Who is britians best ever punk band!
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In the following order (and breaking the rules by including foreign bands), the 10 best punk bands:
1 The Stranglers
2 Sex Pistols
3 The Damned
4 Killing Joke
5 The Saints
6 Anti Nowhere League
7 Buzzcocks
8 Dead Kennedys
9 New Model Army
10 The Clash
All of the above have produced at least one punk album (which may or may not be their best album). An honourable mention to Cosmic Pyschos as well.
1 The Stranglers
2 Sex Pistols
3 The Damned
4 Killing Joke
5 The Saints
6 Anti Nowhere League
7 Buzzcocks
8 Dead Kennedys
9 New Model Army
10 The Clash
All of the above have produced at least one punk album (which may or may not be their best album). An honourable mention to Cosmic Pyschos as well.
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A mention for Subway Sect , didn't last long and by and large forgotten now .Siouxsie and Banshees , didn't sound punk as people expect punk to be now ......but what was punk ? There are supposed to be no rules , so who says any Stranglers song can't be punk if Buzzcocks love songs are ? Punk wasn't so narrow minded at the start , anything could be .The later bands started to follow the thrash guitar bass anger blueprint . Early bands had pretty much nothing to go by so we're more experimental .
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Totally agree with you. I nearly included the Banshees. They went a similar route as the Clash ie it took them a couple of albums before they found their feet musically. I saw them on the Peep Show tour and they were brilliant. Also saw their spin off The Creatures who were also excellent. I loved the way the Banshees morphed into one of the best gothic bands but always pushing themselves musically. Plus there was Siouxsie - rock goddess.Jon the Impaler wrote: ↑08 Nov 2021, 16:26 A mention for Subway Sect , didn't last long and by and large forgotten now .Siouxsie and Banshees , didn't sound punk as people expect punk to be now ......but what was punk ? There are supposed to be no rules , so who says any Stranglers song can't be punk if Buzzcocks love songs are ? Punk wasn't so narrow minded at the start , anything could be .The later bands started to follow the thrash guitar bass anger blueprint . Early bands had pretty much nothing to go by so we're more experimental .
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For just the fact of Charlie Harper it has to be the UK Subs. Lt Kudu.
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Yep. Charlie is 100% the real deal. Some of the rest I'm not so sure.
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Further good punk bands: The Vibrators, Dead Boys, 999, Adverts,...
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Alberto y lost trios paranoias. Saw them live a couple of times in the 70’s. Great fun.
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Angelic Upstarts & Stiff Little Fingers
Inflammable Material a really good punk album
Inflammable Material a really good punk album
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999 were excellent livetoilerinblack wrote: ↑31 Oct 2020, 22:01Yep theres another good band 999.......i agree too.
Separates a fine album
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And let's not forget Polly Styrene clambering over germ free adolescents. Her voice and that saxophone - weirdly wonderful.