I'm talking PRE-1985... If the extent of your knowledge of punk is Blink-182, My Chemical Romance, Rancid and MAYBE some old stuff like the Ramones & the Sex Pistols, please don't bother responding.
I'm talking about bands like Wire, Pere Ubu, Mission of Burma, the Adverts, the Voidoids, et al.... the more obscure, the better!
2007-06-06 09:58:38 · 25 answers · asked by hortha71 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
Again.... read carefully.... MXPX is absolutely NOT "old school".
Ok... Dead Kennedys, Misfits, Suicidal Tendencies... all great bands but I guess I'm asking people to go a little deeper to the stuff that often times PRECEDED them.
2007-06-06 10:24:38 · update #1
Among my faves (in no particular order)--
The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette
The Germs - (GI)
Sham 69 - That's Life
Ramones - 1st Album
Stooges - Funhouse
The Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus
Dead Boys - Young, Loud, and Snotty
Black Flag - No Values (EP)
Weirdos - WhoWhatWhenWhereWhy (EP)
2007-06-06 12:59:21 · answer #1 · answered by drcrankenstyne 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Ramones-Rocket to Russia
The Sex Pistols-Never mind the Bullocks...
The Clash-London Calling
The Stooges-debut album
Misfits-Walk Among Us
45 Grave-Sleep in Safety
2007-06-06 10:17:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dead Kennedys-Bedtime For Democracy
Anything from Son Of Sam
Generation X is pretty good
Operation Ivy
2007-06-06 13:01:21 · answer #3 · answered by ironxmaidenxpwns 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pere Ubu, Mission of Burma, those are really post punk bands - So you are looking for bands like PIL as oppposed to straight up punk and hardcore bands ? Cause the more or less straight up punk bands WERE the precursor to the post ones.
Here are some punk and hardcore bands:
AOD
X
Circle Jerks
NY dolls
Heartbreakers
Avengers
999
Tuff Darts
Bad Brains
...The person who said Televsion hit your mark, if I am right about what I think you are looking for
2007-06-06 12:55:25 · answer #4 · answered by cynnkitty 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Misfits
The Cramps
DOA
The Sex pistols
The Ramones (when feeling nostalgic)
Iggy Pop
Skinny puppy
the circle jerks
2007-06-07 04:00:31 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably Minor Threat's Out of Step. I'm not really a punk guy, but that record is a really wonderful record.
Depending on how much of a purist you are it would be dethroned by Steady Diet of Nothing by Fugazi, maybe Remain in Light by the Talking Heads. All depends on your definition, heck, if you credit the early Pixies records (pre Doolittle) I would say Surfer Rosa (although it's '89).
Gipetto is right too. Marquee Moon is a really great record.
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The Modern Lovers - self titled is really awesome to go back a little further
2007-06-06 10:17:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adolescents
Dagnasty
Agent Orange
Fear
The Saints
Bad Brains
Circle Jerks
Gang Green
Cro Mags
Minor Threat
Angry Samoans
Seven Seconds
DRI and too many more
2007-06-07 14:09:25 · answer #7 · answered by george a 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about The Dead Kennedys and The Misfits?
2007-06-06 10:14:17 · answer #8 · answered by Starr 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Blank Generation by Johnny Thunders. Also, The Clash.
2007-06-06 10:06:34 · answer #9 · answered by James 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy and the Lash
The Clash - London Calling
Patti Smith - Horses
Black Flag - Damaged
2007-06-06 13:34:56 · answer #10 · answered by Dani G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋