punk

tiny_faerie_queen · Post by **tiny_faerie_queen** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 6:29 pm

My younger bro just got into punk, so I want to get him a kick ass punk cd for christmas. However, I have no clue who's cool these days! Any suggestions? The easier to find, the better.

Warheart · Post by **Warheart** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 7:08 pm

Hm .... I´m really not into punk music but I know several bands and Cd´s since my older brother used to listen to alot of punk stuff. So may I give some examples I liked too ?

1)But Alive
2)Balzac
3)Ausrotten

Unpronounceable_Symbol · Post by **Unpronounceable_Symbol** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 7:23 pm

Refused, The Shape of Punk to Come will break his mind into tiny pieces. Might be fun to watch.
Or something by No Means No, either Wrong or Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy?
Or some old-school punk. Dead Kennedys are always a good option, as are Richard Hell and the Voidoids and the first Stiff Little Fingers album, Inflammable Materials.

Warheart · Post by **Warheart** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:47 am

Unpronounceable_Symbol wrote:Refused, The Shape of Punk to Come will break his mind into tiny pieces.

Oh yeah forgot that one it´s awsome, altough I don´t know if I should call it punk but it´s one of the best non metal cd´s I´ve ever heard. tiny_faerie_queen I woud get this one ... it´s the best ...

Farlo · Post by **Farlo** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 2:08 pm

any of the exploited albums

)v(ajin Koji · Post by **)v(ajin Koji** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 3:00 pm

The Sex Pistols
The Clash

Or if he's more into "modern" punk...

Green Day
Blink 182's early stuff
A.F.I's Early stuff.

They're the only punk bands I myself can stand.

Tom the Fish · Post by **Tom the Fish** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 5:20 pm

Strongly recommended: Alice Donut, Stiff Little Fingers, Flipper, The Crucifucks, The Angry Samoans, Crimpshine, The Lookouts, Screaching Weasel, The Buzzcocks, Mission of Burma, Coke Screw, Joy Divison, Half Japanese, Cub, The Queers, The Potatomen, nomeansno, All.

Tom

Jimmy Balls-O-Steel · Post by **Jimmy Balls-O-Steel** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 10:48 pm

Tom the Fish and Unpronounceable_Symbol, I love you both. Not only did you mention some great bands, but you both mentioned Nomeansno (aka the greatest unknown band ever). Extra props to U_S for suggesting ...Mr. Happy? only because that's my personal favorite album of theirs (with Wrong coming in at a close second). Also some extra props to Tom for mentioning the Crucifucks and Alice Donut.

As for what to get you brother, I suggest Leftöver Crack's Fuck World Trade. Considering that he "just" got into punk, there's a chance that he's not going to care for anything old, and that album came out earlier this year. Also, in my humble opinion, I found it to be the best punk record to come out this year. These guys have a great sense of melody, and yet they still somehow sound as fierce as any crust band. Listen to the songs "One Dead Cop" and "Vin Sin Dios" to hear what I mean.

If you have trouble finding that CD (and with a cover like this, I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case) then I suggest getting Choking Victim's No Gods -- No Managers. The only way for me to explain this is an amazing fusion of ska-punk, pop-punk and hardcore-punk. This is who/what Leftöver Crack used to be.

These two CD's are must-haves for anyone getting into punk rock, nowadays.

)v(ajin Koji · Post by **)v(ajin Koji** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 3:57 pm

Tom the Fish wrote:The Buzzcocks

My god, how could I forget them!?

Also, maybe Iggy Pop is worth a look...?

Unpronounceable_Symbol · Post by **Unpronounceable_Symbol** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:15 am

The Stooges, yes, but I don't think I'd peg Iggy's solo stuff as "punk" per se. At least, not for a beginning punk fan.

And I forgot the Minutemen, to my eternal shame. Get him What Makes a Man Start Fires? or the Paranoid Time EP.