Three best punk albums ever?

[Beanflicker]

I hate lists.

Yeah, what else do you hate? Freedom? Liberty? A cold beer on a warm day?

Lists RULE.

I like Crass' music but I don't go for the anarchy nonsense.

[El Kabong]

I'm not so much a connoisseur of punk albums, and I don't want to list something as "punk" and then have people say "Well that ain't punk" for a nonconformist, no labels kind of genre there are people within the walls of punk that set guidelines.

The bands I like are as follows:

Iggy & The Stooges
The Ramones
Crass
The Sonics
The Modern Lovers
New York Dolls
MC5
Cock Sparrer
Sex Pistols

But I think THE song that really kicked everything off is

...it's just simple 3 chord rock plain as you like

[Spicoli]

I'm more a big band or Blue grass man myself

The thing is back then you would find "punk" in bits and pieces, literally whatever you got dubbed and tons of home made compilations. You'd hear 2,3 jams from 10+ groups and it wasn't until you got the full album or tape that you said Oh shit..its got a B side! Punks didn't have money for no albums . The very first 3 albums I received were bought as presents by my oldest sister, god rest her beautiful soul, and they were Bad Religion: How could Hell be any worse...Social Distortion: Mommies little monster...Bad Brains: I against I.
From a personal fav and one a random three you can bury with me?
Bad Brains! Bad brains
The Minutemen..Double Nickles on a dime
Dead Kennedys..Give me convenience or give me death

[Beanflicker]

I'm not so much a connoisseur of punk albums, and I don't want to list something as "punk" and then have people say "Well that ain't punk" for a nonconformist, no labels kind of genre there are people within the walls of punk that set guidelines.

I loved punk since I was a kid but I was NEVER a punk rock kid because I wasn't into the "punk" attitude or the politics of punk... I just love loud, FAST, aggressive music.

And to me the first true punk song was The Monkees' Stepping Stone!

[Beanflicker]

My favourite when I was a teen was Slayer's "Undisputed Attitude", it's a whole album of Slayer doing old hardcore covers. It fucking rules.

Guilty of Being White



Spiritual Law




I'm off work in 10 minutes, I think I'm gonna blast this driving home!!

[El Kabong]

I'm not so much a connoisseur of punk albums, and I don't want to list something as "punk" and then have people say "Well that ain't punk" for a nonconformist, no labels kind of genre there are people within the walls of punk that set guidelines.

I loved punk since I was a kid but I was NEVER a punk rock kid because I wasn't into the "punk" attitude or the politics of punk... I just love loud, FAST, aggressive music.

And to me the first true punk song was The Monkees' Stepping Stone!

I hate politics in music that's part of why I love Crass' 'White Kids on Hope' it just rips The Clash and their whole bullshit politics apart.




I think The Sonics are CRIMINALLY overlooked and underrated in the history of rock/punk

[Spicoli]

Good shit Lyle. I had a friend send 'The Village idiot' and Head on backwards to me over the Holidays. THAT was way before its time, the crudeness but cutting wit of what people think of when they think punk. They had fun with it...the cuts, the improv and just run with it attitude. There is a graveyard of 60's 70's pre modern that cut an individual path that cannot be bottled or packaged in what people traditionally think Punk-rock-metal-blues-garage etc. should be or is. Covers of covers and off the wall originals. Sonics are among many who were all of the above.

[Gandalf]

Never Mind the Bollocks - The Sex Pistols
Iggy and The Stooges - Raw Power
The Clash - The Clash

Lots of other post punk/rock/punk derived music, but for me these albums contain the message, attitude and sound of punk.

[Beanflicker]

I love Raw Power and Fun House. Their concerts were fucking crazy back in the day.

[Master]

I hate lists.

Yeah, what else do you hate? Freedom? Liberty? A cold beer on a warm day?

Lists RULE.

I like Crass' music but I don't go for the anarchy nonsense.

I hate you.

[Beanflicker]

I hate lists.

Yeah, what else do you hate? Freedom? Liberty? A cold beer on a warm day?

Lists RULE.

I like Crass' music but I don't go for the anarchy nonsense.

I hate you.

You love me and you know it. #bros4life