With a nod to my buddy Swampfire who started the "Let's talk about Metal" thread, let's talk about the other greatest genre: punk rock.
I know there are some old school heavy hitters on Pinside: VID1900, o-din, SILVERBALLER, TheLaw, GorillaBiscuits, Jjsmooth and many more, that have lived through the beginnings of the "fuck you" movement so let's open that can of worms and start there.
I've heard some harken way back to Link Wray and the Wraymen as the godfathers of punk.
But in my opinion, it was the MC5 and Detroit's Wayne Kramer that gave birth to the bastard with "Kick out the Jams" in the mid 1960's.
Who wants to be a punk and argue?!
Punk rock and pinball truly go hand-in-hand, maybe even more so than metal.
The biggest difference between the two that I've noticed in 30 years, is that in a metal pit, dudes will (usually) help you up. In a punk pit, you better figure it out before the boots find you. I LOVE IT!
Let's hear yer most loved and most hated; from smelly crust, to Oi!, to DC heavyweights and everything in between...
Sid Vicious might be but...
PUNK'S NOT DEAD.
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Most of us have some musical moments burned into our brain. The 1st time I heard Led Zeppelin and the first time I heard Slayer really stand out for me.
But when I was 13 I was at the mall, with my church youth group for a scavenger hunt. Me and my buddy blew that shit off and headed to Camelot Music. I found a Sex Pistols tape and bought it just because it said sex on it.
LIFE CHANGER right there.
I. Was. Hooked.
Most dudes in eighth grade had hot chicks and mirrors in their lockers. I had the Sex Pistols, top to bottom.
Never forget!

LOL
I was doing homework in my room in 5th grade (1985) when Whole Lotta Love came on the radio. I was frozen.

The bible right there.

Goddamit Civ I knew I was forgettin somebody special. Edited op to accommodate my NJ brother from another syphilis infected mother.

WHO STARTED PUNK?

Well in the trve spirit of this thread, you'll be happy to know that I accidentally wound up 1st row for them circa 1999, and booed them the whole fucking show. I thought we were gonna fight. Until they had security haul me off. Haha.

I've been punched in pits more times by females than males, FOR NO APPARENT REASON LOL. What gives? Glad it's not just corn fed Indiana lol.

Not sure I believe you. Guess I'll take yer word for it lol

THIS!
I wanna hear from you badasses that lived through this shit! Thank you Family Arcade!

Man I've been thinkin about startin this thread, with this title, for YEARS. Might be my last night drinkin for awhile, so I figured, why the fuck not.
The perfect matrimony of the two and my absolute favorite band of all time are playin here next Tues. Haven't missed them in 6 years. Must. Find. Way.

Fuck. How could I forget about TheLaw/my Cro Mags lovin bruv n my opening post? Apologies. Must be the plastic cups rottin my brain
Have a feelin yer not the last either. Lotta Pinside punks!

THIS. What I'm talkin bout. Now I gotta check out early Goos (and pen an apology letter to those dwarf mf's jajaja)

LET US PRAY

After waiting 2 months, finally got this in the mail today (from Argentina!). Kinda what started all this.
And vodka.

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Glenn and Jerry are pretty close to my favorite band, but seein Kurt and Spike still grinding and paying dues, year after year, since nineteen eighty motherfuckin three, demands my absolute adoration.
WHO AM I???
D
R
I

Not long after I discovered the Sex Pistols, I found The Repo Man.
Holy fuck that soundtrack opened up a new world for me...

10,000,000 thumbs up.
My favorite DRI track.
They ALWAYS play it.

I've got a six pack
and nothin to do
I got a six pack
AND I DON'T NEED YOU
Fuckin LOVE Damaged

Goddamit SORRY dude. Wish I coulda made it. A text maybe, the day before, woulda helped fckkkkk

Jerry's boy that opened for Black Flag, is also, like his pops, EXTREMELY talented. So much talent in that family it makes me sick. All my dad gave me was alcoholism lol

Oneangrymo might hate Indiana, but I fuckin LOVE Michigan.
DETROIT RULES OVER ALL
Negative Approach 7" is the greatest 7" ever released

Normally I don't really like new guys but I LOVE YOU MAN

Always thought Fear was an LA band

FUCK CHRISTMAS is my favorite holiday song.

Little homophobia was ok back then. If you like saxophones.

How could I forget the most important guy on this whole motherfuckin site FCK it's the plastic cups in the microwave and the Roundup.
HEP might've restored yer machine listenin to this

❤

On the radio you can put the handle up or you can put the handle down

20eyes that Discharge track is what's up right on

New Indy kids Crisis Actor
oh my goodness

He was only five foot three girls could not resist his stare
PABLO PICASSSO WAS NEVER CALLED AN ASSHOLE

I hear an echo. You hear an echo?

I spent countless hours crafting mine my junior year of hs. Wore it to a house party at IU and in true punk fashion, somebody stole it.

Man. I'll be spendin all day checkin out some of these bands y'all have graciously thrown up. A lot of em I've never heard.
That's why I started this thread.
I'd say thank you, but that wouldn't be very punk. So in honor of Hank Von Hell playing Indy tonight I'll go with this

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The Casualties were one of my favorite bands man I loved em. Underground Army was such a good album.
When I found out Jorge was a piece of shit rapist it was like gettin gut punched. I really took it badly. Quit listenin to them after that. How's the new guy?

Sorry I haven't been 'in the pit' here much. Without going into it, the last couple months been my worst ever.
Sirius XM 40 liquid metal pretty much blows, except for Bloody Roots (Ian Christie is the fucking man) and Corridor of Covers. Couple weeks ago I caught a metal/punk CoC with a lot I'd never heard. Some I wish I didn't. Shai Hulud or whatever absolutely butchering "Linoleum" ----AAAGHHH.
But Pig Destroyer doin up some Negative Approach RIGHT DIG IT

Thought everybody knew that lol. Funniest frontman live I've ever seen, without a doubt.

Little before my time, but still Indianapolis bred. Vocalist Paul Mahern is a producer in my town of Bloomington now.

Guess we need to hire Rob Berks security for this thread.
SECURITY!

IF JOE JACKSON AND DONALD FAGEN HAD A BRAWL, WOULD BANGERJAY WIN?
Depends. If they both die, everybody wins.

punk's not dead

MORTICIAN ONLY AND MAYBE JOE JACKSON

Im only on my 3rd drink better strap in mf's

I don't care about you...FUCK YOU

SAIL ON NEW GUY

Good call actually. Not sure if better than Joe Jackson's Symphony but wtf do I know

CIVILIZATION'S DYING

One of my favorite bands.
Ran into some fuckin punk at Expo 2015 wearing a GBH backpatch and I asked "Livin your life on the edge of a knife?" and he was puzzled and said "don't talk to me".
Lucky I didn't ko you ya fuckin poser.

Slide saving is punk af.

Just found this shit last summer. Nashville crust vox backpatch, can't remember their name. He was was a good pinball player too.

I see the Asheville asshole quota is still filled.
If you're looking for good taste I think you're in the wrong place. Go make a fuckin tie dye like everybody else there.

I listened to every one of those bandcamp suggestions and while none were bad, they're just not my thing man. My buddy that owns/runs Lets Pretend Records here in Bloomington....totally his style. He probably knows and digs all those bands. Many shades of punk these days, and that's a good thing I guess.
Ironically I think that's my biggest attraction/obsession with death metal. Not really much variety. You know what yer gettin upfront. Like it or leave. I love it.
I do agree with not wanting to be a Springsteen song about it though. Punk to me, should be full of angry young vitriol. Always been a young mans/womans game.
I prefer the gutterish, crusty, faster stuff. But to each their own!

Except for ska.
NO FUCKING SKA ALLOWED.
Anywhere.
Ever.

Eh, Waddle's a young dude and been around here awhile, I always liked him...hes's an operator and one of the good guys. Just pullin yer chain buddy. You do you brother.
Bein friends with a lot of band geeks in school and in general, I've always wished there was a cool way to integrate horns into aggressive music. But there's not.
I do love Morphine and Coltrane though lol.

How bout NO
(❤ ya buddy, can't wait to see ya again....almost there)

This kinda reminds me of Pissed Jeans for some odd reason. Mikey likes.

Never in a million years would I imagine a guy named 'Bingopodcast' would have such excellent taste in obscure punk. I'll be honest, before this thread, I mistakenly assumed you were 80 years old enjoying yer assisted living lol. I'm diggin everything yer throwin out baby! Cheers

Goddamn Bingopodcast, your underground punk treasure trough is fucking amazing. Would love to have some beers and listen to your catalog someday. Thank you sir.

"Well Fed Fuck"
LOL
IS ME

Not so underground, 20eyes got me feelin some Discharge here tonight.

That was all Wormrot brother. All day, everyday.
CHINESE GRIND FOREVER

More Chinese grind less everything else

We will also accept Japanese grind.

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Gotta be honest here; Bingopodcast makes me look like a blue vested Wal-Mart poser of a punk lol. Man what a treasure fuckin trove that guy is. But I'm ok with that, cause he makes YOU look that way too haha.
Just gonna go ahead and hand this thread over to him....the trvest of the trve. Thanks for all the the great obscure shit bruh!

My local Indy boys Crisis Actor with my 2019 ep o the year:

Thanks to Bingopodcast, I discovered this gem
DYSTOPIA--Anger Brought by Disease

DRI is prob my favorite band of all time. Literally listened to my Four of a Kind cassette until it shredded in 89.
They have never stopped touring. See em every year here. Spike is a goddamn unstoppable force. Kurt still man's the merch stand and will tell you to fuck off if you ask too many dumb questions (not me, but these two numbnuts in front of me pissed him off asking about different colors, sizes, any other shirts, etc. Was funny af). MAD MAN! Lol.
WHO AM I?

Still tryin to wrap my head around a DRI/Napalm Death show. Holy fuck.

1996.
I was 22, and had just met my wife. So that's how I missed that. Didn't come outta the bedroom until 97.

Alright @bingopodcast time to hit us with some more obscure crusty east coast shit. Gracias.

Dude. I appreciate the heads up but if yer from Indy, and start a thread titled "Let's Talk About Punk", and don't know the Zero Boys, well, you should just be escorted to KY and dropped off in the OH river. Paul Mahern lives by me man!
I've heard 2/3 of those bands. Thanks for the others.

FINALLY A BAND I KNOW LOL
ASSUCK RULES

WORMROT MAKES CHINESE GOODS OK

❤

HO REE SHIT
Gonna do everything I can to make this show.
Hope to meet ya/grab some beers/smoke up.

Yeah when the vodka starts talkin the dm can land just about anywhere. Usually a fs post lol.
I DO WHAT I WANT
Nice Japanese post diggin that shit.

Last year was my 1st. Can't wait to do it again.
Prob see ya at Autopsy first. SHITFUN.

Post punk? Proto punk? Emo? Fuck yer labels. This is my wintertime goto. Got into them 15 years ago cause they're from Marshalltown IA and as a hod carrier for 10 years, that's what all my brick tongs were stamped with. Marshalltown.
And this is one of the best versions of an old ass tune.
Stagger Lee

And I have a soft spot for Midwest bands.
The best.

This album is my wintertime goto has been for 15 years.

It's verbiage.
And way to prove my point by slandering an entire region of the country.
Go back to being a pretentious Asheville cock. You obviously excel at it.

There's no apologies here. But I'm done with my juvenile insults.
I noticed you've been here for 9 years, and I'm kinda old school with the whole 'respect your elders' thing. Let me get back to doing that.
I will say Asheville is one of the most amazing and picturesque cities I've ever been to.
Here's to your scene.

Lemmy just say that 36 days without some fresh shit from Bingopodcast is WAY too fucking long.

Although SurlyOldPunk turned me onto Lip Cream. Grazie.
Been listenin to the fuck outta them.

Lip Cream. Japanese maniacs from 88.
Hard af WOW.

Been on this album here lately

Who doesn't love a cute kid in a Cock Sparrer onesie haha! Seriously, that's awesome. Shock Troops is a killer album.

Eggzachary. I literally busted the tape from overlistening to Four of a Kind in 89. I wore headphones at school lol.

My conundrum here is which version is better?
I like Spikes intro on Dealing with It but Kurt really goes faster than warp 20 on the Dirty Rotten LP track.
WIN WIN.

I think there's kinda no doubt, I love both albums, but the Dirty Rotten LP is the clear winner here.

Not just for I Don't Need Society, but album in general.

Nope. I'm wrong. Never fuck8ng m8nd VIDKA
Dealing With It is the BEST DRI.

Don't fuck with the GOAT
#wormrot
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Always the Hard Way is (was) one of my gym mainstays. Love that album.