Howard the Duck

hardcore with lots of screaming

my patent

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BastardofYoung

anyways. should add some favorites now I guess.





and..



great EP.

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Howard the Duck

i listen to Black Flag as well, though i only have "Damaged"

this is my fave song from there:-

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Trauma

Hands.fucking.down.





One would be hard-pressed to come across a punk band with more across-the-board creativity, thoughtfulness, better lyrics, etc.
Especially one incorporating Latin so easily into their songs.

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BastardofYoung

one of my favorites:

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jackhammer

Apart from Pedestrian's opening post and my own attempt at explaining a little history about this genre (however well or badly written), virtually every other post has just been a YT vid with maybe a line or two why said song is so kick ass.

I want to hear other peoples thoughts and views on the scene as a whole and maybe learn something new or debate about specific eras in the scene.

It is never too late to learn something new but the fact that Refused* have been mentioned more than a few times kind of makes me sad because these sort of threads should excite, educate and introduce Hardcore Punk and tell me WHY you like it or find it important.

*BTW I have nothing against Refused. TSOPTC is a great album but there are more out there and I would love to hear them!

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TockTockTock

Well, I wish I could contribute more to this thread, Jackhammer, but my knowledge of hardcore punk is rather limited and dwindles down to only a handful of bands: Husker Du, Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys, Infest, and Refused.

Here's a conversation starter: I don't think that Refused are anything special and that all they did with their The Shape of Punk to Come album was barrow concepts and ideas from post-punk. Start a discussion... someone prove me wrong. (I want you to!).

Also, feel free to recommend a few albums for me to listen to. I would love to expand my taste in the genre.

BastardofYoung

I just let the songs speak for themselves.

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jackhammer

I have already suggested bands in previous posts and introduced some U.K bands (Conflict for example) that are worth checking out and maybe not that well known.

I agree with your Refused paragraph though. Right band at the right time and I like them but there is more out there. I think they incorporated Electronica far more than post punk.

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Alfred

As jackhammer said, the electronic influence that Refused brought to the genre was something quite unique after nearly 20 years of bands sticking the the same old "pure" guitar-bass-drums instrument lineup. And I have yet to hear a hardcore album which came before it that is as loud, crazy, or adventurous.

Edit: original post has been edited with a few words about each song.

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