keep it real, no posers i dont wanna hear about bands like fall out boy or the used those arent real punk bands. so if u got a real love for punk then please post a message
2007-10-24 11:31:10 · 26 answers · asked by punkrock 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
gotta be the misfits, because they kind of taught the world that it's ok for punk to tell stories, and not just be all about politics.
they put more drama and story telling in their lyrics and invented horror punk, so they're definitely my favorite punk band.
i'm talking about the original line up with glenn danzig, not the newer crap.
so, yea, the misfits.
how bout you, you didn't say yours.
2007-10-24 11:35:49 · answer #1 · answered by We Hope That You Choke 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well my favorite punk band is probably always going to be the Ramones, because there's nothing not to love about them. The Ramones are punk and punk is the Ramones, perfect punk guitar, great poppy lyrics on simple, almost artistically simple lyrics. I like the quote that the Ramones were simple in a way that you have to be sophisticated to undersand. And the typify the genre like no other, no BS, no frills, no posing, just ridiculously fun loud music.
Although the Voidoids are also always worth a mention, the whole debut is great, with few low points and "Blank Generation" is quite simply one of THE punk songs. And it's well known the Richard Hell invented punk style ;) as well as being a member of the Neon Boys, Television, and the Heartbreakers before the Voidoids.
Other bands that MUST be mentioned when talking of classic punk: the Sex Pistols for being the other band that defined the genre and were in turn defined by the genre, the Clash for being one of the best of the originals and for (most but not all of) their diversity, the Saints for coming even before the Ramones and never getting that credit probably because Australia is so out of the way, Wire for inventing post-punk in the midst of the first wave of punk-punk, and Johnny Thunders for helping define proto-punk in the New York Dolls then helping define punk with the Heartbreakers.
Other favorites:
Rezillos (ultimate fun time cartoonish punks), Angry Samoans (the link between garage, punk, and hardcore), the Lurkers, Eater (the youngest of the first wave), Descendents (my favorite harcore), Circle Jerks (also my favorite hardcore), the Germs, Devo, Dead Boys, the Damned, Buzzcocks, Boys, Blondie, early Black Flag as previously mentioned, Agent Orange, Zeros (so called Mexican Ramones), Undertones, and Teenage Head (one of the best Canadian bands ever).
I'll stop now before I have my whole library written down.
2007-10-24 19:23:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Blatz, Jack Acid, Dead Milkmen, Crimpshrine, Circle Jerks, Lunachicks, Fifteen, Black Flag, Plasmatics, Isocracy, Bratmobile, L7, Lookouts, Meat Puppets, Nasal Sex, Screeching Weasel, Porn Flakes, Bad Brains, Ramones, Blottos, Blast Rocks, Operation Ivy, Pounded Clown, Dirt, Filth, Eyeball, Dead Kennedys, 7 Year *****, Red Aunts, Corrupted Morals, Mr. T Experience, Kamala and the Karnivores, Vomit Punx, Adicts, Queers......
and so many others...
i like alot of stuff on s.p.a.m and Lookout records.
2007-10-24 19:38:40 · answer #3 · answered by Fetus 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I haven't listened to punk in a while but I was obsessed with The Boils' "World Poison" album when I was 14/15.
I haven't heard any of their newer stuff, but that album is awesome.
What's the point in me naming punk bands I like if Dan C named them all already?
That dude (Dan C) should get best answer. Definitely.
2007-10-25 01:58:15 · answer #4 · answered by Mrs. Electric Ocean 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Offspring is my favorite punk band. I guess I liked them because I used to be against punk rock but as soon as I heard the Offspring I went nuts. Because I'm pretty fly for a white guy.
2007-10-24 18:36:32 · answer #5 · answered by Josh 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ramones. Probably the first punk rock band. Johnny Ramone's simple guitar style became quite legendary, creating the basic punk rock guitar style. And I enjoy Joey Ramone's way of singing.
2007-10-24 18:38:43 · answer #6 · answered by Montag 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Fear
because they were to me, one of the most raunchy and raw punk bands ever.
and just for the record, Dead Kennedys were amazing musicians drummer played with chili peppers for a while and was a great funk drummer, flouride was an amazing bassist and east bay ray right up there.
2007-10-24 19:05:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The original lineup of Black Flag, with Keith Morris (BillyBob Goldstein) on vocals. They wrote the book and defined the essence of hardcore American punk rock. Everything after them was just variations on a theme.
2007-10-24 18:49:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Minor Threat, even though I am not straigh edge but I f'ing love that band anyway. But I am also a huge fan of the Misfits, Dead Kennedys, Gorrilla Bisquits, X, and so many others
2007-10-24 18:41:42 · answer #9 · answered by morbidlybeautiful 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Green Jelly
2007-10-24 19:32:31 · answer #10 · answered by Omega Red 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋