphetamine Blues) - Mink DeVille
15. Oh Bondage Up Yours! - X-Ray Spex
16. 1 2 X U - Wire
17. Blank Generation - Richard Hell & The Voidoids
18. (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) - The Stranglers
19. Cherry Bomb - The Runaways
20. Personality Crisis - New York Dolls
21. Teenage Depression - Eddie & The Hot Rods
22. Two Tub Man - The Dictators
23. Hey Joe (Version) - Patti Smith
24. Your Generation - Generation X

Disc: 2
1. Lust For Life - Iggy Pop
2. Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts
3. Satday Night In The City Of The Dead - Ultravox!
4. What Do I Get? - Buzzcocks
5. X Offender - Blondie
6. Lookin' After No. 1 - The Boomtown Rats
7. Don't Dictate - Penetration
8. Bingo Master - The Fall
9. Free Money - Patti Smith
10. The Modern World - The Jam
11. Chinese Rocks - The Heartbreakers
12. New Rose - The Damned
13. Ambition - Subway Sect
14. See No Evil - Television
15. Suspect Device - Stiff Little Fingers
16. Mannequin - Wire
17. Baby Baby - The Vibrators
18. Love Comes In Spurts - Richard Hell & The Voidoids
19. First Time - The Boys
20. Sonic Reducer - Dead Boys
21. Shot By Both Sides - Magazine
22. Mystery Dance - Elvis Costello
23. Trash - New York Dolls
24. The Day The World Turned Day-Glo - X-Ray Spex
25. Do Anything You Wanna Do - Eddie & The Hot Rods

Disc: 3
1. Ready Steady Go - Generation X
2. Teenage Kicks - The Undertones
3. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll - Ian Dury
4. Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've?) - Buzzcocks
5. Rocket U.S.A. - Suicide
6. Mongoloid - Devo
7. Homicide - 999
8. Mr. Big - The Dils
9. Warsaw - Joy Division
10. Where Were You? - The Mekons
11. Lexicon Devil - The Germs
12. (My Baby Does) Good Sculptures - The Rezillos
13. The Wait - The Pretenders
14. We Got The Neutron Bomb - The Weirdos
15. Pablo Picasso - The Modern Lovers
16. Action Time Vision - Alternative TV
17. 2-4-6-8 Motorway - Tom Robinson Band
18. We Are The One - The Avengers
19. Borstal Breakout - Sham 69
20. Wasted - Black Flag
21. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker - Ramones
22. I Love Livin In The City - Fear
23. She's So Modern - The Boomtown Rats
24. Ghosts Of Princes In Towers - Rich Kids
25. We're Desperate - X
26. You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla) - The Dickies
27. Dancing The Night Away - The Motors

Disc: 4
1. Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie & The Banshees
2. Hanging On The Telephone - Blondie
3. Top Of The Pops - The Rezillos
4. Adult Books - X
5. The Sound Of The Suburbs - The Members
6. California =DCber Alles - Dead Kennedys
7. Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones
8. (I Want To Be An) Anglepoise Lamp - The Soft Boys
9. Radio, Radio - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
10. Typical Girls - The Slits
11. Human Fly - The Cramps
12. Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
13. Babylon's Burning - The Ruts
14. If The Kids Are United - Sham 69
15. Alternative Ulster - Stiff Little Fingers
16. Boys Don't Cry - The Cure
17. She Is Beyond Good And Evil - The Pop Group
18. Is She Really Going Out With Him? - Joe Jackson
19. Get Over You - The Undertones
20. Love Like Anthrax - Gang Of Four
21. Peaches - The Stranglers
22. Into The Valley - Skids
23. You Can't Put Your Arms Round A Memory - Johnny Thunders
24. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division

[KittyWampus]

33. God, I Used To Really Be In To Mark E Smith & The Fall

is he still alive? I am out of touch

[SweetZombieJesus]

34. The Fall is still alive and well, as is Mark E.

I think I read something in Mojo about a new album.

And as for your question, yes, many of us remember the Meat Puppets. I, for one, worship their second album. It's fucking brilliant.

[Waistdeep]

50. Wow. Great selection.

I'll have to get this for my son. I was too old to be a punk at the time, but I loved it anyway. I think I remember about 3/4 of those songs.

[Abaques]

35. Minor Threat....

Although both the Ramones and Black Flag come in tied for a close second.

[Forkboy]

43. ooooo thats a good pick

Minor Threat is still a great listen.

[Character Assassin]

39. Fear and DOA

[Forkboy]

44. NoMeansNo

while not punk in the basic 3 chord sense their attitude is true punk through and through.And they still kick ass even though they're in their 50's.

MC5 would be a good pick,and Sham69 deserves some votes too.

No real bad picks anywhere in this thread though.It's all good!

[RandomKoolzip]

45. Holy shit, great choice....

NoMeansNo's "Wrong..." truly one of the greatest albums of all time.

"I got tired of waiting because I discovered there's only a very very fine line between biding one's time....and wasting one's time. You know what I mean?"

John Wright: fucking king-hell amazing bassist. And he plays with a pick!

[Forkboy]

47. Both Wright brothers are incredible

Listening to John play that bass boggles my mind every time without fail.The bassline through "Big Dick" is as swinging as it gets,so to speak :)

Wrong is considered by almost everyone as their best,though Dance of the Headless Bourgeosie comes close for me.

Punk or not,they're my favorite all-time band period.They provide everything I listen to music for.Music wise and lyric wise they are stunning.

[mr blur]

46. Sex Pistols

No contest! Four great singles, one great album, break up and the useless one dies. Punk, or what?

[Jack The Tab]

49. I can't believe I was the first to vote for the Circle Jerks..

Although it was a tough call against Black Flag...But the Circle Jerks were my first...

I can still listen to their Group Sex album everyday...I don't, but I could..

[KittyWampus]

53. Bad Brains

Oops, saw someone did mention Johnny Thunder and the HeartBreakers.


Anyway, couldn't let the night go by without mentioning Bad Brains. :)

[NewYorkerfromMass]

62. My 1st (and last) Bad Brains concert introduced me to slam dancing

I removed myself from the dance floor pronto.

[ZoCrowes]

54. WTF??!!

WHERE THE HELL IS THE JAM??!

[Bertrand]

55. Other (WHO???)

Pere Ubu

[L.A.dweller]

56. X is the best

dammit. 10yrs + they still kick ass live

[kixot]

57. NOFX

Punk gods they are. Nobody's more punk than NOFX.

[TopesJunkie]

64. Replacements, Vandals, Fugazi...

Three more who should make the list.

[dwckabal]

73. Yes the Replacements deserve to be

on the list:

Sorry Ma, Forgot To take Out The Trash

and

Replacements Stink

are two great albums!

[TopesJunkie]

65. No Iggy Pop/Stooges?

I can't believe I didn't notice that omission right away.

[lapislzi]

69. Ramones...but I'm feelin' a little guilty

'cause they're really a pop-surfer band, not punks. But damn...weren't they fun?!

For in-your-face politics, I'd have to vote the Clash.

When they kick at your front door...how you gonna come?
With your hands on your head...or the trigger of your gun?

[psychopomp]

70. Bad Brains

[mikeysnot]

72. Hey I voted for the Ramones

but it never counted my vote????? I clicked the vote by it once and it did nothing, so I clicked again and I got a message saying I already voted, but it never counted my vote....! WTF.

OK


Clash, Ramones, Sex Pistols, I still listen to on a daily basis...

Stiff Little Fingers, Minutemen, Supersuckers, Black Flag (without Rollins, well ok some of the rollins era was ok...), Circle Jerks, Oi Polloi, AOF, Naked Raygun, Bad Brains,

and I will have to plug my buddies bands...

No Empathy, Traitors, Misfits, Teen Idols, NOFX...




RIP Joe Strummer