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Greatest Punk Rock Album Ever? (1 Viewer)

Willie Neslon said:
Ghost Rider said:
London Calling is probably the most overrated record ever. It's not very good, but critics have overhyped the #### out of for so many years, that it laughably always ends up on now on those greatest albums ever charts we see all the time. Bunk.
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London Calling, Jimmy Jazz, Hateful, Rudie Can't Fail, Spanish Bombs, The Right Profile, Clampdown, Death Or Glory, Train In Vain. That album is loaded with great songs.
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Should have stopped while you were ahead.

 
CGRdrJoe said:
Interesting to read all the Rancid replies as I don't put out come the wolves in the same category as say Unknown Road by Pennywise or Against the Grain by Bad Religion.
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Let's Go and their first Self Titled album about about as good as punk can get. And what's up with them putting out a 2nd Self Titled. Who the #### does that? That's ####ed up.

 
Sebowski said:
CGRdrJoe said:
Interesting to read all the Rancid replies as I don't put out come the wolves in the same category as say Unknown Road by Pennywise or Against the Grain by Bad Religion.
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Let's Go and their first Self Titled album about about as good as punk can get. And what's up with them putting out a 2nd Self Titled. Who the #### does that? That's ####ed up.
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Weezer.

 
rockaction said:
Sebowski said:
Limp Ditka said:
CGRdrJoe said:
Interesting to read all the Rancid replies as I don't put out come the wolves in the same category as say Unknown Road by Pennywise or Against the Grain by Bad Religion.
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Not sure why anyone's distinguishing a Bad Religion album. If you've heard one of them, you've heard them all
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Even this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK_vHFs-Tz0
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:lmao:
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And now I'm listening to it for the 2nd time ever. :bag:

I probably won't finish it this time either.

 
Sebowski said:
I really don't get the "...Out Come the Wolves" love That album was the decline of Rancid. Their first two albums are start to finish bad ### music. Their first 7 inch as well. Wolves has a lot of tracks I skip over. Lars is the Yoko of Rancid.
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That "Little Sammy was a punk rocker..." song, yiiiiiiikes. I think they fell way off after three albums, and then I just kind of gave up. The most recent one seems pretty good.

I agree with rockaction on Midwestern Songs of the Americas, that album is near-perfect.

I try every couple years to listen to London Calling, and I can never get through it. I actually own it and have tried maybe 20 times in my lifetime, think I've finished t once.

 
Good Posting Judge said:
I agree with rockaction on Midwestern Songs of the Americas, that album is near-perfect.

I try every couple years to listen to London Calling, and I can never get through it. I actually own it and have tried maybe 20 times in my lifetime, think I've finished t once.
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Historical context matters for London Calling. When it was released in late 1979, the initial energy of 1977 had largely run its course. The Sex Pistols had flamed out and post punk/new wave was moving off in a dozen different directions, mostly unrelated to punk. Punk was limited by its self-imposed boundaries and the same revisionist/anti-revisionist arguments that are still present in this thread.

The Clash was always the most ambitious of the UK punk bands. Give 'Em Enough Rope was a flawed attempt at commercializing their sound. London Calling was a much more successful effort at expanding the musical horizons while maintaining punk's ethos and core sound. It signified that punk wasn't dead either as a creative or commercial (by punk standards) force. It inspired a lot of poor imitations but I think it still holds up today.

It was originally programmed as a double LP with four sides. Cramming it all on one CD and listening front to back hurts it IMO.

 
Jefferson the Caregiver said:
Veering away from classic punk, I always liked these three back in the day..

Suicidal Tendencies - self titled

Bad Brains- Rock for Light

Cro Mags- Age of quarrel
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That Age of Quarrel was insane to me as I was getting heavy into hardcore. Really loved it

Cro Mags, Skinhead, breakout

But if I had to pick my favorite hardcore album, it might have to be Underdogs Vanishing Point with this song leading the way. Cant tell you how many times I practiced singing this song practicing my hardcore front man moves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S_hLHXI6LQ

Also give a ton of credit to Gorilla Biscuits Start Today

 
CGRdrJoe said:
Interesting to read all the Rancid replies as I don't put out come the wolves in the same category as say Unknown Road by Pennywise or Against the Grain by Bad Religion.
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What category do you put those albums in?

 
Eephus said:
Good Posting Judge said:
I agree with rockaction on Midwestern Songs of the Americas, that album is near-perfect.

I try every couple years to listen to London Calling, and I can never get through it. I actually own it and have tried maybe 20 times in my lifetime, think I've finished t once.
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Historical context matters for London Calling. When it was released in late 1979, the initial energy of 1977 had largely run its course. The Sex Pistols had flamed out and post punk/new wave was moving off in a dozen different directions, mostly unrelated to punk. Punk was limited by its self-imposed boundaries and the same revisionist/anti-revisionist arguments that are still present in this thread.

The Clash was always the most ambitious of the UK punk bands. Give 'Em Enough Rope was a flawed attempt at commercializing their sound. London Calling was a much more successful effort at expanding the musical horizons while maintaining punk's ethos and core sound. It signified that punk wasn't dead either as a creative or commercial (by punk standards) force. It inspired a lot of poor imitations but I think it still holds up today.

It was originally programmed as a double LP with four sides. Cramming it all on one CD and listening front to back hurts it IMO.
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Sure. And I like The Clash fine, and I even like a lot of instances where a band makes a pretty significant change in sound. I just think it's dull as dirt. Even any of those songs on their own.

 
Eephus said:
HellToupee said:
Some context into how the world looked at the Sex Pistols & punk rock

Sex Pistols concert/protest in Caerphilly Wales 1976 .

NBC News Report on the Pistols USA tour -Jane Pauley & Tom Brokaw from January '78
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John Lydon (and Keith Levene) interviewed by Tom Snyder c.1980 In retrospect, Snyder's get-up is more ridiculous than Johnny's.
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Cool ABC 20/20 piece from 79 on "New Wave" - TheClash & Ramones covered ends with Klaus Nomi :thumbup:

 
If we are breaking it into punk and post punk stuff in the Fugazi category, I really think this band and album are among the best. I feel like these guys slipped through the cracks. They could have been big and seemed to have just missed on it

Quicksand- Slip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5lGb7mLSUk

ETA: This is a lot more replayable today than some of the other stuff I used to listen to a long time ago

 
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CGRdrJoe said:
HughHoney said:
CGRdrJoe said:
Interesting to read all the Rancid replies as I don't put out come the wolves in the same category as say Unknown Road by Pennywise or Against the Grain by Bad Religion.
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What category do you put those albums in?
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2nd tier, I've got out come the wolves in the 3rd.
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Im not sure I can put into words why I think its the best album. I like Rancid, Im not a huge fan. In fact, Pennywise and Bad Religion might be 1 and 2 in my favorite punk band list. But that Wolves album hit a nerve with me. Not a bad song on it. Catchy has hell. I know Sebowski blames Lars, but Lars was on Lets go, no?

 
AcerFC said:
CGRdrJoe said:
HughHoney said:
CGRdrJoe said:
Interesting to read all the Rancid replies as I don't put out come the wolves in the same category as say Unknown Road by Pennywise or Against the Grain by Bad Religion.
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What category do you put those albums in?
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2nd tier, I've got out come the wolves in the 3rd.
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Im not sure I can put into words why I think its the best album. I like Rancid, Im not a huge fan. In fact, Pennywise and Bad Religion might be 1 and 2 in my favorite punk band list. But that Wolves album hit a nerve with me. Not a bad song on it. Catchy has hell. I know Sebowski blames Lars, but Lars was on Lets go, no?
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Yes he was. He just didn't sing as much.

My vote is for And out Come the Wolves as well. Amazing from start to finish. The album that got me listening to punk.

 
was coming in to vote for Zen Arcade... already well covered.

some others I haven't seen mentioned

Stooges made me think of MC5- Kick out the Jams

Jay Reatard- Blood Visions

 
HughHoney said:
AcerFC said:
CGRdrJoe said:
HughHoney said:
CGRdrJoe said:
Interesting to read all the Rancid replies as I don't put out come the wolves in the same category as say Unknown Road by Pennywise or Against the Grain by Bad Religion.
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What category do you put those albums in?
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2nd tier, I've got out come the wolves in the 3rd.
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Im not sure I can put into words why I think its the best album. I like Rancid, Im not a huge fan. In fact, Pennywise and Bad Religion might be 1 and 2 in my favorite punk band list. But that Wolves album hit a nerve with me. Not a bad song on it. Catchy has hell. I know Sebowski blames Lars, but Lars was on Lets go, no?
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Yes he was. He just didn't sing as much.

My vote is for And out Come the Wolves as well. Amazing from start to finish. The album that got me listening to punk.
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I'll have to give it a relisten because for some reason I remember it being pretty ska heavy.

 
CGRdrJoe said:
HughHoney said:
AcerFC said:
CGRdrJoe said:
HughHoney said:
CGRdrJoe said:
Interesting to read all the Rancid replies as I don't put out come the wolves in the same category as say Unknown Road by Pennywise or Against the Grain by Bad Religion.
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What category do you put those albums in?
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2nd tier, I've got out come the wolves in the 3rd.
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Im not sure I can put into words why I think its the best album. I like Rancid, Im not a huge fan. In fact, Pennywise and Bad Religion might be 1 and 2 in my favorite punk band list. But that Wolves album hit a nerve with me. Not a bad song on it. Catchy has hell. I know Sebowski blames Lars, but Lars was on Lets go, no?
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Yes he was. He just didn't sing as much.

My vote is for And out Come the Wolves as well. Amazing from start to finish. The album that got me listening to punk.
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I'll have to give it a relisten because for some reason I remember it being pretty ska heavy.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaBXx5lOipw

 
I think there is a big distinction between Proto-Punk,Second Wave Punk(Classic Punk) , American Hardcore and the choices represent this

 
CGRdrJoe said:
HughHoney said:
AcerFC said:
CGRdrJoe said:
HughHoney said:
CGRdrJoe said:
Interesting to read all the Rancid replies as I don't put out come the wolves in the same category as say Unknown Road by Pennywise or Against the Grain by Bad Religion.
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What category do you put those albums in?
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2nd tier, I've got out come the wolves in the 3rd.
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Im not sure I can put into words why I think its the best album. I like Rancid, Im not a huge fan. In fact, Pennywise and Bad Religion might be 1 and 2 in my favorite punk band list. But that Wolves album hit a nerve with me. Not a bad song on it. Catchy has hell. I know Sebowski blames Lars, but Lars was on Lets go, no?
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Yes he was. He just didn't sing as much.My vote is for And out Come the Wolves as well. Amazing from start to finish. The album that got me listening to punk.
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I'll have to give it a relisten because for some reason I remember it being pretty ska heavy.
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It does have some ska in it and it's not nearly as "punk" as s/t and Lets Go. You can hear the change on AOCTW from from straight punk sound of the first two to the ska/even some reggae that lead into Life Won't Wait. Such a disappointing album.

 
HughHoney said:
So what's the best album of the last 20 years?
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2015 includes Saturday Night Fever (yeah, I snuck that in there, too, trogg78), Destroy-Oh-Boy, and Midwestern Songs of the Americas, so likely those. eta* Whoops, it doesn't. It was the summer of '95 I got into them, not when they were released. Pardon me.

But Red Dons' Fake Meets Failure and Neon Piss's eponymous (I linked to a demo, you can find an original pressing of their first LP if you so desire) deserve serious mention in the past five years. These are also legendary punk LPs by any stretch of the imagination.

 
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A little late to the party so most of the best old stuff has been mentioned. But that won't stop me from mentioning them again.

First few Ramones albums

Sex Pistols

Buzzcocks

Wire (early)

First couple Clash albums

Generation X

The Saints

The Damned

X

The Plasmatics

 
Leroy Hoard said:
A little late to the party so most of the best old stuff has been mentioned. But that won't stop me from mentioning them again.

First few Ramones albums

Sex Pistols

Buzzcocks

Wire (early)

First couple Clash albums

Generation X

The Saints

The Damned

X

The Plasmatics
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Very punk attitude.

 
Kafka said:
"Punk in Drublic" > "Out Come the Wolves".
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as a jew, the brews was something of an anthem for me. But I don't think these two albums are even close. All subjective of course. I find NOFX to be like what someone said about Bad Religion (sorry, forgot who) Although I disagree with regards to Bad Religion. We really need to have a punk song draft of songs only on spotify so we can have awesome mix tapes. Im going back to work soon and can use the new playlists.

 
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