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Post by filf on Jul 14, 2006 11:57:41 GMT
Thought it would be good to find out what you guys think was the best punk album and why.
I know it a tough question but i guess im more interested to find out what your reasons are for your choice.
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Post by graham on Jul 15, 2006 14:08:07 GMT
It would have to be Feeding the 5000 I guess. To me the Pistols were about causing shock and outrage, but Crass were about creating something positive rather than just destroying, and their first album was their manifesto.
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Post by alaninoz on Jul 16, 2006 6:53:19 GMT
I beg to differ. Nothing can touch the Clash's first album, though 'imflammable material' runs it a very close second.
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Post by graham on Jul 16, 2006 22:32:48 GMT
So come on folks, lets have some controversy here...
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Post by graham on Jul 16, 2006 23:37:12 GMT
I beg to differ. Nothing can touch the Clash's first album, though 'imflammable material' runs it a very close second. Well you have a point in that probably the first Crass album couldn't have happened outside of the context of the first Clash LP |
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Post by filf on Jul 17, 2006 11:07:22 GMT
Yeah, i agree with you there Graham, i was into the whole crass movement but wouldn't have been if it hadn't been for the Clash first album.
So what makes a great punk album? is it the message thats most important or is it much simpler than that.
I loved Feeding of the 5000 and thought it was released at a time when punk was loosing its way, but on the other hand, 'Do it dog style', 'Another kind of blues', 'The Crack' 'Another music...'were also great punk albums, amongst many too numerous to mention.
I guess it can come down to what each individual wanted punk to mean to them.
Anyway if you can't name one give us your top 3 or 5.
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Post by andiprey on Jul 17, 2006 12:23:02 GMT
for me its damned,damned, Damned, American style given a very British edge and Dirk wears white sox by The Ants for progressiveness.
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Post by martinfrombasildon on Jul 17, 2006 15:37:58 GMT
i think the best album was jion hands siouxsie and the banshees
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Post by steve on Jul 17, 2006 21:37:11 GMT
Damned,Damned,Damned was the best one in my opinion. Not a single 'filler' track and a great powerful sound. I also really rate 'Live at the Roxy', various, and 'The Scream'by Souxsie and the Banshees. The second album, 'Music for Pleasure' by the Damned was a real disappointment, although I bet you the darling Mr Graham Burnett, who just keeps looking younger and younger, really rates the Lol Coxhill sax playing on that particular album?
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Post by alaninoz on Jul 18, 2006 1:56:03 GMT
So how about the worst? Maybe Sham 69/Thats Life or 'Jilted John/True Love Stories(I think). The funniest....got to be 'We are the League/Anti Nowhere League.
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Post by andiprey on Jul 18, 2006 7:36:37 GMT
Well thats easy, the worst has got too be Cut The Crap by The Clash. I think the 2nd Damned album has some good song but badly produced.
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Post by filf on Jul 18, 2006 11:58:55 GMT
yeah, Steve, thats another good one: Live at the Roxy? or Farewell to the Roxy? would go out to the shed and check, but its frikkin blowng a gale and freezing out here!
Worst album, not sure but biggest disapointment was spending 3 quid on Crossing the red sea by the Adverts, at Golden Disc. few killer tracks, but packed out with some light weight filler. Shame, they had a good look.
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Post by gary on Jul 18, 2006 12:29:57 GMT
It shows how personal all this is, because I love Crossing the Red Sea - its packed full of great songs as far as I'm concerned. I think most people would acknowledge NMTB as the daddy of all punk albums and thereafter its a matter of taste. Personal favourites include the first Chelsea album, Rocket to Russia and Inflammable Material, but I'll probably stick something else on the turntable and that will become my favourite. Ah well ...
My actual favourite punk album of the moment, although its outside the period covered by this site is Rancid (2000). An amazing band!
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Post by graham on Jul 18, 2006 18:01:59 GMT
I bet you the darling Mr Graham Burnett, who just keeps looking younger and younger, really rates the Lol Coxhill sax playing on that particular album? TBH I don't think I've ever actually heard the track with Lol Coxhill on... Mr Coxhill also plays on onew of Penny Riubaud's post-Crass albums, and according to Mr Rimbaud he always wanted to play on stage with Crass... Another unlikely collaboration I would have loved to have seen was Steve Hillage (guitarist of Gong) jamming on stage with Sham 69.... I bet that confused alot of people... |
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Post by filf on Jul 19, 2006 11:37:45 GMT
Graham, do you think he was wearing 'Lace-up boots and cord-er-oys' !
I have to agree, my favorite album changes on a weekly basis. First Gen X album is rating highly at the mo. Think it has something to do with keep visiting the 100 punks site!!
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