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  • Polymorphist
    Polymorphist Posts: 41
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    I'm a huge fan, spent several years playing in various bands through the late '80's/early '90's when I lived in Michigan and again in the early-to-mid '00's when I lived in Seattle.

    Funny about Green Day, one of the bands I was in played a show with them on their first tour in July 1990, Billie Joe had longish dark hair, LOL. This is when they were on Lookout! Records, before the majors came a-calling. They only had the Sweet Children and 1000 Hours 7 inch 45 RPM discs as well as the 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours LP out at that time. I remember trading with Mike Dirnt one of our demos for their 1000 Hours record, I loved that freaking record and we played the living hell out of it. I remember they camped out in a tent on the lakeshore that night because they didn't have any money.

    We also played with Neurosis that summer on their first tour, another Lookout! band from the Bay Area. I remember those guys were very intimidating when they walked through the door of the venue - dirty/grungy, barefoot, short/squat guitarist with a pointed goatee grown down to his chest, camouflage pants cut-off below the knee and natural-red dreadlocks down to his shoulders. He looked like Satan's incarnate. They all turned out to be very nice, though, and I remember talking at length with Scott Kelly about both Green Day and The Melvins.

    But I remember seeing SNFU, No Means No, Corrosion of Conformity (with Mike Dean), Black Flag, Descendants, major label-era Husker Du...man those were fun times.
  • melindanew
    melindanew Posts: 150 Member
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    Oh! I forgot the Birthday Party. Growly angry Nick Cave.
  • addreonnaseger
    addreonnaseger Posts: 205
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    Scottish Punk, thank you. (:
  • buzzcockgirl
    buzzcockgirl Posts: 260 Member
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    Me! Still love punk to this day. Growing up in SF Bay Area- we got to see Green Day and AFI before they got big! Since they are from around here, they were always playing shows. But... those aren't the bands I think of when I hear punk.
    My faves of all time:
    Buzzcocks (hence my screen name)
    Clash
    Misfits
    Cramps
    Ramones
    Toy Dolls
    Stiff Little Fingers
    Pogues
    Social D
    and local favorite: Swingin Utters!!
    Still a lot of good punk happening around San Francisco area these days! I'm just too old and tired from the kids to go enjoy it! haha! Cheers all!
  • LetsMakeupXtina
    LetsMakeupXtina Posts: 627 Member
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    I effing love Rancid. still on my playlist after all these years <3
  • xSTx
    xSTx Posts: 56 Member
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    Punk fan here ! Some of my fav bands are Plasmatics, Suicidal Tendencies, DRI,Gang Green, Poison Idea, Dayglo Abortions you get the idea ! I'm Canadian but for the last few years I've hit up the Punk Rock Bowling down in Vegas which is always a good time. I'm not going this year, wish I was but can't make it. Probably not a bad idea although theres a subway on fremont its not the healthiest weekend haha
  • Fat_Jimi
    Fat_Jimi Posts: 81
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    70' & 80's Austrlaian punk, liek the Victims or the Corpse Grinders

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hsBQjPO2-o

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y-h-5i_ecc

    I really like the un polished sound of this era
  • Surfrider
    Surfrider Posts: 364 Member
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    RAMONES!!!

    This!
  • DirtyHammer
    DirtyHammer Posts: 91 Member
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    Was totally rockin som Dropkik for St. Patties Beer Pong. What a night that was!
  • ohenry78
    ohenry78 Posts: 228
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    I've always been a huge fan of Green Day. And while some of the appeal has left, they still put on a hell of an awesome live show. Also, their new albums are pretty darn solid (the last two, at least).

    Dropkick Murphys, Rancid, and others...though I have to say that I listened to it a lot more when I was "younger" (because I am old now at 25, you see...). I listen to a lot more progressive rock now -- Coheed and Cambria, The Dear Hunter, System of a Down, etc.

    OH! Garbage. They were sort of a techno-ish punk-ish hybrid of some sort, but they are awesome. as hell.
  • DirtyHammer
    DirtyHammer Posts: 91 Member
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    I agree, Greenday was one hellova a show. Saw them with NFG, and Sugarcult in Texas back in '05. Wow, 8 years ago and still vividly remember that night...
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
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    Love early AFI! the whole 'Very Proud Of Ya' album was great!!
    Word.

    Recently saw Pennywise, always a great concert with lots of energy.
  • TC1728
    TC1728 Posts: 264 Member
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    I love to go to punk rock concerts with my son. We've seen My Chemical Romance four times.
  • TygerTwoTails
    TygerTwoTails Posts: 108 Member
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    Bad Religion
    Social D
    Leftover Crack
    The Distillers
    Rancid
    Dropkick
    Flogging Molly
    Ramones
    The Casualties

    the list goes on and on...

    and how about some psychobilly?
    Horrorpops and Tiger Army anyone?
  • fitandgeeky
    fitandgeeky Posts: 232 Member
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    and how about some psychobilly?
    Horrorpops and Tiger Army anyone?

    How about The Creepshow, Mad Marge and the Stonecutters, Nekromantix, Koffin Kats, Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures and Demented Are Go!
  • ohenry78
    ohenry78 Posts: 228
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    I agree, Greenday was one hellova a show. Saw them with NFG, and Sugarcult in Texas back in '05. Wow, 8 years ago and still vividly remember that night...

    I went to see that tour as well, my show was in Milwaukee :D NFG sounded pretty bad, though I think it was their equipment guys because everything was way distorted. Sugarcult sounded pretty great though. But yeah, Green Day take punk rock and put it in a stadium rock atmosphere, and the results are glorious.
  • TygerTwoTails
    TygerTwoTails Posts: 108 Member
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    and how about some psychobilly?
    Horrorpops and Tiger Army anyone?

    How about The Creepshow, Mad Marge and the Stonecutters, Nekromantix, Koffin Kats, Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures and Demented Are Go!

    YES!!!
  • missoularocks
    missoularocks Posts: 372 Member
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    I have some serious love for rockabilly, especially Tiger Army. I love punk, post-punk, and some pop-punk!

    I don't think anyone mentioned Hot Water Music, and they are incredible!

    I also love Saves the Day, Gaslight Anthem, Descendants, Social D, Blink, most New Found Glory, and Teenage Bottlerocket ... just to name a few gems! :)
  • sbbhbm
    sbbhbm Posts: 1,312 Member
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    Dead Kennedys
    Exploited
    Butt Trumpet
    Seven Year B*tch
    Crass
    Suicidal Tendencies
    AFI
    Circle Jerks
    Rancid
  • Lone_Wolf70
    Lone_Wolf70 Posts: 2,820 Member
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    I know ill get flamed, but to me PUnk is about people who cant play their instruments. I do appreciate the aggression and attitude, but its mostly image.

    *throws up Metal Horns

    *ducks for flying bottles

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