I like The Ruts, Eater, Damned, Uk Subs, Depressions, Penetration, Sham 69, Wire, Johnny Thunders, X Ray Spex, The Jam, Crass, Buzzcocks, The Saints, Slaughter and the dogs, Stranglers, Vibrators,......

I loved punk. Pistols, Clash, Damned, Vibrators and saints among many others. Great just to see the Saints get a mention.

I still listen to Johnny Thunders and Buzzcocks from time to time ;^)

Pistols, Jam, Sham, Stranglers, Clash

The Clash -- one of my all-time favorite bands---thank God they ( and Reggae ) came on the scene when they did and rescue us from the dreaded Disco music that was out of control by then....

The Pogues too----- Tremendous band !

pogues = punk?

Hell yeah,Thunders,Ramones,NY Dolls,Mink D Ville,Clash,Sex Pistols,Dead Boys,etc,was blessed to have seeing many of them live in NYC,back then...

"No dope smoking no beer sold after 12 o'clock"

Hear, hear !!

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pogues = punk?

I would say so.

The Damned, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Killing Joke, The Clash, The Ramones, Black Flag, Cabaret Voltaire, Dead Kennedys, MC5,The Only Ones,Iggy And The Stooges...

There's a good book "Punk Rock an oral history John Robb
introduction by Henry Rollins

Not me. Still a long time untill I'm in my seventies

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Not me. Still a long time untill I'm in my seventies

You're only as old as you feel, Erik !

Iggy and the Stooges for sure! The Clash were phenomenal, but lost the plot near the end. Johnny Thunders, epic. Iggy Solo as well.

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Iggy and the Stooges for sure! The Clash were phenomenal, but lost the plot near the end. Johnny Thunders, epic. Iggy Solo as well.

Iggy Pop solo, yeah! he's forgotten way too often.
I even prefer his solo stuff to Stooges albums to be honest.

"The Idiot" and "Lust for Life" rule.

Local Boston punk- DMZ Real Kids La Peste,Dawgs Neighborhoods Willy Loco Alexander, Classic Ruins, Lyres, as well as the Ramones, Pistols, Clash,Jam, Stranglers, Undertones, Thunders, Iggy Pop in his second Bowie phase, Dead Boys,NY Dolls (still one of my top 5 ever!)
Some good music, man-getting nostalgic just writing this. I just turned 18 when the local scene exploded and the Rat had great (and not so great) bands playing every night. Each band would do 2 sets, alternating. A lot of newer bands didn't have enough material for 2 sets so they would play the exact same set twice. I'd stand RIGHT next to the stage right in front of the speakers night after night...no wonder my favorite words are "Huh?" and "What was that?"

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pogues = punk?

I would say so.

and i would say no...@#$%& no, in fact.

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Iggy and the Stooges for sure! The Clash were phenomenal, but lost the plot near the end. Johnny Thunders, epic. Iggy Solo as well.

Iggy Pop solo, yeah! he's forgotten way too often.
I even prefer his solo stuff to Stooges albums to be honest.

"The Idiot" and "Lust for Life" rule.

Yes, they are classic, but also New Values is stellar. And Kill City!

Not really a Punkfan cause I'd been into other bands (like the Stones) before.
But in 76 when it started all around GB I was in London and there was that special atmosphere and I saw a lot of great gigs - Clash,Sham69,Damned,Eddy&hot Rods,etc. - and I liked it! Had a lot of those albums and still have a strong feeling for that time.

I wore out more than one LP copy of the The Decline of Western Civilization soundtrack.

wiki article on the film here

Hear Hear !!

Yeah - Iggy & The Stooges, Stiv Bators, Johnny Thunders And The Hertbreakers, The Clash, The Ramones, Richard Hell and The Voidoids, The Cramps, The Saints, The Gun Club, Suicide, The Blondie, Sex Pistols, The Damned, The MC5, Patti Smith Group, Radio Birdman, etc etc...

hear hear !!

The Ramones (1s lp, Leave Home,Rocket To Russia ,It's Alive, Road To Ruin) the Clash (1st lp, Give 'Em Enough Rope), The Sex Pistols (played Nevermind The Bollocks the most out of all of em), The Replacements early '80s (Sorry Ma Forgot To Take Out The Trash & Stink), Black Flag (Damaged), The Undertones (1st 2 lps), The Buzzcocks (Singles Going Steady), The Stooges (all 3 lps), The N.Y. Dolls (both lps), Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers (L.A.M.F.), The Saints (1st lp), X (early lps), DMZ (Peter Greenberg, great guitarist), The Jam (1st 2 lps mod-punk hybrid), The Dictators (not exactly punk, but had that attitude)

Yeah, I'm from Huntington Beach , Ca. We had a great punk scene!

I was living and running in NYC during Punk's heyday. So many incredible shows at CBGBs, Max's, Hurrah, and smaller places.
My favorite band back then were the Contortions w/ James Chance. Then later became James White & the Blacks. lotsa noisy, clanking funk.
and two of my alltime favorite guitarists are from those days: Richard Lloyd from Television, and James Blood Ulmer, who at that time was still playing on the street.

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pogues = punk?

I would say so.

and i would say no...@#$%& no, in fact.

Well you're from Texas and what do they know about punk?

The Pogues have 100% punk credentials.

Just because they use an accordian means nothing.

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pogues = punk?

I would say so.

and i would say no...@#$%& no, in fact.

Well you're from Texas and what do they know about punk?

The Pogues have 100% punk credentials.

Just because they use an accordian means nothing.

nobody's a bigger pogues fan than me. i'm serious...been to many a pogues show and i stand heads and heels above the crowd. and if you keep saying they are punk, i'm gonna come over there and do stuff to you they talk about in some pogues songs....

It was a way of life for us late teens in London in 76/77. Went to college with John Lydon and Sid Vicious and got to know the latter quite well. Weird bloke, very shy and prone to violence to cover up his shyness.

Big fan of Thunders-The Saints-The Clash-Sex Pistols-Stiff Little Fingers-Sham 69-999....well Distillers and Exploited as well as later bands.....

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I was living and running in NYC during Punk's heyday. So many incredible shows at CBGBs, Max's, Hurrah, and smaller places.
My favorite band back then were the Contortions w/ James Chance. Then later became James White & the Blacks. lotsa noisy, clanking funk.
and two of my alltime favorite guitarists are from those days: Richard Lloyd from Television, and James Blood Ulmer, who at that time was still playing on the street.

Same here P.R,l would also be at those clubs,Max, being my favorite,we probably ran into each other,back then,amazing

"No dope smoking no beer sold after 12 o'clock"