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Isbjørn · 10-04-2014, 05:58 AM

100 Hits: Punk & New Wave

This has been in my library for a while: a 5-disc compilation of various early punk and new wave songs. I've never really listened to all of it, but that's not what I intend to do. Not now, anyway. Instead, I'm going to check out albums by the bands represented and review them briefly. The bands represented are:

Spoiler for long-ass list:

Of course, I won't cover all of the bands, just some of them (I'm not Trollheart), but I think it will be a nice way to familiarize myself with old-school punk rock.

10-04-2014, 05:58 AM	#238 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	100 Hits: Punk & New Wave This has been in my library for a while: a 5-disc compilation of various early punk and new wave songs. I've never really listened to all of it, but that's not what I intend to do. Not now, anyway. Instead, I'm going to check out albums by the bands represented and review them briefly. The bands represented are: Spoiler for long-ass list: Blondie Buzzcocks Sex Pistols Skids Magazine The Members The Ruts Department S Public Image Ltd The Stranglers Devo Lene Lovich The Motors The Flying Lizards Adam and the Ants Dr. Feelgood Tenpole Tudor Rich Kids Ian Dury Be-Bop Deluxe Jona Lewie Ultravox Fad Gadget Simple Minds The Human League Bill Nelson Silicon Teens The Vapors Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft Suicide Gang of Four Modern Eon Killing Joke Scars Martha and the Muffins Wire 999 Stiff Little Fingers U.K. Subs Angelic Upstarts The Saints Leyton Buzzards Tom Robinson Band Chris Spedding The Vibrators Penetration Cockney Rejects Wreckless Eric The Knack The Alarm Holly and the Italians The Records The Flys The Banned Celia and the Mutations Ian Dury The Specials The Bodysnatchers The Beat Fun Boy Three UB40 The Saints Stiff Little Fingers X-Ray Spex Honey Bane The Monochrome Set Plasmatics Of course, I won't cover all of the bands, just some of them (I'm not Trollheart), but I think it will be a nice way to familiarize myself with old-school punk rock. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal Last edited by Isbjørn; 10-05-2014 at 06:30 AM.