Damned - New Rose Buzzcocks - Boredom 999 - Emergency The Jam - In the City Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop Clash - White Riot Undertones - Teenage Kicks Chelsea - Right to Work Ruts - In a Rut Generation X - wild youth X Ray Spex - Identity Lurkers - Aint got a clue UK Subs - live in a car Wire - 12XU
I was a bit too young for the first wave of punk. Around 79-80-81-ish I was listening to Buzzcocks and Boomtown Rats more than anything else. Then someone lent me the Dead Kennedys album and my tastes changed quite dramatically. Didn't get into the Clash until Combat Rock came out, then went and bought all their older stuff and largely forgot about all other punk bands.
Having said which, I'm going to nominate Dead Kennedys Kill The Poor which I don't think anyone's said yet.
Damned - New Rose Buzzcocks - Boredom 999 - Emergency The Jam - In the City Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop Clash - White Riot Undertones - Teenage Kicks Chelsea - Right to Work Ruts - In a Rut Generation X - wild youth X Ray Spex - Identity Lurkers - Aint got a clue UK Subs - live in a car Wire - 12XU
The Jam Funeral Pyre for the drum solo xray specs oh bondage 999 emergency Stranglers walk on by, Dagenham Dave, 5 minutes Sex Pistols bodies, EMI The Damned smash it up
Damned - Love Song SLF - Alternative Ulster Dickies - Banana Splits Buzzcocks - Fallen in Love 999 - Homicide Clash - White Riot UK Subs - Stranglehold Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Jam - In the City Clash - Complete Control Stranglers - Curfew Sex Pistols - Did you no wrong Television - Marquee Moon
then more Pub Rock than Punk; Doctor Feelgood - All Through the City Eddie and the Hot Rods - Beginning of the End Squeeze - Cool for Cats
and onto indie; Joy Division - Transmission
Lucky enough to start Sixth Form in 1976. Perfect timing. All still on my playlist.
I should have added how important the music press was at the time....Sounds, NME and Melody Maker. Record Mirror also came a bit later. All kept you informed and entertained on a weekly basis.
Stranglers - No more heroes. The Jags - written on the back of my hand (not sure if thats punk but was around that time). Most Buzzcocks songs, Eddie and the hot rods - Do anything you wanna do, Sham 69 - Ulster boy. Most Undertones songs. Tom Robinson Band - Sing if your glad to be gay/Martin. Ian Dury - Sex and drugs and rock and roll/Plaistow Patricia (dont play this song if your mum is around) The Rezillo's - Motorbike beat. X Ray Spex - World turned dayglo. Dr Feelgood - Milk and alcohol. The Ramones - Rockaway beach.
Ah those were the days, tripping up to the Marquee etc to see the new bands. Still my favourite music genre.
I have nothing to add to the above choices. Always will be a massive Jam, Buzzcocks, Clash and Stranglers fan. I suppose songs not mentioned to add to the many excellent lists above are
Where have all the boot boys gone? And Dame to blame by Slaughter and the dogs
Jam - In the City Clash - Complete Control Stranglers - Curfew Sex Pistols - Did you no wrong Television - Marquee Moon
then more Pub Rock than Punk; Doctor Feelgood - All Through the City Eddie and the Hot Rods - Beginning of the End Squeeze - Cool for Cats
and onto indie; Joy Division - Transmission
Lucky enough to start Sixth Form in 1976. Perfect timing. All still on my playlist.
I should have added how important the music press was at the time....Sounds, NME and Melody Maker. Record Mirror also came a bit later. All kept you informed and entertained on a weekly basis.
Used the buy the first three you listed every week, and the Record Mirror occasionally.
Ah those were the days, tripping up to the Marquee etc to see the new bands. Still my favourite music genre.
I have nothing to add to the above choices. Always will be a massive Jam, Buzzcocks, Clash and Stranglers fan. I suppose songs not mentioned to add to the many excellent lists above are
Where have all the boot boys gone? And Dame to blame by Slaughter and the dogs
Turning Japanese by the Vapors
There were two or three waves of punk, and that only gets you up to 1980. ’Where have all the boot boys gone’ sounded very punk, but the lyrics are more second or third wave than first. Paved the way for the Oi! bands like Cocksparrer, that took punk into a different direction, lyrically and politically at least.
Ah those were the days, tripping up to the Marquee etc to see the new bands. Still my favourite music genre.
I have nothing to add to the above choices. Always will be a massive Jam, Buzzcocks, Clash and Stranglers fan. I suppose songs not mentioned to add to the many excellent lists above are
Where have all the boot boys gone? And Dame to blame by Slaughter and the dogs
Turning Japanese by the Vapors
There were two or three waves of punk, and that only gets you up to 1980. ’Where have all the boot boys gone’ sounded very punk, but the lyrics are more second or third wave than first. Paved the way for the Oi! bands like Cocksparrer, that took punk into a different direction, lyrically and politically at least.
I recall there being punk, which was swiftly followed by New Wave which basically had punk music's brevity and attitude but with a proper tune a little more melody and finesse. I suppose they were pretty interchangeable and in any case the best punk bands developed into something greater, eg The Jam, The Clash and the Stranglers (who were never really punk in the first place)
..and not one of you has mentioned the ultimate punk icon, Plastic Bertrand.
to those already mentioned would add; Mind your own business - Delta 5 Promises - Buzzcocks Wash it all off - You've got foetus on your breath My cherry is in sherry - Ludus Sonic Reducer - The Dead Boys
Damned - New Rose Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant Clash - White Riot (The album version was better) Jam - In the City Stranglers - Grip Suburban Studs - I hate school Ian Dury - Sweet Gene Vincent Sham 69 - Borstal Breakout The Rods - Do anything you wanna do (not strictly punk etc, etc, but swept along with the others in 77) Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop Generation X - Your Generation
From later on Anti-Nowhere League - Streets of London/So What
As Bollox said, Slaughter and the Dogs first few singles were great as well. I think our criteria at school was, if it upsets the other 90% it must be good. Talking of school, looking at the recent Deep Purple thread, they were the neutral ground that everybody liked.
Probably missing a few obvious ones. Haven’t included Elvis Costello, Graham Parker etc, mighty as they are, although the Attractions were maybe the most aggressive band I ever saw.
Mence ...GLC Slaughter and the dogs .....where have all the boot boys gone. X Ray specs....oh bondage up yours identiy Banshees ...love in a void...helter skelter Penetration....don't dictate Adverts ...Gary Gilmores eyes Ramones..beat on the brat. Pistols...all on NMTB Cash ...white riot album Dammed..new rose
I bought the Patti Smith single Because the Night and found Rock n Roll Nigger on the B side.
Quite an experience at that age, I can tell you.
Did anyone attend Reading in 1978 or was it 1979 with Sham 69, The Jam, Eurythmics, The Police. Quite something.
Got to interview Captain Sensible and Paul Cook of the Pistols and watch them gig many years later. Brought it all back.
Happy days full of hope, energy and attitude.
Patti Smith's Because the Night is brilliant but is it punk? Not that I care, it's so good you could call it a power ballad or experimental jazz and I wouldn't stop listening to it.
Stranglers - No more heroes. The Jags - written on the back of my hand (not sure if thats punk but was around that time). Most Buzzcocks songs, Eddie and the hot rods - Do anything you wanna do, Sham 69 - Ulster boy. Most Undertones songs. Tom Robinson Band - Sing if your glad to be gay/Martin. Ian Dury - Sex and drugs and rock and roll/Plaistow Patricia (dont play this song if your mum is around) The Rezillo's - Motorbike beat. X Ray Spex - World turned dayglo. Dr Feelgood - Milk and alcohol. The Ramones - Rockaway beach.
Surely a lot of the women on here would have played this in there youth and now they'd be saying "I won't be playing this when my little angel is around".
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Buzzcocks - Boredom
999 - Emergency
The Jam - In the City
Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
Clash - White Riot
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Chelsea - Right to Work
Ruts - In a Rut
Generation X - wild youth
X Ray Spex - Identity
Lurkers - Aint got a clue
UK Subs - live in a car
Wire - 12XU
Having said which, I'm going to nominate Dead Kennedys Kill The Poor which I don't think anyone's said yet.
Ambition - Subway Sect
Piss Factory - Patti Smith
Eisiger Wind - LiLiPUT
Ever Fallen In Love - Buzzcocks
Do Anything You Wanna Do - Eddie & The Hotrods
Teenage Kicks - Undertones
That's for starters....
xray specs oh bondage
999 emergency
Stranglers walk on by, Dagenham Dave, 5 minutes
Sex Pistols bodies, EMI
The Damned smash it up
Damned - Love Song
SLF - Alternative Ulster
Dickies - Banana Splits
Buzzcocks - Fallen in Love
999 - Homicide
Clash - White Riot
UK Subs - Stranglehold
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
I bought the Patti Smith single Because the Night and found Rock n Roll Nigger on the B side.
Quite an experience at that age, I can tell you.
Did anyone attend Reading in 1978 or was it 1979 with Sham 69, The Jam, Eurythmics, The Police. Quite something.
Got to interview Captain Sensible and Paul Cook of the Pistols and watch them gig many years later. Brought it all back.
Happy days full of hope, energy and attitude.
I should have added how important the music press was at the time....Sounds, NME and Melody Maker. Record Mirror also came a bit later. All kept you informed and entertained on a weekly basis.
The Jags - written on the back of my hand (not sure if thats punk but was around that time).
Most Buzzcocks songs,
Eddie and the hot rods - Do anything you wanna do,
Sham 69 - Ulster boy.
Most Undertones songs.
Tom Robinson Band - Sing if your glad to be gay/Martin.
Ian Dury - Sex and drugs and rock and roll/Plaistow Patricia (dont play this song if your mum is around)
The Rezillo's - Motorbike beat.
X Ray Spex - World turned dayglo.
Dr Feelgood - Milk and alcohol.
The Ramones - Rockaway beach.
I have nothing to add to the above choices. Always will be a massive Jam, Buzzcocks, Clash and Stranglers fan. I suppose songs not mentioned to add to the many excellent lists above are
Where have all the boot boys gone? And Dame to blame by Slaughter and the dogs
Turning Japanese by the Vapors
’Where have all the boot boys gone’ sounded very punk, but the lyrics are more second or third wave than first. Paved the way for the Oi! bands like Cocksparrer, that took punk into a different direction, lyrically and politically at least.
I suppose they were pretty interchangeable and in any case the best punk bands developed into something greater, eg The Jam, The Clash and the Stranglers (who were never really punk in the first place)
to those already mentioned would add;
Mind your own business - Delta 5
Promises - Buzzcocks
Wash it all off - You've got foetus on your breath
My cherry is in sherry - Ludus
Sonic Reducer - The Dead Boys
Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant
Clash - White Riot (The album version was better)
Jam - In the City
Stranglers - Grip
Suburban Studs - I hate school
Ian Dury - Sweet Gene Vincent
Sham 69 - Borstal Breakout
The Rods - Do anything you wanna do (not strictly punk etc, etc, but swept along with the others in 77)
Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
Generation X - Your Generation
From later on
Anti-Nowhere League - Streets of London/So What
As Bollox said, Slaughter and the Dogs first few singles were great as well. I think our criteria at school was, if it upsets the other 90% it must be good. Talking of school, looking at the recent Deep Purple thread, they were the neutral ground that everybody liked.
Probably missing a few obvious ones. Haven’t included Elvis Costello, Graham Parker etc, mighty as they are, although the Attractions were maybe the most aggressive band I ever saw.