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Hey,

 

So I'm setting up a "Punk Rock" mixer tomorrow between my fraternity and a sorority. Everyone's dressin' up, etc, blah blah...

 

Anyhoo, I need soundtracks for this party, but I'm not really familiar with a lot of the bands from the eras.

 

I plan on creating 2 CDs, each with 80 minutes (or like 18-21 tracks) of Punk Music.

 

Can you guys gimme lists of good music...

 

Some stuff I want on there...

 

The Clash

Rancid

The Ramones (not punk, but cover the rock?)

Sex Pistols

Anti-Flag

 

So....a good 40 songs or so that are not only good but MAINSTREAM or known of that would get a good response would help. Thanks!!!

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I'm kind of confused ... are you looking for us to recommend songs only by the bands that you listed? Or songs by bands that are comparable to the ones that you listed?

 

Let me know what you're looking for, and I'm sure a bunch of us could help you out.

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Buzzcocks - "Ever Falling in Love", "What Do I Get"

Clash - "Clampdown", "Train in Vain", "I Fought the Law", "Spanish Bombs"

Sid Vicious - "My Way"

Ramones - "Beat on the Brat", "Rock n Roll High School", "Blitzkrieg Bop"

The Damned - "Jet Boy, Jet Girl"

Sex Pistols - "No Feelings", "God Save the Queen", "Anarchy In the UK", "Pretty Vacant"

Dead kennedys - "California Uber Alles", "Viva Las Vegas"

Fugazi - "Waiting Room"

Minor Threat - "Stepping Stone", "Minor Threat"

Bad Religion - "Modern Man", "No Direction", "I Want to Conquer the World", "Do What You Want"

Descendents - "Clean Sheets", "Coolidge", "Hurtin' Crue", "Sour Grapes"

Gorilla Biscuits - "New Direction"

All - "She's My Ex", "Nothin", "Simple Things", "Scary Sad"

NOFX - "Liza and Louise", "Moron Brothers", "The Brews"

Pennywise - "Bro Hymn", "Dying To Know", "Badge of Pride"

 

There's probably a ton more I'm missing, but that's all I can think of right now. Good luck!

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You can't really go wrong with the following:

 

The Clash:

London Calling

Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

Spanish Bombs

Train In Vain

Clash City Rockers

Rock The Casbah

 

Sex Pistols:

Anarchy In The UK

God Save The Queen

Pretty Vacant

Holidays In The Sun

 

the Buzzcocks

Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't Have)

Orgasm Addict

 

Stiff Little Fingers:

Alternative Ulster

Suspect Device

You Can't Say Crap On The Radio

Nobody's Hero

 

The Undertones

Teenage Kicks

My Perfect Cousin

 

Rancid

Timebomb

Ruby Soho

Roots Radical

 

Sham 69

If The Kids Are United

 

Hope this helps

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Ramones:

 

- Blitzkrieg Bop

- Rockaway Beach

- Sheena Is A Punk Rocker

- Beat On The Brat

- Rock N Roll Highschool

- California Sun

- She's The One

- Pinhead

- Judy Is a Punk

- I Wanna Be Sedated

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Damn... can't believe I forgot "Sheena is a Punk Rocker". Excellent choice!

 

One other band I forgot to mention:

Operation Ivy - "Sound System", "Bad Town", "Unity", "Bankshot"

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Bad Brains is sweet. Don't know enough to know which is their best album. They do some reggae too.

 

I dunno if they're considered punk, but Bikini Kill did some pretty swell stuff.

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A few others, prompted by other bands mentioned here:

 

The Damned-"New Rose", "Smash It Up"

Dead Kennedys-"Nazi Punks Fuck Off"

The Ruts-"Babylon's Burning"

The Stranglers-"No More Heroes" "Peaches" "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)"

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Dead Kennedys: Add "Holiday in Cambodia" to the ones referenced earlier.

Sex Pistols: "New York" or "Revolution in the Classroom" are both pretty poppy and 'mainstream-friendly'.

Black Flag: "TV Party", while not anywhere near their best work, is the most 'mainstream-friendly' and thus would go over better than a lot of their better songs.

Descendents: "Der Wienershnitzel" was in the Pump Up the Volume (the Christian Slater is a DJ movie) so that might be recognizable.

The Clash: You might want to go for their barely-punk-but-well-known songs like "Should I Stay or Should I Go" or "Rock the Casbah".

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Rancid

Timebomb

Ruby Soho

Roots Radical

Throw in "Nihilism" and "Sidekick" and you're gold.

 

Bad Religion:

 

"Generator"

"The Answer"

"I Want to Conquer the World"

"Fuck Armageddon, This is Hell"

"You Are the Government"

"Modern Man"

"Against the Grain"

 

The Clash:

 

"I'm So Bored with the USA"

"Tommy Gun"

"Clampdown"

"The Guns of Brixton"

 

Social Distortion:

 

"Prison Bound"

"So Far Away"

"Cold Feelings"

"Through These Eyes"

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Avril La--

 

I kid, I kid.

 

 

 

 

The Vandals - Kill My Tenant, Look What I Almost Stepped In (Also, they have one of the funniest album titles I've ever seen with "Hitler Bad, Vandals Good"

 

Also, for a real party starter, toss in "I Kill Childen" by the Dead Kennedy's.

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18-20 songs on each CD? You'll probably be able to fit close to 35-40 on each CD.

 

The Undead

A Life Of Our Own

When the Evening Comes

Gimme Your Autograph

 

Black Flag "First Four Years" or "Everything Went Black" albums

 

Also check out Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, and the Replacements 1st album "Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash."

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MISFITS:

 

"Death Comes Ripping"

"Teenagers From Mars"

"Last Caress"

"We Are 138"

"Hybrid Moments"

"Angelfuck"

"Hatebreeders"

 

Nah, fuck it. Get every Danzig-era Misfits song....yesterday. Snap to it.

 

DEAD KENNEDYS:

 

"Holiday in Cambodia"

"MTV Get Off the Air"

"California Uber Alles"

"Chemical Warfare"

"Take This Job and Shove It"

"Police Truck"

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Get a copy of the SLC Punk soundtrack, these songs in particular:

 

The Suicide Machines

"I Never Promised You a Rose Garden"

 

Blondie

"Dreaming"

 

Exploited

"Sex and Violence"

 

Generation X

"Kiss Me Deadly"

 

Fear

"I Love Livin' in the City"

 

The Velvet Underground

"Rock and Roll"

 

Moondog

"Gasoline"

 

The Stooges

"1969"

 

Fifi

"Mirror in the Bathroom"

 

The Specials

"Too Hot"

 

Adolescence

"Amoeba"

 

The Ramones

"Cretin Hop"

 

The Dead Kennedys

"Kill the Poor"

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And the greatest protopunk song of all time...

MC5's "Kick out the Jams"

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Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers - 'Chinese Rocks', 'Born To Lose'

The Undertones - 'Teenage Kicks'

Fugazi - 'Great Cop'

T.S.O.L. - 'Code Blue'

Bad Religion - 'No Control', 'Best For You', 'American Jesus'

SNFU - 'Tears',

Pinhead Gunpowder - 'Backyard Flames'

Screeching Weasel - 'Cindy's On Methadone', 'Teenage Freakshow', 'My Brain Hurts'

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Offspring:

"Heaven Is So Far Away"

"Come Out And Play"

"Genocide"

"Nitro"

"Self Esteem"

"The Kids Aren't Alright"

 

Chin Strap:

"Giant Vagina That Ate Boston"

 

Dickies:

"Killer Klowns From Outer Space"

"Toxic Avenger"

 

Dropkick Murphys:

"Perfect Stranger"

"10 Years Of Service"

"Spicy McHaggis"

"Tessie" (might as well, since it's their "big" song right now)

 

Ghoul Squad:

"Pogo Is Dead"

 

Misfits:

"Descending Angel"

"Dig Up Her Bones"

"Scream!"

"Saturday Night"

"Donna"

"Great Balls Of Fire"

"Monster Mash"

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Maybe. I always forget the title of the song. I just know that's the chorus line (And I feel / And I feel that / Heaven is so far away). At least I didn't put down "Gotta Get Away," as I never understood the love for that song.

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Don't get any Offspring. They're closer to hair metal than punk, I think.

 

If it's a Greek mixer-

Gang Green- Alcohol

DK- Too Drunk to Fuck

Meatmen- Glad I'm not a Girl

Black Flag- Six Pack

Buzzcocks- Orgasm Addict

 

 

some other fun punk gems

Adverts- Gary Gilmore's Eyes

Bad Brains- Rock for Light

Agent Orange- Bloodstains

Exploited- I Believe in Anarchy

Gorilla Biscuits- Biscuit Power

any Ramones in honor of Johnny

UK Subs- I Live in a Car

 

 

try to stay away from straight edge bands (ie Minor Threat, SSD) because they'll

make you feel guilty for getting drunk and trying to get in the Gamma Phi Betas

pants. Also, avoid any super political bands (CRASS, most DK, Reagan Youth) because that will be a bummer. And, at the end of the night, when only the freaky

sorority chicks remain, toss in some GG Allin!

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Don't get any Offspring. They're closer to hair metal than punk, I think.

You can say that about a lot of punk bands, though. Considering hair metal was about simplistic party riffs and the image more than the music itself, and a whole bunch of punk is just that...yeah. Also, look at The Dickies. A lot of their stuff could be considered hair metal, but for some reason, they're called punk.

 

But yeah. Don't listen to this man. Be glad you got some Offspring, if you did, because chances are everybody would have heard the song and know a lot of the words already.

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Guest The Winter Of My Discontent

I hope everyone who contributed to this thread is ashamed of themselves after seeing those pictures....

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Nah. I'd be more ashamed of myself if I saw them wearing Atreyu and Avenged Sevenfold shirts, personally. Especially if said Atreyu/A7X fans were holding signs that said "EMO SUCKS."

 

...or am I the only one that gets the joke?

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