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F*** Disco! This is Punk! and thats more important [;)]

What were your favorite Punk Tunes from back in the day?

Sham 69 -- Borstal Breakout
The Avengers -- Car Crash
JFA -- Preppy
X Rey Spex -- Oh Bondage Up Yours
The Damned -- Neat Neat Neat
Menice -- GLC
The Vibrators -- Yeah Yeah Yeah
The Clash -- Complete Control
The Ruts -- H Eyes
The Germs -- Lexicon Devil
VKTMS -- White Girl
The Faction -- Why Save the Whales
The Avengers -- The American in Me
999 -- Homicide
The Sex Pistols -- Bodies
The Stooges -- No Fun (old school)
Black Flag -- White Minority
Black Flag -- Rise Above
The Vibrators -- Petrol
The Vandels -- Pirates Life
The Damned -- Stretcher Case
The Exploited -- Sex and Violence
The Clash -- White Riot
The Adicts -- Joker in the Pack


thats just for starters

Wild Youth - Generation X
If The Kids Are United - Sham 69
Identity - X-Ray Spex
Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts
Orgasm Addict - Buzzcocks
Love Song - The Damned
The Greatest Cockney Ripoff - Cockney Rejects
Don't Dictate - Penetration
Suspect D

Gosh-How Much space Am I alloted for this?-While I liked punk and still do-I was never a purist and so much of my favorite music from the era is not-strictly speaking-"punk"

I think the last really good punk bands were Bad Religion, Screeching Weasel a

To name a few...

Dead Kennedys--Police Truck
Dead Kennedys--California Uber Alles
Vibrators--Automatic Lover
Dead Boys --Sonic Reducer
Sex Pistols--Anarchy In the Uk
Rotters--Sit On My Face Stevie Nicks
Nosebleeds-Aint Been To No Music School
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Wow. Just WAY too many to mention. I think my list would be endless!

The Clash-White Riot
The Damned-New Rose
Sex Pistols-Anarchy in the UK, God Save the Queen, Problems
Dead Kennedys-California Uber Alles
Siouxsie and the Banshees-Carcass
X-Johnny Hit and Run Pauline
X Ray Spex-Oh Bondage Up Yours
999-Homicide

OK let's see...

The Ramones-I Wanna Be Sedated & Rock N Roll Radio
Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
Adam & The Ants - Beat My Guest
Fear - I Don't Care About You & Gimme Some Action
Dead Kennedys - Holiday In Cambodia
Suicidal Tendencies - Institu

Blondie- "X Offender"
The Freeze- "This Is Boston, Not L.A."
Gang Green- "Voices Scary"
The Offenders- "I Hate Myself"
Jerry's Kids- "Straight Jacket"
Suicidal Tendencies- "Institutionalized"
Scratch Acid- "Cannibal"
The Dead Kennedys- "Moon Over M

In addition to all the great ones already mentioned, mostly obvious but they were some of my favs...

Another State of Mind – Social Distortion
Institutionalized – Suicidal Tendencies
TV Party – Black Flag
Love Song – The Damned
We Want the Airwav

Sounds like we got a good "punk" comp going here-I'll take one of each please.

More Punk Favorites


The Dils -- I Hate the Rich
The Avengers -- Thin White Line
Richard Hell -- Blank Generation
The Ramones -- Beat on the Brat
UK Subs -- I Live in a Car
Sex Pistols -- Submision
Spizz Energy -- Where's Captian Kirk
The Clash

My record collection is about half punk, and half new wave, and I have a ton of punk favorite songs. Some of these are: Generation X,"Kiss Me Deadly", X-Ray Spex,"Oh Bondage Up Yours!", Circle Jerks,"Wild In the Streets", Vandals,"Urban Struggle", and So

what we need is more punk so here it is


Generation X -- Promises
The Buzzcocks -- What do I Get
The Zeros -- Don't Push Me Around
The Rezillos -- Top of the Pops
X Ray Spex -- I am a Pouser
Essential Logic -- Arresol Burns
Iggy Pop -- Search an

I was always much more "NW" than "punk" back in the day, but it really grew on me, thanks to the Clash. Here are some favs:

Clash - White Riot
Stiff Little Fingers - Tin Soldiers
Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK
Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia

You can check out the ever-changing list on a weekly basis here:

http://www.kfai.org/programs/rad_riot/playlist.htm