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The Punk Hundred by rockaction - The Countdown Of My Favorite Hundred Punk Songs By A Hundred Different Bands (1 Viewer)

I'd better be on top of my game here over the next few months. We've got some knowledgeable punk aficionados checking in. 

 
otb_lifer said:
easy, tiger ... it doesn't matter to me either way 

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I know it doesn't. I wasn't really saying anything. Just an acknowledgement of your comment is really all that was. It's like a "What's up?" when you pass by somebody in the hall that says "hello" to you. 

Just to answer and to be polite. Friendly, even. 

 
rockaction said:
I know it doesn't. I wasn't really saying anything. Just an acknowledgement of your comment is really all that was. It's like a "What's up?" when you pass by somebody in the hall that says "hello" to you. 

Just to answer and to be polite. Friendly, even. 
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gee, was hoping for less civility up in here ... ya know, in keeping with the whole nihilistic bent of the good-er stuff. 

😎

-  but not as coarse as, say ... Mamet

 
rockaction said:
I did promise to spit on the ignorant and befoul foals in this thread. Hmm...
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ahhh, i was prolly on the radical sabbatical - but now i'm caught up. 

kinda like the the manufactured fashion vics the R n' R HoF trotted out to pogo and slam as Green Day butchered RRamones tunes upon the bruddahs induction. 

oh, it died. 

 
rockaction said:
I can, however, assure you that Green Day makes the list, much to your likely chagrin. 
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 you're right.

but i'll get over it 😎 interested to see where you go, as i definitely have a stalanist cutoff point, for better or ... better. 

knowing that GD made the cut brings me to one song, only - one i thought was exemplary to genre, in a "cover band" sorta way. 

 
otb_lifer said:
have a stalanist cutoff point, for better or ... better. 
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Yeah, I'd say there will be political bands and political songs you're probably not going to like. And I know Stalinist is hyperbole, so I won't even pretend like some of the stuff won't be pretty hard left. Because there will be a ton of post-'78/79 stuff, and that's the genre, for better or for worse. 

 
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rockaction said:
Yeah, I'd say there will be political bands and political songs you're probably not going to like. And I know Stalinist is hyperbole, so I won't even pretend like some of the stuff won't be pretty hard left. Because there will be a ton of post-'78/79 stuff, and that's the genre, for better or for worse. 
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i'm thinking of assembling a countdown of progenitors - would set the cutoff at 1974. 

allows me a much longer leash than my hard/fast '75/'78 punky to-do.

 
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otb_lifer said:
so FEAR & Hüskër Dü missed the cut? 
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If true, that's F'd up, Rock.

but on the upside, I can post this without spotlighting: Let's Have a War (also in keeping with the current events theme)

Thanks for the thread, and for the slower than slow roll I initially requested...

ETA: This is the closing credits from Decline of Western Civilization, the definitive punk rock doc, so we got that goin for us.

 
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Herb said:
If true, that's F'd up, Rock.
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He's saying that because he posted their songs and I didn't mention it when I made my post. 

See what you did, otb? Everyone is all confuse and howling. Sheesh. 

 
btw, T H I S  just made it's way back to the YouTubez - greatest music doc ever, and, yeah - i'll fight ya 'til St. Swithin's Day on this hill  :boxing:

ESSENTIAL viewing for any music fan, especially the lot that will be clogging up this thread. 

i first saw this back in '82, at the old 8th Street Playhouse - a movie night that was assuredly like none other this City has ever seen.

if you haven't caught it yet, dive the #### IN - and, if you have seen it, now's a good a time as ever for a refresher. 

this is as treasured and revered an artifact as we have at our disposal - long may it fly. 

PS- there is a (somewhat) companion piece out there also, which deals with guerilla filmmaking tactics the kid from High Times (producer) had to employ, etc. 

 
Oh yeah, if you're a fan of English bands that seem particularly concerned with metaphors about rotting flesh and sport mohawks, you probably won't want to tune in to this one. 

 
Ground rules, agreed upon by me, improved by sheer intellect: 

Okay, so here goes. The Punk One Hundred. Before we begin, I can hear you all asking about “What is punk?” and about this band or that band, or this genre or sub-genre. For this exercise, I have done the following. First, I define “What is punk?” in historical terms. That is, what is punk at the time is punk for these purposes. Perhaps an all-too-brief explanation, but it’s the best I can offer. What music heads considered punk at the time will rule the day. How will I decide? Well, ask Potter Stewart. It’s the best I can do here.

That said, we’ll get quickly to the things I’m excluding. Here they are: 

  • There is no New Wave. Nothing that can be properly considered New Wave will be here. Devo, The Go-Go’s, The Smiths, other bands like that.
  • There is no hardcore other than early 80s D.C/L.A. hardcore, back when hardcore was a sub-genre of punk and the two were used interchangeably. AcerFC already did a great list back a year or two ago for those disposed to hardcore instead of punk. So, no Gorilla Biscuits or Chain Of Strength, or Youth Of Today.
  • Noise rock (Flipper, The Jesus Lizard, Sonic Youth) meets the axe, though I love it.
  • There’s no post-punk here, either. scorchy covered that with his brilliant list last year. So there’s no Joy Division, Cure, Liquid Liquid (thanks again, scorch), Magazine, The Fall, or anybody else like that here.
  • There’s also no second-generation dance-punk from the aughts, which kills me. No Franz Ferdinand, The Rapture, Radio 4, or Gossip to be had. It’s probably my favorite punk genre, but it’s a no go here.
  • Power pop is not represented here. You won’t find a power pop band here (The Muffs, Elvis Costello, Jimmy Eat Word, The Records, The Nerves, Flamin’ Groovies, countless others, etc.). Kills me to leave that off, but I respect the genre enough to see that it needs its own top fifty or hundred.
  • Next, you won’t find first, second or third wave ska here. Ska is its own genre and while it spawned sub-genres that crossed over with punk, it won’t be here. Not that I don’t love it, again, it’s just a list to be made all by itself. I respect it enough to leave it off. That means, sadly, that Desmond Dekker and Symarip won’t make an appearance; certain songs by harbingers of the third wave The Mighty Mighty Bosstones won’t be here; second wavers like The Specials and Selecter won’t be here; third-wavers Suicide Machines and Less Than Jake; and other notables won’t be making the list. Why? Ska! It’s its own genre! Simple. Except Operation Ivy will be here. Why? Because I sez so.
  • And you won’t find proto-punk or pre-punk here, nor ‘60s garage, three genres dangerously close to inclusion but better left off the list. Yes, there’s a deep musical history that pre-dates and is the impetus for punk, and some of those songs sound great when mixed with punk (ask the Sex Pistols), but we’re talking traditional, good old-fashioned American and U.K. punk.
  • There’s also no emo nor screamo. Nothing from the aughts. All these rules, where’s the punk?!
Which leads me to a quick thing: You won’t find too many mohawked British bands from ’79-’82. It’s a blind spot for me, and I’ve never cared for the music from that time period from that area and with that attitude. Plus, I’m like Fred Armisen. I think Margaret Thatcher is the bee’s knees. I’d sing a song for her. You also won’t get many anti-Reagan songs on this list. They’ve all dated somewhat poorly, if only because the criticism of political doings by teenagers is often…well…it’s often shortsighted, shall we say?

So that all said, this is not a countdown of bands in rank order with a song attached. This is a list of the best punk songs I can think of, both by my own preference and by consensus. If that makes no sense, just imagine that I’m taking my favorites and running them through a critical filter that showcases the finer elements and bands within punk. I have tried to not make the list too abstruse to follow along. There is going to a band or two you’ve likely never heard of, and that’s fine. The Punk One Hundred is based on quality of individual songs, not career output. 

And that’s about it. The rules are vast, so you’ll see where the list is headed and where it goes. More often than not, you might find yourself either enraged by a decision or nodding in agreement. Remember that this is the work of one dude, one somewhat aficionado of the very broad subculture that is punk rock. I am limited. You’re not getting Paddy from D4s record collection, nor somebody like Pink Eyes from ####ed Up’s critical eye; remember I’m just a dude on a fantasy football site guys and the guys I just mentioned spend as much time in record stores and listening as I spend on this website. It’s their passion, love, and job. It used to be mine.

The list comes soon.  

 
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Dickies said:
That post is longer than The Decline. Can we keep things more like Minor Threat moving forward?
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It's my new boilerplate. Whenever somebody #####es that a band isn't punk or their favorite punk hymn is just too bro for my tastes, I just go...

:ptts:

 
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Looking forward to this. I was always a metal head, but crossed paths with some punk along the way. Worked for 2 “pop punk” bands in the early aughts that probably won’t make your list, but they did expose me to some of their influences, so while I’ll leave it up to the experts to decide their fate, i can vouch for their influences being in the tight place.

:thumbup:

 
i much prefer "street" punk to "geek" punk ... to me, it was the nihilistic bent of the music - e.g., Meatmen/Angry Samoans >>>> Descendents, et al.

you know how i feel about the earnest growlers who swung so far left that they made Ginsberg look like Bill ####in' Buckley in comparision - so i am ginchy on that aspect of your criteria manifesto.

Mclaren said he wanted kids who liked to "dress up, and mess up" - existential kamikaze, hippy hating YOBS ... more G.B.H., less Minor Threat, tyvm (our lists would look vastly different).

 i am interested to see where you go with some of the "names" here - i believe a few are erroneously slotted as rep of the genre, when they were merely pure opportunists - i certainly don't begrudge them that, as they found a way outta the hellish planet they were toiling in ... but they were about as "punk" as Vicki Lawrence (i'm looking right at THAT band from Camden town).

i will patiently wait for FIVE bands/acts that i believe are essential to any foray such as this. 

anyways ... i expect some outrage and some nodding in agreement and some "teary eyed" emojis and some joyous drunken essays  - the full gamut ... hell, i may even leave the bored upon first being pissed off at a dodgy selection - what's more punk than that?

🖤 OtB

🧷

 
Hello?! Hello?! We're in the gang!

100. Chubby and the Gang - Chubby and the Gang Rule OK? 

From 2020, this one comes from across the Atlantic. A good old fashioned semi-oi! romp by way of an introduction, this one is produced by Jonah Falco of ####ed Up fame. Beginning with Jimmie Rogers Snow's admonition about the evil powers of rock n' roll, it beams straight into the heart of lower and middle class kids everywhere, promising liberation if only you'll sing along with Charlie Manning-Walker and take his speed. 

I believe with all my heart that it is a contributing factor to our juvenile delinquency today...

Doing 100, clocking in, breaking the radar, and introducing the entire endeavor, here's Chubby And The Gang

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/33VMDaRXmwEqaUmvSewEjr?si=342130e7c0ea4660

Lyrics: https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=chubby+and+the+gang+rule+ok+lyrics&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

 
oh... there's a list. I figured this whole thing was a punk version of a list.

but love chubby.

hoping there'll be some Aussie on here.

 
I can't begin to express how much I appreciate a finely delineated set of guidelines.  It's so un-punk that it's the epitome of punkness.

 
scorchy said:
If rock includes any Meatmen, I may have to go dig out my old Christian Hosoi skateboard.  They soundtracked my summer of 1987. 
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"We're the Meatmen And You Suck/Blood Sausage EP" may be the most nihilistic bile ever recorded ... and i will always be there for it 💘

 
Internet down here. We’re ready for launch the 23rd, though. So long as scorchy finishes ‘94. 
 

‘94 is a tough year, all things considered. Grunge dying, house music and big beat not quite there, industrial’s heyday was ‘89…all that. Punk broke in ‘92-‘93. ‘94 was rough. 

 
trogg78 said:
Fun things better be on this list!
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Love to hear a critical analysis of this list. 

Fun Things are not on the list. It's not nearly as global as that. Distribution plays a large role in this list, as my formative years were mail order and record hunting and the like. I don't have the retrospection that the internet allows. So it's really a lot about availability, prime record shopping years, and faulty word-of-mouth (I was a punk rocker of one). 

@trogg78, if you want to PM me your email, I'll send along the list. Only you. You heard it here first. Get in on the ground floor, man. 

 
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I forgot for a minute that my spotify is linked across all devices, which led to some real confusion a minute ago.  The wife was riding out to pick up a few groceries and I ran out to the car to remind her of something.  My phone connected to her bluetooth as she rolled down the window and spotify auto-played the last song in the queue (even though I played it originally on my laptop).  Chubby and the Gang started blasting through the speakers, but having heard it only once, I was really confused when I got the "what the #### is that" yell from her.

For the record, she hates hates hates ####ed Up!  Probably has something to do with how I used to scream "HELLO, MY NAME IS DAVID!!!" at her in Damian Abraham voice.

 
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