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The International and Definitive Best Punk Awards

Oh yeah. The Buzzcocks. Yes, that's right. The Buzzcocks. Silly me. :rolleyes:

#2.

1. The Clash
2. The Buzzcocks.
3. ?

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Hi-ASL said:
Oh yeah. The Buzzcocks. Yes, that's right. The Buzzcocks. Silly me. :rolleyes:

#2.

1. The Clash
2. The Buzzcocks.
3. ?

This is all taking shape now.
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You ever seen any of the bands people are listing, or are you just mouthing off?
 
The idea of punk awards is bizarre in itself...

But -

UK - Conflict (can't pick the Clash cos of how it ended and 'Cut the Crap')

Aus - The Saints

Japan - Boris

USA/Rest of World - Black Flag

Total Global Domination - Black Flag

bluestreak said:
but we all know foreigners can't punk. except italians, but that's only to do with the uniforms and shouting.
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That's not only true, it's pretty funny.
 
Mr Moose said:
You ever seen any of the bands people are listing, or are you just mouthing off?
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Seen them? What, live? No. Mummy wouldn't let me out that late.

No, no - I'm just being punk as fuck, with all that that entails. Going to the salon tomorrow to get my hair respiked. It's starting to flop. I can't wait!

I am punker than all of you.

Me and my mates thought about starting a band once!
 
Mr Moose said:
Please don't tell me to fuck off you silly little nerd. ;) They are not far behind for me.

No one is going to rate your opinion if you can't express yourself without coming over like a twerp.
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Surely anyone could see Hi-ASL was being daft?

MEthinks the punk doth protest too much...

(see what I did there?)
 
stereotypical said:
Best American: Black Flag
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Obviously, there's no real point in arguing tastes in music, but I'd put Minor Threat & Bad Brains above Black Flag, tbh. And, if we're stretching genre boundaries a bit, the early recordings of Husker Du, Meat Puppets and The Minutemen. Ah well.
 
Great bands, great tunes, some great people - but MT and BB were never on the same level as Black Flag in any meaningful way. Maybe if BB had stayed the course... ' Build A Nation' just picked up where they left off.

e2a - good to see someone mention the Minutemen. (((D Boon)))
 
One complication to this thread is ARE WE TAKING THE BANDS ENTIRE OUTPUT INTO ACCOUNT?
The Clash first LP was great , the 2nd really good, London Calling had some good songs, but after that they were abysmal...so if we take an average i guess they WERE average
And if we take SLF...first LP great, 2nd not far off, third ok, 4th dreadful...and 3 out of 5 reformation LPs dreadful
 
Good point. See my first post, and I have. 'Cut the Crap' :mad:

The more recent SLF stuff is truly awful. Probably one of the worst 'come back' releases from a band of that period, IMHO.
 
lights.out.london said:
Good point. See my first post, and I have. 'Cut the Crap' :mad:

The more recent SLF stuff is truly awful. Probably one of the worst 'come back' releases from a band of that period, IMHO.
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Flags and Emblems had 2 or 3 excellent songs and their last one a few years back had a few good songs, but christ the other 3 were dreadful. I even said this to McCallum and you could tell he knew, all he said was "it was aimed at the American market" i think
He was our barman at the local bikers club. If it hadn't closed i think i woulda suggested going back there rather than risking another "Get a Life" or "hope Street"
 
trevhagl said:
Flags and Emblems had 2 or 3 excellent songs and their last one a few years back had a few good songs, but christ the other 3 were dreadful. I even said this to McCallum and you could tell he knew, all he said was "it was aimed at the American market" i think
He was our barman at the local bikers club. If it hadn't closed i think i woulda suggested going back there rather than risking another "Get a Life" or "hope Street"
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...and that's the sad thing about it. I know (only on acquaintance terms, not best mates) another 'star' of that period, dragging his arse and band round mid-sized venues in Europe and toilets in the UK. He says the same thing...guess it pays the rent/pension plan.
 
lights.out.london said:
...and that's the sad thing about it. I know (only on acquaintance terms, not best mates) another 'star' of that period, dragging his arse and band round mid-sized venues in Europe and toilets in the UK. He says the same thing...guess it pays the rent/pension plan.
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The grim reality i guess. Keeping it going for money...but if i was in a band that could get away with it i certainly would rather than work in a shithole...mind you i could still write better songs than that!

Thing is Mccallum is a good bloke, always friendly, but before SLF discovered him he was a pub singer/guitarist NOT a punk
 
Never met the fella, but my mate Tutty says he's ok.

Hmm. Make so-so music, or go work in an office all day (or warehouse, building site, shop)...no-brainer, I guess!
 
That sounds a bit cheesy (my last post) but what i meant is you need 4 people with proper punk attitude and tastes to make good records. Good musicians are not enough (as we know by all these lame Fat Wreck wannabes)
 
I agree. Punk is easy to play, but surprisingly difficult to play well or convincingly. I use the (obviously non-punk) exampe of Status Quo...easy to thrash 12 bars, difficult to do it like them...

:o @ Quo example

e2a - Ramones would be a better example than Quo. :D
 
UK = of first wave ATV were IMO by far the best punk band. Always loved X Ray Spex too but they didn't really record enough to be in the running.

of later 'wave' obviolusly Crass, though i'd say i probably prefer Discharge & Rudimentary Peni musically.

best US = Flipper. never liked any 'hardcore bands' and always found jello Biafra's voice irritating. Liked some Chrome stuff too but they weren't really a punk band per se. Oh and always thought Wayne County had some brilliant songs.

:)
 
trevhagl said:
That sounds a bit cheesy (my last post) but what i meant is you need 4 people with proper punk attitude and tastes to make good records. Good musicians are not enough (as we know by all these lame Fat Wreck wannabes)
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Says the John Robb fanboi... :D
 
chico enrico said:
UK = of first wave ATV were IMO by far the best punk band. Always loved X Ray Spex too but they didn't really record enough to be in the running.

of later 'wave' obviolusly Crass, though i'd say i probably prefer Discharge & Rudimentary Peni musically.

best US = Flipper. never liked any 'hardcore bands' and always found jello Biafra's voice irritating. Liked some Chrome stuff too but they weren't really a punk band per se. Oh and always thought Wayne County had some brilliant songs.

:)
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Flipper. :hmm: They're still spoken of in hushed tones...but I never got it. Will go and listen to some now. Thanks for the reminder!
 
Best British: Sex Pistols. The originals. Has to be really, although The Clash aren't far behind.
Best British Female punk: X Ray Spex. Awesome singer.
Best American: The Ramones.
 
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