You should start by downloading anything by Kogar the Swinging Ape. He makes a ton of great tapes. Best known are the Lux & Ivy's Favorites series.

Anybody want to trade tapes through the mail?

I'm gonna say all the obvious ones like: Ramones, Saints, Damned, Heartbreakers, Buzzcocks.... But I would also add in Mink Deville's first album Cabretta. I feel like Willy Deville added an aspect of New York to the scene that wasn't really present in the other artists. His songs were more in line with the early 60's and later 50's tunes than say the Ramones. The song Venus of Avenue D is such a good song. Also, The Adverts - Crossing The Red Sea is a great piece of early British punk.

THE HEARTBREAKERS - L.A.M.F.
RAMONES - Ramones/Leave Home/Rocket To Russia
THE SAINTS - I'm Stranded/Eternally Yours
THE DAMNED - Damned Damned Damned
THE KIDS - The Kids
FUN THINGS - When The Birdmen Fly EP
ANGRY SAMOANS - Inside My Brain
THE CRAMPS - Songs The Lord Taught Us
DEAD BOYS - Younger, Louder & Snottier
THE REAL KIDS - The Real Kids
SEX PISTOLS - Never Mind The Bollocks
THE UNDERTONES - The Undertones
BUZZCOCKS - Spiral Scratch EP
NERVOUS EATERS - Just Head 7"
THE BOYS - The Boys
PACK - Pack
THE ELECTRIC EELS - The Eyeball Of Hell
.......

My list without The Clash, The Sex Pistols or The Specials would be uninformed at best and stupid at the very least. Whatever your personal tastes may be, English bands of this era played a huge part in the vast scheme of things + dismissing the 2 Tone thing is just not right. Once again: Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era 1972 New York Dolls 1973 The Dictators Go Girl Crazy! 1975 Patti Smith Horses 1975 Ramones 1976 Dead Boys Young Loud And Snotty 1977 Television Marquee Moon 1977 Suicide 1977 Damned, Damned, Damned 1977 The Saints I'm Stranded 1977 Never Mind the Bullocks Here's the Sex Pistols 1977 The Clash 1977 The Jam This Is the Modern World 1977 Can't Stand The Rezillos 1978 Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo 1978 X Ray Specs Germ Free Adolescents 1978 Crossing the Red Sea with the Adverts 1978 The Undertones 1979 The Specials 1979 The Buzzcocks Singles Going Steady 1979 Dawn Of The Dickies 1979 The Crawdaddys Crawdaddy Express 1979 The Cramps Songs The Lord Taught Us 1980 X Los Angeles 1980 Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables 1980 Talking 'bout Thee Milkshakes 1981 The Gun Club Fire of Love 1981 Zoe von Doll said:

I like your list without the Clash, Sex Pistols, Specials...saw you mention the Bags somewhere too...izza goed.

Gringo Starr said:

This thread just won't die -- So for all of you that missed it, here is my list previously posted on page 3 (I think):

Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era 1972
New York Dolls 1973
The Dictators Go Girl Crazy! 1975
Patti Smith Horses 1975
Ramones 1976
Dead Boys Young Loud And Snotty 1977
Television Marquee Moon 1977
Suicide 1977
Damned, Damned, Damned 1977
The Saints I'm Stranded 1977
Never Mind the Bullocks Here's the Sex Pistols 1977
The Clash 1977
The Jam This Is the Modern World 1977
Can't Stand The Rezillos 1978
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo 1978
X Ray Specs Germ Free Adolescents 1978
The Undertones 1979
The Specials 1979
The Buzzcocks Singles Going Steady 1979
Dawn Of The Dickies 1979
The Crawdaddys Crawdaddy Express 1979
The Cramps Songs The Lord Taught Us 1980
X Los Angeles 1980
Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables 1980
Talking 'bout Thee Milkshakes 1981
The Gun Club Fire of Love 1981

here are 7 of my fave bands, i can still listen to these LPs and crack a smile!

Devo - Are We NOT Men? / Duty Now For The Future
The Damned - Damned Damned Damned
The Jam - In The City
Ramones - first 3 LPs
DMZ - DMZ
The Saints - I'm Stranded
The Angry Samoans - Inside My Brain

Its two completely different realms and meanings of punk. The American side was born out of teen angst mainly, gettin laid and drinkin beer. The British scene was born out of social downfall and destruction of class and social value and the rise of unemployment and anger amonst the british working and middle classes. Both sides of the pond hated each others standpoints on punk and what it meant. Then the Ramones came across and blew it all out the water. everyone wanted to see or be the Ramones. They built the bridge by which we all live and breath music these days. The American scene would have never existed had it not been for the British beatscene, the British scene would have never existed without the blues. Famous quote of the time is "Them white boys wanna play the blues so bad.... And they do! Come on! who's more influential? I would say we wuld have nothing if Robert Johnson had'nt been born, hehe.

G.I. is a great album but just because you don't like the Clash and the UK scene in general, you can't really believe that the Germs are more influential than the Clash. Heck, the Germs aren't even more influential than the Dead Kennedys. I personally don't even think they'd up there on a pedistal if it wasn't for their appearance in Decline of Western Civilization. But they were a great band. Zoe von Doll said:

Yeah well the Germs were more influential than the Clash.

Joanie Lindstrom said:

I have to say the Germs are one of the most overrated bands EVER.


Zoe von Doll said:

PS and the GERMS...did'nt seem to spot them in this discussion...

I have to say the Germs are one of the most overrated bands EVER. Zoe von Doll said:

PS and the GERMS...did'nt seem to spot them in this discussion...

i would have to go with wire's pink flag. seemed to be years ahead of its time, bad brains early stuff was awsome too

Yeah, man, saxophone started to disappear coz you could get the honk and scream out of a voice or a fuzz box and guitar distortion. I forgot about that Gentry's tune! A phlegm covered gem if I ever heard one! Thanks! I've heard one of those Las Vegas Grind things they got some nasty tenor saxy R&B stripper music action. Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I don't know who the members are but there's a group calling themselves the Gentrys that's NOT the "Keep On Dancing" guys. They do asong called "Wild!" on Back From the Grave Vol. 7 (vinyl edition). And it indeed wild. Saxaphone kind of started to disappear after 1966. Even Rob LInd didn't do too much on the third and final Sonics album. Which is why he sang a few numbers. Probably not considered garage proper but the Las Vegas Grind albums have tons of Saxaphone related tunes.

I don't know who the members are but there's a group calling themselves the Gentrys that's NOT the "Keep On Dancing" guys. They do asong called "Wild!" on Back From the Grave Vol. 7 (vinyl edition). And it indeed wild. Saxaphone kind of started to disappear after 1966. Even Rob LInd didn't do too much on the third and final Sonics album. Which is why he sang a few numbers. Probably not considered garage proper but the Las Vegas Grind albums have tons of Saxaphone related tunes.

It's a little easier to find info and compilation of the R&B and Rock n' Roll saxophone greats like Hal Singer, Big Jay McNeely, Herb Hardesty (Fats Waller's main cat), Lee Allen (Little Richard and other NOLA guys), Jimmy Wright (Frankie Lymon and Rama Records), Lionel Prevost (Excello saxman), Sam "The Man" Taylor (Screamin' Jay and Atlantic), etc. --

 My questions are: who are your favorite garage / punk saxophone players?

I always wonder if I'm missing out some punk or frat rock or garage saxophonists, who do you like? Or any particular singles that you dig the saxophonic frenzy on? I know Surf bands often had sax instrumentals, but none stick out for me deeply.

For example, I love Rob Lind from The Sonics and Johnny Paris of Johnny & the Hurricanes.

For contemporary cats, I've been hearing this guy Dick Boogie from Japan, he's a bad ass tenor sax honker!

I wonder if you all can turn me on to some more screamers and honkers!

wow!!!! i saw that movie at the Drive -in when i was 8 yrs old......cant help you out though....sorry.... maybe check the tittle on Google????

Love the Chosen Few from Murder Punk. There *is* a Bloodstains Across Australia comp that I've only seen when a record collector friend let me borrow it for our special "Nozzfest" show another DJ and I did last year. Where the Birdmen Flew of course is a great one and for 60's stuff, Before the Birdmen Flew, I think there are 4 volumes of those. Back to the 70's and 80's, the Go & Do It comp on Aberrant has good stuff. Antipodean Screams came out on Off the Hip not that long ago. And the old "On the Waterfront" was really good, Happy Hate Me Nots have one of my fave songs ever and some other decent 80's stuff.

I don't even know if these things are still available, but the two-volume Murder Punk CDs that came out back in the '90s are a collection of some of the best Australian '70s punk I've ever seen (or heard). They feature great tracks from the Scientists, Fun Things, Razar, Leftovers, Victims, etc.

As far as I know, the source of these comps is a mystery. The only name listed on the discs was that of Martin Bryant, one of the most notorious spree killers of all time, and probably the reason the name "Murder Punk" was chosen to begin with. Pretty sick joke, but a great set of comps. I know that Underground Medicine and Bomp used to carry them, but not sure where you can find them today as I'm sure they're both OOP. Maybe eBay?

Anyway, are there any other comps like this chronically great Aussie punk from the late '70s or early '80s in the Bloodstains or Killed By Death vein?

There's a Cleveland, Ohio band named This Moment In Black History. They put out a 7" in 2008 called "Raw Black Power" that has a song about our current president. The tune is based upon "Allah Wakbar" by Ofo the Black Company from Nigeria in 1972. (There's also an insanely awesome cover of "Jim Motherfucker" by Gaunt, on the B-side).

In the continuation of a previous forum topic about Gazumbi - African 60's Garage, here's a new topic about Garage Rock bands who currently are covering rare Afro Rock tunes. Is the case with Mondo Topless with a cover of Nigeria Rock Special (Soundway Records). Maybe others I don't know? Check out below: Paris Djs link: Garage Rock cover of Nigeria Rock Special Garage Punk link: Gazumbi - African '60s Garage

I don't have a clue who's who in metal anymore, I gave up on the scene years ago, just got bored hearing all those men in shorts whining about their fucking childhoods. I mean I still think it's good music and everything, it just doesn't get me off the same way anymore.

This is true evil...

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hah! (: Hank Cockpit said:

Is it a movie about Joy Division's Ian Curtis, or is it a movie about Ian Curtis who happened to be in this band called Joy Division?

Hi all! I'm on last.fm with my singer-songwriter band SingSallySing (http://www.last.fm/music/SingSallySing) and have a band manager account. From that account I also made a page for the Cyco Sanchez Supergroup, but I can't get access to it anymore, can't find it in "repertoire" etc. Does anyone know what to do? Needless to say: I don't really know how to use last.fm... Cheers, Doc Sanchez