Does anyone here like punk?!?!??!

[Belladonna]

Punk is one of the few cases in which I like a genre (as oppossed to individual bands), and as a genre it's hands down my favorite. I'm best up on the old stuff (was going to list bands, but it was taking too long), which has the advantage of being reasonably easy to get hold of. Dead Kenedys are a trully godly band, by the way. I really want to hear more new stuff, all I've heard are American hardcore-ish bands like Swingin' Utters, Squat, Samiam, and others that I haven't heard as much of (recomend Swingin' Utters, very catchy). The Exploited's Beat the Bastards album is mighty shweet (and they're Scottish).

Re: the sellout thing. I think it all comes down to the DIY ethic (the ethic, not the clothing style). Which is basicly that bands shouldn't record for major lables or go on MTV, because then they're making money for big corporations; if they record on tiny little punk labels then they're supporting other punks. I like the idea a lot, but it makes it a lot harder to get a hold of cds (on the plus side, it makes them cheap, as a big corporate profit hasn't been tacked on). If you seperate punk music from punk subculture, bands who don't follow that pattern aren't so much selling out as doing a different sort of thing - you can't sell out from something you never followed.

[Fugaziboy]

Belladona,

if you wanna get into hardcore, then I'm your man! LOL. your right the Dead Kennedys are god like, if it wasnt for them hardcore as we know it wouldnt exist. The bands you mentioned, ie- samian, etc are more on the poppier side of hardcore, which while all good and well, doesn't do much me me. Chek out Agnostic Front, they are one of the most important hardcore bands of all time. I havent really heard the exploited (im more into american stuff), but check out stormtroopers of death, or methods of destruction, for classic hardcore/metal, with a sense of humour. They are funnier than the so-called humourous bands of today like blink 182 or nofx.

[Fugaziboy]

P.S. Sorry for my appalling spelling!

[Belladonna]

Thanks for the recomendations, I'll take them into consideration if I ever come up with enough money for cds again. It's hard to know what's out there if you live in a place without many punks (eg St Andrews).

[Fugaziboy]

no problem,

happy to help,

I know what you mean about there not being many punks here. Its especially hard to find anyone who's into the same obscure(relativley so) stuff that I am.
Most of my mates are into metal, and the only punk they like is british 70's punk. Isn't anyone in this bloody town into hardcore?. Grrr.....

[xena]

if you want to hear some punk in st andrews go to deviant noise

[Sebastian]

very funny

[Fugaziboy]

Er, no i'd rather NOT go to deviant noise thank you very much. There's people who I don't get on with there to say the least.

[mark]

is that keri fom maths 1001? i'm mark from the same class, friends with sam and neil, how come you never talk to me? we have a bet that i must smell! i'm not that bad an asshole, even though you never sit beside me when i'm with the guys!... you just walk past. what's up there? i'm more into black flag, early hardcore punk, bad brains, intense kinda stuff ...ok, if you don't reply cos i won't worry because i'm an asshole anway, but sorry if i've done anything to insult you, you do seem quite cool! i'm never sure how deal with this town. it screws with my head, but talk to me if you want to...if you don't i'll understand! if you're not the keri i'm thinking of then that's a bit weird! sorry to bother you, it's ok anyway, have a good life in this fucked up town! you know where i am if you want to give me abuse...it'll give me something to do...

[Dave]

Hey all we're a four piece punk band called MUFFDIVER from the south east and we've got shitloads of cd's to give away, if anyone wants one email me your address and i'll put one in the post for you,

thanx
dave
david.pratley@yellgroup.com

[Clonion]

try downloading some punk covers - there are some excellent ones like Dropkick Murphys Amazing Grace (excellent bagpipes!!), Fraggle Rock, etc. And I there are people out there who have heard of Stiff Little Fingers ahhhhhh Alternative Ulster is one of my favourite songs. Ever. Though that probably has got something to do with being Norn Irish... And having different political views on EVERYTHING to people in my school....

[hr]"If I want to quantify anything, I measure it against Clones. There is nothing you will ever encounter in life you haven't seen in some form in Clones"
Neil Jordan, Film Director, (Irish Times, 8th July 1996)

[The_Farwall]

Suspect Device is also a fan-fucking-tastic song. Stiff Little Fingers did indeed rock in quite a solid style.

[hr]If all this wisdom is true,
then I doubt it could really have come from you

[Clonion]

Am currently downloading Suspect device. Well, I started to download it a couple of months ago, and will finish at Christmas when I get internet again....

[hr]"If I want to quantify anything, I measure it against Clones. There is nothing you will ever encounter in life you haven't seen in some form in Clones"
Neil Jordan, Film Director, (Irish Times, 8th July 1996)

[Sim]

(No, and Yes. Yes, I like punk, i.e stuff from before 1990. Not this fake surbanite pop pap that's peddled by twats like Less than Jake and SUM 41. Since when did punk become a cypher for talentless?)

There is a simple way to get punk heard at Rocksoc.

Bring the CD with you, and say unto the nice people in the booth,
"Can you play track x off album y please."

Not the above does not translate as "You're shit, play some fucking punk!" or any variation thereon. Nor into rants about how you know what people want better than the DJ does.

[dontbepunks]

[s]Unregisted User Keri wrote on 11:04, 17th Oct 2002:
I still havent found anyone here that likes punk or ska - sniff!

are there any punk nites here at all?




keri duthie?

[Dancing Through Sunday]

I love punk. You're not alone.

Here's a fabulous example of punk. AFI's album is coming out March 11th, and the single "Girl's Not Grey" can be heard at this link. It's fantastic.
http://www2.fanscape.com/afi/afigng.html

[Hardcorepunkboy]

Why what sorta punk you into? Hardcore punk is my speciality... top ten albums you gotta check out...

1) Agnostic Front- Cause For Alarm
2) Sick Of It All- Call for arms
3) Black Flag- The First four years
4) D.R.I.- Thrashzone
5) Corrosion Of conformity- Animosity(before they turned into a rubbish heavy metal band in the 90's. 80's stuff kicks ass though!)
6) Madball- Demonstrating My Style
7) Minor Threat- Complete Discography
8) Youth of today- Cant close my eyes
9) The Minutemen- The punchline
10) Circle jerks- Group sex

Your having difficulty finding someone who likes punk and ska? Try being in my situation and liking hardcore!

By the way I'VE NOW FINISHED MY DEGREE! NO MORE STUDYING EVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!

[Doctor Mott]

I only like authentic punk music that was written, recorded and performed on Punk Street, USA. It's just down the road from Hip-hop Mansions, across the road from the Nu-metal Warehouses.

[Liz McKinnell]

I agree with Dr Mott. You're only a true punk fan worthy of our attention if you've heard of the following albums:

1) Mucus factory: Foetus porn

2) Evil Edna and the crackheads: Eat my Shit

3) Bush's babies: Riacin cake

4) Bestial Enema: Turd (not quite as good as their 1994 concept album 'durt' but probably more accesible)

I'm going away to put safety pins through my nose now. Fuck the establishment.

[vegetation for the masses]

Ah ha!!
ur not in the 5th column are you? [bearing in mind if u are then you prolly won't read this]
ps Dancing Thru Sunday is awesome

[s]Unregisted User Dancing Through Sunday wrote on 21:43, 25th Jan 2003:
I love punk. You're not alone.

Here's a fabulous example of punk. AFI's album is coming out March 11th, and the single "Girl's Not Grey" can be heard at this link. It's fantastic.
http://www2.fanscape.com/afi/afigng.html