Punk

[Pedrito]

Fugazi are of course great but I'd argue that they and a lot of the bands mentioned over the last few posts and also a lot of Dischord stuff aren't really true punk bands, more like post punk or some other more accurate label. That said the Fugazi gig in the RedBox here in the early 2000s was phenomenal, would have loved to have seen them in the 80s/90s though.

I had a ticket for that gig but ended you having a silly row with by girlfriend of the time. We had made up and were sitting in the pub and I was weighing up in my head whether to head up to the gig or not. I ended up deciding I'd hang on with her and turned around and asked the guy behind us if he liked Fugazi and wanted a free ticket, which he did. I thought,  I'll catch them next time. They they split up 

When I think of all the pussy and nights out I missed because I was stuck apologising to some clown that eventually broke up with me anyway..cat.

[Eoin McLove]

Ah I'm sure I was weighing up the gig with the ride. Win win scenario really 

[Nazgûl]

I had End Hits and In on the Kill Taker on the other day for the first time in years. So good.

Yeah, man - two killer records. I would argue that Fugazi didn't release a sub-par album (if you ignore the "Instrument" soundtrack/demos record which isn't really an album).

Their last - "The Argument" is a stunning piece of work.

They were deadly live too.

The Argument has slowly become my favourite of theirs -- was always hard to pick a favourite as their discography is deadly across the board. Even 13 songs, which was just 3 EPs re-released sounds like a proper debut album. One of those bands who had really established their sound right from the start.

[Carnage]

Repeater's the only one that did it for me TBH, but what an album that is. I'd love to have seen them live.

In terms of punk, Subhumans are THE punk band for me, the only one I'd bither with anymore. EP:LP and The Day The Country Died are untouchable:

https://youtu.be/K1oZDvlPQnc

https://youtu.be/d7_TPRZDSNg

The Rats and 29:29 Split Vision EPs were great too:

https://youtu.be/pD8HRLq3ikU

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n12AC-GsdgDg8ewNrFh7oPJeMLRjniZPw

[Pedrito]

The creators i.e. Sex Pistols, Clash: absolutely flawless bands. The Ramones, The Stooges..love them.

Nothing like some Dead Kennedys..

https://youtu.be/sgpa7wEAz7I

And of course, the band I love like my own Ma, the Misfits

They literally had NO bad song. Everything catchy as absolute fuck and years ahead of its time. Ironic, violent, nasty, romantic..pure genius. I listened them to death in college, was absolutely obsesssed with them. Still have the Coffin box set..well worth picking up if it's still available.

https://youtu.be/7ON8zNL3e7c

[Pedrito]

A band that changed literally everything

https://youtu.be/bFHEuKkTa5k

The impact they had on the modern world is something to behold. From the musical influences they championed to fashion, clothing..stuff we are all walking around wearing nowadays was stuff thry were throwing together in warehouses back in the late 70's. A brilliant, brilliant band too. London Calling is the gem, but all their albums are essential.

[Pedrito]

Stiff Little Fingers. The soundtrack to the Troubles. Amazoballs!

https://youtu.be/lZ-hYnANRLM

[Pedrito]

In a world where everyone is apeing everyone else, where movies are just rehashes of ideas that were done to death 40 years ago, imagine something came out that was as unique, new and fresh as this must have sounded at the time. Pure energy, a million miles from these dead eyed twats that have infested every nook and cranny of modern music with their joyless vomit that they call music; all style and a total dearth of anything remotely akin to substance.

A proper song, a proper band..class.

https://youtu.be/g7KrBgnjaLY

[Kurt Cocaine]

The Ramones: so many 3 minute classics. Just perfect......

[leatherface]

Bad Brains- what a killer band they were.

[Nazgûl]

Bad Brains- what a killer band they were.

The greatest.

[Eoin McLove]

An obvious choice but, man, Rancid were untouchable in their day. I just stuck on Life Won't Wait (their last great album, I reckon) for the first time in a few years. This is their pinnacle for me. It's just stupidly, insanely catchy. I remember being disappointed when I listened to it initially but after a couple of spins I was completely hooked.

[Eoin McLove]

Runnin' Riot- Reclaim the Streets on now. Rough as a bear's arse but such a great album.

[Pedrito]

The Stooges. I almost think their demos and B sides are better than almost everything they released as albums, apart from Fun House of course.

https://youtu.be/Xm1zpm5AVmQ

[Pedrito]

More class

https://youtu.be/x9d5csMFAfE