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The Punk Hundred by rockaction - The Countdown Of My Favorite Hundred Punk Songs By A Hundred Different Bands (2 Viewers)

rockaction said:
As for Sid, I was always turned off by what people were trying to push as cool to teenagers, and it always depressed the ever-loving #### out of me, even as a teen.
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trust me, he was portrayed as a goon and an absolute degen by the NY press ... nobody was glamorizing him, not even the underground, who viewed him as a loathesome wart on the skin of their "movement" - the duo were roundly scorned. 

when i say "badge of cool" i present it as the kids who did see it waving it as a kinda joke they were in on - this wasn't our older brother's "rock star".

all that being said, if i could bring either Strummer or Sid back, i'd go for Sid - yeah, i loved the guy, he embodied a ton of the attitude, whether the cognoscenti are embarrased of the "BAD PUNK!!!" mascot or not. 

#### 'EM. 

rockaction said:
For Sid, who was a young man of at least reasonable means growing up
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far from it, grew up with a dole dependent hippie mum who shot up in front of him & his friends constantly, as confirmed by Lydon; who sat there in their kitchen as Ma Vicious dropped a needle and spoon in front of her son for his 16th birthday present. 

she was also responsible for administering the hot load that killed him on 2/2/79 ... see, some are really saddled with #### that's awfully hard to overcome - his demise was painful, but absolutely self fulfilling. 

 
ok ... companion piece to the public access innerview i linked earlier - companion inasmuch that by digesting both you get a much better reality based look at Sid n' Nancy than the film could've ever dreamed of. 

Sad Vacation <--- in it's entirety. 

ties in beautifully to fellow junk vic Johnny Thunders, as the title is boosted from his song of the same name honoring his friend(s).

🧷

 
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89. The Replacements - Customer

Too low? Yeah, for the band's overall output, most likely. But we're talking about their punk output, not when Paul Westerberg became everybody's favorite in the mid-'80s. This captures the early Replacements sort of perfectly. It's sloppy, about to careen off of the rails, disposable, and you know that a loser wrote the lyrics. 

Perfect. 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5POojsjVDfkIGU9S7uRPHg?si=99813791d47f4755

 
rockaction said:
89. The Replacements - Customer

Too low? Yeah, for the band's overall output, most likely. But we're talking about their punk output, not when Paul Westerberg became everybody's favorite in the mid-'80s. This captures the early Replacements sort of perfectly. It's sloppy, about to careen off of the rails, disposable, and you know that a loser wrote the lyrics. 

Perfect. 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5POojsjVDfkIGU9S7uRPHg?si=99813791d47f4755
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SORRY, MA! is all that i love about this genre ... and it beats the ever loving ####### brakes off the precious politicos and their incessant mulch. 

this is young, loud, snotty ... everything the Dead Boys aimed to be - but more sonic, sloppier, and devoid of any pretense - just a giant bottle of crazy sauce. 

it's an essential platter here, in the most crucial ways imaginable.

 
88. The ##### - ##### Hate The Police 

We were on the subject of Stalin a while ago. So these Marxist punks from Austin, TX (keep it weird!) cut a well-known single in the '80s that lives on in punk/hardcore lore. "##### Hate The Police" was neither a tongue-in-cheek shot at the man nor did they hide their contempt for society with ambiguous or abstract lyrics. It's pretty much straightforward antagonism towards the police they didn't like. The politics aren't for everybody, but the song itself is strong. 

By the way, not safe for work language at all. And the communist hammer and sickle has a place by the swastika, in my opinion. Adults only, please. Probably couldn't say the words in question today, much like a different band from L.A. once did. 

 
scorchy said:
Thought this would be a new one for me, but by 30 seconds in, was sure I recognized it.  Twenty years ago I would have racked my brain until the wee hours, but google told me that Mudhoney covered it on the tape my buddy Kyle played incessantly freshman year.
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That's how I know the song, too. Apparently it's a hardcore classic. Have heard it many times since Mudhoney covered it. 

 
otb_lifer said:
1) D.O.A.  easily the best here, and really not even close - i spoke of it in this thread back in March, and i have nothing to add to that love letter.

2) Suburbia - Spheeris debut, best snapshot of early 80s hardcore culture - nihilistic kids, nothing PC about it/them (before the extreme bat#### left hijacked everything). these were not kids looking to change the world, just looking to survive 'til tomorrow ... great concert footage of D.I., TSOL, the Vandals. on loop for me in the mid 80s, it's killer. 

3) The Punk Rock Movie - pure 8m raw concert footage of the '77/'78 scene - beautiful in it's minimalism - i've linked this performance by Subway Sect into many threads here over the years as being the quintessential live performance of the D.I.Y. ethos. it's remarkable. 
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saw DOA a long time ago... struggling to remember it, even though I know I liked it.

I just saw Surburbia in the last year for the first time... lots of fun and brought me right back to CA in the early 80s (granted, my immediate bourgeois CA was a different world/universe than this even if I had friends who were more in the scene). loved seeing a young pre-RHCP actor Flea, as well as those live performances. didn't the movie start with some violent scene that has nothing to do with the rst of the movie? could be misrembering. (eta: "lots of fun" isn't quite the best way to describe this one... but it was fun for me to see types of people/places/music/attitudes that brought back to those days).

never heard of the Punk Rock Movie.... will keep an eye out for it.

 
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87. Teengenerate - Radio 55

Taking their name from a Dictators song, this Japanese outfit composed of Fink, Fifi, Sammy, and Shoe absolutely burned up Crypt Records and made waves with their high-energy and fast-paced garage rock. Often recorded through a haze of sludge with indecipherable vocals, Teengenerate was a breath of fresh air to States-side fans caught in the mopey indie scene or struggling with jam band prominence. There was a movie released about their band in Japan, one that I haven't had the pleasure of hunting down nor seeing. The most serious of non-serious garage acts that will pace this list, Teengenerate had their punk moment in the sun in the nineties, ca. '93-'96. 

 
rockaction said:
89. The Replacements - Customer

Too low? Yeah, for the band's overall output, most likely. But we're talking about their punk output, not when Paul Westerberg became everybody's favorite in the mid-'80s. This captures the early Replacements sort of perfectly. It's sloppy, about to careen off of the rails, disposable, and you know that a loser wrote the lyrics. 

Perfect. 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5POojsjVDfkIGU9S7uRPHg?si=99813791d47f4755
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Are we one song per artist here? Doesn't feel very punk imo

 
El Floppo said:
I just saw Surburbia in the last year for the first time... lots of fun and brought me right back to CA in the early 80s (granted, my immediate bourgeois CA was a different world/universe than this even if I had friends who were more in the scene). loved seeing a young pre-RHCP actor Flea, as well as those live performances. didn't the movie start with some violent scene that has nothing to do with the rst of the movie? could be misrembering. (eta: "lots of fun" isn't quite the best way to describe this one... but it was fun for me to see types of people/places/music/attitudes that brought back to those days).
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to the bolded, yes - punkette Sheila is hitching, gets picked up by a woman in a station wagon, with a toddler in the back seat ... they pull over to make a pay phone call (nostalgic, eh?) and the toddler is mauled to bits by the pack of stray dogs, who are allegorical to TR (The Rejected, name of the main group of kids who squat in the abandoned development).

they started doing the Sunday hardcore matinee at CBs in the early 80s, and, yeah - all of the Bowery resembled that cast in one way or another ... was later moved to ABCNoRio, on Rivington, and that's when the crowds grew to be much larger and rowdier.

El Floppo said:
never heard of the Punk Rock Movie.... will keep an eye out for it.
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Don Letts was a real power broker behind the scenes back during the formation and growth of the early London scene - he introduced a ton of reggae and dance hall to all the fledglings, as he was house DJ at the 100 Cub, among other venues, where the future would congregate. 

the big platter he looped was "Two Sevens Clash" by Culture, and it resonated with the punky punters as a call to arms, so to speak, for the year 1977, and the London scene did explode, as per. 

Strummer was one of the most influenced by all this, naming the band after it, and then laying the blistering "1977" on the crowd as the new year dawned. 

Letts guerilla filmed just about all of "The Punk Rock Movie", as he was given unlimited access and entry to any event going down - he hung around after the #### disintegrated, and old buddy Mick Jones called on him to be one of the founding members of Big Audio Dynamite. 

 
rockaction said:
87. Teengenerate - Radio 55

Taking their name from a Dictators song, this Japanese outfit composed of Fink, Fifi, Sammy, and Shoe absolutely burned up Crypt Records and made waves with their high-energy and fast-paced garage rock. Often recorded through a haze of sludge with indecipherable vocals, Teengenerate was a breath of fresh air to States-side fans caught in the mopey indie scene or struggling with jam band prominence. There was a movie released about their band in Japan, one that I haven't had the pleasure of hunting down nor seeing. The most serious of non-serious garage acts that will pace this list, Teengenerate had their punk moment in the sun in the nineties, ca. '93-'96. 
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sounds like the Saints meet the Partisans while listening to "Search and Destroy", all filtered thru a transistor radio jammed into a $79 Kohl's air conditioner. 

:thumbup:

 
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otb_lifer said:
to the bolded, yes - punkette Sheila is hitching, gets picked up by a woman in a station wagon, with a toddler in the back seat ... they pull over to make a pay phone call (nostalgic, eh?) and the toddler is mauled to bits by the pack of stray dogs, who are allegorical to TR (The Rejected, name of the main group of kids who squat in the abandoned development).

they started doing the Sunday hardcore matinee at CBs in the early 80s, and, yeah - all of the Bowery resembled that cast in one way or another ... was later moved to ABCNoRio, on Rivington, and that's when the crowds grew to be much larger and rowdier.
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ahhh... thank you. I'm an allegory moron- often miss the plot with those, but that makes perfect sense. and when written out seems painfully obvious too...

I got here in 86- would always scan the VV for shows, so became aware of a lot of the venues even if I wasn't going to them. I had some school friends more in the scene than me that were going to ABCNoRio back then and raving about the scene vs CBGB. 

I lived in this hood for close to 5 years before I realized it was around the corner from us. Still haven't been inside, but interviewed with the local architect years ago who is renovating the building for them. the building they bought off the city for $1, with the proviso that they renovated it.

 
El Floppo said:
ahhh... thank you. I'm an allegory moron- often miss the plot with those, but that makes perfect sense. and when written out seems painfully obvious too...

I got here in 86- would always scan the VV for shows, so became aware of a lot of the venues even if I wasn't going to them. I had some school friends more in the scene than me that were going to ABCNoRio back then and raving about the scene vs CBGB. 

I lived in this hood for close to 5 years before I realized it was around the corner from us. Still haven't been inside, but interviewed with the local architect years ago who is renovating the building for them. the building they bought off the city for $1, with the proviso that they renovated it.
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Rock Hotel (Jane st.) would book the "bigger" (national/international) hardcore acts/shows back then ... those nights were pretty insane - fans of bands like the Exploited or Charged GBH were a very rough crowd, and there'd be tons of fists flying usually 'til the wee hours, if not daylight. 

Thanksgiving week of '86 we were all heading to the ol' Ritz to catch first appearance of Jesus & Mary Chain - while Charged GBH was playing at Rock Hotel. 

there was a buncha JMC fans who came across the pond, documenting this show ... there was a group of about a dozen or so who were literally chained together - "The Chain Gang".

recall seeing them crossing 3rd ave, around Astor ... and a slew of the GBH cabal just started wailing on them with extreme prejudice - the Chain Gang did manage to slam a coupla/few yobs pretty damn square with them links, lotta blood, the GBH crew cleared outta there quick when everyone started jumping in for the Chains. 

 battles between the scenesters were notorious - the brawls with the hippies down near Wetlands were the highlight. 

speaking of the VV ... there was NOTHING like seeing those half page ads, announcing upcoming shows of bands i wanted to see - that kinda thrill is gone forever - will never be the same, kids today will never know. 

(man, i really wanted to get thru this thread without saying that).

 
Oh boy, they keep playing #47 in the draft commercials, so I'll just put it here as an placeholder. You all can't get enough of the countdown, can you? 

NFL DRAFT TV EDITION - 47. Wreckless Eric - Whole Wide World

There's only one girl in the world for you, and she probably lives in Tahiti....

Wreckless Eric, a singer-songwriter, wrote this one back in the seventies and it became popularized in American pop lore by the movie with Will Ferrell in Stranger Than Fiction. A rollicking tune, it was good enough for me to go see Wreckless Eric in a tiny club called the Cafe Nine in New Haven with a friend in tow. It was a fun night, and Eric played with aplomb and was in good spirits. Fun night for all. 

Nick Lowe plays guitar on the recording, which was put out on Stiff Records in 1977. 

Here's his other hit, Reconnez Cherie. 

 
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rockaction said:
Oh boy, they keep playing #47 in the draft commercials, so I'll just put it here as an placeholder. You all can't get enough of the countdown, can you? 

NFL DRAFT TV EDITION - 47. Wreckless Eric - Whole Wide World

There's only one girl in the world for you, and she probably lives in Tahiti....

Wreckless Eric, a singer-songwriter, wrote this one back in the seventies and it became popularized in American pop lore by the movie with Will Ferrell, Stranger Than Fiction. A rollicking tune, it was good enough for me to go see Wreckless Eric in a tiny club called the Cafe Nine in New Haven with a friend in tow. It was a fun night, and Eric played with aplomb and was in good spirits. Fun night for all. 

Nick Lowe plays guitar on the recording, which was put out on Stiff Records in 1977. 

Here's his other hit, Reconnez Cherie. 
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I saw Eric play a solo show about five years ago. His voice is still instantly recognizable but he's obviously spent the past forty years practicing the guitar because he really shreds these days.  I can't remember ever seeing a one man show that rocked as hard.

Still not Punk though.

 
Eephus said:
I saw Eric play a solo show about five years ago. His voice is still instantly recognizable but he's obviously spent the past forty years practicing the guitar because he really shreds these days.  I can't remember ever seeing a one man show that rocked as hard.

Still not Punk though.
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That's cool. I was so drunk I barely remember the night. Heh. 

As for not punk, HE'S ONLY A TANGENTIAL PICK! :)

Tangential punk, meet tangential pick. 

 
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86. #### Sparrer - I Got Your Number

A gem from a bunch of guys from the East End of London, I Got Your Number was featured on both the LP Punk Rock Jukebox and apparently the Jackass soundtrack (we'll have another one later from that one). It's very much a pop/Oi! tune and was featured in a bunch of Oi! compilations (I did not know that. I knew the song from PRJ). 

 
85. Sham 69 - Borstal Breakout 

There's gonna be a Borstal breakout...

Formed in Surrey in 1975, Sham 69 had five top twenty hits in England. 

From Wiki: Sham 69' is said to have derived from a piece of graffiti that co-founder Jimmy Pursey saw on a wall. It originally said Walton and Hersham '69 but had partly faded away, and made reference to when Walton & Hersham F.C. secured the Athenian League title in 1969.

Sham 69 did not have the art school background of many English punk bands of the time, and brought in football chant backup vocals and an implicit political populism. The band attracted a large skinhead following (left wing, right wing and non-political). Their concerts were plagued by violence, and the band ceased live performances after a 1979 concert at the Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park was broken up by National Front-supporting white power skinheads fighting and rushing the stage.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4GYssVl5TJaIXBBOv5kcMp?si=4450cac6456642c9

 
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84. The Cramps - Cornfed Dames

I'll let otb_lifer do the honors here. Thanks, otb!

gimme equal parts: bourbon, fishnets, brylcreem, acid, cheesecake, burlesque, whips, stilettos, Tiki gods, 50s/60s cheezy 3-D SciFi, beehives, switchblades, platters from garage/rockabilly acts so obscure that even Lenny Kaye couldn't find 'em, leather trousers, mile high pomps, hotrods, infectious hooks, strait-jackets ...

shake well, pour over some dry ice ... and you got the Cramps. 

i cannot think of a band with a more distinct sound and style in the rock era - combining all those elements that i love so passionately - every note they hit was a homerun with my cultural sensibilities, and they did more to shape the way i consume and view the entertainment world than any other musical act. 

it's really the story of Lux & Ivy, and their love affair of all things kitsch and ginchy and perverse and obscure ... their slice of Americana is the aural landscape of the degens and the freaks and the fetishists - it's a big tent, and the party inside was second to NONE. 

the two met in the early 70s, and were kindred from jump ... was only matter of time before they unleashed it in some sorta artistic fashion - they got their chance at CBGB in the mid-70s ... funny how they are never credited, nor cited, as part of that scene ... prolly too fringe, even amongst the fringiest. 

the lineup changed quite a bit, but Lux and Ivy were constants - and their love for each other superceded all else ... they always had each other's backs. 

Lux was a showman, 'nufced. one of the greatest frontmen in history, he embodied all that was his band's persona moreso than any other singer i know - long, lanky, psychotic ... shirtless in leather pants (usually unzipped waayyy down), and in patent leather 6" stilettos (and that was just for a trip to the market).

Ivy was more reserved in her demeanor ... icy, if you will - but her raw sex appeal was never in doubt, and they unapologetically sold it as such - true hedonists. 

and, much like Lux, she is a criminally under-rated musician - her pickin' and twangin' and orgasmic chord crunching put the stamp on their incomparable uniqueness ... hey, they could walk the ####### talk.  

they'd play anywhere that would have 'em ... from corner dives to hoedowns to tractor pulls to tiki joints to S & M clubs to huge festivals ... to mental hospitals ... and they were always the most gracious and fan friendly (lest Lux was on a severe bender).

they were still out there rocking and ripping'til Lux finally shuffled off, breaking Ivy's heart, but leaving us with one of the richest musical legacies this country ever saw - never skip 'em, always turn 'em up - perfect for pre party/during party/after party - you name it - you can't ignore them ... they are absolutely ####### irresistible.

their D.I.Y. ethos, coupled with their impeccable style ... backed by putting their own spin on Rockabilly and spawning a genre - PSYCHOBILLY - merit them inclusion on any list discussing the greatest 'punk' acts, etc.

the track selected here is from the deliciously decadent "A Date With Elvis" ('86) - this was probably their most commercially successful span (mid to late 80s) - they started to garner some recognition and exposure simply by being the most compelling act on the planet. 

this is Ivy's finest hour on guitar right here - impeccable, starting with the Link Wray homage on the opening vibrato, right thru the solo chord crushing - woman can ####### flat out play.

ladies and gents - the Cramps!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5hzQ1vDKPy0rJfr7taiy1p?si=78ff565f3e66472a

 
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rockaction said:
84. The Cramps - Cornfed Dames

I'll let otb_lifer do the honors here. Thanks, otb!

gimme equal parts: bourbon, fishnets, brylcreem, acid, cheesecake, burlesque, whips, stilettos, Tiki gods, 50s/60s cheezy 3-D SciFi, beehives, switchblades, platters from garage/rockabilly acts so obscure that even Lenny Kaye couldn't find 'em, leather trousers, mile high pomps, hotrods, infectious hooks, strait-jackets ...

shake well, pour over some dry ice ... and you got the Cramps. 

i cannot think of a band with a more distinct sound and style in the rock era - combining all those elements that i love so passionately - every note they hit was a homerun with my cultural sensibilities, and they did more to shape the way i consume and view the entertainment world than any other musical act. 

it's really the story of Lux & Ivy, and their love affair of all things kitsch and ginchy and perverse and obscure ... their slice of Americana is the aural landscape of the degens and the freaks and the fetishists - it's a big tent, and the party inside was second to NONE. 

the two met in the early 70s, and were kindred from jump ... was only matter of time before they unleashed it in some sorta artistic fashion - they got their chance at CBGB in the mid-70s ... funny how they are never credited, nor cited, as part of that scene ... prolly too fringe, even amongst the fringiest. 

the lineup changed quite a bit, but Lux and Ivy were constants - and their love for each other superceded all else ... they always had each other's backs. 

Lux was a showman, 'nufced. one of the greatest frontmen in history, he embodied all that was his band's persona moreso than any other singer i know - long, lanky, psychotic ... shirtless in leather pants (usually unzipped waayyy down), and in patent leather 6" stilettos (and that was just for a trip to the market).

Ivy was more reserved in her demeanor ... icy, if you will - but her raw sex appeal was never in doubt, and they unapologetically sold it as such - true hedonists. 

and, much like Lux, she is a criminally under-rated musician - her pickin' and twangin' and orgasmic chord crunching put the stamp on their incomparable uniqueness ... hey, they could walk the ####### talk.  

they'd play anywhere that would have 'em ... from corner dives to hoedowns to tractor pulls to tiki joints to S & M clubs to huge festivals ... to mental hospitals ... and they were always the most gracious and fan friendly (lest Lux was on a severe bender).

they were still out there rocking and ripping'til Lux finally shuffled off, breaking Ivy's heart, but leaving us with one of the richest musical legacies this country ever saw - never skip 'em, always turn 'em up - perfect for pre party/during party/after party - you name it - you can't ignore them ... they are absolutely ####### irresistible.

their D.I.Y. ethos, coupled with their impeccable style ... backed by putting their own spin on Rockabilly and spawning a genre - PSYCHOBILLY - merit them inclusion on any list discussing the greatest 'punk' acts, etc.

the track selected here is from the deliciously decadent "A Date With Elvis" ('86) - this was probably their most commercially successful span (mid to late 80s) - they started to garner some recognition and exposure simply by being the most compelling act on the planet. 

this is Ivy's finest hour on guitar right here - impeccable, starting with the Link Wray homage on the opening vibrato, right thru the solo chord crushing - woman can ####### flat out play.

ladies and gents - the Cramps!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5hzQ1vDKPy0rJfr7taiy1p?si=78ff565f3e66472a
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I've mentioned Urgh! A Music War a couple times lately... double album of live tracks from a range of tiny (OTB's Athletico Spizz 80') to huge (Police, Steel Pulse) with a ton inbetween- lots of bands that were probably big on their local scenes but not international yet. punk, post punk, punk, reggae and avante garde.

came out in 80 or 81 and changed my pre-teen life. every one of my favorite bands of the next bunch of years came off of that record... including the Cramps, who played Tear It Up. Ivy's dgaf gum chewing snarl tore this damn guy up.

I only found out about that Napa mental hospital show in the last couple years- blew my mind. 

even more so that the other band on the Napa bill was The Mutants- a band I discovered opening for other bands (usually touring English bands) that I immediately fell in love with. They put out an album sometime in the early 80s that had a lot of local success, but I don't think made it outside of the area. They were kind of a B52s style with the two female backing vocalist, but more hardcore. the album itself was less hardcore but was solid top to bottom. Twisted Thing went on a lot of mixed tapes of mine back then.

 
rockaction said:
84. The Cramps - Cornfed Dames

never skip 'em, always turn 'em up - perfect for pre party/during party/after party - you name it - you can't ignore them ... they are absolutely ####### irresistible.
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I love your love for them, OTB, but after more than a couple of songs, I find myself resisting.  The Cramps were always killer to throw into a DJ set on a goth, punk, or rockabilly night, but they just didn't work for me outside of dingy bars or clubs.  Doesn't take anything away from their legend status.

ETA - this was all really just triggered by "irresistible."

 
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scorchy said:
I love your love for them, OTB, but after more than a couple of songs, I find myself resisting.  The Cramps were always killer to throw into a DJ set on a goth, punk, or rockabilly night, but they just didn't work for me outside of dingy bars or clubs.  Doesn't take anything away from their legend status.
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you so stoopit.

 
El Floppo said:
even more so that the other band on the Napa bill was The Mutants- a band I discovered opening for other bands (usually touring English bands) that I immediately fell in love with. They put out an album sometime in the early 80s that had a lot of local success, but I don't think made it outside of the area. They were kind of a B52s style with the two female backing vocalist, but more hardcore. the album itself was less hardcore but was solid top to bottom. Twisted Thing went on a lot of mixed tapes of mine back then.
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The Mutants are still around. They played a show at the Bottom of the Hill last December. I think Fritz/Freddy and Connie Champagne are still in the band.

 
Eephus said:
The Mutants are still around. They played a show at the Bottom of the Hill last December. I think Fritz/Freddy and Connie Champagne are still in the band.
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Sweet jeebus. He looked like an old man back then...I can even imagine whats going on now.

 
rockaction said:
85. Sham 69 - Borstal Breakout 

There's gonna be a Borstal breakout...

Formed in Surrey in 1975, Sham 69 had five top twenty hits in England. 

From Wiki: Sham 69' is said to have derived from a piece of graffiti that co-founder Jimmy Pursey saw on a wall. It originally said Walton and Hersham '69 but had partly faded away, and made reference to when Walton & Hersham F.C. secured the Athenian League title in 1969.

Sham 69 did not have the art school background of many English punk bands of the time, and brought in football chant backup vocals and an implicit political populism. The band attracted a large skinhead following (left wing, right wing and non-political). Their concerts were plagued by violence, and the band ceased live performances after a 1979 concert at the Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park was broken up by National Front-supporting white power skinheads fighting and rushing the stage.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4GYssVl5TJaIXBBOv5kcMp?si=4450cac6456642c9
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Probably a tie for my favorite song of theirs. Good stuff.

I also really like the cover of it by a certain Boston band.

 
83. The Dead Milkmen - Dean's Dream

I escaped from a theater to see a girl
With long blond hair, right down to there

A more, um, countrified and slightly rockabilly-esque, dreamy punk song by Joe Jack Talcum and the boys. Philadelphia favorites. Off of their famous first album Big Lizard In My Back Yard. Why is there no "Punk Rock Girl"? Because I think it's just been covered recently as a favorite or a best of. 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/65ZK2zk1YFTnaD7D4deD37?si=b32628b3a95f41bb

 
rockaction said:
83. The Dead Milkmen - Dean's Dream

I escaped from a theater to see a girl
With long blond hair, right down to there

A more, um, countrified and slightly rockabilly-esque, dreamy punk song by Joe Jack Talcum and the boys. Philadelphia favorites. Off of their famous first album Big Lizard In My Back Yard. Why is there no "Punk Rock Girl"? Because I think it's just been covered recently as a favorite or a best of. 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/65ZK2zk1YFTnaD7D4deD37?si=b32628b3a95f41bb
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Just want to humblebrag that I had a 12-month window in my life where I regularly spent Saturady's at Tacoland.

 
rockaction said:
85. Sham 69 - Borstal Breakout 

There's gonna be a Borstal breakout...

Formed in Surrey in 1975, Sham 69 had five top twenty hits in England. 

From Wiki: Sham 69' is said to have derived from a piece of graffiti that co-founder Jimmy Pursey saw on a wall. It originally said Walton and Hersham '69 but had partly faded away, and made reference to when Walton & Hersham F.C. secured the Athenian League title in 1969.

Sham 69 did not have the art school background of many English punk bands of the time, and brought in football chant backup vocals and an implicit political populism. The band attracted a large skinhead following (left wing, right wing and non-political). Their concerts were plagued by violence, and the band ceased live performances after a 1979 concert at the Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park was broken up by National Front-supporting white power skinheads fighting and rushing the stage.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4GYssVl5TJaIXBBOv5kcMp?si=4450cac6456642c9
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it appears that whilst drafting my Cramps love letter i missed this classic - love it. 

Pursey is a flat-out legend, and rightfully so ... he geared the movement back to the street ethos, for better or worse - after the Pistols demise, the labels weren't as keen to gobble up acts, and the scene lost it's "darling" status toot sweet. 

they were yobs, and unapologetically so - see, that's pure punk - their rise was perhaps the most unexpected of the era, but they earned it, and paid the price.

but they were such an energetic bunch of cheeky bastids with ZERO ####s to give. 

i recall a docu i caught a few years ago, was a passage in it featuring a very Colonel Kurtz/Dr. Moreau looking Marco Pirroni, who was bemoaning how Jimmy & Sham "dumbed down a very smart movement, that had a ton of fashion sense" ... he was sooooo bummed, and looked like he just #### his Depends. elitist D-bag.  just like all the others who slammed the mighty Sham. 

hey, Marco - GFY! 

🧷

 
rockaction said:
83. The Dead Milkmen - Dean's Dream

I escaped from a theater to see a girl
With long blond hair, right down to there

A more, um, countrified and slightly rockabilly-esque, dreamy punk song by Joe Jack Talcum and the boys. Philadelphia favorites. Off of their famous first album Big Lizard In My Back Yard. Why is there no "Punk Rock Girl"? Because I think it's just been covered recently as a favorite or a best of. 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/65ZK2zk1YFTnaD7D4deD37?si=b32628b3a95f41bb
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This is a great song. One of my favorites of theirs. I could also go with #####in Camero and Punk Rock Girl.

 
82. Les Savy Fav - The Year Before The Year 2000

19-99 19-99's All right!

Here are a bunch of indie punks from Brooklyn/NYC known for a lead singer, Tim Harrington, who has a balding pate and ample adipose tissue. They lead us through this one for the ancient art of Y2K. 

 
I'm probably going to stop with the more in-depth write-ups unless they're warranted and ditch the Spotify links. They'll be in the master list. Gotta keep this thing moving in between class, a rookie draft, and sleep. 

 
81. Fear - I Don't Care About You

L.A. punks made famous from their appearances in The Decline Of Western Civilization and Saturday Night Live, an appearance that came at the behest of John Belushi. Lee Ving (Fear's lead singer) later became an actor and can be found in the legendary board game movie (c'mon, you all know it was a five star romp) Clue. Their first album, Fear: The Record, is considered a legendary punk album. 

The Spotify version is the live version because The Record is not on Spotty. 

 
rockaction said:
81. Fear - I Don't Care About You

L.A. punks made famous from their appearances in The Decline Of Western Civilization and Saturday Night Live, an appearance that came at the behest of John Belushi. Lee Ving (Fear's lead singer) later became an actor and can be found in the legendary board game movie (c'mon, you all know it was a five star romp) Clue. Their first album, Fear: The Record, is considered a legendary punk album. 

The Spotify version is the live version because The Record is not on Spotty. 
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These are the guys that think New York is all right as long as you like saxophones, right? So they told Krista she shouldn’t like New York?

 
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