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catfood03 
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Posted: December 20 2013 at 22:37 |
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After I am done shopping for others this holiday season I am looking to start building a nice collection of classic punk albums for myself. I know this style of music is often considered the antithesis of what progressive music is all about, but it is my hope there are enough of you with appreciation for both
Here are the first punk albums on my list I am looking to purchase...
Black Flag - Damaged
Minor Threat - Complete Discography
Bad Brains - Bad Brains
Angry Samoans - Back From Samoa
Descendants - Milo Goes to College
The Cramps - Bad Music for Bad People (is this "punk"?)
I am primarily interested in recordings from punk's inception (including any proto-punk recommendations) up to around when Green Day became famous (I actually love many GD's songs, but I am trying to fill in the gap before punk got absorbed into the pop charts)
The specific albums I listed above are a bit more hardcore/"pure punk", but post-punk suggestions (Joy Division, Wire, PiL, etc) is also welcome.
I'll reveal if I already own some of the more popular suggestions.
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Posted: December 20 2013 at 22:41 |
At the Drive-In is a band i immediately suggest.
Relationship of Command is their pinnacle.
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catfood03
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Posted: December 20 2013 at 22:45 |
 Horizons wrote:
At the Drive-In is a band i immediately suggest.
Relationship of Command is their pinnacle. |
Good suggestion. An appropriate one for this site since the progressive-minded Mars Volta was spun from that band.
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Posted: December 20 2013 at 22:47 |
catfood03 wrote:
Horizons wrote:
At the Drive-In is a band i immediately suggest.
Relationship of Command is their pinnacle. |
Good suggestion. An appropriate one for this site since the progressive-minded Mars Volta was spun from that band.
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Exactly, my good sir.
TMV is my favorite band so it's practically automatic 
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Posted: December 20 2013 at 22:50 |
Rites of Spring
Dead Kennedys Converge Refused Touche Amore Drive Like Jehu Defeater Circle Takes the Square
A lot of these aren't pure punk, but are most definitely influenced by (and part of) the genre.
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Posted: December 20 2013 at 22:53 |
Also: Would i be bad to mentioned The Smiths? 
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Posted: December 20 2013 at 22:54 |
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I am partial to post-punk, although it often strays pretty far from punk quite often. I suggest any of the Fall's 80s material (particularly This Nation's Saving Grace, Wonderful and Frightening World of..., and Hex Enduction Hour), Killing Joke's first two albums (s/t, and What's THIS for...!), and Savages newest (Silence Yourself).
If you're willing to get pretty far from trad punk I might also recommend This Heat and Chrome.
At the Drive-In is a good suggestion. If post-hardcore/emo is in the diet, Fugazi and Drive Like Jehu are great bands as well.
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catfood03
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Posted: December 20 2013 at 23:02 |
Polymorphia wrote:
I am partial to post-punk, although it often strays pretty far from punk quite often. I suggest any of the Fall's 80s material (particularly This Nation's Saving Grace, Wonderful and Frightening World of..., and Hex Enduction Hour), Killing Joke's first two albums (s/t, and What's THIS for...!), and Savages newest (Silence Yourself).
If you're willing to get pretty far from trad punk I might also recommend This Heat and Chrome.
At the Drive-In is a good suggestion. If post-hardcore/emo is in the diet, Fugazi and Drive Like Jehu are great bands as well.
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I have those first two Killing Joke albums, both are indeed fantastic. I don't yet have any music by The Fall, so I will have to investigate their massive discography. Chrome is awesome (I have a nice box set of their music)
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catfood03
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Posted: December 20 2013 at 23:03 |
Luna wrote:
Rites of Spring
Dead Kennedys Converge Refused Touche Amore Drive Like Jehu Defeater Circle Takes the Square
A lot of these aren't pure punk, but are most definitely influenced by (and part of) the genre. |
Those are all new names for me (except DK).
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Posted: December 20 2013 at 23:10 |
catfood03 wrote:
Luna wrote:
Rites of Spring - classic post-hardcore band of the late 80sDead Kennedys Converge - 50/50 punk-metal, the loudest, angriest band you'll ever hear (late 90s-present) Refused - kinda post-hardcore-y but also with experimental edges (mid-late 90s) Touche Amore - emotional post-hardcore with incredibly short songs with emphasis on lyrics (10s- present) Drive Like Jehu - key inspiration for At the Drive-In. Melodic with meandering sections (mid-late 90s) Defeater - modern post-hardcore with conceptual albums (10s-present) Circle Takes the Square - post-rock + screamo (00s-present)
A lot of these aren't pure punk, but are most definitely influenced by (and part of) the genre. |
Those are all new names for me (except DK).
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In that case, I'll elaborate on each band's style a bit.
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Posted: December 20 2013 at 23:12 |
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Minutemen
They were one of the best.
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Toaster Mantis
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Posted: December 21 2013 at 04:28 |
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My countrymen Iceage are worth a listen, they're a new band strongly influenced by The Fall, Killing Joke and Wire. I even wager they would be as famous as those three had they been around back in the late '70s/early '80s. As far as the noisier stuff goes, you'd do well to check out Nick Cave's old band The Birthday Party and (if you can get used to the weird vocals) Scratch Acid as well as their later incarnation The Jesus Lizard.
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Posted: December 21 2013 at 04:38 |
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted: December 21 2013 at 05:33 |
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There is a certain 'punky' attitude in Peter Hammill's 1975 album 'Nadir's Big Chance' and perhaps the late-70's incarnation of 'Van Der Graaf' - (minus the 'Generator'). Daevid Allen had a certain punk approach on things like New York Gong's 'About Time' album, and even 'Here And Now'. Again, late-70's Hawkwind ventures into Punk-like territory. Nik Turner (he of Hawkwind) assembled a Punk band called 'Inner City Unit' and had a blast !! These are Progressive artists dabbling in this wave of 'Punk' music and coming up with great results.
Edited by Tom Ozric - December 21 2013 at 05:34
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Posted: December 21 2013 at 05:49 |
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Not to mention that Motörhead's a huge influence on the more metallic end of British hardcore punk, Amebix and Discharge in particular.
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Posted: December 21 2013 at 06:17 |
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Mudhoney
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Posted: December 21 2013 at 06:36 |
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Not mentioned yet:
Circle Jerks
Fear
The Damned
The Misfits
Edited by zravkapt - December 21 2013 at 06:36
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Magma America Great Make Again
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Posted: December 21 2013 at 07:53 |
catfood03 wrote:
Polymorphia wrote:
I am partial to post-punk, although it often strays pretty far from punk quite often. I suggest any of the Fall's 80s material (particularly This Nation's Saving Grace, Wonderful and Frightening World of..., and Hex Enduction Hour), Killing Joke's first two albums (s/t, and What's THIS for...!), and Savages newest (Silence Yourself).
If you're willing to get pretty far from trad punk I might also recommend This Heat and Chrome.
At the Drive-In is a good suggestion. If post-hardcore/emo is in the diet, Fugazi and Drive Like Jehu are great bands as well.
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I have those first two Killing Joke albums, both are indeed fantastic.
I don't yet have any music by The Fall, so I will have to investigate their massive discography.
Chrome is awesome (I have a nice box set of their music)
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I believe that Killing Joke's finest work would be 'Night Time', a great LP, much better than their first two albums. Siouxsie and the Banshees debut LP is also highly recommended. Don't forget Television's 'Marquee Moon' and Swans' 'Children of God'.
Edited by ole-the-first - December 21 2013 at 07:53
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This night wounds time.
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Posted: December 21 2013 at 08:00 |
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The Clash
Stiff Little Fingers
Anti-Nowhere League
The Exploited
Sham 69
Peter & The Test-tube Babies
These bands should all have been mentioned before now, surely?
Edited by Jared - December 21 2013 at 08:00
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Posted: December 21 2013 at 08:17 |
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Hmm, trying to think who hasn't been mentioned.....
X-Ray Spex - the late Poly Styrene was the godmother of the "riot grrrl" movement
D.O.A. - they were to Canada what the DKs were to America
Napalm Death - the genesis of grindcore, heavily influenced by punk - try Scum
Bad Religion - No Control and Against the Grain were their peak
I'll see if I can think of any others.
Edited by zappaholic - December 21 2013 at 08:19
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