[–] 3 points 3 months ago

Damn, a key band in my 90s music life & beyond. Was just thinking about digging out their CDs for a few spins last week. Definitely have a few listens now.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago*

    Not napalm death, but for a while I went to sleep to the movie "Die hard."

    Machine guns and explosions dont normally line up with lullaby's, but I'd watched it so much that I found it comforting. I expect my brain just learned to filter out the louder noises as I slept.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I used to fall asleep to Napalm Death on my way home from college then university.
    It was confusing at first, as I put it on to stay awake, but then I just went with it. My brain accepts their songs as more melodic than they appear, strange. Anyone else have similar experiences?

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago*

    No Slaughter and the Dogs - Do it Do Style?

    Everyone knows Brain Drain is the best Ramones album.

    Devo makes it on to a punk list but not Motörhead?

    Pfffft. This list sucks.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    Yeah, it's ragebait. It's slop, even tho I think it was written by humans. In a way it was written by a machine: Rolling Stone decides it needs to remain relevant, so it gets a bunch of humans to write this article to drive engagement.

    Really the only way to make an list like this is to ask a bunch of people "which punk music has had the most effect on your life?" and then print their individual stories.

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    They idea of a list of "best punk" is so contradictory, so oxymoronic... I can't believe anyone involved got past 3 albums before abandoning the idea. It's an anathema. Counter to the counterculture. Everyone involved should hang their heads in shame, if they have any remaining self respect.

    Do I love many of these albums? Of course. Would I ever try to rank them? Hell no! Even certain comparisons are ludicrous. How do you compare Misfits to Dropkick Murphys? Nevermind bringing in Devo, MC5. Like, wtf. Get outta here.

    Not that any of these aren't punk, of course they are. They're just incomparable. Too try is to fail; you've misunderstood the assignment.

    Sorry, I'm a little mad at this

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    Hmmm yeah, I have ... opinions.

    DK at #68 and Stiff Little Fingers at #64 - we can't be friends now.

    Minor Threat should be in the top ten but for Out Of Step, not a comp; drop X-Ray Spex down to make room. Get rid of the Wanna Buy a Bridge comp too while you're at it.

    Happy they're taking a broad swath here, with the Replacements, Devo, Pogues -- but Paramore, really?

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    So many good bands in this list, I need to go add these to my mp3 player!

    I agree with you (OP). I think maybe remove Nirvana or Devo to add Offspring, but I’d keep Blink182 Dude Ranch because it’s a good album and was one of my earliest purchased punk cds. I still dig Cheshire Cat a bit more though.

    I am glad to see Green Day on the list. Dookie came out when I was in 4th grade and it was my intro to everything punk rock, although I bought 1,039/Smooth in ‘94 as my first real cd that wasn’t my parents music. They have been my favorite band ever since.

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