updated fav punk bands

Fantômas wrote: To me, punk is also great because of the lyrics...

Check out some of these Citizen Fish lyrics;

You were too radical, cynical, political
Stopping the disease before it got critical
Marked out as 'dangerous' (words are so ridiculous)
'infordiagnosis' - a government process
Bits of legality thought up by the ministry
Making it necessity to cancel your activity
Telling judge and family about 'national security'
Make it sound worse than it ever was or could have been

Scarily relevant nearly 20 years on...

 

I just thought of 2 more greats that are missing; Misfits and Fear.

Its The Clash for me.

Not on the list but Punk credentials, although they also touched on reggae, ska & jazz. They had a talented guitarist who even had long hair (well by punk standards in '77). Saw them in '78 I think and have liked them ever since.

The Stooges I love thire "Fun House" album, no doubt one of the best punk albums ever made  

This poll shows I guess the difference between what a Brit considers punk and an American might. To my mind e.g Talking Heads, Velvet Underground are definitely NOT punk. Of the above list the best band for me is either Talking Heads or Television, but the best punk band...and they were OK.... were the Clash. That's not me saying" I like them so put them on the list"...they were considered by many the best of what punk - at least in Britain - was about; angry young men with strong political messages, and some good tumes. Your list really is incomplete without them!!

^ It's OK.

ClemofNazareth wrote: BTW, Devo is considered punk?!  By who? Devo 0 [0.00%]

there early stuff is considered to be post punk

BTW, Devo is considered punk?!  By who?

Devo

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The Velvet Underground it's pretty good actually.

But, in no way closer to the greatness of prog, for me.

To me, punk is also great because of the lyrics. In one hand, prog rock ALWAYS had CRAPPY lyrics. But some punk bands really did it well... I won't even say Dead Kennedys, Jello Biafra (the Noam Chomsky of rock and roll) is the best lyricist ever. Instead, one absolutely GREAT song of Flipper, one of the best lyrics I ever had the chance to read. Here it is:

Flipper - Ever


Ever live a life that's real
Full of zest, but no appeal?
Ever had to really cry,
Cry so much you want to die?
Ever feel that you've been had?
Had so much that you turn mad?
Ever been so depressed,
That those you turn to, you bring distress?
Ever sit in tormenting silence,
That turns so loud, you start to scream?
Ever take control of a dream,
And play all the parts, and set all the scenes?
Ever do nothing
And gain nothing from it?
Ever feel stupid,
And then you know you really are?
Ever think you're smart
And find out that you aren't?
Ever play the fool,
And find that you're even worse?
Ever look at a flower
And hate it?
Ever see a couple kissing
And get sickened by it?
Ever wish the human race didn't exist,
And realize you're one too?

Ever isn't just one of the most brilliant lyrics on rock and roll, but above all it's a kind of a frightening universal application autobiographical report, showing what exists of more obscure and mediocre in all of us.

Found out who did "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" - it was the Adverts. Cracking song with manic lyrics about a murderer on Death Row who decides that he's got no use for his eyes any more, so he donates them to science.

http://www.comnet.ca/~rina/adverts.html

 

I never got to see Subhumans, but I saw Culture Shock many times on the underground circuit (disused warehouse gigs in London, impromtu gigs in fields in the middle of nowhere, that sort of thing), and I saw Citizen Fish at "properly organised" gigs.

http://archive.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/2000/citizenfish.h tml

All of Culture Shock's output is sterling stuff - an unutterably perfect blend of ska, punk and Dick's socio-political ramblings that are so mad they're nearly genius. I don't think you can get it on CD though.

http://www.citizenfish.com/