The year has been incredible for releases and the Putdown do not come up short. This is a great EP. A lot power-pop and pop punk influence reminds me a lot early Everclear/SNFU stuff and maybe a little bit of Lagwagon. Very poppy stuff is you have a pop punk vein that needs to get filled. 5 songs with great riffs and catchy drum solos. Very mid-ninties punk music.
http://www.reverbnation.com/theputdown
the Astronauts - Lost in Space 10"
Are you a fan of classic surf punk? This is some amazing stuff if you are into that style of punk. Very intense guitar styles and drum solos. The bass solos are just insane. This is great stuff with a few covers, which include a great version of the theme from the TV show the Munsters. Really great stuff.
Force Fed - This War EP
These guys bring to the table some awesome street-punk/oi! This is some really awesome stuff. These guys bring a mix of Street punk and Cali hardcore that you don't get from most bands. I like the style and the production, this is some really good stuff. If you like Section 242 and bands in that vein you will love this EP.
Amazing street punk/oi!/hardcore album, Amazing choruses. Kind of a mix between One Way System and Agnostic Front with a taste of Murphys Law. I got about two songs into the album and I was hooked. Really liked 'Take it Back'. The album is has a ton of great tracks including 'On the Wrong Track', 'Hey You', 'What Are You Gonna Do', 'Black Army w/ Mark of the Unseen', etc. These are all amazing songs. This is just a great album. Don't got it, buy it.
This is amazing hardcore thrash from Finland. Yes all the songs are in finnish, but they fuckin' rock and kind of remind me of Cro-mags and later DRI. Its great stuff with some amazing guitar riffs and the drums are just all over the map. This is really great stuff.
This is an amazing comp. I really like the mix bands. Got some hardcore, some d-beat and a little thrash. Really great sounds from each band, too. Global Parasite, Burnt Cross, Decreto 77, Dirty Protest, Stab Your Back, etc etc. This is a huge comp and the songs are just amazing. Great choices, great bands.
Wow! I am impressed. It's not often you hear a great mix of '77 style UK punk and '80s California style hardcore in one band. I like the sound of all three song and the bonus live version of the title track. This is great stuff. I did however notice the singer pronouces some of the lyrics just like Jonny Lyden. Not sure if it was intended. Great stuff all around. https://www.facebook.com/PissNBlood?ref=ts
Classic punk in 2011? No way. Citizen Keyne bring it! This is classic street punk out of the UK. JUst when I was gonna give up and beleive that it could not be done, they did it. This is a great album. Furtue classic tracks include 'Oi! for England', 'Unity', 'Punk not Fashion', etc. This is awesome stuff. Very Gonads, Business and Evil Conduct influenced. I was completely blown away. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Citizen-Keyne-Oi-Oi/210758765632977
Russian powerhouse street punk! Holy shit! This is amazing stuff from the streets of Russia and man these guys are tight! Very Menace and 4-skins influence street/oi! and yes it's in English. Solid guitar, bass, drums and vocals. It almost sounds like these guys are out of the early 80s. It's amazing to see that classic street-punk is back! Buy it! Support these guys! https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=108426015863579
This is amazing album out of Germany. I am impressed, amazing vocals (in english). Powerful guitars and drums. This is a well put together album. The band itself play a powerful blend of American and European hardcore. There are a lot of good influences. The one thing that stood out is the vocals. Holy shit the man has pipes. Great stuff.
What happened to good old hardcore punk? It's not dead and has been given a second chance. Ziplock brings back the feel and the intensity that is needed to get hardcore out of the ICU and back into a fresh new band. Very '80s style old-school punk that is refreshing and brings me back to my roots. This UK band reminds me of Dillinger 4/GBH mash-up. Hard driving tunes with great lyrics and a taste of solid street-punk/oi! Very good stuff! http://www.reverbnation.com/ziplockpunk
Absolved - This One Goes to Seven EP
I enjoy a punk band that has different influences. I like the fact this EP has a bunch of different punk styles to it. They have few power-po songs and then they mix it up. They have a hardcore song and a decent cover of 'Halloween' by the Misfits. Again it is great to see people mix it, so the album does not sound like 20 or some versions of the same song. I like it and you will too. I promiss. Great stuff from Ventura, CA. http://www.reverbnation.com/absolved
Solid NYC hardcore. Bold guitar riffs and intense double-bass on the drum kit. Great hardcore from Zombie Fight. The vocals stay constant throughout the EP, with additional vocals in the chants of the coruses. The drummer is just insane on this EP, one the best performances for a hardcore band. Great stuff all around. This is one that really wanna add to your collection. http://zombiefight.bandcamp.com/album/broke-for-tomorrow-volume-1
Great stuff from these guys. Very solid mix of hardcore/pop/power-punk coming from this album. These guys have a solid sound throughout and it shows. These guys have a varied mix of influences that make the album strong and the production offers a great mix of music. This is a great album and something adding to your collection. http://www.facebook.com/mustardmen
Riot in Paradise is a powerhouse of hardcore. Fast, intense stuff from California. These guys remind me of a cross between Negative Approach/4 Past Midnight. Great tunes with great time changes. Lyrics stay very solid throughout the album. This album contains great punk anthems and is soon to a classic. If you don’t got it, you better get it. http://www.bloodshotanddilated.com/
The Krays are awesome. The have mastered great street-punk/Oi!. Then they took to the next level. Bi-lingual Oi!. A great music of lyrics in English and Spanish. What makes the album so much better is that it has a great Dillinger 4 sound to it. This guys really took it up a notch with this album. Great stuff. It is something that needs to be in your collection and your mp3 player. Wow! Awesome stuff. http://www.facebook.com/thekraysnyc
Poison Idea meets DRI. Fast, angry and loud. 30 songs of powerful punk. This album two EPs in one. These guys make it look easy. Down to the root of great power-pop with a hint of trash. Songs are short and down to the point. I like it and will proudly add to it to my collection. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rex-84/115897368482857
Very Zeke or at least rockabilly influenced hardcore. Kind of a Gang Green meets Social Distortion sound. Kind of reminds me of Zeke's Flat Tracker album. great stuff all around. Very awesome power-pop/hardcore. I really like this album and I know you will, too. Short songs are the added bonus, leaves you wanting more. http://www.myspace.com/atgtheband
Great pop-power in the vein of Social Distortion/NOFX. You can really hear a Mike Ness/Fat Mike influence in the album. Very poppy, but yet very much great punk rock. A bit of emo, a bit of fun. Great stuff all around though. This a great E.P. strong, but not too face-paced, just like a good cup of java with just the right amount of cream and sugar. Four tracks of good stuff. http://halfraptor.bandcamp.com/
Charging out of Brooklyn, these guys are a great street-punk/oi! band and this EP is bound to be a classic. The reason I say that is simple, the title track of the album rings true to any band that publishes through ASCAP or BMI. Truth be told not one artist has gotten a dime from the lawsuits, so it makes my blood boil when someone says that pirates are stilling from bands. This is the first and not the last an artist has really made a statement about this. This is a great EP containing some songs. It should be in your record collection. Truly a soon to be classic. http://45adapters.com/
Steady, smooth and female fronted pop-punk from New York. The band keeps from sounding to indie by having a mix of progressive chords ala Lookout Records. This EP sounds like a mix of Save Ferris, NOFX and Lagwagon. Brings me back to bands like the Wynonna Riders and the Hi-Fives with a female singer. Great stuff for fans of poppy pop-punk ala Lookout Records in the ’90s. http://www.dieprettymusic.com/intro.cfm
Very NYHC/Straight Edge influenced hardcore from Italy. These guys must have the entire Revelation Records catalog from the '90s as a consistant influence in their music. I really heard a Youth of Today/Gorilla Biscuits/Judge sound in the entire EP. 7 songs of straight to the point hardcore with Hare Krishna over-tones. Very true to NYHC of the '90s. http://setmefreehc.bandcamp.com/album/only-one-flag
Old-school, hell yeah! Hardcore, hell, yeah! No More Saints are a great new band out of California. They are older guys with a new school stage show. When they went to the studio that knocked it out of the park. This is a great album. Old-school hardcore/power-pop that sounds alot like Gang Green meets JFA. Great raw hardcore that’s not too fast, but just right. Great non-dark metal sound out of So. Cal. Tracks include songs from their demo like ‘La Familia’ and ‘You’re No Saint’. With some new stuff like ‘We Must Consume’. Great stuff. Great addition to your mp3 player. http://www.facebook.com/nomoresaints
Great hardcore from Arizona. A Taste of Freedom brings great hardcore punk in the EP. They have a great sound and even a great song in Espanol. They have inteanse lyrics and great guitar hooks. They have a great mix of old school and new school. The best thing is that this is a free EP. http://atof.bandcamp.com/album/a-taste-of-freedom
False Alarm are a great punk band. Then have a great sound that is a little more old school power-pop. They are raw with a huge amount of new school energy. This album is great. 7 songs with special guest Fat Mike. This is no NOFX album, his is pure old-school power-pop with great lyrics. These guys but out a great album. Tracks include ‘Learning is Impossible’, ‘Can’t Get Into A Bar’ and ‘Government Has a War’. All great stuff, with a classic California sound. http://www.myspace.com/falsealarmrecords
Vicious, heart-pounding, hard-charging, high-energy and anger-fueled hardcore. This is some really great hardcore. Great choruses, intense guitars. This EP goes strait for the throat and doesn't let go. These goes have a very east-coast edge and the drums alone get the heart going. This is a great intense EP. The sound is vintage 90's New York hardcore reminds me older stuff from straight-edge with a higher quality recording to it. These guys have mastered a great sound. 5 songs of pure old-school hardcore gold. http://youngturks.bandcamp.com/album/halfhearted
Very Chicago/Ramones influenced pop-punk. Someone likes the lyrics of Screeching Weasel and the guitar style of the Queers. This is great stuff if you are a fan of the Ramones or Screeching Weasel or the Queers. I could even go as far as to say that it sounds like stuff that was released by either one of the bands themselves before Lookout or any other label got to them. http://www.myspace.com/thebeldings
You can never give the UK too little props for producing ska. This is an awesome EP. Great tempo, great beats and just great music all around. This guys really bring it when it comes to comes to the music. Fresh out of the UK, this is a great find for anyone who likes ska music. This is bound to be a classic and I am sure these guys put on a great live show. https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Fractions/7086961407
Extreme trash from Minneapolis, MN. These guys bring the trash. Very fast, great drummers. I like how all the songs start with a lot of guitar reverb, really has that Minneapolis Profane Existence (Profane Existence Records) vibe. Really great stuff if you like classic Minneapolis thrash. These guys really bring the pain.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brain-Tumors/158990737447896
Awesome stuff out of Philadelphia. These guys formed in 2007 and play classic old-school style hardcore. Great guitar hooks and a few minor bass solos. Really like the drummers style. This is a great little EP. May not be for everyone, but I like Dr Know style punk, so this is going to be a great gem for my MP3 player. Great stuff. http://www.myspace.com/vibm
the Mandriods add a classic twist to 70's style punk with a new school twist. For some reason a feel there is at some point a Vice Squad influence with a lot Lookout! records influence. Very poppy music with a Jello Biafra sounding vocal. Intense pop sound throughout the EP. Great stuff. 4 songs from a free download to feed your hunger for new tunes. http://themandroids.bandcamp.com/album/technical-demonstration
Hard to believe this is a UK punk band. This some intense very US influenced Punk Rock. Holy shit! Listing to this Demo I am having flashbacks to Black Flag/Circle Jerks/Gang Green era punk. This is great stuff, kind of a British version of the band Filth from the '90s. Wow! these guys schooled in the '80s US punk/'80s British crust. Great stuff. http://music.theinciders.com/album/the-demo-ep
This is another great street punk album. Very old-school hardcore, but well recorded and enginered. This guys are an awesome street-punk/oi band and it shows. A solid sound with a lot of influences in the hardcore/punk/oi! scene. Great lyrics and solid timing. Tracks include 'I Scream', 'Carry On', 'Skinheads Alright', 'Insufficient Funds', etc. These are all bound to be future punk classics.
Emergency Bitter – The Football EP
Raw, gritty and catchy. Pure underdog, Emergency Bitter is a great band out of the UK and this four song EP is the proof. Power-pop with catchy choruses and riffs. I was singing along with the lyrics on the first listen. For 1 and half quid it is not a bad purchase either. Great stuff out of England… Preview all four songs and purchase at: http://emergencybitter.bandcamp.com/album/the-football-ep
Angry, dirty and gritty. This Demo is fast-paced anger from track one all the way til the end. Intense hardcore from Texas. Great vocals, solid riffs and insane lyrics. This is a great demo. This guys are intense. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anti-climax/63930833995
Female fronted hardcore from SO. Cal. This is just a good or better than Search for the Strength. Very strong lyrics, more political. Some of the songs remind me Naked Agression. I actually like the way this one was put together, great album art. The band has brought it one again. Really awesome! http://ontherag.net/
All or Nothing is Female fronted hardcore from Southern Cali. Great vocals and intense lyrics. Awesome and intense guitar riffs and basslines. This is a really awesome punk band and a really awesome CD. I full enjoyed playing it over and over again. Great stuff. Check it out. http://ontherag.net/
These guys out of LA know how to put a demo together. This is great stuff. Queers/Screeching Weasel style garage punk with a great mix of Rancid style street punk. This is actually a really great demo. I like the style and the solid rhythm of the sound. http://counterfeitsaints.blogspot.com/
Fast-paced oi!/street-punk from Boston. These guys have a great sound best way to put it would be Flogging Molly meets the Business. This album has a great theme of heavy drinking and having fun. Lyrics are true to the working class oi! scene. The music is fast paced with a mix of traditional Irish instruments. All around I really like the Album. This is something that everyone should have on their MP3 player and then their collection. Great stuff. www.facebook.com/beantown.boozehounds
A German three-some. These guys are a mix of the Ramones and Nofx. Actually remind me a little of Wizo, from Germany as well. This is Ramones/Screeching Weasel/Queers style power-pop with a little fun mixed. Easy lyrics, great riffs. This is good stuff… http://www.reverbnation.com/defecationarea
Wow!! This is fast-paced, gritty, hard-charging punk from the UK. This is power-pop ala GBH and Black Flag. This is great stuff. This is the first of many great album released by the Drongos. Hard, fast-paced music with catchy coruses and fun riffs. A power-packed album that I just cannot stop playing over and over. This is one album that belongs in your collection. What are you waiting for? http://www.facebook.com/pages/drongos-for-europe/251933998393
This is actually a great garage punk band from the Los Angeles area. They have been at this for a while and a lot of the songs have been played on LA commercial punk rock since the late '70s. Great stuff, very simple 3 chord garage punk. Funny and very political lyrics. http://www.benedictarnoldandthetraitors.com/
It's Flogging Molly and it's a live album. This has some very long songs and very good improve during the songs. Great stuff from the band and the crowd was just fuckin' amazing. It include 'Swagger','Laura', etc. Really great stuff. https://www.facebook.com/floggingmolly
What happens when you mix the Ramones, the Trashmen and the Beach Boys, you get this album. A great mix of power-pop aka the Ramones and surf guitar. The Queers have done a great with this album, this is the great classic sound of the Queers. Catchy lyrics with simple and easy riffs to follow riffs. Lets hope that the switch to Asian Man Records brings more of these records. This is a great add to their over-sized discog and will be a great add to your mp3 player and CD collection. http://www.thequeersusaband.com/
War Victims - Dogs of War EP
Hard, fast, pounding hardcord with insane vocals. It's almost death metal, but is just too d-beat for that. The drums are all over the map and the guitar is just pounding. Has a west coast feel with alot of UK d-beat influence. I like the title track. There is also some great bass in 'How Many More Must Die'. Intense insane and just pounding shit. Great stuff.
Fast-paced skate/thrash very much in the vein of Filth/Capitalist Casualties. Great album. Short songs that are fast and to the point. I was impressed with the drummer on this one. Great beats all the way through the album. Intense vocals brought the album of the top. From band from Reading, PA. Did in interview that is posted on the blog. Great album all around with some good lyrics. http://www.commonenemy2000.com/
These guys are a great punk band out of Buffalo, NY. This album is a great mix of Misfits/the Cramps type psychobilly meets power-pop. It's actually a fun album that has playful, fun lyrics with psychobilly guitar hooks and basslines. The singer reminds me of Lex Interior. All together a great album from the band. http://www.myspace.com/ballcheezepsychotics
If you are a fan of Oxymoron, this is the album for you. SUcker is back with a great lineup and some awesome tunes. This is awesome street punk/oi! in a manner that only Sucker can produce. In your face street punk and oi! with classic punk influences. THis is by far some
of the best new school punk rock out there. Sucker brings the lyrics and the vocals and the rest of band bring a great mix of timing and chemistry that produces a great album. This is one that you need to add to your collection. http://www.myspace.com/badcoproject
the Straps-onz put together a cd. This is very '77 style pop-punk easy guitar chords and great choruses. After the release the band went on to be Complete Control. This however is a disc with 9 awesome songs. Very laid back tunes coming from San Antonio, TX. I really enjoyed it and so will your mp3 player. http://www.myspace.com/straponzz
Classic new school ska with a mix of power-pop. TreePhort is a great punk band and this album is a great mix of punk and ska, lyrics are very catchy and the sound is great. Really great stuff here and this album is one that is definitely one that you wanna check out. This is a classic in the sense that this is some of the best new school ska out there. You will not see these guys on the cover of any fancy glossy magazine, but you wanna see these guys live. Great stuff. Great 'Nerdcore' as the band calls it. https://www.facebook.com/treephort?sk=info
Classic street-punk/power-pop/traditional Irish folk. This band has a lot of influence from Social Distortion. Great album, great punk music from these guys. This is a classic punk album because, it just is. These guys bring a lot of great punk music in one album. This album has it all. Great guitar hooks and very Oi! influence choruses. These guys are just great all around. Glad to see they are back. This is the album to buy and it is classic Pinkerton Thugs. https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pinkerton-Thugs/239880889381206
Coming from Seattle, Zeke has a hard-charging mid-west hardcore sound. They provide high-energy racing-themed hardcore punk to a power-pop sound that is mind-blowing to say the least. 'Kicked in the Teeth' brings some great new songs to their collection of recordings that is both high-energy power-pop and frenzed hardcore punk. Great stuff. Check out the track 'Telepath Boy', it is just classic Zeke. http://www.zekeyou.com/
Blanks 77 are a punk band with a unique sound. They are a cross between street punk/oi!, power-pop and UK82 music all in one package. This album is by far some of their best work on one album. Tracks like 'I Wanna Be a Punk', 'Suburbia', etc. All great tracks off a great album. This is by far a classic punk album, something for your new school part of your collection, but can easily mix will with old school stuff as well. Great stuff that you really need to add to your music collection. http://www.radicalrecords.com/blanks.html
Five song trash-fest of hardcore punk music. Hewhocupports plays a mix of punk/metal/trash with a dry throat singer and blasts a little funk/fussion on bass. Fork Knife Spoon adds a taste of crust deathmetal to the mix with hard-driving vocals. A great mix of hardcore.
This is one of the most classic and best Skinhead records out there. Perkele is a great band with a classic street punk/oi! sound that you cannot find anywhere. They did a great job with the album. Classics like ‘Heart Full of Pride’, ‘The Day Has Come’ and ‘Yellow and Blue’ are all great songs that should be in your mp3 player. This album is something you will want to play over and over. http://perkele.bandworm.de/wp/
Very Poppy power-pop from both bands. They have a very similar sound, so I can see why they decided on doing a split EP together. Great power-pop sound with a cover of the theme from 'Laverne and Shirley'. Great Split EP and worth adding to any music library.
Great album from a great band. These guys really put together a great album on this. Classic oi!/street punk with a hardcore feel. It is a great package all around. I was hooked from the 1st track ‘War is sick’ all the way thru the last track. It is a really great album and these guys are a really great band. This is definately one for the collection. http://www.angelfire.com/nj2/oiscouts/
It fast and hard, but all the songs are short and fuckin' funny. This is a great little EP. I need to play it from time to time just to get mind back in the '90s when things were fun and people just stopped giving a shit. This is the best EP for that. Hard drive guitars with a Gang Sound and just fuckin funny lyrics. Need a laugh? Buy it!
If your stereo had a setting for 11, this would be the album that would blow up your house. Fuck yeah. Argy Bargy pulled out all of the stops putting this album together and it shows. One of the most played albums in my collection. This is one of the greatest Oi! albums out there. Argy Bargy, the Business, Cock Sparrer, Cockney Rejects, Angelic Upstarts, 4-Skins are all the greatest Oi! bands. I think the best part is, no matter what, they all have good things to say about each other. But this album is a mainstay for Oi! and is as classic as you can get. This is one album that will get your blood pumping. If you don’t got beat down the door to local record store and get it today. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Argy-Bargy-Official/125920744153144
Ramones style power-pop from NYC. Actually, why would not expect Ramones style music from the actual roadie for the Ramones? This is great stuff but, very music in the Lookout Records/Screeching Weasel vain, it's a shame Lookout! dropped the band. Really great stuff. Very poppy and yet funny stuff. I liked and so will you. Something that really does need to be added to your collection. http://www.georgetabb.com/
Funny, funny lyrics. Straight out of Henderson, NV these guys play a mix of hardcore and comedy. These guys a very west coast early '90s Gilman Street feel. I wanna warn you a head of time that the singer takes a bit to get used to. Very solid hardcore sound for those that like the '90s feel. Great stuff and worth a listen. http://www.myspace.com/bobafettyouth
Great fucking Oi! music from Atlanta. I love this disc. The singer sounds like Sam Keninson, but fuck it! The guitars riffs are tight, the basslines rock and the drummer kicks ass! Great fucking punk rock from a great band. This is one of favorite discs. Really worth checking out.
http://www.myspace.com/theantiheros
Fast, short, blunt and poppy. The Nobodys have a great way of being sarcastic that is both mean and yet funny at the same time. This is actually a great album. Short songs that are a mix of pop-punk/power-pop and the legedary 80's hadrcore punk sounds. Great punk music and it's funny. http://www.myspace.com/thenobodyspunkrawk
Great in your face punk rock from a classic punk band. This is deffinately a classic punk record with great vocals from Penelope Houston. This acually a compilation record of records from the bands history. Really great studio stuff and even better live stuff. This is a great album to have in your mp3 player and in your collection. Just too much good stuff. Jam it in your ears and play it loud. http://www.myspace.com/Avengers
Great pop-punk out of Phoenix, AZ. This is really great stuff and is actually very catchy. Poppy lyrics, simple guitar chords and bass lines. This is great stuff if your in the mood very poppy punk rock. I enjoyed it and it is fun to listen to. Great punk rock. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mandingo-Punk-Rock/116563701766711
The first bands to open up for one of my bands. These guys are actually very good friends with Fat Mike of NOFX. One of the best German punk bands. The album is almost completely in German, but almost anyone can figure out what they are saying if you listen to the record. A mix of 70′s street punk and West Coast power-pop these guys fucking rock. I actually consider this a classic punk album because these guys have a style of music that has no borders and are the most friendly band you will ever meet. http://www.fatwreck.com/band/index/26
Great pop-punk/power-pop mix. These guys really mix it up on this CD. Based out of New York these guys play a great tunes with a catchy guitar riffs and great voacls. One of my favorite CDs of the '90s. They also do a great cover of 'Jelous Again'. Great stuff all around. This is an old disc, by always a great listen. http://www.myspace.com/sinkholenotdickpole
You got to love a solid Monty Python sense of humor. This disc is hilarious from start to finish. I couldn't stop laughing. Wat Tyler bring a mix of humor that is not shown by people these days. This albums also contains diffent styles of punk rock, everything from SKA to power-pop to hardcore. Really amazing album with a great mix of stuff. Not only that they make fun of everything. Completely awesome and hilarious.
Zoinks! are a great pop-punk/power-pop punk bands out of Neveda. This is by far their best release. Not bad for a first full-length album. This is really great stuff and bay far one of the best and leas heard pop-punk releases of the '90s. This is actually a very fun album, complete with cover of 'the Greatest American Hero' theme. http://www.zoinksonline.com/index.htm
Ramones style power-pop that features Ben Weasel of Screeching Weasel and Dan Vapid of Sludgeworth/the Queers. The band enjoys to off the Archie comics town of Riverdale. Very ramones/surf/'60s style garage music. The music is very poppy pop-punk with some power-pop mixed in.
http://www.officialriverdales.com/
Every now and again you hear a record that stays true to it's theme. This chaotic and random collection of songs actually stays true to the theme of J.D. Salinger, the point being that the aim was to make fun of the punk anti-rebellion which the record does stay to true to that. Very poppy power-pop that stays true to the Lookout! records brand. Great stuff. Includes a cover of 'Kids in America' and 'the Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle'. http://www.myspace.com/thewynonariders
This is a great take on new school ska music. These album mixes pop-punk and ska in a way that it works and does not seem very watered down. It is actually really great stuff. I actually enjoyed listening to the whole album. Very poppy yet, yet funny ska music. All around great stuff. http://www.lessthanjake.com/
the Bollweevils are Great poper-pop/hardcore. This is a great punk album. EVen includes a cover of 'Pay to Cum'. I really like this disc. Great mix of pop/power-pop with a hardcore feel. These guys bring old school and new school together to play some damn good punk. http://www.myspace.com/bollweevils
This has to be one of best and classic Oi! Albums to come out of the US. These guys are really amazing and they produce some great stuff. This is not the first time this album has been considered for this type of honor. This is a very working class album, if fact the band never quit their jobs after releasing a handful of great albums and many sucessful tours. They are still a working class punk band. The song itself is very street punk with a California sound. Very catchy and melodic tunes and tackling a lot of working class issues. Really great stuff. http://swinginutters.com/
If you love the Subhumans, you will love Citizen Fish. All the great stuff you loved about the Subhumans with a few lineup changes here, SKA and there and some vegan overtones. This is an amazing album. Great mix of SKA and of course the Subhumans. This album is political and fun. Great, great, album. I could listen to it at least 3 or 4 times a day. http://www.citizenfish.com/
Very poppy power-pop with a strong '70s style punk influence. The music is as a poppy as you can get with strong mid-western US influence. The songs remind me a lot of the Queers/Schreeching Weasel. They have a garage rock/surf flavor added as well which tries to mask the Ramones influence. It's really great stuff actually. http://www.myspace.com/kingsofjunkrock
Fast driving power-pop from New York all girl punk band the Lunachicks. This album is great. These gals mix a few different styles to produce a great sound. The band has a lot of old school influences from New York and it shows. Awesome album that brings back a time in the '70s when the music was tough, loud and had a pop sound with a great mix of melodic choruses. One of the better albums from this group. http://www.myspace.com/lunachicks
Still one of the premiere ska bands out of Riverside, CA. Intense new school ska with a nice brass section. The band plays both English and Spanish traditional music mixed with a solid sound and biligual lyrics. The music has insane time changes that add new school and power-pop to the mix. This is a great album with a cover of the oldies classic 'Charlie Brown'. The album also has my favorite Voodoo song 'Thift Shop Junkie'. http://www.voodooglowskulls.com/
Another in a series of mash ups feature Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys. This one features Mojo Nixon, known for his crazy country style punk. This album actually features a list of famous country and bible hymns in a way that only Jello could explain them. Funny stuff really, not that I am a fan of country music, but at the same time if you had older parents the irony is there. If you really wanna stick it to the christian right-wing, this is the best way to do. http://www.alternativetentacles.com/
Wow! Great hardcore for NYC, this is by far a hardcore classic. Yuppicide brings it when it comes to great tunes. The vocals are intense and come at you in various forms of distortion at times. The accent is instense and works well. Insane lyrics, guitar hook and bass solos all in a rapid fire machine and that speaks to you in ways that give you chills. This is by far one of the most classic albums out of DOn Fury's studio. These guys go out of there way to play a great show as well. Great stuff and at times it's just plain brilliant how everything comes together for these guys. http://www.facebook.com/pages/YUPPICIDE/353441848821
What happens when you mix traditional Scotish music and street punk/oi. You get a great album for a great band. This is by far on of the best albums I’ve heard in a while. Great stuff, definately a classic punk record. All the way thru to the cover of ‘Scot Wha’ Ha’e’. Great stuff. If you don’t have this in you collection you are missing out on some great punk. http://www.realmckenzies.com/Welcome.html
Great poppy/blues style power-pop from Oakland, CA. Tilt is a female front band and they remind me of the Seattle band the Gits (just saying). Great very catchy lyrics with an awesome bass player. The rhythm is great throughout the album with really great basslines and guitar riffs. Great stuff from a great/more poppy punk band. http://www.myspace.com/tiltfanclub
Yeah, it's straight edge hardcore, but it fuckin' rocks. 3 great song, one 7". Still one of my favorite 7" records, not sure why, but it just rocks. Vocals are scratchy and with an accent, solid drums, solid guitar and bass. All around a great 7". http://www.myspace.com/youthoftodayhc
Yes, more straight edge hardcore, but it is really great stuff. Solid vocals, solid rhythm great stuff. 12 songs of hardcore magic. Tones like 'Hold Your Ground', 'Big Mouth', 'No Reason Why'. A classic hardcore album. Something worth adding to your music collection and MP3 player. http://www.myspace.com/gorillabiscuits
What can you say that had not been said about this album. Judge was at one point in the '90s a very well known band for their straight edge lyrics and their hardcore sound with a bit of '80s metal influence. The band was at the forefront of the movement at one time. Great hardcore stuff, yes the lyrics are very straight edge and to a point could be described as militant. Great stuff though, I like the feel and the overall mix of various east coast sounds. This is a classic NYHC album. Great stuff. http://www.myspace.com/judgenyc
Great mix of songs from some east bay punk bands. The best thing about these kind of comps is that you get just enough of a band to get you hooked without that feeling that you just heard a bunch of bands that sound the same. 4 great bands 2 very poppy bands and two bands more know for their West Coast hardcore. Contains a song from Fuel, Thumper, Monsula and Filth. Great stuff.
Screeching Weasel is a classic Ramones meets the midwest power-pop scene. This is a great album. It was really hard to say, but this is still the best album from a band that keeps making good albums. Fast-paced power-pop with a classic Ramones feel on the vocals. Ben Weasel and crew for some reason were straight on the mark with this one. From ‘Dingbat’ to ‘Hey Suburbia’ this is a great punk album. If you don’t got it sucks to be you. http://www.screechingweasel.com/
Great pop-punk/power-pop from Berkeley, CA. Solid three-chord guitar and bass riffs. Male and Female vocals with fun lyrics. These guys like to make fun of everything. 5 songs of punk politics. Lyrics poke at the straight-edge scene, NYHC scene, white pride scene, etc. Fun and classic Cali punk-rock.
Graduating from Minor Threat, Ian Mckaye has put together the ultimate powerhouse of music in Fugazi. Repeater is their most popular album and will always be a punk classic album. The band put a lot into this album. Starting tha album off slow and then it gets going with the title track. Repeater is a very power song. The album really gets going with Merchandise and then starts to top of Shut the Door and Song #1. This is the album fuck you in your face punk album. http://www.dischord.com/band/fugazi
Still the best CD I have ever owned when I wanna listen to hardcore. Great stuff. Very east-coast style hardcore/power-pop. I like the political edge and the lyrics ability to speak to you in a style that only punk can. Really great simple songs that go straight to the heart. This is by far a classic punk album and will always remain that way. Props to the band for putting together a flawless album that includes the crowd favorite 'John Wayne Was a Nazi'. http://www.myspace.com/mdc
Classic mix of old school SKA. This is some damn classic stuff from all over the world. If you like the feel of old school SKA, I mean were talking damn old school stuff, this is the album for you. A lot of great songs and great artists. If you lack a taste of the old school style in your music collection this album will fill your soul.
Great album the first time out for the offspring. The Offspring are a great band in thier own right. This is just by far an incredible album for a first release. Powerful fast-paced power-pop from So. Cal. These album a little more political then future releases, a same really. This is a classic only in the sense that no other punk band has tackled the issues presented in the album in such a way that it makes light of the fact that nobody really cares. Great stuff for your collection and mp3 player. http://www.offspring.com/
These guys never stop going out of their way to make you laugh at yourself and everything around you. These is some seriously awesome stuff. Straight of an island just off the coast of BC, Canada these guys just pound great albums. Very much the standard of great 80s west coast hardcore with a highly form sense of humor. Whenevr you are feeling down and out, put in this album and blast off into hardcore fulleshness. Really great stuff here. http://www.myspace.com/officialdaygloabortions
Mean ass hardcore punk from Portland, OR. Fast, short and to the point. No guitar solos, no long hair, just great hardcore. These guys are brutal, but good stuff. They don’t make punk rock like this anymore and if they did people just wouldn’t get it. Great stuff and a great album. If you miss the days when hardcore was a show and not just a genre then this is the album for you. Thee Hippy Killer and Pig Champion created a great package with this album/E.P. Not to be missed or confussed with anything but in-yer-face punk music. Add this to your collection today and then play it in your MP3 player til your ears bleed. http://www.myspace.com/blankblackoutvacant
Awesome stuff from Gang Green, this is definitely a punk rock rock classic. Tracks include 'Alcohol', 'Voices Carry' (cover), 'Skate to Hell', the title track and many more. Face-paced hardcore/power-pop from Boston. These guys blow up any stage that they get on and this album is great stuff. It makes you wanna get up and get moving great stuff here from a great punk band. This is a classic EP and is really hard to find, but if you get it grab it and don't let go. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gang-Green/41127347443
From Minneapolis, MN the Dillinger are the mid-west kings of power-pop/skate punk. This guys put together a high-energy album that is unsurpassed by most power-pop bands out there. This album has been featured in some many skateboarding videos I had to include it a classic punk record. Great stuff, appears not be good enough for video games, but not like these guys run a fancy California punk label. This however is in an awesome album and does belong in your collection. Put in your mp3 player as the instant caffeine playlist. If you get bored you figure that the album is MSOTA. http://www.angelfire.com/mn/dillingerfour/
I think the title says it all. This is all the stuff that was rejected from the 2 albums before this. This is not their best stuff at all. Actually sounds a lot like well, 80s metal music. In life as in music as you grow, sometimes you can’t please everyone. This album was the nail in the coffin for the band and they broke for a time. Not the most important album in punk history, but historical all the same. http://www.chthree.com/
Great power-pop from a great band. This is a classic album from the second generation of punk. The Freeze are still playing some great shows, bus this is a great album. This has got to be their best. I still remember when I purchased this record, I was so excited to take it home. This is one album that you’ll play over and over. Great stuff to add to your collection and hopefully your MP3 player. http://www.myspace.com/rabidreaction
Straight out of San Francisco and considered the top of the ’70s punk bands, the Dead Kennedys perfected what we view as pop-punk punk music. This is the best album from one of the best punk bands ever. It was a tough choice, but this album by far has the best work from the Dead Kennedys. ‘Too Drunk To Fuck’, ‘California Uber Alles’, ‘Holiday in Cambodia’, ‘Pull My Strings’, ‘Short Songs’, etc. This is by far some of the best every put out by a punk band let alone the DKs. With this in your collection you can’t go wrong. Add to your collection, add to your mp3. These songs never get old. Like a good cheese they age well. http://www.deadkennedys.com/
Very catchy, very short, very good. I think this album has all their songs on one disc. This is one of the first punk CDs I ever purchased (didn’t think they were going to last and if you remember they were like $25 to buy one). Great CD though, allowed me to retire the Hetic EP 7″. Great stuff from California, this guys went on to become Rancid. Still a classic SKA CD and still very popular. Tracks include ‘Knowledge’, ‘Sound System’, ‘Unity’, etc. This is one for the collection. Classic stuff. http://musicbrainz.org/artist/931e1d1f-6b2f-4ff8-9f70-aa537210cd46
Good old fasioned old school punk. Living in Darkness is a goddamned in your face, punk rock classic. Great tunes all around and some surf covers. These guys are great and they really enjoyed recording the album and it shows. The album includes the classic songs 'Bloodstains' and is still worth a listen. I really enjoyed the album and so will your MP3 player. This is one worth having. http://www.agentorange.net/
Vice Squad are another great classic punk band that has been around for a long time. The band fell apart for a time and then regrouped to release some great stuff. This album was the first released by the band and is an instant classic. Songs like 'Last Rockers', 'Latex Love' and 'Summer Fashion' are just a few of the classic Gems on the album. This album has a UK82 sound with a great guitar riffs and that match the vocal style of the singer Beki. Great stuff all around from a classic punk band. This is one album that needs to be part of any great punk collection. http://www.vicesquad.co.uk/
As an album this is by far the greatest punk album out in the world. This album has it all Rebellion, Humor and Politics. Punk is not just a political or fashion statement it is about having fun. This is a fun album. One of the greatest songs on the album is Anarchy Burger, it is just pure rebellion and chaos. ‘Anarchy Burger, Hold the government’. This album is full of classic songs like Urban Struggle, Pirates Life, Mohawk Town, etc. As a band they out did themselves putting this album together. Most of the songs are about fitting in when no one else would except you. One of great themes of any good punk scene is exceptance. We don’t see that alot anywhere. The album covers alot of great subjects, but does it in such a way that you laugh through the whole thing. This is a great album and if you don’t know it completely by heart by now, you need to add this one to your collection. http://www.vandals.com/Vandals/Home/Home.html
This was another tough choice. How do you decide which is the best album by a punk band that only has good songs? Suffer stands out as the best work by Bad Religion. With tracks ‘Do What You Want’, ‘You Are (The Government)’, ‘Land of Competition’, this is by far their best recorded work ever. Bad Religion out of the OC have established themselves as the long time kings of the power-pop genre. They have also established a long career as one of the oldest bands out there. This is one album you need. If you don’t have it get it. Put on your mp3 player and take note... http://www.badreligion.com/
This was one of the first punk albums that I purchased. Still one of the greatest punk albums every released. These guys produced a great album. From the first track ‘Time Bomb’ all the way to the last ‘Bell End Bop’ this is none stop punk. This is by far the best of the best of punk rock. I don’t think there is ever a time in my life I have not played a track off this album. The very top and bottom of all my playlists. This is a classic and better be in your collection and your MP3. Great, Great, Great stuff. http://gbhuk.com/
Classic California punk from a great band. This is a classic punk album. Great power-pop from one of the second generation punk bands out of California. This album is a great album even includes ‘Richard Hung Himself’ which is performed live in a classic punk movie ‘Suburbia’. Not sure why this album does not see more listings on the net for top punk albums. This was and always will be classic punk rock. If it is not in your MP3 player or record collection, make your way down to local CD shack and grab it. http://www.myspace.com/diunderground
Over the years, punk bands come and go, but this album goes through your ears like a branding iron and every lyric will stay in your head for life. Not afraid to make fun of anything, the Dayglo’s have covered it all in one album. Canadian culture, America culture, mattresscide, etc. Coming out of Canada this album is fun, funny and at times is on the edge of what we call normal or reasonable. The album is as sarcastic as you can get. Classic titles like ‘Arrghh Fuck Kill’ and ‘Ronald McRaygun’, ‘Dogfarts’, etc. This is the one album that if you don’t have you need. Defining rebellion with every note played on this album. http://www.myspace.com/officialdaygloabortions
This is a bad-ass classic punk release for southern California. It is also a classic from a band that is hard to define. This is actually a 1983 release and has been consider one of the classics of hardcore music. As band there is a mix of different influences and it really shows. This album contains such classics as 'I Saw Your Mommy...', 'Subliminal' and the always classic 'Institutionalized' with the classic line 'All I wanted was a pepsi and she wouldn't give it to me...'. Fuckin awesome album. If you don't got it, fucking get it. http://www.suicidaltendencies.com/suicidal/
From Minneapolis via L.A. Fear is another great punk band. This album is awesome. Low production and it winds through like most Minnesota drivers, sloppy and all over the map. Fear is a great band based out of L.A., but don’t plan on seeing them live any time soon. Lee, the ringleader of the band is now a country singer. Classic punk record. Songs include ‘I Don’t Care About you’, ‘I Love Living in the City’, ‘Let’s Have a War’, etc. Add this insanity to your record collect today. http://www.myspace.com/fearmusic
This is by far the best album that Henry Rollins has ever been associated with. The album is also one of the best punk albums ever released. Black Flag used this album to introduce sex, love and relationships as a subject of a punk songs. California punk bands of this era had only touched on these things and only a few English punk bands attempted to touch this subjects before going going new-wave. This album trashed the 80′s social single scene and attacked love and relationships in the Reagan-era. This album was a turning point in the punk rock genre. It is also by far the only album to deserve to be called emo-sarcasm. Powerful, yet fun and extremely punk-rock. This is a must have for anyone who does not have it. The album starts out with the title track, then ‘Bastard in Love’. The third track ‘Annihilate This Week’ is a classic punk track. The album keeps going, ‘Best One Yet’, ‘Modern Man’, ‘This is good’, etc. All around the album itself is a classic. http://www.myspace.com/blackflag80shardcore
Great '77 style UK82 punk from these guys. The band like a few others of their time follow a Clockwork Orange theme which is in the artwork. The music itself is timeless and classic punk rock. A great mix of Addicts/Ramones style punk music with simple chords and just a few complex basslines. The lyrics are simple and the choruses are addictive. Great stuff to feed your head throughout the day and makes a good secrest stash on any MP3 player. Great stuff all around. http://www.myspace.com/majoraccidentdroog
T.S.O.L. are awesome and this is by far there best lineup. Great stuff, funny and actually a lot different from their first EP. This is a classic Punk album from a great band. These album is truly awesome and it contains the classic track 'Code Blue'. Really great stuff, poppy, some would say a little emo, I actually believe it is very sarcastic. I still consider it a great album. http://www.myspace.com/tsol
The Germs are by far one of the most insane punk bands out there. With Crash Derby at the helm the band went on to record some of the greatest songs in punk history. Known coming out on stage covered in Peanut Butter and various other food products, Crash write some classic songs like ‘Lexicon Devil’ and ‘Media Blitz’. This album contains almost all of their work. Great punk. Classic punk music. This is one album that really needs to be in your collection and on your MP3. http://www.myspace.com/germsreturn
Awesome compilation of tunes. Really a great mix of punk bands from GBH to Vice Squad, this compilation has it all. I actually really enjoyed all 16 songs. I was actually surprised by the track list. Great stuff from Dead Kennedys, Abrasive Wheels, Red Alert, etc. Very awesome comp!! This is plain awesome.
They came from Reno, NV. They played hardcore. They became punk rock legends. This is by far the best of 7 Seconds. Some people say they got too poppy, but this album will always stay as a record of some of the greatest hardcore/power-punk out there. This is great stuff! Fuck Yeah. One of the greatest punk records to be released. Great classic punk rock songs and classic lyrics. Features some of their best work and will fit nicely on any MP3 player. https://www.facebook.com/pages/7-Seconds-Punk-Band/102632986441214
Another classic punk album. These guys are one of the best street-punk/oi! bands around. They have been doing for years and they will continue. This is a great album with a lot of classic punk tracks. You never really hear a lot about these guys, but their stage show says it all. Very great band, awesome album. This is one album that should be in everyones music collection and mp3 player. http://www.abrasivepunk.com/
Coming out of England, is one of the best punk CDs, anyone can own. The Ejected are and always will be one of the legendary punk bands out there. This album has some great tracks on it. ‘Army Song’, ‘Greenham Women’, ‘Dirty Schoolgirls’, ‘Stop, Look and Listen’, I could go on. This is great street-punk/oi! with some great ska. I loved every track on the disc. This is a must for your mp3 player. If don’t have it you are missing out on a great album. http://www.myspace.com/theejected
Wow! This comp is not impressive by the names of the bands on it, but the actual tracks themselves. These are the best songs of the street-punk/oi! movement. Fuckin awesome. Highlights include Frankie and the Fames 'On Yer Bike', the Gonads 'Getting Pissed', the Business 'Real Enemy', etc. FUckin awesome comp. By far the top of any music collection.
This is an anthem album, pure and simple. No other band has ever been about to create an album that had this many anthems. Evil Conduct is dirty, gritty and street-punk/oi! to the max. This album is by far the ultimate skinhead anthem album. From ‘Beat of the Street’, ‘Wanna Know the Reason’, ‘Dying for a Fag’, ‘Evil Conduct’, ‘King of Kings’, ‘Remember ’81', all the way to last note, pure skinhead anthems. This is one of the best albums to ever be recorded. Raw, to the point oi!. If you don’t have this album get it. Add to your mp3 player, your ears will thank you later. http://www.myspace.com/oievilconduct
Wow! You better believe it boyo! This is as classic as west coast 80s hardcore gets. Fresh from Black Flag, Keith Morris is bad ass and he is not holding anything back. This is intense and awesome stuff from whole band. Really great stuff all around. From the album title track 'Wild in the Streets' to 'Put a Little Love in Your Heart'. Classic punk athems to get the teenage rebel out of your system. http://www.myspace.com/circlejerx
This is the first album from the founders of the red skinhead movement. The band actually broke up shortly after the release of this album. Known for wearing skinhead attair the band actually have a very 70/80s old school/new wave sound. The mix street-punk lyrics with blues style music that is very Madness influenced. I like it. Classic 80s punk. http://www.myspace.com/58212400
Awesome Redskin punk! This album is very much in the vein of 80's style street-punk/oi!/ska has a very Redskin style feel. The Clash meets Madness feel to it. Really, really great stuff. I like the guitar and horns it creates a very blues like feel to the music. Great working class lyrics. This is something worth adding to your collection. http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Burial/169307099747949
Wow! Classic Redskin street-punk/oi! from Blaggers ITA. This is just amazing stuff. Very vintage 80's punk with an amazing style. A great mix of 80s punk with ska and very little street punk/oi! This is some great stuff and should be a great part of your music library. I completely enjoyed it. It actually is a rare item, due to the fact it was a tape given to people that attended a release party. Really great stuff. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blaggers-ITA/167631396618294
More classic 80s punk from a steller band. These guys again are famous for starting the Redskin movement. All the tracks on here are B-sides and otherwise discounted recordings. One or two live tracks, but otherwise better versions of some of the A-sides. Again, though great classic blues/80s punk with a ska feel. I get the feeling that maybe they influenced some more recent releases as this reminds me of a few newer bands, but very Madness in style. http://www.myspace.com/58212400
Really awesome '77 punk music from the Zeros. This is actually a classic album. Released back in the day, when punk was new and fresh. The Zeros were known for a famous concert where they shared the stage with the Germs and the Sex Pistols. The story then turned tragic as the LAPD shut down all the venues that the band played at. Great, great album that has stood the test of time. http://www.myspace.com/wildweekend77
Classic Punk rock! AntiSocial is one of the greats of the UK82 era. This album does a great job of bringing some of the best work to light. The band itself are a shining example of classic streetpunk/oi!. Alot of great work on this album. Tracks include classics like ‘Official Hooligan’, ‘Battle Scared Skinheads’ and a bunch more. Great stuff all around from a classic punk band. This is one album that needs to be added to anyone’s collection. http://www.myspace.com/oiantisocialoi
25 to life is one of the great punk albums of all time. Bursting with anger and rebellion the album gets you hooked on the first track and it does not let up. The highlight of the album is ‘Anti-social’. Just when you think the album could not get any better the track sneaks up on you. ‘Anti-social’ is a great punk anthem, pure punk rock with great guitar hooks. Then to top off the album the band included ‘Just Another Lie’ as a bonus track. Another great punk anthem. Overall this album is a punk classic. http://www.myspace.com/criminalclass1979
This was kind of a shocker when I first found this EP 20 years ago. This was released in ’82 and it still serves as one of the greatest hardcore EPs ever released. The Beastie Boys have since moved on to become street rappers, but the memory will still stand. Hard, fun and fast, this is an awesome addition to your mp3 player or vinyl machine. Great stuff from NYC and a landmark for the NYHC community. I still give a few spins a week. Nobody will have ever be able to make hardcore like they did back them, but it is fun to see people try. Get it and enjoy as much as possible. http://beastieboys.com/
Buster Bloodvessel and crew know how to make some ska. This is a classic ska album. Imported from the UK, this is one of the best albums for the band and for ska in general. This album is more music and less ska, but great stuff all around. Starts out with ‘Don’t Knock the Baldheads’ and keeps going thru several of best tracks for ska. The records are very deep with horns and Buster’s voice. Great, Great Album. Get it or miss out. http://www.myspace.com/badmannersofficial
This is an amazing album! I am so lucky to have found this and we are all lucky to Gary Bushell who found these guys and added them to No Future! This is just classic street-punk from the UK. Great lyrics, steady music, just fuckin' amazing. The quality of the sound is pretty low, but it was a cassette, so I can't complain. Tracks like 'Blue Patrol', 'Marchin' Boots', etc. This is by far my new favorite album. Great stuff and thanks to the person who had no return address for sending it.
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As a band Cock Sparrer are one of the greatest Oi! Bands in the history of the movement. I got Colin to talk about the album during the interview with him. Funny how the album was kind of meant as a recording that was paid for by a label, but the band knew they would not like it. It was the ultimate punk recording. ‘We’ll make it, but you will not like it, so piss off’. The album itself has many punk classics. ‘England Belongs to Me’ is a great example of a classic punk song. Political, anti-patriotic and a great chorus. ‘Take ‘em All’ yet another punk classic. ‘We’re Coming Back’ great solid punk theme song. The album is full of classics. http://www.sparrer.fsworld.co.uk/
This is a classic punk album. The Defects are an awesome old school punk band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. This album was the first full length album and is still by far a classic and legendary punk album of all times. Classic old school punk with great lyrics and guitar riffs. Includes a cover of ‘Suspicious Minds’. This is an album that if you do not have in your punk collection, you really need to get it. http://www.reverbnation.com/thedefects
Classic fuckin' street-punk/oi! here. This is one of the best street-punk/oi! comps out of the UK with classic punk musicians. COckney Rejects, Section 5, the Business, Cock Sparrer, etc. Really awesome punk here. This is one of the 5 classic Oi! complilations that started the whole skinhead scene in the UK. Really great stuff here. I cannot say enough about this comp. It's a fuckin classic.
When you wanna talk about punk compilations look no further then this album. This is probably one of the most classic compilations when you think about streetpunk/oi! Although it is very hard to find, this is and always will be one of the most classic punk records. Classic tracks include ‘Suburban Rebels’ by the Business, ‘East End Kids’ by the Ejected, ‘Nation On Fire’ by Blitz, ‘King of the Jungle’ by the Last Resort, ‘Evil’ by 4-Skins, etc. Great album if you can find it. Once you do, it will be the gem of your vinyl collection.
The Ruts have defined the oi/ska movement over and over again throughout the album. A great sound from a great band. This is by far one of the greatest album in oi!/ska history. This is one of the first punk albums I have ever owned and still the highlight of my music collection. The album starts off with ‘Babylon’s Burning’ and keeps going all the way to the last track with just great tunes. By far a classic punk album. This is as classic as it gets. Great album, just can’t say it enough. If it is not in your MP3 player ask yourself why. http://www.myspace.com/therutsofficialpage
I know what your thinking if he says one bad thing about this album, he ain’t a punk. So I am not going to this is a great album anyways. Minor Threat were the first straight-edge band, but they were one hell of a good hardcore band and they play some great shit. This is one of the best punk albums out there. Minor Threat will always be one of the best punk bands. With Ian McKaye at the helm these guys bring some great tunes and changed the course of the punk scene. This album should make you question everything. http://www.dischord.com/band/minor-threat
This is awesome compilation of street punk/Oi!. Wow! the Business, 4 Skins, the Blood, Cock SParrer, Cockney Rejects, etc. Really fucking awesome stuff! This is a mix of classic oi! music. This is one of the gems of my music collection. Highlights include Blitz '4Q', 4 Skins 'Plastic Gangsters', Comdemned 84 'Oi! Ain't Dead', the Business 'Get out of My 'Ouse', etc. Really, really one of the best comps.
This is the Album that started it all. Subhumans put together a great album their first time out. This is one of the greatest punk albums ever released. The album is cover to cover classics from the first track to the last. Tracks like ‘No’, ‘Subvert City’, the title track, ‘Mickey Mouse is Dead’. I could go on. All together a great album. One of the greatest punk album out there. Great stuff from a great band. http://www.citizenfish.com/
This is one of three classic punk singles from one of the most classic UK punk bands. UK Subs are just amazing and if you get a chance to see them live it will be life changing. This is a 7" single that contacts three awesome tracks. 'Tomorrows Girls', 'Scum of the Earth' and 'Telephone Number'. This is an awesome 7" and a great punk classic. Really does belong in your music collection. http://www.uksubs.co.uk/
You can’t get more classic than this. The best of the best in street punk/oi!. I can’t say that you can get any better than this E.P. when it comes to Sab Grey’s lyrics and ablity to capture the old school and what it was like when skins and punks weren’t cool. Alot of people have given the band a bad rep over the years. This album or the band have nothing to do with the right wing or it’s abuse of the name skinhead. The first track ‘Crucified for Your Sins’ is the reason for the logo of traditional skins with the skinhead on the cross. Great EP to add to your collect if you can find it, good luck, try vinylonthe.net or Doctor Strange. http://www.myspace.com/ironcrosstheband
The Bad Brains are by far one of the most influential punk bands of all time. As a band they mix hardcore and reggae in an intense powerhouse of punk. The album itself is one of the greatest albums produced. It starts out with a great track and keeps going. http://www.badbrains.com/
This is the album that established the Zero Boys as a band that was not going to stop, known for the famous yellow cover this is by far some mind-blowing stuff. The sound is a polished Ramones/Black Flag/Hardcore sound from Indiana. This is great stuff I mean great stuff, short to the point music with great lyrics, pounding drums and insane guitar riffs. This is not bad for a first record. Originally released in '82. I found this really hard to find, whereas other might find this easier. This is for sure a classic punk album. http://www.zeroboys.net/
S.O.D. knows thrash. When it comes to thrash this album is second only to the ‘Rotten’ LP by D.R.I. Billy Milano knows thrash and this is the shit. The album itself is kind of satire of politics in the 80s. Reminds me a lot of D.R.I. and the Beastie Boys early works. With tracks like ‘Speak English or Die’, ‘Milk’, ‘Pussy Whipped’, ‘The Ballad of Jimi Henfrix’, etc, you really can’t go wrong. Hard, fast, funny. All the elements of a great old fashion punk fuckin rock thrash album. If you don’t have this in your collection or at least saved on your mp3 player, your not into hardcore punk. http://www.sgt-d.com/
This is probably the most influential hardcore album ever written or at least produced. The songs are short, hard and socially charged. These guys really bring it on the album, making it a classic for all times. Probably the best part of my music collection. This is the what I can say is without any doubt, my most listen album that I have ever owned. Ironically, these guys are originally from Texas. Great album, Great band. http://www.dirtyrottenimbeciles.com/home.htm
Classic punk rock? Hell yeah! The is one of the most classic punk records out there. The Cockney Rejects are by far one of the best Oi! bands out there. This is the one of their best albums ever. The album contains some of their greatest songs including the title track, ‘Greatest Cockney Ripoff’ and ‘Where the Hell is Babylon’. This is an awesome punk album and is one that needs to be in every punk library and mp3 player. If don’t got it you are missing out. http://www.cockneyrejectsofficial.com/
Intense old-school from the UK. Deep UK accent and with intense hardcore riffs and drums. This is a band that just brings it. Known for the insane driving guitar and vocals. This is on of the most classic EPs from the UK82 era. This is just insane street-punk/oi! Fuckin awesome stuff from the UK. This is one EP that will be the gem of your music player. I just fuckin love it.
Classic UK82 punk from the Uk. The singer has been in other bands and it shows. This is actually a great single. The A side 'Honey, This Ain't No Romance' is just an amazing song. Can't fight this feeling it might have influenced Jack Grishom of TSOL. This band is known for being dark and gothy, but having great punk riffs. This is just very classic good stuff. Buy it!
Classic old school from the No Future record label this is by far some of the best classic punk out there. This LP is great. The band have not been around since the early ’80s but this great LP still stands as one of the greatest releases out there. Attak have mixed elements of Oi!, power-pop and all the great stuff that made England into a nation of great punk rockers. If you are missing this from your collection you need to find it. Dig in every bin you can. Get a copy add it to your mp3 player and rock out. This is a fucking classic and it was an honor to do the interview. http://www.attak.co.uk/
A powerful blast of old-school punk. These guys were an amazing punk band for their time. They bring quality lyrics and a great style that is classic to the '70s and '80s. They actually had a great run. This EP is one of their best releases. Tracks include 'Last laugh', 'Different Way' and 'Nothing to Prove'. Extremely classic punk for the time. I can see how these guys were a big influence on West Coast Hardcore in the '80s. http://www.captainoi.com/
Very gothic sounding UK punk. The band mixes classic punk with keyboards and female backing on the on the title track to give a very gothic overtone. The B side is just classic UK82 with backing keyboard. Actually sounds very new wave meets the boys. Just to ad time they threw a very short version of keyboard first solo song at the end of the 7". Classic punk!
Fuckin' classic UK hardcore. Great UK82 styled hardcore from these guys. These is just classic shit from 1982. OMG! as the kids say. Great pounding short punk from the UK. Fucking classic!
A fucking amazing LP from these punk legends out of LA. Intense hardcore, often called Nardcore (Oxnard, CA hardcore movement). What makes this band so legendary if the face that the singer is a kid star from the TV show, the Courtship of Eddie's Father. This album, features some tha bands best tracks and also some of the more scarcastic lyrics. Really stuff all in all. If you are trying to put together some amazing tracks for you MP3 player this is one album you can't be witout. Really amazing stuff. http://www.myspace.com/thisisdrknow
Classic debut album from the Runaways. Is it punk, prove it isn’t. Great stuff from the all girl band then went thru hell to get their music out. This album contains some really great tunes in including the first track the classic ‘Cherry Bomb’. Still one of the best albums to date. Can’t say that about a lot of the bands for the their time out. Great album to add to your music collection. http://therunaways.com/
Oh shit! This is the bomb mostlikely the best album the Ramones have ever released, great stuff. This is one album that belongs in anybodys record collection. By far the best of the best for the Ramones. Tracks like ‘Creatin Hop’, ‘We’re a Happy Family’, ‘Sheena a Punkrocker’, ‘Teenage Lobotomy’, etc. This album destroyed pop music when it came out and I still remember seeing these guys play the album live at the CBGB. Wow gave me goosebumps playing the entire album again. If you don’t got this album you ain’t a punk. http://ramonesworld.com/
Wow! A great package put together by a great band. Has a lot of great hits like ‘Clockwork Skinhead’, ‘One Law for Them’, ‘Evil’, ‘A.C.A.B.’, ‘Plastic Gangsters’, etc. This is an all around great album with tons of great Skinhead anthems. This is one of the best bands ever. If you don’t have it in your collection, you don’t have a collection. http://the4skins.tripod.com/
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Probably one of the most classic punk albums ever released. This is the album that gave SLF their name. Classic '70s punk style punk rock with no gimmics. This album features classic punk songs like 'Yeah Yeah Yeah' and 'Stiff Little Fingers'. This is amazing album. Still by far one of the most classic punk albums released. I can never not want to hear a track off this album. If you don't have it, get it, get it now! http://www.thevibrators.com/
Poly Styrene(R.I.P.) was a great musician and artist. This is by far the best of the best of the X-Ray Spex. A great album with tons of great tracks and the finish it off ‘Bondage Up Yours’. A lot of questions come to mind when you think of street punk and saxophones, but this is the exception to the rule. Really great stuff it is rather unfortunate that she lost her battle to Cancer. This is definitely a classic punk and should be in your punk collection and mp3 player. http://www.x-rayspex.com/
How many people remember where they were when they heard ‘Banned From the Pubs’ or ‘Maniac’ for the first time. This is the album that started it all.As far as I am concerned this is the best of the best for the band. Peter Bywaters is at the helm and he has made every song both fun and funny. This is a great album and well worth a few laughs. It also has a great take on the culture of the late ’70s and early ’80s. Through the years Peter and the guys are one of the longest running punk bands and every album is as funny as it is a pundent. This is great album and belongs in your collection and your mp3 player. http://www.testtubebabies.co.uk/
This the best of the best for the Anti-Nowhere League. Great stuff really one of the first punk albums that I have ever owned. Still by far one of the best. The music is dirty, volger and straight to the point blunt. Really, Really great stuff. The band itself is one of the first street-punk/oi! bands and it shows. This album starts of with ‘We Are the League’ and keeps going all the way to ‘SO What’. The cd comes with live versions. This is a classic without a doubt and some of th best punk out there. If don’t already add this to your collection and MP3 player. http://www.antinowhereleague.com/
