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Love SLF. Inflammable Material is a classic.
I prefer Nobody's Heroes overall but Alternative Ulster is brilliant.
Get onto Fat Wreck Chords - loads of great bands signed to that label
They have released loads of compliations and most of the bands featured are excellent.
Try Wrecktrospective - it's a 3 disc 20 year special that will open you up to a whole new world of punk.
They have released loads of compliations and most of the bands featured are excellent.
Try Wrecktrospective - it's a 3 disc 20 year special that will open you up to a whole new world of punk.
I think Fat Wreck lost their way a bit in recent times. They were so consistent in the 90's, and were the pinnacle of skate-punk. They've been involved with some stinkers in the past few years.
That said, they've also just released the new Flatliners record, which is totally boss. I'm looking forward to hearing the Tony Sly tribute too. No Use were one of my favourites when I was at school.
Anyone going to see one of the screenings for the Descendents/ALL documentary, Filmage? My nearest one is over a 100 miles away, annoyingly. I really wish they'd hurry up and make it available to buy. I've been itching to see it for years.
That said, they've also just released the new Flatliners record, which is totally boss. I'm looking forward to hearing the Tony Sly tribute too. No Use were one of my favourites when I was at school.
Anyone going to see one of the screenings for the Descendents/ALL documentary, Filmage? My nearest one is over a 100 miles away, annoyingly. I really wish they'd hurry up and make it available to buy. I've been itching to see it for years.
A masterpiece!
I love this band now. Such nice music.
I'm listening to this now so might as well post it here
My man......
Olly. Did you use to go to nightclubs in Manchester?
Nope. Why?
Just your music taste. It reminds me of all my old mates. X were not so well known. There was a small group of people in places like Legends and DeVilles that liked them. A few mates from Partington and Sale.
I'd forgotten all about X, their singer always reminded me of a cross between Poly Styrene of X Ray Spex and Hazel O Connor from "Breaking Glass"
Loved the version of Soul Kitchen on that album but like a lot of American Punk I always found them a bit too polished after the shambolic punk I'd grown up with. I could accept it with the likes of the Dead Kennedys where Jello's writing and demented singing provided the necessary discord to East Bay Ray's fantastically polished 12 string guitar work but I could never really be bothered with bands like X that just sounded like accomplished musicians covering the original punk bands.
Loved the Chameleons from page 1 of the thread, still got Script From The Bridge and Strange Times on rotation on my mp3 player, always thought of them more as a goth band than punk or post punk though.
Loved the version of Soul Kitchen on that album but like a lot of American Punk I always found them a bit too polished after the shambolic punk I'd grown up with. I could accept it with the likes of the Dead Kennedys where Jello's writing and demented singing provided the necessary discord to East Bay Ray's fantastically polished 12 string guitar work but I could never really be bothered with bands like X that just sounded like accomplished musicians covering the original punk bands.
Loved the Chameleons from page 1 of the thread, still got Script From The Bridge and Strange Times on rotation on my mp3 player, always thought of them more as a goth band than punk or post punk though.
I found Exene's voice really annoying and so out of tune. I always preferred the songs where she wasn't so active. She became an actress I think. I remember seeing a Twilight Zone episode with her in it. Maybe Lee Ving from Fear as well.
Ah right. I was a bit too young (or a bit too not born
) to have been going to clubs around that time, which is a bit of a shame since that's the kind of era I prefer music from.Her (Exene's) voice reminds me of a woman from another band too, but I haven't figured out who it is yet.
She was a bag. Changed to heavy metal and said she had finally found real music.
Ligotage and music in the same sentence, she later resurfaced doing some very '80s crap Transvision Vampy type pop stuff as well.Another couple of early 80s punk / new wave bands that were short lived but fantastic:
Saw those bands many times. Futurama etc. I seem to remember Ligotage playing there. Wayne County as well, but she / he got bottled off.
These were headlining.
These were headlining.
I remember about 1980 a lot of punk clubs and gigs started playing reggae. Hated that shit. It's boring and puts me to sleep.
I went to a UK Subs gig at the old Russel club in Hulme and these guys came out. There was a huge groan of disappointed until they actually started playing. The place exploded with tables and chairs flying. One of the best bands I've ever seen.
I went to a UK Subs gig at the old Russel club in Hulme and these guys came out. There was a huge groan of disappointed until they actually started playing. The place exploded with tables and chairs flying. One of the best bands I've ever seen.
I've got mates who are into the current punk scene in Manchester so I'm always getting dragged along to gigs. My favourite was when I went to A Page Of Punk with them last year. Things got rowdy, to say the least. I was covered in bruises the next day.
Nope, it ended up being Debora Iyall from Romeo Void. I'm not sure why I made that connection but for some reason it sounded similar in my head
Nice one with Killing Joke, @marukomu.
Feckin' love these guys. I must have seen them about 70 times. I did a few tours back in the day. Also UK Decay, Southern Death Cult, Play Dead, Birthday party and many more.
A Page Of Punk sound good @Dante, will look for some of their stuff!
For some reason A Page of Punk remind me of Snuff. Never quite a comedy punk band but not taking it as seriously as most of the dour faced politicos around them.
But a remarkably good band when they weren't dicking around
But a remarkably good band when they weren't dicking around
Currently listening to Off With Their Heads a lot.
Can't post links from my works computer but they are very good. Well worth checking out
Can't post links from my works computer but they are very good. Well worth checking out
Snuff are a great band. Lots of dicking around, but Dunc is a fantastic songwriter in everything he's done. Pretty much everything he's been involved in has just been an extension of Snuff. The self titled Guns n's Wankers album is the best Snuff related record, IMO. The Dogpiss LP is fun too.
My favourite Snuff song:
I get the Snuff vibe in Page of Punk too. There's loads of Japanese punk rock bands who sound like they are just Snuff/Leatherface worship bands, which isn't a bad thing. I Excuse are total Snuff/Leatherface copyists. They totally shred, if you can get past the very-Eric Cartman vocals!
Minority Blues Band do a similar thing. Poppy as feck.
Lovemen are great also.
J-Punk is badass.
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Depressing lyrics often make the best songs
Absolutely. I don't want to hear a song about how happy someone is. Sod that.
New band discovered, Pink Turns Blue.
Album playlist - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4A9118A330DF2B6A
Album playlist - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4A9118A330DF2B6A
I mellowed for a while in the late 80s early 90s
Some other stuff I like.
Some other stuff I like.
Jawbreaker and Jawbox are amazing.
Is that a new thing or did you like them before?
Good band, but went to shit pretty quickly after the singer left.