punk

DDramone · Post by **DDramone** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 7:13 pm

*ahem* nobody invited me to this thread?

what bands turned him on to punk? cuz if he's into crass or nausia, you probably shouldn't get him a good charollete CD.

shadow-the-hedgehog · Post by **shadow-the-hedgehog** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 11:56 pm

I suggest the Queers. Then again you can't go wrong with the Casualties or the Ramones.

- Shadow the Hedgehog

DDramone · Post by **DDramone** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:08 pm

the queers have a great CD out that covers all of the ramones' songs of one of their best albums, rocket to russia.

PunkRockLove · Post by **PunkRockLove** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 5:22 pm

If hes into the pop-punk buzz lets try:

Green Day, anything
Rancid, Indistructable
Hazen Street, self title

My favorite old school band will ALWAYS be:

The Misfits

Other bands that might fit into the "punk" lable?

A.F.I. (Davy is my God, and has been for 8 years)
Anti-Flag, The Terror State (the newer stuff is better)
My Chemical Romance, if this dosen't have you crying, nothing will.
Craving Theo,Alice In Chains wanna-be's

Merry X-mas to you little bro...hope mommy dosen't mind swearing...because he is going to hear alot of it if he's getting into "punk". How old is he? Would I traumatize him if I talked to him? Does he get online? The best thing you could do for a little hell raiser would be take him/her to a show...fixed me up right anyway.

PunkRockLove · Post by **PunkRockLove** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 5:23 pm

shadow-the-hedgehog wrote:I suggest the Queers. Then again you can't go wrong with the Casualties or the Ramones.

- Shadow the Hedgehog

Mmmmm...Casualties....mmm...live Casualties.... *drool*

shadow-the-hedgehog · Post by **shadow-the-hedgehog** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 7:16 pm

PunkRockLove wrote:Mmmmm...Casualties....mmm...live Casualties.... *drool*

I saw half of their show at Warped Tour. My socks were done rocked off.

BTW: My Chemical Romance also rox mine sox.

- Shadow the Hedgehog

rose4emily · Post by **rose4emily** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 11:28 pm

The Ramones are pretty well-known "old school" punk. Not quite as obnoxious (I mean obnoxious in a complementary way) as the Sex Pistols, but catchy, energetic, and prolific enough to produce multiple albums. That, and you have to admire any band that managed to be so ugly, yet so successful and influencial upon a whole generation of musicians.

I have to say The Misfits are my favorite. Silly Horror and Sci-Fi B-Movie lyrics, greaty edgy but listenable music underneath. Go with any of the older Danzig-era albums for more of a classic punk sound, and one of the newer albums (like "Famous Monsters") for a "heavier" modern sound using more complex riffs and even a few speed-metal style solos. Then there's the song "London Dungeaon", which is somewhat atypical of the band's sound, but awesome in its own right. That, and you have to admire a band that can get away with wearing dark-light skeleton costumes and ghoul makup on stage.

Not quite punk, but bearing an attitude similar to that of many early punk bands, is the 80's techno-punk group DEVO. If you explore their work outside of the pop hit "Whip It" you'll find plenty of heady philosophy mixed with quirky (and often either sexual or reminiscent of psychadelic-era Beatles lyrics) humor. You'll also find a musical style with definate punk influences, and definate influences on the Industrial genre that would emerge in their wake. That, and you have to admire a band that can get away with wearing plant pots and playing "keytars" on stage.

Then, to the each side of punk, you have Glam Rock and Goth (here differentiated from the "Industrial-Gothic" music more commonly heard today) music. Try an album or two of Alice Cooper and Bauhaus for the ultimate example of each. Both are somewhat silly, in their own way, but fun to listen to and definate influences on later musicians, or at least their stage acts. (In the words of Alice Cooper, discussing Marilyn Manson, "So, he has a girl's name and wears makeup on stage. What's so original about that?").

And, thematically, you can't get closer to punk than Folk. Yes, Folk music, the original style of rebels with guitars and some limited ability to play them (though, to be fair, there are both Folk and Punk groups with excellent, and difficult, instrumentals - it just isn't the norm). Many people prefer Dylan as the icon of modern socially-aware Folk music, I happen to like Arlo Guthrie. Like Punk artists, Folk artists tend to alternate quite a bit between addressing global issues and spouting complete nonsense, and the best ones often manage to do both at the same time.

Finally, Punk is probably the best genre for checking out "the local scene". There are Punk bands everywhere, and there's an "experience" you get out of seeing the stage act of people you actually know, and enjoying the spontenaity of the amateur-run live concert that you really can't get from stadium acts and headphone music. Just stay out of the moshing area (which is rarely and actual "pit") for your first couple of shows, they tend to be a little dangerous until you know how to tell what sort of crowd your with and whether it's for dancing (punk dancing - an amusing, but real phenomenon) or simply for slamming into each other with as much force as possible.

tiny_faerie_queen · Post by **tiny_faerie_queen** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 1:36 pm

He's 14 and no, he doesn't get online. Parents won't let him, thank goodness! Seeing Blink 182 live got me out of my pop-punk phase pretty quickly! That's why I'm trying to get him slightly better punk. *shudders* he actually requested a blink 182 cd.

tiny_faerie_queen · Post by **tiny_faerie_queen** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 1:45 pm

punkrocklove, I love you! Hazen Street was the only band out of all these bands that were suggested that I could find on my CD club. My little bro will be stoked. I think he'll like it, and it's not Blink 182!

Thanx for all your help! *hugs for everyone*

PunkRockLove · Post by **PunkRockLove** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 12:01 pm

tiny_faerie_queen wrote:punkrocklove, I love you! Hazen Street was the only band out of all these bands that were suggested that I could find on my CD club. My little bro will be stoked. I think he'll like it, and it's not Blink 182!

Thanx for all your help! *hugs for everyone*

Awesome! I saw them a few weeks ago, and they are even better live. As for live Casualties...I can't even describe the rush from their pit...there are truly some old school soldiers in their pits...some people who really KNOW how to mosh!