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Let's Talk about Punk

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#201 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from tullster:

I was in my mid-20's in the mid 80's and going to concerts was pretty much a hobby. The music scene had become pretty stale with most of the great bands from the 70's becoming washed up, and I couldn't get into the new "corporate" Rock Bands. A friend convinced me to go see Black Flag in '84 and it was over. The Dead Kennedys, X, Suicidal Tendencies, The Stranglers, Motorhead, etc. soon followed and the thought of going to see another run-of-the-mill (what is now considered) "Classic Rock" Band again made me cringe. And there were lots of local punk bands that were a blast as well.
Great Times!

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#202 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from trilogybeer:

Propagandhi has put out a bunch of great albums since “ How to clean everything “ Bingopodcast definitely worth checking out all their albums .

one fun Propagandhi note is that Supporting Caste's cover art uses the famous painting The Triumph Off Miss Chief by Canadian painter Kent Monkman as the cover art.
The original painting (here: https://www.kentmonkman.com/painting/2007/the-triumph-of-mischief ) is 7 feet x 11 feet and has to be seen in person. It's owned by the National Gallery of Canada and shown often: https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artwork/the-triumph-of-mischief

Anyways, when I see Kent Monkman show up anywhere to give a talk, people are always bringing their Propagandhi vinyl to get signed.

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#203 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from GorillaBiscuits:

My first punk show was the Goo Goo Dolls at a VFW Hall in Buffalo. True Story!

I worked with them at their studio in Buffalo and it always blew my mind how no one knows them as punkers!

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#204 4 years ago
 
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If it makes anyone feel better, the Circle Jerks are on a constant rotation at my arcade. Always makes me smile when someone notices; then I put on 'Pink Flag' by Wire.

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#205 4 years ago
 
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Could we please...

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#206 4 years ago
 
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I wanna give thumbs up to everyone here!

One of my faves!!!!

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#207 4 years ago
 
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I've been digging the respect Agent Orange has been getting. I thought they might have just been a local forgotten entity by now.

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#208 4 years ago
 
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Cool thread
I have been a huge punk fan since I was about 12 back in 84.
It was skateboarding that really introduced me to it. As soon as I heard Black Flag at the ramp I was hooked. I skated at a very high level al the way until I was 17 and then I started getting into other things but the music has never left me.
To this day my playlist are full of it.
Growing up in the mid eighties right outside of Richmond VA to proved to be a really ideal situation.
We were really close to the DC /Dischord scene so those bands in that scene would regularly make it down to us and we had the Flood Zone which would put on all ages shows.
That was essential to an early teen because you didn’t have a chance in hell to sneak into a bar or pass a fake ID at that age.
The Flood Zone was great from 86- 95 I saw everyone from GBH,The Exploited at an all ages show all the way to the last complete version of the Ramones in my early 20s although I think even then Dee Dee might have been gone already doing some crazy rap thing or something.
I don’t think I will ever outgrow it or move on from it. It’s just something that is ingrained in me.
The biggest problem is finding something that is newer that you haven’t heard that still captures that certain feeling.
I can get up into about the mid 90s and then it seems to really fall off.
These are just some screenshots from today’s background music as I do this work.

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#209 4 years ago
 
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OP
Quoted from Gryszzz:

Fuck. How could I forget about ...

Sad having this thread without Juggernauht. Wondering what he's up to these days

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#210 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from High_End_Pins:

The biggest problem is finding something that is newer that you haven’t heard that still captures that certain feeling.
I can get up into about the mid 90s and then it seems to really fall off.

I feel the same way. I also agree about Richmond being situated kind of ideally. A lot of great bands from DC and Richmond rotated through.

I saw GBH, but it was at Alley Katz many years after you saw them at the Flood Zone. Same general part of town, though.

Lots of shows at St. Edwards, Twisters, the Biograph and countless house shows that would almost always get broken up.

Quoted from TheLaw:

Could we please...

I loved most of their albums, from the first time I heard, "Do they owe us a living?". Big A, Little A was on most of my cassettes in the 90s.

Met Steve Ignorant briefly when he was touring with Stratford Mercenaries. Conflict was another big influence in my young life.

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#211 4 years ago
 
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#212 4 years ago
 
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The Aussies had a lot to say too!

The Saints belong in the Class of '77 for sure:

Radio Birdman:

Early Midnight Oil:

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#213 4 years ago
 
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On my 18th birthday, saw the Ramones at the Bayou in DC. Welcome to adulthood.

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#214 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from ZombieKing:

On my 18th birthday, saw the Ramones at the Bayou in DC. Welcome to adulthood.

First time I saw them was this show. Poor New Yorkers got shit thrown at them and boood off the stage. Their own fault for playing extra sloppy that night. They made up for it next time around.
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#215 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from o-din:

Let's not forget The Minutemen.

Definitely!

Don't forget fIREHOSE either!

(I agree this thread is a refreshing drink of water after slogging through all the teeth-gnashing threads we have had lately; Punk STILL has the power to unite people!)

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#216 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from Thermionic:

I agree this thread is a refreshing drink of water after slogging through all the teeth-gnashing threads we have had lately; Punk STILL has the power to unite people!

Just like the old days it is also refreshing considering all the bands getting pinball machines now are what we had turned against because they had gotten bloated and old even back then.

The industry really needs to step up it's game. Or if it's all about the money, carry on...

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#217 4 years ago
 
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Hey o-din!

Stiff Little Fingers are on tour right now! Playing in ATL later in Sept or Oct.

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#218 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from bingopodcast:

Conflict was another big influence in my young life.

Oh for sure

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#219 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from ZombieKing:

Hey o-din!

Stiff Little Fingers are on tour right now! Playing in ATL later in Sept or Oct.

I found out they still have a huge cult following.

Another band I saw live early 80s where the opening act got booood off the stage. They went on to do nothing. Missing Persons.

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#220 4 years ago
 
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Man, I'm old enough to be old but missed all the good stuff by at least 5 years. I hope this thread keeps going, it's better than any zine I've ever read.

Personally I'd love to hear some good tour stories from anybody that played in bands back in the day... the more unlawful the better, I'm sure the statute of limitations has passed by now

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#221 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from GorillaBiscuits:

Man, I'm old enough to be old but missed all the good stuff by at least 5 years.

There are some advantages to being age mid to late 50s. Including finally being old enough to date women in their 30s.

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#222 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from o-din:

Let's not forget The Minutemen.

Was waiting to see if someone was going to mention them. Good call O-din!

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#223 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from Dr_Smith:

Was waiting to see if someone was going to mention them. Good call O-din!

Double Nickels on the Dime was an amazing achievement.

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#224 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from o-din:

Double Nickels on the Dime was an amazing achievement.

It's that last album I bought on Vinyl, I played it once to record it and still have it to this day with only that one play on it.

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#225 4 years ago
 
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That album really put The Minutemen in a class by themselves.

Shame D. Boon had to die shortly thereafter, or who knows what they could have gone onto do.

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#226 4 years ago
 
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Punk started with "The Ramones" in my mind. Yeah, I'm 57
Toads Place ( small nightclub) in New Haven, CT in the early 80's

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#227 4 years ago
 
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The foundation had already been laid but I think the complete act started here. And yes I'm 57 too.

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#228 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from o-din:

The foundation had already been laid but I think the complete act started here. And yes I'm 57 too.

I agree the foundation was made back then but the Ramones took it to another level. There's an excellent documentary about the Ramones I saw a few years. Not sure if it's available anywhere. They are called "The Godfathers of Punk". Of course, just like pinball, everyone has their own opinion.

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#229 4 years ago
 
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Took me a little while to get into it, but leatherface is good

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#230 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from deluge:

If it makes anyone feel better, the Circle Jerks are on a constant rotation at my arcade. Always makes me smile when someone notices; then I put on 'Pink Flag' by Wire.

YES!!! Three Girl Rhumba!

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#231 4 years ago
 
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I saw The Ramones at a kegger in 1978 on their Road To Ruin tour. I was 13 years old at the time.

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#232 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from pinballlife:

I saw The Ramones at a kegger in 1978 on their Road To Ruin tour. I was 13 years old at the time.

Rocket to Russia?

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#233 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from o-din:

First time I saw them was this show. Poor New Yorkers got shit thrown at them and boood off the stage. Their own fault for playing extra sloppy that night. They made up for it next time around.
[quoted image]

Sabbath and The Ramones for $8.50? Man did I miss out.

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#234 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from o-din:

Rocket to Russia?

Must have been 1979 then. Definitely was the Road To Ruin tour. That was the first Ramones record I bought right when it came out; changed my musical life.

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#235 4 years ago
 
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All this talk got me excited. Just pulled the trigger on Stiff Little Fingers tickets in October. Sure, I’ll Uber down and avoid the mosh pit...

Saw the Buzzcocks when they came through a decade ago(?).

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#236 4 years ago
 
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Seeing Sweet tonight! Not punk, but damn good glam pop.

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#237 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from dirkdiggler:

Sabbath and The Ramones for $8.50? Man did I miss out.

Yeah, Led Zeppelin at $10 the year before was a ripoff!

Quoted from pinballlife:

Seeing Sweet tonight! Not punk, but damn good glam pop.

The band that started me on the road to ruin. (see what I did there?)

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#238 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from pinballlife:

Must have been 1979 then. Definitely was the Road To Ruin tour. That was the first Ramones record I bought right when it came out; changed my musical life.

I was sure when I saw them with Sabbath it was the Rocket to Russia tour but it was December 1978 and Road to Ruin was already out for a couple months.

Why is so much stuff from the 70s coming back so foggy now?

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#239 4 years ago
 
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Might as well keep the music going.

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#240 4 years ago
 
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This thread has a serious lack of Cock Sparrer

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#241 4 years ago
 
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I saw the Plasmatics at the Beach Theater sometime around 1981 or so.

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#242 4 years ago
 
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#243 4 years ago
 
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Caught a Vid that proclaimed the start of what would be Punk, was 1958!

The Phantom

and this:

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#244 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from GorillaBiscuits:

This thread has a serious lack of Cock Sparrer

And some

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#245 4 years ago
 
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And.

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#246 4 years ago
 
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ahhhh I loved OpIvy so much

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#247 4 years ago
 
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At some point I’ll have myself a punk themed game . My retheme of Dolly Parton to Subhumans. Drawing by hand so it’s taking me forever and I’ve got a bit much on plate now so I haven’t been able to work on this lately
But I get back to this soon just need to finish the 17 other things I’m working on .

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#248 4 years ago
 
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That looks way cooler than Gottlieb's punk offering.

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#249 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from trilogybeer:

At some point I’ll have myself a punk themed game . My retheme of Dolly Parton to Subhumans. Drawing by hand so it’s taking me forever and I’ve got a bit much on plate now so I haven’t been able to work on this lately
But I get back to this soon just need to finish the 17 other things I’m working on .
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It should play some citizen fish too

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#250 4 years ago
 
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The Fullerton sound

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