Your Top 3 Punk bands and reasons why....

[Paul Mooney]

I will post mine later

[Mister Discotheque]

The Misfits... only their Static Age album though. I hate that fast scream-o punk, I like my shyt melodic...

I don't think I listen to any other punk...

[Zayus]

1 - Clash - Weren't even traditional punk after a couple of years. Really expanded definitions of the genre and they had the best, most listenable albums. Sandinista & London Calling are my sh!t.

2 - Bad Brains - Speed punk

3 - Public Image Limited - More post-punk. Who cares though, great band.

[Paul Mooney]

The Ruts- one of the greatest unheard of bands ever. The first punk to merge punk and reggae into their sound (even more so than The Clash and a years couple before Bad Brains). They were also one of the most musically complex punk bands ever.

Bad Brains- phemon......In my honest opinion the first "hardcore" band (before Black Flag and D.O.A). Influenced soooo many bands not even in the same genre.

Stiff Little Fingers- nuff said

[Paul Mooney]

up up upppp

[eckohed]

Don't know much about Punk but I enjoy the Ramones, the Clash and the Sex Pistols

[Clem]

Don't know much about Punk but I enjoy the Ramones, the Clash and the Sex Pistols
Never heard of 'em.

Link?

[Dead End]

about time a thread like this got started.


Bad Brains- (i can't say why, you just have to listen to them to understand, IMO, best band of the 80's, period, they put other bands to shame)

From Ashes Rise-(dark, metallic anarcho-punk, they broke up, but - http://www.myspace.com/fromashesrise

Crass!!!!! (classic anarcho-punk, lyrics were like essays)


i cant really narrow it down to 3 so here's more

Converge-brutal sh*t, dont think you could handle it (www.convergecult.com )

Bruise Violet-female latinas from L.A. (http://www.myspace.com/bruiseviolet4)

Born/Dead-hardcore anarcho punk

[skanky80]

I love Converge, but they arent really punk. I hate getting into semantics about band "classifications" though.

Some of my favorite punk bands

Fugazi
Clash
Dead Kennedys
Mistfits
Bad Brains
Refused
Buzzcocks
DOA
Minor Threat

[Dead End]

I love Converge, but they arent really punk. I hate getting into semantics about band "classifications" though.

i consider them metallic hardcore.

they aren't heavy enough to be metal.

too indicipherable for screamo.

Punk is a blanket term now. It includes Coverge, and it also includes Good Charlotte.

It does not just include whatever 80's bands Rolling Stone said was cool to like in the 90's.