Punk Rock thread.

[The Coat Is My Father]

Clearly it should go without saying that the one man mosh pit is a terrible idea.

 

[daileyxplanet]

Moshing is stupid in every context, as is crowd surfing. My wife p. much got a concussion from a kick at a The Rocket Summer concert. Youtube them and see how pathetic that is.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Honestly, if you don't like moshing? Stay off the floor. Depending on the crowd, you'll actually see a good section of the audience form a wall around anybody who goes down and actively pull people out if they're being dickheads and/or are fucked up. It's a part of any heavy music scene, though I'll fully agree that moshing at lighter shows is stupid as hell. It's part of the atmosphere considering heavy music - punk, hardcore, death metal, thrash, etc. - is about the release of one's aggression. Every style of music has its own form of dancing that accompanies it, and moshing ("slam dancing," as it was once commonly referred to as) is for heavier fare.

 

[daileyxplanet]

But especially douchebags.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

There are as many douchebags as there are people who just want to slam around. The trick is being able to tell them apart from the rest of the crowd, which becomes painfully apparent about halfway through the first song.

 

[Sesquipedaliantique]

Last mosh-pit I witnessed was at a fucking Crystal Castles show I only went to because I was given a ticket free of charge. The person who started it was quite possibly the most obnoxious human being I've ever encountered in my life, but that's another story for another thread.

 

[The Coat Is My Father]

Well of course if you're at a show for a douchebag band like Crystal Castles you're going to get douchebags in the audience. Don't extrapolate to the whole of the moshing community based on that.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

Don't extrapolate to the whole of the moshing community based on that.

lol

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

New Misfits due out this year. It's the same lineup as the last 7 years or so - Jerry Only on bass/vocals, Dez Cadena on guitar, and Robo on drums - and sounds...not as terrible as I'd thought it would. Here are two songs off of it:

Misfits - Land of the Dead [EP]

They went from being the standard-bearer (and originators) of rockabilly-inspired horrorpunk to a solid mainstream punk-influenced rock outfit with an extreme horror motif to pretty much sounding like every band they've ever inspired, but it's not horrible. Not as horrible as half of Famous Monsters is, anyway, so that's good. Fun note: Michale Graves' post-Misfits work in Gotham Road and as a solo artist is infinitely better than the two albums he did with Jerry.

 

[The Coat Is My Father]

the standard-bearer (and originators) of rockabilly-inspired horrorpunk

The Cramps - Human Fly

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

The first Misfits release was 1977. The first Cramps release was 1979.

EDIT: I counted the first Cramps EP as their first release. In truth, their first singles came out in '78. The first Misfits single, "Cough/Cool," was released in '77, the same year they formed. The Cramps, however, were formed in '76. This seems to be a case of us both being accurate due to one band's formation predating the other's, but that other's first release predating the initial band.

 

[The Coat Is My Father]

Cough/Cool is hardly rockabilly inspired horrorpunk. Horror Business is the first Misfits release to really show their trashy B-movie aesthetic, and that came out in 1979. I'd also call their sound far more indebted to doo wop and early 60's pre-Beatles pop than rockabilly, a few songs excepted. The Cramps, I think, beat them to the punch in both of areas.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Alrighty, poor choice of words on my part, then. I meant rockabilly as a catch-all term for 50's rock n' roll.

 

[vivisectvi]

New Misfits due out this year. It's the same lineup as the last 7 years or so - Jerry Only on bass/vocals, Dez Cadena on guitar, and Robo on drums - and sounds...not as terrible as I'd thought it would. Here are two songs off of it:

Misfits - Land of the Dead [EP]

They went from being the standard-bearer (and originators) of rockabilly-inspired horrorpunk to a solid mainstream punk-influenced rock outfit with an extreme horror motif to pretty much sounding like every band they've ever inspired, but it's not horrible. Not as horrible as half of Famous Monsters is, anyway, so that's good. Fun note: Michale Graves' post-Misfits work in Gotham Road and as a solo artist is infinitely better than the two albums he did with Jerry.

I can't get into this line-up. At all. I can't stand Jerry Only in general and I hate him even more on vocals. =\

I agree about the Michale Graves comment, though.. it's just too bad he's some crazy right-wing "conservative punk" now.

 

[Brocklock]

GORILLA BISCUITS!

Gorilla Biscuits - competition

Nomeansno rule as well

Progressive punk

NoMeansNo - Cats, Sex And Nazis [Why Do They Call Me Mr Happy?]

NoMeansNo-The River

Nomeansno slowly melting

nomeansno madness and death

 

[The Coat Is My Father]

That first Gorilla Biscuits album is as good as anything released by Black Flag, the Dead Kennedys, or any other hardcore band more conventionally thought of as a standard bearer of the genre.

Here's a pretty good GB cover:

defiance, ohio ~ things we say

 

[Brocklock]

Going through this thread and holy shit at Andrew Jackson Jihad

Andrew Jackson Jihad - We Didn't Come Here to Rock

Andrew Jackson Jihad - Self Esteem

Andrew Jackson Jihad - Randy's House

Andrew Jackson Jihad - Rejoice

at that last song. They have the most honest lyrics. I think of all the people that TRTSM has ran off lately when I hear "Self Esteem".

I got to get in on some Folk Punk.

 

[Brocklock]

whoops, wrong thread

 

[The Coat Is My Father]

Leatherface - I Want The Moon

Germs - Manimal

It's a pretty good day.

 

[Brocklock]

So I found out this Andrew Jackson Jihad band released an album three days ago and I was like


I listened to it yesterday and, it might be the best one yet. It's way more punkier than the other two.

Andrew Jackson Jihad - No One

Andrew Jackson Jihad - Sorry Bro

Andrew Jackson Jihad - Skate Park

Andrew Jackson Jihad - Big Bird

Big props to pujoljunkie for bringing this wonderful band to my life.

 

[Smartly Pretty]

http://youtu.be/t_cCmaJOe58

I'd be like, pretty surprised if other people liked this, but I man I cannot get enough of this band.

 

[Sesquipedaliantique]

Hello New Punks

1. The Moderates - Yes To The Neutron Bomb (UK, 1980)
2. Star Club - Hello New Punks (Japan, 1984)
3. Rondos - Syphilips (Netherlands, 1980)
4. Fireworks - Murdered Model (US, 1996)
5. Rhinoceros - Yankees & Commies (?, 1985)
6. Helen Keller - Surfin’ With Steve And E.D. Amin (US, 1980)
7. Kronstadt Uprising - Invasion (UK, 1981)
8. Regulations - Sex With Jesus (Sweden, 2005)
9. Special Affects - I Know Ah Girl (US, 1979)
10. ESG - Erase You (US, 1991)
11. Blank Its - Master Intellectual (US, 2004)
12. Liimanarina - Piitles (Finland, 1989)
13. Null Set - Times Out (US, 1983)
14. The Naffis - Slice Two (UK, 1979)
15. The Mice - Crystal Silence (US, 1986)
16. The Last Word - Sleepy Hollow (US, 1966?)
17. Sparks - The Decline And Fall Of Me (US, 1982)
18. Strangulated Beatoffs - Broken Nose (US, 1990)

http://8tracks.com/isitanart/hello-new-punks

 

[The Coat Is My Father]

fuckin' a

 

[Precious Roy]

at least we still had keytars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNxBeJNyAqA

post brought by letter x, last week

 

[HarleyQuinn]

I think I've decided that I love punk because it's the antithesis of the metal scene: Minimalist Style, Drums are usually emphasized heavily, Lyrics/attitude are the focus instead of instrumental proficiency.

Time to spread the love "around" the USA. California, Boston, Seattle, and Washington D.C. Despite coming around in the early 80's, it is interesting to see the distinction between the bands in terms of general sound too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mKmuS-dvE4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQcdkDCcfjo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q4SSEdu3mI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmiPajJU-Eo

 

[Smartly Pretty]

I don't know if anyone's gonna be interested in this, but I figured I'd share: My punk band just released an EP. It's vaguely sports themed. If you like sports and punk, you might dig it.

https://therocksayssmashtv.bandcamp.com/

 

[Taxman]

https://youtu.be/AhtYeJXNNbU

https://youtu.be/5NzraXn3Nog

 

[Alfie]

How do we feel about Royal Headache

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFFocv8IaDg