Old Punk Rock

[Aaron]

Yeah, I’ve really been getting into Descendents lately. Great band. “When I Get Old” and “Nothing With You” are my favorites.

[Bobbyjames]

Descendents are amazing.

[Hentaiman]

I want to form a Black Flag cover band and call it Black Fag

[Aaron]

I want to form a Black Flag cover band and call it Black Fag

already done
http://www.facebook.com/blackfag

[Hentaiman]

I want to form a Black Flag cover band and call it Black Fag

already done
http://www.facebook.com/blackfag

And I thought It was an original idea

[Aaron]

I want to form a Black Flag cover band and call it Black Fag

already done
http://www.facebook.com/blackfag

And I thought It was an original idea

Well, you could dress up in hard hats and mining gear and be called “Miner Threat.”

[Hentaiman]

Haha that could be badass!

[FuckT41182]

I just caught an interesting thought floating in my mind, it happened just a few seconds ago ...the thought was, which band was the first punk rock band ever ?
Was it The Ramones,Sex Pistols,The New York Dolls,Iggy and The Stooges,the Dictators,the Velvet Underground,MC5,Television ? It's really hard to say ...

[Bobbyjames]

Green Day invented punk, dummy.

[Filespit]

Green Day invented punk, dummy.

I seriously hope you're joking dude, this isn't even funny. Well, maybe a little...

Anyway, to me it's between Ramones and Sex Pistols. Ramones aren't 100% punk though (at least according to me), they've got lots of rock n' roll in them, while Sex Pistols are punk through and through. But since Ramones released their first album in 1976 and Sex Pistols their first in 1977, I'd say Ramones are the inventors of punk, while Sex Pistols made punk what it is today.

[FuckT41182]

well, but Iggy and The Stooges released their first album called The Stooges in 1969 and another one Fun House in 1970 and so on...

just found this, it's kind of an interesting read

It's not documented, but highly disputed. If you look at the history of the genre, there were many bands leading up to the Pistols (the premiere UK punk band) and the Ramones (the first band to be called punk.)

The term Punk comes from a 1974 magazine from the same name. It was a fanzine for Iggy Pop, the Dolls, and Lou Reed. The first band associated with the magazine and dubbed a Punk magazine band was the Ramones. You can argue that they were the first with the name punk, but nobody can say they were the first with the sound.

The sound can be traced back to the Dictators, who were a mid-late 60's band that got absolutely no recognition for anything, but ended up inspiring the Velvets, who in turn started the shock effect craze that lead into punk.

Punk in the US predated punk in the UK, since the one that introduced punk to the UK came from New York and managed the Stooges before he went to collect the Sex Pistols.

Simply, there is no one-band answer. You can say the Dictators, the Velvet Underground, the MC5, the Stooges, among many others.

[Emil]

Green Day invented punk, dummy.

This, then it died out after Dookie but came back in full force with Enema.

[Hentaiman]

Well, there are many bands that are considered "protopunk" which is like... what actually led to the real punk rock. Ya know, MC5, the Stooges, New York Dolls, Velvet Underground, etc. But they can't be called punk cuz it's not like any punk that came after... and that's where Ramones and Sex Pistols and other bands took it to their direction..

[Aaron]

Well, there are many bands that are considered "protopunk" which is like... what actually led to the real punk rock. Ya know, MC5, the Stooges, New York Dolls, Velvet Underground, etc. But they can't be called punk cuz it's not like any punk that came after... and that's where Ramones and Sex Pistols and other bands took it to their direction..

This.


I got a good 90s punk compilation at a record store today. it was a Nitro comp with The Offspring, AFI, The Vandals, Guttermouth, and a couple others. good stuff.

[Raku]

This song is a builder up, so stick through because it is good =)