What is the greatest punk album of all time?

Group Question :: Punk

What is the greatest punk album of all time?

by Brian Kemp Posted December 29, 2008 18:25:27

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I've got a few favorites, but I'm looking for not only quality, but influence.

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	The Ramones -Ramones 40% 6 votes
	Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks,... 27% 4 votes
	The Clash - London Calling 7% 1 vote
	Rancid - Let's Go! 7% 1 vote
	The Misfits - Walk Among Us 7% 1 vote
	Dead Kennedy's Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables 0% 0 votes
	Minor Threat - Minor Threat 0% 0 votes
	Bad Religion - Generator 7% 1 vote
	NOFX-Punk in Drublic 7% 1 vote
	None of the above 0% 0 votes

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+2 raves diaverde08-MolecularGastron... December 29, 2008 19:57:51

Answered: NOFX-Punk in Drublic
ya
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lowerclassrock666 July 09, 2009 05:14:46

Answered: The Ramones -Ramones
thats where it all started really so it has to be the best
Brian Kemp to lowercl... July 10, 2009 21:04:04

Nearly every early punk band, as well as the majority of the ones to the current time, were heavily influenced by them.
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Grogan is a gun February 27, 2009 03:43:53

Answered: Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks,...
It will be a long time before we see an album as influential as this =)
Dont mind the dead kennedys though
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Brian Kemp to Grogan ... February 27, 2009 16:28:05

Yeah, they kind of changed the direction music was going in when it came out. Classic stuff, and still a good listen to this day, in my opinion.
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Grogan ... to Brian Kemp March 02, 2009 04:10:29

Yeah i still throw them on all the time lol
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Shelvis January 16, 2009 05:29:10

Answered: Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks,...
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Brian Kemp to Shelvis January 16, 2009 16:22:56

The Pistols were the first one I bought, and I loved it right from the get go. It's still great 30 years later.
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Shelvis to Brian Kemp January 16, 2009 18:35:14

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Brian Kemp to Shelvis January 16, 2009 19:57:35

That they were.
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Poet003 January 16, 2009 01:46:06

Answered: Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks,...
I have not heard them all.
Brian Kemp to Poet003 January 16, 2009 16:25:22

You really can't go wrong calling the Pistols the greatest, because it seems to have been really influential for a lot of bands. Check out the rest, there's not a bad one among them.
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1088799 January 10, 2009 22:07:24

Answered: The Ramones -Ramones
I thought it was common knowledge ;-)
Brian Kemp to 1088799 January 11, 2009 16:42:43

Different people have different tastes, so I thought I'd see what other people thought. For me, Let's Go! brought me back to punk, after the late eighties and a lot of really bad music almost chased me away. I still loved the older stuff, but there was a lot of lousy punk going on for a while. I wore out that tape, a few times, over the course of a year, so for me, it's my favorite. Also, as a bassist, Matt Freeman is the best, and between Let's Go and the first self titled album, some of the greatest punk bass lines ever came off those two albums.
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salcabrera17 January 05, 2009 02:16:11

Answered: The Ramones -Ramones
it has to be the ramones first album it insipred me to put up a guitar and the clash
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Brian Kemp to salcabr... January 05, 2009 13:23:50

It was great stuff, and they were the first.
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Dude Dude pants January 05, 2009 01:10:21

Answered: The Clash - London Calling
the clash man
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Brian Kemp to Dude Du... January 05, 2009 13:25:29

The first punk band to have serious thought behind their songs.
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Wes January 04, 2009 07:25:00

Answered: The Ramones -Ramones
The Ramones are good all around i think. The other bands releases have a few good songs. I like every one on the Ramones disk.
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Brian Kemp to Wes January 04, 2009 13:25:11

It was a fantastic album, start to finish.
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misthy December 31, 2008 18:24:45

Answered: Bad Religion - Generator
i just like Rancid nd Bad religion
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Brian Kemp to misthy December 31, 2008 19:54:43 (edited)

Both great bands. Generator is my personal favorite by them, and Let's Go! by Rancid really brought me back to punk. A lot of it had gotten stale for a while, but they really seemed to be at the leading edge of revitalizing punk.
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TheSara. December 30, 2008 18:56:12

Answered: Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks,...
Sex Pistols all the way ;)
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Brian Kemp to TheSara. December 30, 2008 19:04:18

It was a pretty influential album. I listened to it all the time, until the vinyl wore out. I had to buy it again on CD.
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TheSara. to Brian Kemp December 30, 2008 19:58:21

Yeah, it was pretty kick ass how the Pistols raised hell in the UK.
As far as talent was concerned, they could've used more of it haha, but I just loved the message and story behind all their albums and songs.

Ahhh, I wish I could go back to the 70s; I'd love to see them live.
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°♡ஜNaty Purple♥Love♥ Darkne... December 30, 2008 18:10:43

Answered: The Ramones -Ramones
The Ramones- Ramones
Brian Kemp to °♡ஜNaty... December 30, 2008 18:29:38

It is a classic.
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diaverde08-MolecularGastron... December 29, 2008 19:57:51

Answered: NOFX-Punk in Drublic
ya
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Brian Kemp to diaverd... December 29, 2008 19:59:25

The Brews is one of my favorite songs ever, and there isn't a bad song on the album.
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diaverd... to Brian Kemp December 29, 2008 20:00:53

I also enjoy this album:
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Brian Kemp to diaverd... December 30, 2008 03:22:13

60% is awesome, and the main guitar riff on Seeing Double at the Triple Rock won't get out of my head. All in all, another great album from those guys.
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fuzzy Ken "In G-d We Trust" December 29, 2008 19:25:50

Answered: The Ramones -Ramones
The Ramones started it all. 'nuff said.
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Brian Kemp to fuzzy K... December 29, 2008 19:57:54

That first album is pretty darn influential, and still a fantastic listen all these years later.
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fuzzy K... to Brian Kemp December 29, 2008 20:00:29 (edited)

It, like many of the ones you listed have withstood the test of time. You left out this one, though.
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Brian Kemp to fuzzy K... December 29, 2008 20:08:08

I totally agree with you on the Ramones and London Calling, but London Calling was the third choice. A great album, in every sense of the word.