# Hardcore Punk Fans, a Word With You **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 3, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813 "2003-03-03T19:55:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/1 "2003-03-03T19:55:55Z")
So, I’m just lately getting in to this sound, listening to a lot of Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, old Bad Religion, stuff like that. A couple things. 1. What are some bands I should give a listen to? 2. Is anyone listening to the band **Murderdolls**? They make me optimistic that, with the rise of garage rock last year, a hardcore punk revival may be on the way in. I highly recommend at least listening to the tracks “197666” and “Slit My Wrist”. Their album is a whole lot of offensive, angry, insane fun. Let me know what you think when you’ve given a listen. Thanks! LC ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/2 "2003-03-03T20:20:43Z")
I highly recommend all the following bands/albums… Flipper (Generic Flipper) DOA (Something Better Change) Nomeansno (Wrong) The Damned (Machine Gun Ettiquette) The Replacements (Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash) Husker Du (New Day Rising) Forgotten Rebels (This Ain’t Hollywood) Minutemen (Double Nickels on the Dime) Meat Puppets (II) Radio Birdman (Radios Appear) Stiff Little Fingers (Inflammable Materials) ---
**Author:** ![Bindrah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@Bindrah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bindrah)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/3 "2003-03-03T20:48:52Z")
i can recomend a few…i tried to post before but got kicked out, so here goes again… shelter better than a thousand dag nasty agnostic front 108 sick of it all social distortion bad brains descendents embrace 25 ta life commin correct thursday coheed and cambria the cro-mags life of agony and on and on…here are a few sites that will make it easy for you to connect with those that love this music and you can also find links… [pahardcore.com](http://pahardcore.com) > **[Equal Vision Records](http://www.equalvision.com/)** > > The official website for Albany, NY based independent record label, Equal Vision Records. Home to Chiodos, We Came As Romans, Eisley, and more. revelation records…i think its [revhq.com](http://revhq.com) if not search for the aforementioned victory [records.com](http://records.com) i hope this helps. feel free to email me for more, i have an extensive collection of music… ---
**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/4 "2003-03-03T20:49:43Z")
I was a big fan of Dead Kennedys, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, and Circle Jerks. YMMV. [sub]The Replacements were _punk_?[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Ivar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ivar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ivar)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/5 "2003-03-03T21:00:42Z")
Just a few more… MDC Angry Samoans GBH Minor Threat Fugazi What? No one mentioned Suicidal Tendencies? I would second Husker Du and the Replacements (being from Minneapolis 🙂 ) and Bad Brains is unbelievable, they are from D.C. and are a bunch of Rastamen playing hardcore with little reggae/rocksteady interludes. Fabulous, unique band. and for pure laughs (and not much more) I recommend the Surf Punks. ---
**Author:** ![Ivar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ivar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ivar)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/6 "2003-03-03T21:02:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mojo \* > \*\*I was a big fan of Dead Kennedys, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, and Circle Jerks. YMMV. > [sub]The Replacements were _punk_?[/sub] \*\* WERE is the operative word. check out their first three albums. Even “Tim” has some real heavy stuff on it. ---
**Author:** ![Fingolfin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eada6e/32.png) [@Fingolfin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fingolfin)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/7 "2003-03-03T21:10:14Z")
Green Day Blink 182 Sum- 41 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Friendly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Mr\_Friendly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Friendly)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/8 "2003-03-03T21:18:10Z")
yeah I’d second Sick Of It All, one of my favourite bands of all time I’d say. ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/9 "2003-03-03T21:37:38Z")
**The Minutemen** were the best. Besides the already-mentioned epic _Double Nickels on the Dime_ (which includes “Corona”, forever tarnished by being the theme song to Jackass), check out _Post-Mersh Vol I_ (actually two albums–_What Makes a Man Start Fires_ and _The Punch Line_) and _Ballot Result_. BTW, I’m going to see Mike Watt play in April. If you get a chance to see him, do it. He’s the greatest bass player you will ever see. ---
**Author:** ![UnwrittenNocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/6de8d8/32.png) [@UnwrittenNocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UnwrittenNocturne)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/10 "2003-03-03T21:47:22Z")
Exploited Subhumans The Slits ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/11 "2003-03-03T22:15:12Z")
[some cool video footage of “Sorry Ma…” era Replacements](http://www.twintone.com/video/mats/) ---
**Author:** ![Banger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@Banger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banger)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/12 "2003-03-03T22:22:16Z")
Most of the bands listed don’t seem to be hardcore to me. Lots of good punk bands listed though 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/13 "2003-03-03T22:25:44Z")
I aslo recommend the following: The Descendants Youth Brigade Social Distortion The Cramps Aggression Fear The Dils The Weirdos Circle Jerks TSOL ---
**Author:** ![Sofa\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Sofa\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofa_King)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/14 "2003-03-03T22:44:04Z")
Another big thumbs up for Bad Brains–my first ever show. However, I add the cautionary note that there is a rather short list of studio releases which were really up to snuff. After _Quickness_ the lead singer, HR, left the band for awhile and even after he returned Bad Brains really wasn’t the same anymore. The standard late-80’s local list for me was (and still is): Government Issue Black Market Baby Scream Marginal Man Ignition If you find yourself liking the DC scene you can find examples of most of the above for pretty cheap through Ian MacKaye’s label and website, [Dischord](http://www.dischord.com/). If you want the ultimate Dischord sampler, look no further than [here](http://www.dischord.com/cgi-bin/StoreDriver.pl?action=showRel&relNumber=125). ---
**Author:** ![Junior\_Spaceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Junior\_Spaceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junior_Spaceman)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/15 "2003-03-03T22:45:24Z")
If you want to check out some lesser known bands, there’s a fine series of compilations called **Hyped To Death** , which crams 70+ minutes of (mostly) vintage punk on one CD-R for around $9 - much better value than most of the ‘Killed By Death’/‘Bloodstains’ compilations. (You can find them at a search engine near you). ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/16 "2003-03-03T23:26:23Z")
I’d agree with most of the recommendations above. My two top recommendations would The Cramps, esp. the album _Bad Music for Bad People_ (their cover of “She Said” by Hasil Adkins is almost as cool as the original), and Minor Threat. I’d specifically recommend Minor Threat’s first album, but you can get both of them on one CD called _Compleat Discography_ and you’ll never be sorry, though your neighbors may. Speaking of the freakish one-man band Hasil Adkins, he might be worth checking out as well; he’s more hillbilly than punk, but he’s a living embodiment of punk sensibility: [http://www.fatpossum.com/hasil.html](http://www.fatpossum.com/hasil.html) [http://www.grandrapidsrocks.com/haze/](http://www.grandrapidsrocks.com/haze/) ---
**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/17 "2003-03-04T01:28:50Z")
Wow! Thanks for all the suggestions, I’ll try to get to… some of those… during my lifetime… And still no responses about Murderdolls. Did anyone listen to those songs? Opinions? LC ---
**Author:** ![Pantone\_Swatchbook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@Pantone\_Swatchbook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantone_Swatchbook)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/18 "2003-03-04T03:26:46Z")
[THE BEST AMERICAN PUNK ROCK LABEL](http://tkorecords.com/) You can’t go wrong with anything in their catalog - although they specialize in Streetpunk, they also diversify with everything from Southern “murdercore” redneck punk rockers Antiseen to an oi! band consisting of Japanese girls. Get ready to get your ass kicked. ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/19 "2003-03-04T03:58:08Z")
I gave the Murderdolls a listen. Couldn’t find the tracks you were specifically mentioning, but did listen to “Let’s Go To War”… you’re right… it’s good to see hardcore coming back after a decade of mall punk. Now that I have a bit of a better idea where you are coming from, I have one further recommendation for you (although I stick by my previous ones): **The Dayglo Abortions**. You can find some mp3’s [here](http://www.godrecords.com/dayglos/). As far as their albums go… “Feed Us A Fetus” is them at their best. ---
**Author:** ![Ender\_Will](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Ender\_Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ender_Will)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813/20 "2003-03-04T06:17:33Z")
My reccomendation, which some will take issue with is: **AFI** Get _Black Sails in the Sunset_ My friends and I all love it. I’ve been told they’re not “really punk” but, who cares? They’re good. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-punk-fans-a-word-with-you/158813.md?page=2)