The Great Punk Rock Slash Post-Punk Albums
Submitted by dcstar on Wed, 11/17/2004 - 05:12
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- 1)London Calling/ The Clash (1979) One of the final "true" punk releases. The 80's inevitably spawned new wave which later turned white-washed jeans into a fad.
- 2)Horses/ Patti Smith (1976) One of the lone female crusaders of the CBGB.
- 3)The Clash/ The Clash (1977) My favorite of the '77 punk wave.
- 4)Unknown Pleasures/ Joy Division (1979) A fresh style and direction for punk, massively influental.
- 5)Ramones/ Ramones (1976) Probably deserves a higher spot, considered by many to be the very first punk rock album.
- 6)Let It Be/ The Replacements (1984) A glorious album, the classic of the 80's underground.
- 7)Entertainment!/ Gang of Four (1979)
- 8)Rocket to Russia/ Ramones (1977) An unstoppable monster, the Ramones real blitzkrieg.
- 9)Double Nickels on the Dime/ Minutemen (1984)
- 10)Never Mind the Bollocks...Here's the Sex Pistols/ Sex Pistols (1977)
- 11)Milo Goes to College/ Descendents (1982) My favorite of the SST era.
- 12)Pink Flag/ Wire (1977)
- 13)Zen Arcade/ Husker Du (1984)
- 14)In Utero/ Nirvana (1993) Underrated, unsurpassed in the grunge era.
- 15)Marquee Moon/ Television (1977)
- 16)Damaged/ Black Flag (1981)
- 17)Singles Going Steady/ Buzzcocks (1979) Intensely catchy and power-pop in it's origins.
- 18)Meat Puppets II/ Meat Puppets (1983)
- 19)Los Angeles/ X (1980)
- 20)Complete Discography/ Minor Threat (1988)
- 21)Blank Generation/ Richard Hell & The Voidoids (1977)
- 22)Tim/ The Replacements (1985)
- 23)Psychocandy/ The Jesus and Mary Chain (1985)
- 24)Dookie/ Green Day (1994)
- 25)New Day Rising/ Husker Du (1985)
Author Comments:
I suppose Talking Heads and R.E.M. are technically post-punk, but I don't think they belong on this list.
Minor Threat gets put on this list or else! Else what you ask, use your imagination! :?)
They're really good.
T'ho
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Did you read this list?
They are surely on there. That is a great album.
Woopsy. You rock, good choice. I honestly didn't see it there, hidden in the ranks. I think I'll slink away now.
:%)
Beautiful list.
Thanks alot.
I'd like to see a similar list from yourself.
Husker Du: Zen Arcade is very much in need of a re-mastering. I listen as best I can but the wind-tunnel effect just irritates me.
I have spotted one of my favorites that isn't on this list: Wire: Pink Flag, any reason for not including it?
O nevermind. I think it's time I went and got some glasses. Yikes.
T'ho
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interesting list it is, very much of a mixed bag... and definitely lacking Suicide by Suicide... may I invite you to take a look at this ?
Did you consider Stiff Little Fingers' Inflammable Material, The Saints' I'm Stranded, or X-Ray Spex's Germ-Free Adolescents? All of these would at least be in my top twenty, if not top ten.
I do love seeing London Calling, Unknown Pleasures, Singles Going Steady, Meat Puppets II, Psychocandy, and Los Angeles here in paticular.
And I agree about Suicide's Suicide: simply one of the best ever; have you heard it?
Johnny Waco
I'd love to hear it and the Stiff Little Fingers.
I completely agree with JohnnyW re Stiff Little Fingers. They have a live show arranged for 1st May in Birmingham-UK (with   the Buzzcocks,   plus The Stranglers), which I'm very tempted to book.   I saw the Buzzcocks locally where I live on Sunday night (3rd April) and they were awesome.
Stiff Little Fingers and the Buzzcocks - now booked - 1st May in Birmingham.
For anyone who loves Stiff Little Fingers first album, Inflammable Material, I can also recommend their second album, 'Nobody's Heroes' which is very nearly as good.