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Gretest Punk Band Ever?

May 20, 2012 @ 12:18 AM
damnwitless2

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semantics, Fugazi is punk as fuck

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May 20, 2012 @ 12:23 AM
antbalsamo

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no fugazi fans?

Fugazi is post hardcore.
no fugazi fans?

Fugazi is post hardcore.

Post Hardcore is punk... They're easily(one of) the best punk band of the late eighties.
May 20, 2012 @ 12:52 AM
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descendants

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May 20, 2012 @ 03:07 AM
paulywalnuts

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Fugazi

or maybe The Clash
honorable mention, The Minutemen!

whomever said Television....respek
Marquee Moon isn't exactly punk but certainly deserves a nod
they're like Velvet Underground, not exactly punk, but there isn't a punk band that doesn't owe them a shoutout

///wtt: medium f/w'12 supreme N-3B for a large...

May 20, 2012 @ 03:11 AM
the president

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good looks on fugazi
May 20, 2012 @ 03:11 AM
the president

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tho i have to say ramones may be the g.o.a.t. for punk bands
May 20, 2012 @ 08:29 AM
frogprince

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no mention of the cramps? or the damned? but teenage head is the best! also nausea, gauze, gism, suburban lawns, the drags, etc etc. sick dads
May 20, 2012 @ 11:22 AM
magicmackxxxo

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Iceage

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May 20, 2012 @ 03:41 PM
antbalsamo

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tho i have to say ramones may be the g.o.a.t. for punk bands

for some reason i hate the ramones. too overrated imo.
May 20, 2012 @ 04:04 PM
damnwitless2

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I mean the Ramones changed a lot of shit, I definitely think they went way too pop way too fast but those dudes pretty much set the template for East Coast punk, at least in terms of aesthetics

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May 20, 2012 @ 05:21 PM
Enzoo

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I mean the Ramones changed a lot of shit, I definitely think they went way too pop way too fast but those dudes pretty much set the template for East Coast punk, at least in terms of aesthetics


Forgot the name of the "Ramone" I met, but dude is racist as fuck.. fuck their whole movement and w.e they stand for.

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May 20, 2012 @ 05:34 PM
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^Explain?

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May 20, 2012 @ 05:49 PM
Enzoo

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He was at show @ starland 7 years ago.. venue close by me then did an interview later that night. I still dunno the dude name, but he was a Ramone or w.e.. don't care. In the interview he had later that night, this nigga was like even the blacks came out tonight and the interviewer was like "Hey..." Then he replied "We had our break downs through out the years". It came of as racist to me so fuck these niggaz, I was pretty young to really pay attention to which member he was, but I remember him meeting everyone and saying that shit later on the college radio station.

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May 20, 2012 @ 06:38 PM
damnwitless2

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lol I really doubt any of them niggas would even be willing to put up the effort to actually BE racist

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May 20, 2012 @ 09:44 PM
antbalsamo

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.... weird. anyways, since this is the only real punk thread on here. can we shift to Hypebeast's article that came out Friday? It's fucking garbage. Elijah Watson(editor that wrote it) seems to have no idea what he is talking about. Some people on the commenters went in on the article including me...

Hip Hop has always exhibited punk characteristics. The nature of punk is all built around not having the ease of accessibility to create music but do it away. When bands were being scouted by major labels in the mid 60's, punkers would say "Fuck it, I can barely play but my friends and I can make some songs and play at a house for people." Hip Hop had similar roots. No access to instruments and proper sound equipment led to the using of old records on their player to create new songs. That DIY element all along with being provocative and progressive in lyrics is the essential punk element.

Another comment by Ross Baquir.
Completely agree.

The biggest problem with this article, is that the writer clearly doesn't have a good understanding of the connections with Punk and Hip-hop from their very roots. The two genres follow almost parallel timelines. Punk just happend to be from white kids who grew up on rock and folk music, and hip-hop from innercity black kids who grew up with funk and soul. But the rise of the two have always been the fuck the system attitudes that both share that appeals to their audiences.
May 20, 2012 @ 09:56 PM
I.Run.Bad

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"gretest"
May 20, 2012 @ 10:43 PM
damnwitless2

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yeah that article was pretty stupid, there's a lot of dudes doing "Punk-Rap" now but they only talked about the connection between the two genres in the most superficial manner possible

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May 20, 2012 @ 10:48 PM
givenchy

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Dead Kennedys
Bad Religion
The Misfits
May 21, 2012 @ 02:21 AM
cheese

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BAD BRAINS

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May 21, 2012 @ 05:07 PM
trolos714

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And Strike Anywhere

HB 325 PostHardcore/Metalcore/MelodicHardcore/Punk/PopPunk/ Skacore

May 21, 2012 @ 10:43 PM
99%Shit

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Comadre. Not punk in the traditional sense, but inspired by and entirely awesome.

Always down for late '80s - mid '90s emo (ie. Embrace, Rites of Spring, Indian Summer, Amber Inn) and '80s hc/thrash (ie. Dayglo, GAUZE, Minor Threat, GISM, etc.). It would be very hard for me to pick a 'greatest' though.

narsha.narsha.narsha

May 22, 2012 @ 10:09 AM
jeanralphio

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such gold??

Pop Punk ≠ Punk
May 22, 2012 @ 02:52 PM
damnwitless2

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Pop Punk is shit, it's like literally more faggoty than Top 40

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May 22, 2012 @ 04:35 PM
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May 22, 2012 @ 07:57 PM
athrty

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even tho they describe themselves as death punk, how did noone mention turbonegro yet?

May 23, 2012 @ 12:18 AM
wbdelinquentz

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Way too many sick fucking bands to have just one to be considered the greatest punk band ever. Punk is the greatest genre/culture ever. Personal favorites would be bad brains, the casualties, black flag, minor threat etc.
May 23, 2012 @ 04:42 AM
trolos714

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such gold??

Pop Punk ≠ Punk


Pop-Punk is influenced by punk. And Such Gold is awesome.

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May 23, 2012 @ 08:36 AM
jeanralphio

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such gold??

Pop Punk ≠ Punk


Pop-Punk is influenced by punk. And Such Gold is awesome.


pop punk is influenced by punk? i would have never guessed..

and such gold is pretty good but i wouldn't consider them the "gretest punk band ever" lol
May 23, 2012 @ 11:29 PM

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Green Day!!!

-listens to 21st century breakdown (such a slept on album)
May 23, 2012 @ 11:37 PM
Enzoo

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^Dis nigga , lol.....

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