Loved the Stranglers. Much older than many other punk bands, and they were all talented musicians IMO.
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[Music] Best Punk Rock Song ?
- Thread starter Uncle Spielberg
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Loved the Stranglers. Much older than many other punk bands, and they were all talented musicians IMO.
Well as I am from the area, anything from Johnny moped. But as for really shaking things up.
https://youtu.be/Y_HOYk9ED9Q
https://youtu.be/Y_HOYk9ED9Q
CorgiRegisteredFriend
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s5.bha
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My last contribution probably not to everyone's taste but an album from a band that at the time shaped my life and my favourite album of all time.............god I so wanted to be the lead singer in this band !
https://youtu.be/jQ85qWqri9A
https://youtu.be/jQ85qWqri9A
Gregory2Smith1
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Agreed
1st album-pure punk,absolute stonker,every track a winner,OK Police & Thieves not punk
Give em enough rope-still punk,English civil war,tommy gun
London Calling was the crossover point for me
My favourite 2 Clash songs Complete Control & White Man in Hammersmith,pretty mild punk really
I think the best Clash punk song is White Riot
The best piss take
https://youtu.be/E7YtIk1LiJc
https://youtu.be/E7YtIk1LiJc
StonehamPark
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maffew
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Yeah tbh I'm not certain what makes something in the punk genre, I saw Teenage Kicks earlier in the thread which I wouldnt say is punk. Great songs though, I'm not very good at pigeon holing music types. I'm sure this song would sound more punk if it was a bloke singing! I guess its a bit pop or new wave even. I dont know! Anyway another good NSC music thread
Stato
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The thing that punk lacked was melody. And nice tunes: (Go to 6:03)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzPUUfRcVik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzPUUfRcVik
If you were not there, ground zero, 1976, say nothing.
maffew
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I can't really listen to some of the later stuff they did after London Calling.
Agree 100% with what you have said above
larus
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Not only the best punk song but probably the best ever song. Imho!
https://youtu.be/oAh5eN3k0Zw
https://youtu.be/oAh5eN3k0Zw
larus
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larus
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Si Gull
Way Down South
Interesting thread, this. Most of the bands that are considered 'punk' really weren't, either musically (The Stranglers) or idealogically (The Clash). Of the 'known' bands, perhaps the Pistols in their early days were Punk (under Malcolm McLaren's guidance so...?). There were probably lots of bands that fitted the Punk ethic but once you'd heard of them they were already outside of what might be considered real Punk, musically and idealogically. Having said that, The Damned wrote, and played in a superbly punky fashion, some mighty fine tunes (New Rose; Neat, Neat, Neat; Love Song, Melody Lee).
