Sex Pistols
The Clash
Dead Kennedys
FEAR
Black Flag
The Damned
The Ramones
The Jam
The Buzzcocks
Social Distortion
GBH
2006-11-14 07:00:16 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
sex pistols
hands down
it is a bit of an oxymoron tho
they would all detest being graded
2006-11-14 07:02:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-24 19:35:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No disrespect to any of the other top punk bands listed, but from a strictly musical point of view, The Clash showed genius beyond the confines of straight punk. They had a few songs that to me were duds, but they were able to punkify reggae, punkify good old rockabilly, even punkify jazz! There aren't too many punk bands who had the intellectual depth to write detailed songs about (for instance) the Spanish civil war. I mean, to be punk you don't need much... 3 chords and lots of bitterness... and many punk bands settled for that alone, because they had little more than that in them to offer. The Clash had more than that, and they gave it.
I really liked the Jam, too, I don't see them getting enough votes.
2006-11-14 08:17:05 · answer #3 · answered by joseph_strummer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All of the English bands admit they learned how to play by listening to the Ramones!
Personally I like Black Flag. In 'Get in the Van', Rollins writes that Gregg Ginn had written, "the soundtrack for a full scale riot." No joke. The Ramones were great, but no one touched the intensity of the Flag.
2006-11-14 07:11:31 · answer #4 · answered by Bricks 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Ramones
2006-11-14 07:36:47 · answer #5 · answered by Chris F 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The RAMONES invented Punk Rock!
Gabba Gabba Hey!
2006-11-14 07:01:43 · answer #6 · answered by DB Cash 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I used to divide into categories, but now I'm just gonna say The Velvet Underground, despite that they're technically prepunk.
Not that I dislike the others. In fact, I'm listening to the Buzzcocks right now.
2006-11-15 12:14:22 · answer #7 · answered by StercusAccidit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ramones Sex Pistols and The Clash. You definately have a good party if you put these together.
2006-11-14 07:03:25 · answer #8 · answered by Sheltered.By.Shadows. 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sex pistols for sure. Sid and Rotten lived the life man.Their compass always pointed away from the mainstream.
2006-11-14 07:04:37 · answer #9 · answered by kevin p 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
THE CLASH.
there's nothing like blasting "London Calling" on a Friday nite after school and work are over and i'm just doing stupid stuff having fun. i've noticed that it's also a bar anthem.
2006-11-14 08:54:41 · answer #10 · answered by kate 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋