" I'll be the guy that says The Offspring and you can be the guy who quotes me and scolds me on how they're not really punk. "
Can I instead be that guy that just cant stand The Offspring and considers them only a half step above Sum41 or Blink 182 regardless of what genre they are?
" @JJWeatherman: Hardcore Punk Rock fans would probably murder you for that (unless you specifically stated old Green Day)...however, I'm not a Punk Rock fan so your safe from me. "
No self respecting Hardcore fan would ever admit to liking any kind of Green Day :P
The Ramones, duh. Everyone knows that the first are the best. But in all seriousness, idfk. All of the early punk bands are the best: The Clash, The Stooges, The Who, Sex Pistols, and The Ramones. Punk rock turned into crap pretty quickly, I.E. Green Day.
Lot to list here. Um NoFX Anti-flag Dead Kennedys The Clash Joy Division Bad Brains Bad Religion Rancid The Offspring
Then if you want to get into ska punk. Choking Victim AAA Mustard Plug Skanking Pickle Less than Jake Rx Bandits I guess I could put Thrice, but they're more post punk now.
Strung Out has been my favorite band, let alone favorite punk rock band ever since I first saw them open for NOFX over a decade ago. Though my interest in the genre may have wained a bit as my musical taste has become more eclectic over the years, I still adore them and their latest album didn't disappoint at all.
" @FreakAche: I've always felt that the Clash are slightly overrated as a punk band. I think the Sex Pistols were much more representative of the real punk scene. London Calling is a great album though. "
I won't argue that Sex Pistols were more or less representative of the scene, personally I get bored whenever I listen to them.
@FancySoapsMan: I kind of know what you mean. I have considered the fact that maybe I just don't like punk music that much, because I have nowhere near as much appreciation for any one punk band as I have for The Clash. My appreciation for them doesn't really have a whole lot to do with their genre, it's more to do with the fact that I find the majority of their work to be both musically and lyrically fascinating. They have so many songs that just send chills up my spine every time I listen to them, even though I've heard them time and time again, and it's that lasting appeal that I think makes them so great.
Also, I know I've already posted a video in this thread, and I don't really want to be considered a spammer, but I just feel like I gotta link this one, because it's my all time favorite Clash song:
I used to worship Green Day a few years ago, but I haven't listened to any Punk Rock in quite some time. So I'm just gonna go with Green Day as a default.
Dead Kennedys for me as well. I don't think they really sound like punk music of the era though. They are more like "evil surf rock". Yeah that sounds cool.
" @RockAction: Is your username a reference to the Mogwai album of the same name? "
Close but you're way off. I imagine the albums name is a reference to an iggy pop song he played live a couple times in 1977, which was a reference to the nickname Scott Asheton gave himself when he went nuts towards the end of the stooges 1974 tour, and my username is a reference to that
@McNaastyy said:
" @RockAction: Hell Yeah Politicians in my eyes!!! "
hell yeah indeed, and the new album spiritual - mental - physical is also great
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