Guest The Last Free Voice Posted July 29, 2004 Report Posted July 29, 2004 Okay, I'm interested in finding out about real punk rock, because sadly I live in the generation of Good Charolete and Yellowcard. So, if you would be so kind, recomend me the best five or ten songs by: The Clash, The Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Misfits and maybe a few by other bands I've most likely never heard of. But I'm really looking for the bands I've mentoned. So PLEASE HELP ME!
B. Brian Brunzell Posted July 29, 2004 Report Posted July 29, 2004 I'll gladly lend a hand. Here's some good tunes: "Tommy Gun"- The Clash "I'm So Bored with the USA"- The Clash "Clash City Rockers"- The Clash "London Calling"- The Clash "Generator"- Bad Religion "I Want to Conquer the World"- Bad Religion "Sheena is a Punk Rocker"- Ramones "We're a Happy family"- Ramones "Beat on the Brat"- Ramones "So Far Away"- Social Distortion "Cold Feelings"- Social Distortion
DCMaximo Posted July 29, 2004 Report Posted July 29, 2004 The Sex Pistols- Anarchy In The UK Pretty Vacant Holidays In The Sun God Save The Queen (Actually, you're probably better off just buying Nevermind The Bollocks, which, as their only good album, features all these songs) The Clash- Spanish Bombs Rudy Can't Fail Janie Jones White Riot Others- Alternative Ulster/Suspect Device/Nobody's Hero by the Stiff Little Fingers Babylon Burning by the Ruts anything by the Undertones
Giuseppe Zangara Posted July 29, 2004 Report Posted July 29, 2004 http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?showtopic=56305 Jesus, dude. Did you just completely ignore/forget that thread?
Corey_Lazarus Posted July 29, 2004 Report Posted July 29, 2004 Yes, he did. Oh well. Misfits (Graves-era with be marked with a *, and Misfits 25 will be marked with a ~) "We Are 138" "Mommy, Can I Go Out And Kill Tonight?" "Descending Angel"* "Great Balls Of Fire"~ "Where Eagles Dare" "Die, Die My Darling" "Bullet" "TV Casualty" "Scream!"* "Donna"~ "Saturday Night"* "Dig Up Her Bones"* "Abominable Dr. Phibes"* "Come Back" "Static Age" "Green Hell" "Last Caress" "She" "Them"* "Monster Mash" (I don't know when they covered it, but I'm willing to believe it's Misfits 25)
Guest The Last Free Voice Posted July 29, 2004 Report Posted July 29, 2004 Okay, I'm sorry about hte old thread and totally forgetting. I'm a moron, I believe I've proved this. And Corey, could you explain teh whole eras thing with the misfits? And the boards are being mean to me, so if it takes me eons to reply, sorry.
Guest Agent of Oblivion Posted July 29, 2004 Report Posted July 29, 2004 The misfits have had three eras, part of one of which was worth a shit, though Corey will disagree with this vehemently. Former lead singer Glenn Danzig did an admirable job at the time of working the horrorshow angle with the band, and doing creepy-crawly punk rock. Graves is like the shitty sequel to the horror movie, and there's nothing of note whatsoever in that period of the Misfits. Most recently, it's like, 2 original members or some bullshit still doddering around calling themselves "The Misfits" when their glory days were nigh a quarter century ago. Severely overrated band.
Guest The Last Free Voice Posted July 29, 2004 Report Posted July 29, 2004 Okay, thanks for the help. And in defense of starting this thread agian, people lost me after they started bringing up a zillion bands I'd never heard of. LFV= Music N00b.
Giuseppe Zangara Posted July 29, 2004 Report Posted July 29, 2004 Isn't the point of asking for reccomendations to be exposed to bands of which you were previously unaware?
Guest The Last Free Voice Posted July 29, 2004 Report Posted July 29, 2004 True, I am trying to listen to new bands, but I'm kinda getting my feet wet before jumping into the deep end, so to speak. I don't know if I'll like punk rock at all, so I'd rather check out some stuff most people agree on, and names I'd at least recognize, before going off into the whole scene. I've led a horribly sheltered life musically, so I'm kinda taking baby steps so to speak.
LaParkaYourCar Posted July 29, 2004 Report Posted July 29, 2004 There's been atleast a dozen of these threads and most of them are about punk rock. Here's my band recommendations: NOFX - Linoleum, Theme from a NOFX Album (Hilarious!), Dinosaurs Must Die Sublime (Some consider them punk) - Santeria, The Wrong Way The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go, Train in Vain, Rock the Casbah The Misfits - Die Die My Darling, Last Caress, Bullet, Where Eagles Dare Rancid - Ruby Soho (I need to listen to more of their songs, but that one is good)
B. Brian Brunzell Posted July 30, 2004 Report Posted July 30, 2004 Rancid - Ruby Soho (I need to listen to more of their songs, but that one is good) "Nihilsm" > "Ruby Soho" I'd also recommend you some Dropkick Murphys. Here's a little list of tunes by them that OWN: "Barroom Hero" "Fightstarter Karaoke" "The Fighting 69th" "The Spicy McHaggis Jig" "The Dirty Glass" "Worker's Song" "For Boston" And of course, you can't talk Murphys without talking "Kiss Me, I'm Shitfaced."
LaParkaYourCar Posted July 30, 2004 Report Posted July 30, 2004 Yeah that's one of those songs I haven't heard yet as far as Rancid.
Guest WCW Thunder Posted July 30, 2004 Report Posted July 30, 2004 Listen To Nirvana Clash Greatest song=Rock the casbah
Edwin MacPhisto Posted July 30, 2004 Report Posted July 30, 2004 Clash Greatest song=Rock the casbah False. Between Clash US and London Calling I can rattle off 15 songs I'd call much better than "Rock the Casbah." I really don't like Combat Rock. At all.
Giuseppe Zangara Posted July 30, 2004 Report Posted July 30, 2004 Outside a couple of songs, Combat Rock sucks. In fact, the only Clash album I really like is London Calling, and I love that one.
Edwin MacPhisto Posted July 30, 2004 Report Posted July 30, 2004 You don't like The Clash [uS]? It's great, if less elegant than London Calling. "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais" especially.
Giuseppe Zangara Posted July 30, 2004 Report Posted July 30, 2004 Oh, there are good songs scattered throughout their discography, but I can't listen to the s/t without being bored.
Henry Spencer Posted July 30, 2004 Report Posted July 30, 2004 If the good tracks on Sandinista! were put on one disc, it would be a nigh-untouchable album, I think.
Guest Kid Kablam Posted July 30, 2004 Report Posted July 30, 2004 The Clash (the album) is a great punk manifesto. Its what pure and unadulterated punk is was and ever shall be. I myself prefer London Calling because it meshed ska, reggea, and punk effortlessly. Simply put, London Calling is one of the greatest pop/rock albums of all time although "the Clash" trumps it on pure attitude. Also check out The Dead Kennedys, and if your inteested in the roots of punk, check out Velvet Underground.
Guest Joshua A. Norton Posted July 30, 2004 Report Posted July 30, 2004 Discharge: The Nightmare Continues Realities of War Dooms Day Decontrol A Hell on Earth
B. Brian Brunzell Posted July 31, 2004 Report Posted July 31, 2004 I prefer Give 'Em Enough Rope to the debut Clash album. I think that may be only because Give 'Em Enough Rope features "Tommy Gun", my favourite Clash track. The debut is still fucking great though.
the max Posted July 31, 2004 Report Posted July 31, 2004 Rancid - Ruby Soho (I need to listen to more of their songs, but that one is good) "Nihilsm" > "Ruby Soho" I'd also recommend you some Dropkick Murphys. Here's a little list of tunes by them that OWN: "Barroom Hero" "Fightstarter Karaoke" "The Fighting 69th" "The Spicy McHaggis Jig" "The Dirty Glass" "Worker's Song" "For Boston" And of course, you can't talk Murphys without talking "Kiss Me, I'm Shitfaced." Don't forget 'As One', 'A Few Good Men', 'Time to Go', their cover of 'Finnegan's Wake', 'Blackout' and 'Heroes from our Past'
B. Brian Brunzell Posted July 31, 2004 Report Posted July 31, 2004 Speaking of Murphys covers, "Black Velvet Band" is also total ownage.
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