10 Best Punk Records
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
- In this video I discuss the 10 best punk records...or what I consider to be the 10 best punk records anyway! As always, my list/ranking videos are subjective. This list is based on my personal preference. No one is right or wrong.
What punk albums make your top 10 list? Share them in the comments below!
Also, the Jam are one of my favorite bands, but I guess I don’t really consider them punk. their first album is the punkiest I suppose!
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Singles Going Steady counts because that was the only way to get those songs if you didn't have all the 45s. Wire's evolution from tight punk band to avant-garde post punk over three albums was unprecedented. And I agree that first Clash album and Rocket to Russia are the right choices
Thanks so much! So glad you agree with my picks from the Clash and Ramones! Yeah, Wire really were incredibly innovative. I'm stunned whenever I listen to their records! Cheers, my friend!
@@TheOmahaIntrovert I think Leave Home is a stronger album front-to-back than Rocket To Russia, which has some fillers on the B-side
Nice list! Here's a few more personal favorites of mine you should look into.
Misfits - Walk Among Us
The Descendants - Milo Goes To College
Minor Threat - Out of Step
Adolescents - Adolescents(blue album)
Wow. Thank you so much. I love the variety of your pics and the explanation behind each one. I’ve watched a few of these “Top Punk” vinyl videos and this was the first one that didn’t seem picked from a previously composed list. I loved the personal connections to the albums.
Thank you for the kind comment, Lee! I definitely added my personal opinions here and I'm glad it was a bit different than the norm! :-)
As a 60 year old British punk this list is on point, would have liked to have seen The Crack by The Ruts in there but excellent choices.
Agree.... plus, UK subs, Stiff Little Fingers. Lol, the list goes on. good to see the younger generation interested though
Absolutely, The Ruts are essential listening for punks of any generation
Defo the crack. Always overlooked
Hi John! So glad you dug my list overall! As you can tell, I love British punk. Only wish I had been around during that first wave. Love the Ruts and I have the Crack on CD. Still looking for it on vinyl. Brilliant!
59 years young myself .ur so right ruts most understand band of back in the day
Thanks for walking us through your list. I was especially chuffed you included The Saints (a coffee shop, convivence store and apartments now occupy what used to be the studio where they recorded the album in). They're a mixture of Punk, Garage, Blues and Horror, but *Shakes Fear & The Skeleton Gang* are a great Australian band well worth listening too.
Great list Hanna. There are a couple of bands here I need to check out! I have followed your videos and made a couple of purchases after. I am enjoying the first two X albums, and also some Soft Boys albums. Thanks, keep these vids coming!
Thanks, Ash! I'm glad some of my videos inspired you to buy some music. Ah, the Soft Boys - superb! It's been a while since I spun Underwater Moonlight. Maybe I'll enjoy that one again later today! Thrilled that you are enjoying the first two X LPs, too. One of a kind band! Cheers!
LOVE Amyl and the Sniffers! So glad you mentioned them.
Right on! They deserve all the praise!🔥🎶
Yup - your choices 2-4 were definitely in my list. I haven't heard much other punk...but at least now I have some suggestions. Great vid as usual!
Thank you! Means a lot that you stopped by. Glad I gave you some for you to check out here. Be well!
The best album I heard in 1977 was rattus norvegicus by the stranglers. I was only 14 at the time and the bass and the keyboards were totally awesome. As far as I was concerned at that time the stranglers were classed as a punk band but my honest opinion was they were a great band who could write great tunes. Their follow up album no more heroes was equally superb. They were also the best live band I'd ever seen, and I've been watching the stranglers live from the first time I seen them in 1979 till this year 2022 and they are still a superb live band.
Me too Paul. Saw them on TOTP when I was 13 doing Something Better Change and got the album Rattus Norvegicus for Christmas that year. Regrettably I never saw them live though.
Great to see a fellow Nebraskan with exquisite taste! Those are all great albums. I first heard "Machine Gun Etiquette" as a teen and it blew my tiny little mind. Cool to see The Saints in there as well. Hell, they're all great records! Have you seen the live set Amyl and the Sniffers did for KEXP a while back? They've got it! Today I bought the "Punk Note" reissue of one of the records in my top 10, the first Bad Brains album.
Love this video. Glad that you produced it.
Aww, thank you so much! That makes me feel pretty good, especially since I had to end up deleting several nasty comments. Cheers!
As a man who lived my senior high school years during the birth and growing pains of punk , then loving post punk, ska, wave & more I think you did an awesome job with your collection, picks & tastes. 🎉
Machine Gun Etiquette definitely deserving of the top spot--can't think of a punk album that tops it. And like you said, the Black Album and Strawberries are also gems.
Machine Gun Etiquette is a fantastic album!!!
Hi Emile! Love that you stopped by and shared a comment. And high five on being a fellow big fan of Machine Gun Etiquette! Love the flow of that album and it's so ace! Peace.
Cool list. I would have The Stranglers Rattus Norvegicus for sure and probably a Jam album. Road to Ruin is my favorite Ramones album but I think you made the right pick.👍
Hi Richard! I really love Road to Ruin, too! My list could change next week. The Jam are one of my favorite groups. Cheers!
Cool list, enjoyed the video. Lotta great records in the background too. Cheers
Thanks, Ryan. Great to hear from you. I could never do a top 100 like you did. I learn a lot from your videos and you've given me a lot of great punk recommendations. Really digging Spread Joy lately! Cheers!
Great top 10 punk video Hanna!
Thanks so much!🎸🎶🎶
The Damned Machine Gun Etiquette is grossly underrated and missing from most best punk list. Great that it's in yours!
So glad you're a fan of that brilliant album as well!
awesome list- I'm a So-Cal punk guy, so X is my fave- and you picked the right one, Wild Gift is amazing. Also The Damned are especially great. I see that Black Flag peeking out from behind you- great tastes!
Hi Rando! Definitely seems we are on the same wavelength when it comes to punk! Glad you agree with me on Wild Gift! A true gem! Cheers!
Great list. And even better album collection! I’m always skeptical when clicking on these kind of lists but I was pleasantly surprised.
Hey there, Damon! I'm a vinyl addict, so all I do is talk about what albums I get into my collection, rankings, and reviews! Hope you come back for more! Thanks for being here!
@@TheOmahaIntrovert I’ll subscribe. And I never subscribe.
I truly appreciate you being here! ❤️🎶🎶🎶
Old rocker from England here. Just to say you have a super cool taste in music. Great stuff. And I'm just loving seeing all that vinyl!
Hey there, Pete! Thanks for stumbling upon my channel! I appreciate the compliment, too! Stay tuned for more videos! This is a vinyl hangout spot!
Great list! Pink Flag would be my number one. Such an awesome album in many ways.
High five on your #1 pick, Gary. Well chosen. Cheers!
Love, love, love X. They’ve been one of my faves since my youth. Saw them in concert in 1982 and 2018. They still rock.
Awesome, Mark! So glad you've been a long-time fan of X! Love that they are still together and rockin'! Cheers!
I saw them in '19 in Tucson. Total dynamite!
Awesome picks, Hanna! I’ve never heard that album by The Damned but judging by a quick run through on Spotify, it sounds right up my alley. Totally agree with you about Wild Gift. Always preferred it to Los Angeles!
Thank u for bringing up the saints like you said always overlooked
Absolutely! They are a heavy favorite of mine! Cheers!
Love the video! The Husker Du album in the background kicks ass. One of my favorites. You couldn’t go anywhere in my college years without hearing Green Day. Great album. I need an album by The Damned. Sex Pistols! Yes! Anything by the Clash is great. Sandinista is my favorite but you’re right, that debut kicks ass. Love Ramones! I need to pick up that box set. Wire is a band I was late to, but they kick ass!
Hey there, Chris! Hope you're doing well this Friday and about to enjoy a long weekend. New Day Rising is one of my faves, too! I certainly hope you get some Damned in your collection. Dave Vanian + Capt Sensible = greatness! I still need to pick up Sandinista on vinyl. One day...
Wire definitely kicks ass! Thanks so much for the comment!
@@TheOmahaIntrovertlove dot dash by Wire.
I consider Eddie & The Hotrods early UK punk although others label them pub rock. Whatever the category their "Teenage Depression" and "Life On The Line" albums are essentials for fans of early UK punk. Bassist Paul Gray later joined the Damned.
Hey there! Thanks for the mention. I've always heard of Eddie & the Hotrods but haven't properly listened to them. I have added them to my sampling list. Love the Paul Gray connection, too! Cheers and thanks for being here!
@@TheOmahaIntrovert"Do anything you want do " great single by Hot rods.
Some of my favorites are the Buzzcocks, The Clash, The Misfits, The Ramones...you mentioned several different bands I've never heard of. Thanks for a great video. And my absolute favorite band The Replacements!
I love these selections. For those with short attention spans I would reccomend Minutemen and The Raincoats. Great job Omaha.
Fantastic adds, Mark! Love both those bands you mentioned, too. Glad you enjoyed this video. See you next time!
Great list, Machine Gun Etiquette is my favorite Damned album too. (I'm) Stranded is a top tier garage punk album, lots of Stooges influence from those guys. I think Pink Flag is one of the best from the class of '77 as well
Thank you for choosing Wire's Pink Flag! Ever since that came out, it has been in my all-time top 10. REM does a cover of "Strange", and Elastica's "Connection" uses the riff from "Three Girl Rhumba".
Wiire still play and still kill it. Don’t miss them if they tour anywhere near you. Saw them right before lockdown (probably was dumb to go to a show) but just jaw droppingly good.
Love that Pink Flag makes your all-time top 10! Right on! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
I've been hearing a lot about that Pink Flag album. Great list!
Hey Calvin! It's definitely one heck of an album! Worthy of all the praise! Thanks for watching!
This is really awesome and takes me back to my high school years when I first got into punk. Very crucial and revolutionary in the course of my musical journey. Anyway, here's my top 10 for you in no particular order:
DESCENDENTS Liveage, Minor Threat Full Discography, The Clash London Calling, Rancid ...And out come the wolves, Operation Ivy (S/T?), Bad Brains I Against I, Gorilla Biscuits Start Today, AFI Black Sails in the Sunset, Fugazi Repeater, Ghoti Hook Sumo Surprise. Those are the punk albums that sealed my affinity for the genre. Thanks for sharing a great list! Cheers.
Cool list. I am a huge fan of the band over your left shoulder- The Undertones. The first record is still on my frequently played list (along with the Pistols, Ramones, and the Clash.)
Love your music taste! Yes, I play that Undertones debut a lot as well. It's a classic! Thanks for stopping by!
Yeah and also love That Petrol Emotion.
Thank you for giving the Damned AND MGE the props they deserve! Totally agree. Such an awesome band.
Thanks, James! MGE is so solid. Deserves to be in every collection! The Damned forever! Cheers!
Great list. I agree with you on The Clash, my favourite will always be the first album and I love Amyl and the Sniffers too.
I'm with you, Gary! That Clash debut is fire! And I hope to see Amyl & the Sniffers live one day!
Good day to you Hannah... Hand for another entertaining video. It really does warm my heart to see how passionate your getting with Punk / post punk. That was my Generation and have been collecting Punk LPs ever since. I'm glad to see you appreciate all these bands that I grew up with. It's really cool to see you showcase these artist . It actually Sparks an interest in me if I haven't heard the group in a while. Hanx so much you Rock Sister 😎😝👍
Hey there! I'm thrilled you found this video of interest. I had fun putting the list together, even though it was a bit challenging with the order! Yes, I'm quite obsessed with punk and post-punk lately. Collecting whatever I can find of interest! This hobby is such a joy. Enjoy the rest of the weekend, my friend!
Excellent choices and well articulated by you. I just recently discovered The Saints and the song I'm Stranded and it just burnt a hole right through me!! Loved how you ended with Amyl and the Sniffers who are carrying on the energy of punk in their own idiosyncratic, manic way. For me I would have included something by the Stranglers, Ian Dury( Laughter?), The Cramps "Songs the Lord Taught Us", Dr Feelgood, The Bags, any of the three Birthday Party albums with Nick Cave, so many more. It's all a matter of personal taste, there is no definitive, from the Gods on high list. Great review!!
You might like this.
The song "I'm Stranded" is the theme song for the Australian TV series "Spirited," about a British punk rocker who disappeared in 1982 and whose ghost has appeared in Australia in the late 2010s
Thank you! So glad you joined me for this video! I'm glad you recently discovered and fell in love with the Saints! Some of the other groups you listed have some crossover and I would probably include in my post-punk list. Yes, all lists are subjective and I'm loving the positive discussion here! Cheers!
Awesome list Hanna. Happy of course to see Wire and the Ramones on there and glad that you are digging their 80's stuff. Too Tough To Die has become my go-to Ramones album to listen to over the last couple of years, and Brain Drain is super underrated, heck Pleasant Dreams doesn't deserve the hate it gets either. The Gits was a pleasant surprise, and after seeing it I started kicking myself again; I had a chance to buy it two years ago at a shop in Massachusetts, but for some reason thought it was readily available, so put it back. I later discovered it was virtually impossible to find on any format!
Seen some Gits in the comments. Will have to give them a sampling.
Hey Thomas! Thanks again for watching. My thoughts are that so many of these LPs in the 80s Sire box set are very underrated. Pleasant Dreams is an extra serving of pop, too so I love it! I keep looking for Gits on vinyl everywhere I go too. I'm more after Enter: The Conquering Chicken now, but if I see OGs, I will pay up! Happy early 4th! Can't wait to see your top 100!
You absolutely NAILED it with MGE!!! YEAH!!!!! THE BEST! And the fact that you included WIRE is a great thrill for this dude. Best wishes to you. I just found your channel and subscribed. Cheers, from near Boston.
Thank you, Gardner! I appreciate your patience while I catch up on comments. We just got back from a road trip! Thanks so much for subscribing and I hope you continue to enjoy my content. Any fellow fan of MGE by the Damned is a friend of mine! Cheers!
Great list, I'm an old punk rocker from Orange County. The Adolescents played in my living room when I was in high school. Glad to see them on your list as well as X and the Germs 👍.thanks for making the video. Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄
Cheers, and I'm so glad you found my video! I did another punk video recently, too! Happy New Year!
Good Day Hanna 🌞 ! - Have a wonderful 4th of July weekend 🎆 .Top notch list 👌. I was just listening to 154 by Wire & amazed by how well its aged. The 15th is one of my all time favorite songs. Played the classic 12" of Captain Sensible WOT the other day. The video is awesome. Buzzcocks , Pistols , X , The Clash .. Can't go wrong all though Something Gone Wrong Again 🤷 for The Buzzcocks a great song ! When Joy Division ➗️ were opening for The Buzzcocks they had a night off in London & booked a gig as headliners with The Cure as opening act .. imagine having been at that show 😳 ! ✌️
Hey David! Happy early 4th to you! Thanks for sharing your thoughts as always ,and glad you dug the list! Yeah, Wire continue to amaze me, and still going strong, too! Oh, I wish I had been alive during those magical early punk years! And to have been at that gig with the Cure opening...those were some lucky concertgoers!
All excellent picks! For me, Chairs Missing is my favorite Wire album. When my kids were little, they used to like to sing along to "I am the Fly" really loud. Take Care, Frank
Hey Frank. That early Wire trilogy of albums is so crucial! Love Chairs Missing as well! Enjoy hearing from you as always! See you next time!
@@TheOmahaIntrovert oh, one last thing. If you ever come across the peel sessions from them, they’re awesome. Have a nice 4th!
I would love to come across that! Yes! Happy 4th of July weekend to you!
Chairs missing is fantastic as well as the very diverse 154.
Those first 3 albums are incredible with 154 being my fave but Chairs Missing is magnificent. That guitar intro to I Am The Fly is so great, in fact Wire's guitar sound is exquisite.
Great video Hanna. I am not much of a punk music person, but really enjoyed your passion for the genre here. Rock on!!
Thank you as always, Brian! Sorry it took me so long to get to this! We just got back from a road trip to Michigan! Rock on!
Well done. Hard to do and your list is excellent.
Thanks, Eric! This did take a bit of thought and change-ups! I appreciate you watching!
I don’t know how you do it, to be honest. There are so many punk records from each generation, from each year of every decade …phew!! I gravitate toward the obscure like Vacants “Television Viewer”, Ivy Green “S/T” and Nipple Erectors for the 70s pile. You should check out Abi Ooze, M.A.Z.E. (Japan), and Star Party (all are on bandcamp). I’ve been into “Lady Punk” bands, lately, and these may be a couple you might like.
Thanks for the recommendations. Truthfully there is so much punk I still haven't heard. This list is very subject to change! I appreciate the comment! Cheers!
I'm starting my 52nd birthday today with your cool video!! Thank you for being an introvert and being cynical. My friend called me cynical the other day and I just shrugged at him.
Hi Thomas! Happy 52nd birthday! And it's on a Friday to kick off a long weekend! Here's to cynical introverts!
Awesome list. I have every album on my ipod right now!
Hey there! Glad you enjoyed my picks. Hope you have a great day and thanks for leaving a comment!
Great video! You sure love your 70's punk. As do I. As someone whose collection is probably over 90% punk I surely saw some old favorites and your #10 was a surprise. I don't have anything by The Gits, but it's something I will check out. Thank you. I also appreciate your choices of records behind you especially Bikini Kill. And I think you said it best, " That's pretty..... Whoa".
Hey there! Yeah, I love that first wave of punk! I'm glad I brought the Gits to your attention. Definitely check out their material. Mia was supremely talented. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Minutemen Double Nickels on the Dime, Descendents Milo Goes to college, the new Redd Kross Neurotica reissue. I think all of these are very important records but I grew up very near and during the Black Flag church era. Documentaries on them: the Decline of western civilization, we jam econo, the slog movie and desperate teenage love dolls. Thanks Hannah! You may be angry like I was at your age but give it time everything gets better. Punk is good for survival and for me it helped. Take Care!
Cool thing is that I have an OG Redd Kross Neurotica that I treasure. Only paid $6 for it a few years ago. Still need to get Minutemen on vinyl. Cheers.
@@TheOmahaIntrovert that’s a rare one. Big time records was not around very long. I think that label was part of enigma records. Oh yeah…. Check out Red Scare featuring Bobbi Brat. She used to work at NaNa in Santa Monica where everyone bought creepers and doc martins way back then. The cover has a bomb explosion in black and white. That’s a great record and she had a great voice. She died way too young. She was always very kind to me.
"We jam econo" is a great doc - don't know if you like Husker Du as well, but if so there's one on Grant Hart/Husker Du that's also really good - a bit more poignant since his death not that long ago, but really good.
@@zorkwhouse8125 anything Husker Du related is awesome. I saw that one and it was really heartbreaking. Grant was great. Still love Bob’s work. I hope he always finds inspiration to make music. He’s probably my favorite guitar player from the punk world. So good with melody and his sound is unique to him. He knows how good he is though. What a journey his music path carved out.
That Minutemen album is an epic achievement in punk.
Thanks! This was a great list. All those records and bands are worthy of any top 10 list. On my personal list I would have the first Record by the Jam. I know not everyone considers them fully punk but they meant a lot to me at the time. I would also rate the Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers album ”L.A.M.F” highly; again not considered real punk by all but a great record. Then of course The Richard Hell album you had in the background is wonderful. Anyway I could probably come up with loads of others. The question is also if the Slits made punk music per se? Their album is fabulous too and a great influence. Just to say that was a great era and all those albums are splendid.
Hey! The Jam are a top 20 band of mine. Heck, maybe top 10, but I guess I’ve never viewed them as fully punk. I love that LAMF album, too but I can never find it! Maybe one day! The Slits were unique. They just don’t fit in my list! 🙌🏻🙌🏻😊😊
IMO only this Slits Peel Session is pure punk and it is remarkable. I left a comment on it.
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Cool wavering with the Ramones, I was pulling for RtR, my fave from them, I played that record alot back in the day. Also cool to see New Day Rising on the wall, my fave from Husker Du.
Glad you enjoyed this video! Rocket to Russia is killer! Cheers!
Great list! I too love the Ramones s/t album and Rocket the Russia and both go neck to neck as my favorites but these days I gotta go also go with Rocket to Russia as my fave.
Yes! I love the damned the debut and machine gun etiquette are amazing but the black album is my personal favourite
I also love the Black Album! Definitely in my top 3! Cheers and thanks for stopping by!
My jaw dropped when I saw that Gits vinyl! Their stuff is extremely hard to find. Even their CD'S. Mia was also a very talented painter / artist. She painted all their album covers. 7 Year Bitch put out an album after Mia passed called "Viva Zapata!" which was dedicated to her and the back cover is one of her paintings. I think they were all friends. Hopefully The Gits catalog will be repressed soon. They only did 2 or 3 albums I think. I definitely need to buy more "X" albums! I only own Los Angeles as you well know. Lol. Thanks for the Ramones box review! Sounds like I need to own it. Lol. Loved this video Hanna! ❤✌😁
Thanks so much, Christian! We can only hope that the entire Gits catalog will be repressed to vinyl. I really need Enter: The Conquering Chicken on vinyl! Hope you get some more X LPs in your collection! So glad you enjoyed this video! Cheers!
The Gits did "another shot of whiskey"- MY second favorite punk drinking anthem (right behind the Dead Kennedy's "to drunk to...").
Thanks, I just watched this video an hour ago and am already hooked on X ray Spex, The Saints, and Wire, I have pretty much everything by everybody else you mentioned already. Off to Pirate Bay!
Hey Charlie! Happy sampling! glad you are getting hooked on these punk picks! They will keep you busy and entertained for a while!
This is an excellent list of subversive albums. Subscribed 👌🏼
I'm so glad you enjoyed my top 10 list and I appreciate you subbing! Right on!
Great selection, many of them are in my top 10 as well. Damned is definitely one of the greatest and while I might have gone for the debut I really see your point chosing Machine gun etiquette too as it’s right up there. Amazing songs on that LP. Saints were probably more popular in Europe, their albums are fairly easy to find in Sweden although prices has gone up in later years. Buzzcocks run of 45s were really brilliant so I totally understand you chose Singles going steady. A couple I think is missing in your list is The Heartbreakers and Dead Boys. 😉
Hey there! One day I'll get my hands on a copy of L.A.M.F. by Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers! It's very rare here! Glad to read you're also a fan of the Damned and Saints! I appreciate the comment and you watching!
Steve Jones could play!
So could Glen Matlock who wrote/co-wrote all but two of the songs on Never Mind the Bollocks, recorded the bass on Anarchy, and was the exclusive bass player prior to finishing the recording of the album and worked out all the bass parts in concerts before they records the album. While Steve Jones played bass on most of the album you can’t deny Matlock was a very good bassist. Paul Cook is a very underrated drummer as well. Only Sid couldn’t play his instrument.
@@robm9999 hehe you're right, Matlock was a secret weapon as they went on. (but not for too long, alas). It's too bad Lydon couldn't have retained Glen for PIL, but then again he ended up with Jah Wobble, who is none too shabby on that bass! LOL
Of course Steve Jones could play.
Steve has worked with so many different musicians
Great list. I have same aus copy of machine gun etiquette I found at a thrift shop, love that album. Really happy to see the saints mentioned also, I have a 7” signed by Chris Bailey which I found at a garage sale here in brisbane Australia. I love that they get attention overseas now.
Hey there, Michael! That's so rad that you have an Australian press of MGE, too! Sounds like you have some gems in your collection as well! I'm compiling an Australian bands appreciation video that I'll probably release in a month or so. Hope you stay tuned!
Awesome list of punk albums, Hanna! Nice to see The Damned and The Sex Pistols in there. But, there were a lot of punk bands that are unknown to me.
Hey there, Tony! Glad I was able to introduce you to some other punk bands here you were unfamiliar with! Happy exploring! :)
Great list (with a couple I need to check out based on your recommendation). My Top Ten would be:
1. In The City - The Jam
2. The Clash - The Clash
3. Damned, Damned, Damned -The Damned
4. Pink Flag - Wire
5. Another Music In A Different Kitchen - Buzzcocks
6. An Ideal For Living - Joy Division
7. Another Wasted Night - Gang Green
8. Inflammable Material - Stiff Little Fingers
9. Zontar Must Die - The Wombats
10. This Is The Modern World - The Jam
Love to see you have the Virgin Records pressing of My Generation which is probably one of the (if not THE) best sounding versions of that album. Thanks for the video and keep ‘em coming!
Good stuff here Timothy. Almost went with Joy Division but decided they weren't punk enough. Labels!
Hey Timothy! I'm totally unfamiliar with the Wombats. Gotta check 'em out. I'm still working on finding a copy of Inflammable Material by SLF. I just have No More Heroes and Go For It on vinyl so far. The Jam are in my top 10 or top 20 favorite bands of all time, but I have a hard time throwing them into a punk list for whatever reason. I guess that first album is their punkiest. Joy Division would definitely be in my top 10 post-punk albums list if I do one! I'm a subgenre girl, and I know that's annoying lol. Take care, and see you next time! Glad you noticed this My Generation press behind me, too!
@@TheOmahaIntrovert IMO only the Jam's first two albums are punk. And I don't think Joy Division is a punk band. They have a few quite good punk songs as Warsaw, but only a very few.
Timothy never mind the bollocks not even there , have you got ears.
@@willieluncheonette5843 personally I think Failures by Warsaw/Joy Division is a great punk song
Machine Gun Etiquette is a glorious album and you are completely correct. The best punk album!
Thank you! Glad you agree with my #1 pick! Absolute scorcher of an album!
Great list, I love the LP's on your wall. The inclusion of Wire made this special along with your choices of the first Clash LP . I wish you were able to fell the vibe of NY in 1976 when The Heartbreakers ruled along with early Television, Mink DeVille, Dead Boys and Pere Ubu. Many punkers went to CBGB but Max's had a constant flow of bands they were known enough not to prove themselves at CBGB which was a proving ground for many bands. Glad to see no Talking Head LP's on your list. Great job for crawling back in time and coming up with the cream of the crop.
Hi David! Glad you were able to stop by and I had fun picking out some LPs to display behind me for this topic! You mentioned CBGB's. I picked up a pretty cool 2-LP comp at a record show over the weekend that I can't wait to show in an upcoming video! I love Talking Heads but I guess I don't consider them punk. Cheers!
Johnny thunders an the heartbreakers rocked
Love the vid. I've been re-listening & deep diving punk & pronto punk as well. Stooges, MC5, Bad Brains etc. Anyway, a new punk- psych indie band I'm really into is The Mary Veils. If you like Thee Oh Sees. Also The Sparklers. Killer Minneapolis rock n roll, early Soul Asylum, Replacements. Great songs!
Hey David! Loved your comment! I really dig the Replacements, too. You gave me two bands to check out. I'll look into the Mary Veils and the Sparklers, thanks! Keep on enjoying all that punk music out there! Cheers!
Great list, love your choices...yet I would have The Dead Boys "Young, Loud, and Snotty", Fear "The Record", and maybe Black Flag "Damaged" or Discharge "Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing" ! Oh, "Can't Stand the Rezillos" too
Hi Patrick! Thanks for including your adds! Love that so many folks have been chiming in. I'm also learning a lot and sampling a little bit more every day. I love the Rezillos! Cheers!
LAMF
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A band from that era that rarely gets their due is ‘The Dictators’. Manifest Destiny (1977) is brilliant and unlike many of their peers they could actually play well live.
I will not make the mistake of overlooking this band/album again!
more partial to blood brothers.. manifest destiny felt more theatrical which was kind of popular at the time.. meatloaf.. the who.. alice cooper.. manifest destiny felt like one of those albums that could do well reenacted on a theatrical stage. good album, but blood brothers felt like of a rock/punk rock album to me.
@@chrisprice9244 Both a must listen but the opening and closing bars of Manifest Destiny were cleverer and more musical then 99.9% of similar releases. ‘Sleepin with the TV’ on and ‘Steppin Out’ were brilliant song construction and I’ll always love the animal’s bass line in Young, Fast, Scientific.
@@1matrix9 i love manifest destiny but i'm much more partial to the aggressive faster louder, minnesota strip, no tomorrow.. my FAVE dictators is the Live in NY album.. you can feel the sweat and rock and roll pouring out of that album!!! such a great recording
@@chrisprice9244 They were a GREAT live band...not good...GREAT. Ross the boss's power live had to be felt to be appreciated.
This video was so worth watching all the way until the end! That Gits record is rarely mentioned in the VC and hard to find. I'll have to check out the documentary. If you watch Shaun Spins he did a review of "Frenching the Bully" about 6 months ago. Have a nice weekend!
Hi Maria! So glad you thought this video was worth watching all the way through. Yay! Definitely try to track down the Gits documentary if you can. Oh, I need to check out Shaun Spins. That's a channel I'm unfamiliar with. Thanks so much!
Nice picks. You have great taste.
Very kind of you to say, David! Thanks so much for checking out my video! See you next time!
Nice choices especially Wire. I would of had Richard Hell & The Viodoids but no complaints. I would recommend "Ha Ha Ha" by Ultravox which is probably my favorite punk album. It was a short time in their career between when they wanted to a Bowie/Roxy art band and after when they became a wimpy synth pop band.
John Foxx era Ultravox, one of my favorites, great band live too!
Hey there! I love Ha Ha Ha by Ultravox, too! Just got that into my collection a few months ago. Cheers!
punk rock is one of the few genres where quality over quantity doesn't matter because the output is enormous and there are still many many great albums
Well said, my friend! This is a large subgenre and I still have a lot to learn, too. Thanks for watching!
@@TheOmahaIntrovert not from US here (brasil) but loved your channel. i am starting to collect vinyl myself and i really appreciate when i find any channels of girls talking music and vinyl (heaven knows how much that is a welcome break from Dudes Talking Records)
Just stumbled upon your channel, wow, a woman who loves Punk/Hardcore as much as I do? You seem like a total vibe when it comes to music, looking forward to checking out the rest of your videos. Ah and by the way, great list. I love each and every album you mentioned, no, my attention span is not short like those people you referenced. Haha!
Buzzcocks is a great pick in your Top 10 and the backdrop reminded me,Husker Du New Day Rising what an absolute classic.Nice one
Thanks, Peter! Happy to have you stop by! And yeah, that Husker Du LP is absolutely essential! Cheers!
Thanks for the great list. My list would have The Adverts in there. Although Crossing the Red Sea is a punk classic I would go for Cast of Thousands.
Thanks, Robin! Yes, the Adverts are pretty much first on my list to check out. Lots of praise and mentions of them here. Right on! Thanks for chiming in!
Hannah.....it was me who told you about saying Chiswick wrongly. I was born in chiswick,london 😁
This was a fantastic video,I really enjoyed it 👍👍👍
It was great to see LPs I already own and a good few I want to own too .
The two stars of the show for me were Los Angeles (behind you on display) and Frenching the bully. I remember when you originally showed that Gits LP in a video.
It was truely horrifying what happened to that young lady,I need to try and find their documentary to watch.
I've seen the Pistol biopic type series,I think the jury is going to be out for a long time on that one 🤔 I'm clueless when it comes to actors names etc... but both Johnny Rotten & Malcolm Maclaren were portrayed ok. They're mannerisms were pretty good.
Great video....take care,all the best 👍👍👍
Hey Nick! Okay, 'twas you who informed me of the proper Chiswick pronunciation! Thank you! Love that you've been following my channel since the early days. Gits forever!
And Anson Boon (?) played Johnny Rotten in Pistol, I believe, and his mannerisms definitely kept it amusing! I appreciate the comment and kind words! See you next time, and enjoy the weekend!
1st time viewer. Love your back wall. Love your top tens. No arguments with wall or list , our libraries are similar. Your passionate explanations of each inspires me to revisit Machine Gun. Sniffers are a great new find. Thankful nod to the Saints. Old: The Fall-Live at the Witch Trials, The Skids - Scared to Dance. New(ish): Eddy Current Suppression Ring - s/t, Sprints - A Modern Job EP. Great vid!
Hi Doug! You gave me a few newish bands here to explore, which I appreciate! I'm pretty behind on newer punk except for Amyl & the Chats. I just picked up Skids - Scared to Dance on CD over the weekend. Thrilled! Cheers!
Gits is my favorite from your list. Such an amazing band. I did a video about them some time back. I wish more people knew about them. Live recordings of the band is outstanding.
Hey Shaun! I need to check out your Gits video! Not many I know have heard of them. Loved their energy!
Yep, "chizzick" is right!
I was a teenager in London when Punk emerged and Never Mind The Bollocks captures the times perfectly for me. A lot of social strife and the reason I consider Britain's "generation X" to be earlier than the official definition (Britain's lost, angry generation didn't create Duran Duran or Spandau Ballet!).
I think the playing on NMTBx is great - a rebellion against the meaningless musicality of British rock at that time (as much as I love Pink Floyd, ELP, etc, rock had become safe and parent-friendly).
The lyrics on that album contain so much of the things people from older generations would say at that time. In a way it's similar to the way Monty Python picked up on things people would say in everyday speech in the early 70s like "I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition" and "layabouts" (as captured in their Hell's Grannies skit mocking the way people talked about the youth of the day).
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Mick! You are the real deal and were around when punk broke. Brilliant! Thanks for watching!
Mick - I can’t thank you enough for writing this. I could take a whole day to respond to all the insightful stuff here. My 8 year old loves a lot of this music and she loves Monty Python. There really is something special about the way early punk absorbs and critiques different accents and as an American I can still *feel* that, even if I don’t get the nuance. And then now, here in Chicago, there are 8 year old kids who are mocking their parents using exaggerated but still pretty accurate Brit accents (especially for kids!) based on Monty and thanks to you I can hear Johnny Rotten in there. And believe me, these kids have Johnny Rotten in them, and have no problem with that.
Wire Pink Flag is a great classic, love it. The Strangers Black and White is great
Greetings, Tara! Oh yeah, I love Black & White by the Stranglers, too. I just have that one on CD. Great stuff! Cheers!
@@TheOmahaIntrovert The LP came with a 45RPM
Known as the White EP (White vinyl)
Walk On By
My favourite all time song
Just saw this ,I was there in 77 it's my year of expertise,found your selection great 7 of the albums are on my list which I've had since 78 - good work 😎👍
Ian, I'm glad you stopped by! So cool that 7 of these albums you have on your list, too! Thrilled that you enjoyed this! Cheers!
Very nice choices the best list I have seen. Awesome ☠️🤘✌️🇦🇺
Thanks, Mike! So glad you stopped by and dug the list. Rock on!
Ray Manzarek produced X's first 4 albums. Great stuff, cheers!
X's version of Soul Kitchen is so fast I didn't initially peg it as a doors cover.
Yep, and many consider those first 4 their best! Cheers!
Good call with the Gits, such a great album! Here are my 20 best punk albums in no particular order:
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade
Squirrel Bait - s/t
The Gits - Frenching the Bully
Bad Brains - Rock for Light
Slits - Cut
Meat Puppets - s/t
Butthole Surfers - Psychic… Powerless… Another Man's Sac
Dicks - Kill from the Heart
MDC - Millions of Dead Cops
Germs - GI
Mission of Burma - Vs.
The Saints - Prehistoric Sounds
The Fall - Live at the Witchtrials
Crucifucks - Our Will be Done
Gang of Four - Entertainment!
Big Black - Songs about Fucking
Black Flag - My War
Gun Club - Fire of Love
Fugazi - 13 Songs
Wipers - Youth of America
Hey there! Glad you're a fan of the Gits too! They deserve more shout-outs. Thanks for sharing your top 20! I need to check out Squirrel bait! Cheers!
kit without the clash debut album like her you ain't got a fuck'in clue about true punk the only one I saw worthy the Slits. the fall are fuck'in serious??? gothic punk not true punk. I know when the Clash debut they're reggae are they not I mean there's a reggae song on the album...the fall one of their albums 1st. song..... Gothic. 2nd. song on album.... Gothic. 3rd. song... Gothic. 4th. song.....etc..etc...
Great list, Knit. You reminded me of some faves I haven't listened to in years, time to dig some up again!
Pretty good list, mine would be quite similar but I would need a Stiff little fingers record on there.
Never even heard of your number 10 record but I shall have a wee listen. Thanks
Hey there! Your ears are in for a treat with the Gits! What a band. And I've been looking for Inflammable Material by Stiff Little Fingers for a while. Been hard to track down. I will probably just settle for the recent reissue. I have original copies of No More Heroes and Go For It by them. Cheers!
Hi Hanna, You've got a great top 10 there. Machine Gun Etiquette is for me, when The Damned even touched psychedelia with a few on there, esp I Just Cant Be Happy Today. I love that gigantic boom the drums have in the intro too. .
I was right there as it came out, and Love Song was Number 1 on the UK charts.
Love Song right through to Melody Lee is sheerly breathtaking, its one hell of a ride. Their cover of MC5's Looking At You is a killer too with Smash It Up to close it out, superb.
Wire's Pink Flag i agree and their 2nd and 3rd albums are superb, with 154 one of my fave albums ever.
What makes me happy Hanna, was your number 1 choice and love for this album shows what a music intellect you have. Great video, well done.
Greetings, Danny! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! Yes, "I Just Can't Be Happy Today" definitely has a psych vibe to it! Brilliant! Love that 154 is one of your fave albums ever. That would probably make my top 10 post-punk LPs! I appreciate the kind words and you sharing your thoughts, as always! Be well.
👍. Hi Hanna: Bullseye! I will need some punk rock after my presentation later today. Have a great weekend! - Heather
Hey Heather! Hope your presentation went well! Time to punk out! Thanks as always! enjoy the weekend!
The eighties Ramones albums are incredibly underrated. Halfway to Sanity is one of my all time favorite records.
Interesting and refreshing to hear how loved the 80s Ramones output is. I wasn't sure there would be tons of fans of it, but these albums are definitely worth hearing and owning! Brilliant!
I still put 'Animal Boy' in on my car's cd rotation VERY often...
@@JMD1965 such a fantastic record. I’m going to have to go crank it.
@@TheOmahaIntrovert U could add New-York based New York Dolls . With The Stooges , those 3 influenced immensely the Punk scene in the UK & all over Usa .
@@BlueHopi144 she said the list started in 77 (technically 76 since first ramones on it).
Yay, great list Hannah, the first Clash album had such a massive impact in the U.K. at the time cos everyone could relate to those lyrics so much and musically they were spot on. The Clash had so much energy as a live band it was like an electrical charge in the room! Have a listen to Crass maybe their first album from ‘79 Feeding Of The Five Thousand is a good starter, raw lo-fi punk and lyrically so insightful. Great video 😎
Thanks, Paul! So glad you enjoyed the video! I just was able to pick up an original UK press of the Clash's debut at a record show over the weekend. So stoked! The only Crass record I own is Stations of the Crash. I hope to get more! Cheers!
Solid list, had not heard The Gits before. Def right on the soulful vocals, reminds me a lot of The Detroit Cobras singer Rachel Nagy. Nice wall of wax behind you as well.
Oh my goodness, yes, Mia was such a talent. A raw and emotive vocalist gone too soon. Part of the 27 club. I've only heard a few songs by the Detroit Cobras but I'll check 'em out again! Thanks!
I saw the Damned in Brussels around 1988 or 1989 & it was one of the most exceptional gigs i ever witnessed in my life among the ones from TOOL in the 93/94 era . Great that u brought them up first . Dead Kennedys ( can't remember which album ) was the first pUnk Band i had an LP record of in the 88/89 period .
So jealous you got to see the Damned in the 80s. Gotta get Dead Kennedys in my collection. I appreciate you watching!
@@TheOmahaIntrovert thank you for responding . Great list & presentation .
I do try to get to all my comments. I'm still behind them all for this video. Thank you again!
@@TheOmahaIntrovertHello from Liverpool UK,saw The Damned Dec 1989,Ramones October 89 deaf for about 3 days!
When considering the Clash, I have to say London Calling was one of the two most influential records of any genre in my entire life (John Coltrane's Giant Steps was the other). But when you want PUNK from the Clash, everyone points to the first album, but I think the lesser-known EP Black Market Clash actually roars a lot more forcefully.
Wha...??? I love Black Market Clash, but not much of it is pure punk. It's more reggae/dub inspired stuff mostly. And there's several covers of non-punk songs that aren't even played like punk songs. Stuff by Toots Hibbert and Williams & Mitoo, not to mention a Booker T. & the MGs song. A lotta people consider only their 1st 1-2 albums to be punk records.
Great list Omaha, especially Pink Flag and Germ Free Adolescence. Two female led punk albums that i may of included are Cut, The Slits debut and The Scream, Siouxie and the Banshees first album.
Hi Andrew! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! Yes, I have both of those albums you mentioned by the Slits and Siouxsie! Siouxsie will be included in my post-punk video! Most likely the Slits as well! Cheers!
Well I'm glad you went from 1 downwards as you kept me interested with Machine GE toping your list .
Thank you! Glad you liked that I started with #1! Had to keep the audience engaged! Cheers!
Machine Gun Ettiquette would be a major contender for #1 on my list as well. Great selections all around.
The Gits is a nice atypical pick. Happy to see Penetration and Vice Squad on your wall, both underrated (or under-discussed?) in my opinion.
Seeing Bikini Kill in a few weeks after several postponements!
My top 10 would include nearly all of yours. Other bands with albums in contention: The Stranglers, The Adverts, The Ruts, Dead Kennedys, Agent Orange and Television (if they're still considered punk). - Scott
Hi Scotty! Really enjoy your comment here, thank you! Yes, as you can tell, I really gravitate towards female-fronted punk. Vice Squad and Penetration definitely aren't discussed much, and what a shame. Oh man, I'm totally jealous that you get to see Bikini Kill! Wow! When I was in Rainy Day Records in Olympia, WA just before the pandemic hit, I remember seeing a flyer in there announcing a show. Of course, that was canceled due to the shutdowns, so I'm glad you'll get to see them!
I really want to pick up that Agent Orange debut. They are actually playing here in September. And Television's Marquee Moon is in my top 5 albums of all time, but I guess I've never considered them punk. Possibly post-punk? I don't know, so hard to classify with the intricate guitar work. What a killer album! Cheers!
Ahh, I totes dig THE ADVERTS, AGENT ORANGE and DK fir sure!!!
@@TheOmahaIntrovert "Living In Darkness" is such a great record! I hope yer able to find a copy for a decent price. My 2014 drastic plastic reissue sounds pretty good but the prices (on discogs) keep goin up up up! The cheapest copy available rn is $60! I got lucky and found mine in the wild for like $25. But yea, great album - especially the title track IMO.
Penetration's Race Against Time has one side of demos that are terrific punk and I wish they had continued in that vein. Other than their first two singles, the rest is not punk IMO.
@@jeffsims8270 Crossing the Red Sea is a classic punk album.
Very solid list love all your picks. My number one would be Bad Religion and any album really can't pick one. Descendents- Milo Goes To College, Minutement - Double Nickels, anything by Social D, Operation Ivy(punk with ska). X- Under the Big Black Sun which is one of my favorite albums. Both of The Gits albums are awesome. It was gut wrenching hearing what happened to that poor girl especially when most musicians demise is self inflicted. 7 Year Bitch - Viva Zapata is a wonderful album that came out after that incident.
Good stuff Matt. I inserted the debut from Bad Religion on my list, but you're right, hard to choose. That Minutemen album still floors me to this day. Oh, and I couldn't pick one X album, so went with 3.
Greetings, Matt! Yeah, Viva Zapata by 7 Year Bitch is a great tribute after Mia's death. The girls in 7 Year Bitch learned so much from Mia and the band. They even learned on their instruments at first. I really would love to get Double Nickels on the Dime by Minutemen on vinyl. One day! Thanks so much for your comment!
Great video and I agree on The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette. I saw them play the album in full in St Louis in 2019. It was awesome! Also, I am very jealous of The Gits album. Love Mia and The Gits. My brother's band Social Ritual opened for them just a week before she died. Such a tragic loss of such an amazing person and musician. I wish I had a copy of it on LP.
Hey there! So awesome you saw the Damned play MGE in '19! I mean, wow! Totally jealous! Ohhh, how special that your brother's band opened for the Gits just before Mia passed. They are missed. I still look for OGs of their stuff whenever I'm out digging. Cheers!
What a lovely video, yet also killing me with Polly Styrene and Mia Zapata trauma. This is the first video of yours I've seen but I'm subscribing pronto! (P.S. my no 1 is probably Banned In DC, Bad Brains.☺️)
What a kind comment! Thank you! So glad you stumbled upon my channel, and I appreciate you subscribing, too! Yay! I will be getting some Bad Brains in my collection this year. It is my mission! Cheers!
Thank you for leading me into 'Amyl and the Sniffers'. You were right: they are DAMN good! 🙂
Thanks, Phil! Glad I brought Amyl & the Sniffers to your attention! Amy Taylor is a force! Cheers!
Check out The Chats too.
The count up from #1 was genius! lol, Short attention spans for the win!
Not a weak album on the list. I might debate London Calling over The Clash, but it is not a punk album, and Janie Jones alone means The Clash s/t makes the list.
Lots of love for The Damned. Great #1.
Nice call on Bodies. A perfect anthem for the last week. I will give the Pistol show a watch. The chatter around it had put me off.
You got to see I am A Cliche! I loved it. A great insight into Poly Styrene's life. Love the X-Ray Spex album.
Singles Going Steady 100% deserves to be on the list. It transcends your typical compilation. Simply perfect.
Wire and The Saints both kind of balked at being lumped in with punk. But both need to be on the list.
I am glad to see you giving The Saints so much praise. Being from Australia and not having the punk look seems to have hurt them.
As Bob Geldolf said,, "Rock music of the Seventies was changed by three bands -- the Sex Pistols, the Ramones, and the Saints."
Music was moving so fast during those years. Pub Rock, Punk, Power Pop, New Wave, Post Punk, etc. But you really nailed the best of first-wave punk.
The album list can be challenging as so many threw out a handful of amazing singles and then disappeared.
A couple of more recent bands you might like are -
Post Pink - their 8-track 13-minute EP I Believe You, OK is great. I saw them open for the Breeders and they carried it all live.
Krupoviesa - From Argentina. Their EP Default is great. They cover 4 classic Fall tracks, in Spanish. Maybe pushing the punk categorization a little but worth checking out.
And Ghost World is amazing.
Thanks for another great video and for giving me somewhere to ramble about wonderful music.
Hello again to you, Richard! Glad you liked the count-up instead of countdown!
I liked reading that you will give Pistol a chance. The reviews definitely are mixed. It's pure entertainment.
Singles Going Steady definitely transcends the typical comp indeed! Well stated! So solid.
That Bob Geldolf quote is gold. Truly three groundbreaking bands.
You gave me a couple of bands to check out too that I had never heard of! I appreciate that. Getting lots of good recommendations in this video!
Rock on, and ramble on! I enjoy the interaction!
HI! Nice to see yer back out there! VC Punk Chapter has been quiet for a while! Nice to see the Gits on your list as I'm from Seattle. I didnt personally know her but lots of my employees at the time did! Devistating loss. I agree with your list most of those records would be on mine too...missing to me is Elvis Costellos Classic This Years Model (just a personal preference) but the Big Deal is nobody ever seems to mention Australia's Radio Birdman/ Radios Appear!! If you havent heard this record I highly recommend getting ahold of it , it is classic and amazing!!
Hey Chuck! Thanks for the kind words. You said you're from Seattle. You still reside there? I was amazed at how many awesome records I was able to pick up in Seattle/Olympia/Tacoma and then down in Portland when I resided in that area briefly a few years ago. Some of my best vinyl pickups ever were at the record shows up there. Truly a honey hole for records! Yeah, Mia's loss was a tough one. She really touched a lot of people. And yep, that last record you mentioned - I just so happened to find a killer copy last weekend at a record show up north! Stay tuned!
Morning! I’m in Portland Or. now. So happy you landed the record! This is a top record for me since 1978! Can’t wait to hear you rave about it! I always tell people to move all the breakables out of the way before they toss it on! Heading to Blackpool UK in about ten days for Rebellion 2022! 300 punk bands ,10 or so stages, 4 days! Tons of friends! Have not been back since 2019. My 2020 was all paid. I lucked out and all my pre payments ticket, hotel and flight were honored! Can’t wait! Anyway thanks for your response. Keep rockin!
I liked it that you kept your list old school except the Gits record, if it were me me I would swapped Siouxsie and Banshees Ju Ju in place of the Gits but Another Shot Whiskey buy the Gits is a pretty rockin song. Liked the video and you and Chris made a really cool music room.
Hey there! Glad you dig our new music room. I love spending time in there every day! Ahhh, I love Siouxsie & the Banshees and they would be included in my post-punk list if I ever do one! Glad you love the Gits, too! Cheers!