Punk Rock!

Love early AFI! the whole 'Very Proud Of Ya' album was great!!

Word.

Recently saw Pennywise, always a great concert with lots of energy.

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?

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 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.

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!

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

For me it's
Still Little Fingers
The Clash
Ramones
Dead Kennedy's
Iggy and the Stooges
Black Flag
UK Subs
Operation Ivy
Sex Pistols
Buzzcocks
New York Dolls
Misfits
......could go on and on and on....

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

Haha, I can't argue too much with that. Though, it takes a lot more creativity to make a song good if you are limited in your musical capabilities like that

OPERATION IVY!!!

Rancid was formed after Op Ivy broke up.

Others:

Minor Threat
Suicide Machines
Common Rider
Pinhead Gunpowder

REAL PUNK DIED WHEN DANZIG LEFT THE MISFITS

Please. Danzig is and always was a little *itch. Michael Graves blew him away on talent.

He always thought he was bigger than the entire scene....and still does even after all these years. Refuses to do reunion shows or have anything to do with Jerry, Doyle, or Robo.

I'm one of the few also that like Keith Morris Black Flag better than Henry Rollins Black Flag.

Dropkick Murphys
Pouges
Sex Pistols
Dead Kennedys
The Clash
The Ramones

Yeah, love it.

Yes please! And another vote for Green Day. Nothing wrong with being punk and successful.

Punk and related bands mostly from back in the day that I've seen:

The Clash
The Ramones
The Dead Boys
The Dictators
The Cramps
The Talking Heads
Lou Reed
Elvis Costello in 1978 with Nick Lowe and Rockpile, and Mink DeVille
Robert Gordon
Pixies
David Johansen
X
Blondie
The Plasmatics
Devo in 1978
Bob Mould
Patti Smith
Nirvana
The B-52s
The White Stripes
Tom Verlaine

And ones that I wish I had but never did:

Buzzcocks
Sex Pistols
The Jam
Husker Du
Iggy Pop/The Stooges
Velvet Underground
MC5
New York Dolls
The Runaways
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Television
Richard Hell and the Voidoids
The Heartbreakers
Violent Femmes

And I caught The Feelies for the first time last Saturday night. Fun!

God, Rancid is overrated.

I like:
Fugazi
Germs
The Ramones
Buzzcocks
Joy Division
The Clash
X
Minor Threat
Circle Jerks
Toy Dolls
Adolescents
T.S.O.L.
The Velvet Underground
Sonic Youth
Suicidal Tendencies
NOFX
Bad Brains
Bad Religion
Gorilla Biscuits
The Stooges
7 Seconds
Dead Kennedy's
Bikini Kill

3 pages in and only 4 of you have mentioned Dropkick Murphys. TSK. TSK.

P.S. Punk is not just about the image. DKM has some pretty interesting instruments and melodies (Shipping Up To Boston, anyone?) and I don't think I could pick those guys out of a lineup. Have nearly all their records on vinyl but have only seen their faces once by chance when they were on Conan. You don't have to have to image to be a good punk band, they could be drag queens for all I know, they're still a punk band.

DKM's have only been around since the mid 90's like '95 or '96 far I can remember. Most people are going to go back to the early days of punk rock or even Protopunk. Pioneer's like Paul Revere & The Raiders or The Stooges... a lot has to do with when people grew up. In the 70's I wasn't even 10 years old yet but knew of Iggy Pop from my brothers and sisters.

What people like in punk rock is no different with rock and roll... My parents would talk about Bill Haley or Elvis. My brothers and sisters would talk about Aerosmith, Queen or Pink Floyd. The same for alternative... the Violent Femmes don't have the same fan base as Nirvana or The Killers...