Punk???????????

Question

Real punk. 80's punk. I'm 14, and of course you true 80's punk people are gona say I have no idea what Im getting into. You're pretty much right. So help me. I'm sick of sh*tty a** new age 'punks.' They are pissing me off and I bearly have any right to talk. Help me. Teach me something about what punk was like 30 years ago.

Answer 1

The most un-punk thing you can do is try to let other people decide your music for you. Sounds like you're more of a conforming anti-conformist than a punk.

But to give some semblance of an answer: I love Bad Religion and NOFX.

Though I think you'd do better to read a book.

Answer 2

I answered a question like this awhile ago, so this is copied and pasted, but I think it fits pretty well...

Punk- most people consider it to be a purely 70s or 70s and 80s thing, but that's not the case. The Velvet Underground, which started in the late 60s, wasn't exactly punk, but it was prepunk. I don't think they were ever really popular when they were actually around, but they had a HUGE influence. Unlike other artists at the time, their music was a bit alternative- they made use of white noise, and didn't stick to just flat out melodies (exp. White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground). The Stooges and MC5 also contributed a lot to the start of punk. If I'm remembering right, all three of these bands were from NYC. The Ramones got together in '69 and basically defined the format of punk music- it was about simplicity. Listen to any song by the Ramones and all you'll hear is a few chords thrown together and whacked out lyrics (I Wanna Sniff Some Glue- what the hell?). The Sex Pistols were heavily influenced by the Ramones- especially Sid Vicious, who was a Pistols fan before he actually played for them. None of them were particularly good with their instruments, so again, fairly simple music. No guitar solos- sort of an anyone-can-do-it thing. Other British punk artists from that time: The Clash, The Damned, Sham 69 (less fashionable punk), etc. I think one of the first big anarchy anthems for punk was Anarchy in the UK- but I could be wrong. Either way, after that, anarchism and punk pretty much went hand in hand. Some people feel punk dyed in '77 (with the Pistols downfall) to be followed by postpunk, and others think it was reborn in '80s hardcore punk. John Lydon (Johnny Rotten, ex punker and Sex Pistols frontman) formed Public Image Ltd., a "postpunk" band, and more of the same (although they seem really different to me) began popping up everywhere. The Slits (a favorite of mine), Devo, Joy Division and The Pop Group are all examples of post punk. Also in the 80s came so-called hardcore punk, with groups like The Dead Kennedys, Agent Orange and Bad Religion. Note that the names of the bands actually have meaning and AREN'T simply intended to shock. While the groups DID shock, they often focused on politics to a greater extent than earlier punkers. Bad Religion (got together in 1980) has kickass lyrics for instance, but their music isn't quite as good (So far as I know, they're still around). In the early 90s, there was the Riot Grrrl movement, which was basically feminine punk (Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, Hole). Unfortunately, in the 2000s, groups like Good Charlotte, Green Day and Simple Plan started popularizing their mutated version of punk, giving us what I call MTV Punk, or Hot Topic Punk. It basically sucks a**.

I don't know if that was EXACTLY what you wanted... but here are some punk BANDS (Also copy and pasted from somewhere else). Note- I'm not getting into post punk or riot grrl here, just plain punk.:

Best doesn't-give-a-s*** attitude: The Sex Pistols

Most kickass music (Including lyrics): The Clash

For actually managing to stay together for a decent amount of time: The Adicts

Founding Fathers: The Velvet Underground, MC5

Best Grungey Punk: The Distillers and X

Best 80s Hardcore Punk: The Dead Kennedys, Agent Orange and Bad Religion (Extra props to Bad Religion for amazing lyrics)

Best pop punk that isn't absolute crap: The Ramones (pop punk no matter what anyone says), The B-52s, The Talking Heads and Generation X

Best NYC Punk: Iggy Pop (The Stooges) and The New York Dolls

Answer 3

Personally, I believe the best punk was made in the 70's. Check out The Adverts, X-Ray Spex, Richard Hell, Johnny Thunders, Buzzcocks, The Saints, 999, The Stooges, or X (L.A.). I think that decade had the least amount of pretentiousness and fans when it came to punk, which produced the best music, barely affected by stardom or media. Also, some more obscure 70's punk bands would be Sh*t Dogs, Pete Ubu, Hollywood Squares, Mean Red Spiders, Tapeworm, or Vomit Pigs. Good punk music.

Answer 4

I don't know if its 80s, but Sex Pistols, the Clash, gang of Four, Buzzcocks, Dead Kennedys, X, the Mekons, the RAincoats, the Dead Boys, New Order, the Smiths, Lora Logic, the Au Pairs, Big Black, PiL, the Pixies, the Breeders, Sonic Youth and many more...

Why limit yourself to the 80s?

Velvet Underground, MC5, IGGY POP!!!!!, the Stooges, the Hearbreakers, Television, Richard Hell, the Voidoids, Patti Smith, Talking Heads...

Answer 5

The Jam, Stiff Little Fingers, Tom Robinson Band, The Only Ones, Jawbreaker and Husker Du are all wrth mentioning.

Buy the No Thanks Comp, its a good Punk Rock 101.

Against Me! and the Loved Ones are pretty passable punk revival if you get bored with defunct bands.

Answer 6

http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theboys2/albums/album/301149/review/6210226/no_thanks_the_70s_punk_rebellion

http://www.jklutherie.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=64338

here is something i found

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