# The best punk rock album is... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 14, 2003, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456 "2003-03-14T22:41:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![pezboy2u](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@pezboy2u](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezboy2u)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/41 "2003-03-15T15:45:47Z")
My votes would be- “Repeater”-Fugazi “Damaged”-Black Flag “Group sex”-the Circle Jerks and gotta include the first one by the Crucif\*cks. ---
**Author:** ![nitroglycerine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@nitroglycerine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nitroglycerine)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/42 "2003-03-15T23:15:00Z")
Eh…Scratch what I said before. I wanna pick the Bad Brains ROIR album. Jon ---
**Author:** ![Tanaqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Tanaqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanaqui)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/43 "2003-03-16T01:05:33Z")
I would have to go with Energy by Operation Ivy. The vocals are harsh, the quality is raw, the energy is tangible. The politics are understated, the lyrics are intelligent, the music is catchy. I worship at the alter of Op Ivy. ---
**Author:** ![nitroglycerine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@nitroglycerine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nitroglycerine)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/44 "2003-03-16T01:37:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tanaqui \* > \*\*I would have to go with Energy by Operation Ivy. The vocals are harsh, the quality is raw, the energy is tangible. The politics are understated, the lyrics are intelligent, the music is catchy. I worship at the alter of Op Ivy. \*\* Yeah, but they lose points for all the horrible “ska-punk” they influenced. :rolleyes: Jon ---
**Author:** ![Tanaqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Tanaqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanaqui)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/45 "2003-03-16T02:56:52Z")
But they get those points back for containing the seeds that grew to be Rancid, the Dance Hall Crashers, the Transplants, and Common Rider, surely. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Wrong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Mr.Wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Wrong)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/46 "2003-03-16T03:16:01Z")
I’m with you, **Crinklebat**. _Under the Big Black Sun_. BTW, anybody know where I can get a copy of _Rude Boy_? ---
**Author:** ![plastic\_conspiracy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@plastic\_conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plastic_conspiracy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/47 "2003-03-16T19:07:01Z")
In highschool, my favorites were: Circle Jerks - _Wonderful_ Minor Threat - _Out Of Step_ Misfits - _Walk Among Us_ That was like 15 years ago, though. These days, I prefer: Fugazi - _Argument_ and _In On The Kill Taker_ Sonic Youth - _Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star_ and _Dirty_ Primus - _Sailing The Seas Of Cheese_ I don’t know if those last two artists count as punk rock, though I think they’re close enough. ---
**Author:** ![plastic\_conspiracy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@plastic\_conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plastic_conspiracy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/48 "2003-03-16T19:09:10Z")
Also, as far as the Sex Pistols go, I always thought _Flogging A Dead Horse_ was their best album. \*Never Mind The Bullocks . . . \* was ok, but not nearly as good. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/49 "2003-03-18T01:12:21Z")
- Flogging a Dead Horse \* is a compilation, so it doesn’t count according to the OP. I will have to go with The Clash’s first album, particularly the US version. Nothing has better blended politics with really, really catchy songs. It’s got punk attitude, rock traditionalism, and reggae beats with not a single piece of filler. Plus, The Clash is The Only Band That Matters. ---
**Author:** ![Lorenzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4da419/32.png) [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/50 "2003-03-18T03:10:14Z")
_London Calling_ ---
**Author:** ![lurker\_anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@lurker\_anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurker_anonymous)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/51 "2003-03-18T04:18:56Z")
all really great choices, and OWN most of them (on vinyl, sigh)-but you are really missing out if you havent heard the “angry samoans”-back from samoa". i am not saying that there are places to SAMPLE this stuff are out there… you are really missing out if you have never heard"you stupid jerk"…the greatest punk rock song of all time. i really like the clash, the jam, the damned, the stranglers. but thats just for starts… ---
**Author:** ![Lilly\_Putt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Lilly\_Putt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lilly_Putt)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/52 "2003-03-18T08:07:20Z")
I am going to say **“the Dwarves are young and good looking.” \*\* has to be among my favorites of all time. Not a stinker in the bunch… Also \*\* “Love is dead”** By The Mr. T experience. This isn’t a vote for historical significance. ---
**Author:** ![GUINNESS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@GUINNESS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GUINNESS)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/53 "2003-03-18T11:18:25Z")
…I loved Dag Nasty…Brian Baker was also in Minor Threat and Bad Religion…Dave Smalley was part of ALL and is still in Down By Law…I would play this album nonstop…I still break it out for roadtrips… [http://www.daghouse.com/images/record\_covers/dag\_canisay.jpg](http://www.daghouse.com/images/record_covers/dag_canisay.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Pixelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@Pixelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixelle)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/54 "2003-03-18T13:25:50Z")
Ramones…Leave home timeless 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dc4da7/32.png) [@Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rider)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/55 "2003-03-18T14:08:29Z")
Americans don’t even know the meaning of Punk. ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Berry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@Keith\_Berry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keith_Berry)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/56 "2003-03-18T14:34:45Z")
My faves: The Misfits _Walk Among Us._ I remember this being reissued in 1988 after being out of print for years, and practically running to the record store to get it. Still my favorite punk album. Black Flag’s _The First Four Years_. Not technically a “album” per se, but mandatory to any CD collection. Bad Brains, self-titled debut (which at one point was retitled by Caroline Records as _Attitude: The ROIR Sessions_ , I believe? but not sure) Their \*I Against I \* is also required listening. Dead Kennedy’s \*Plastic Surgery Disasters \*. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/57 "2003-03-18T14:37:23Z")
Let us not forget the cowpunks, my friends. I nominate **Lost & Found** by **Jason & the Scorchers**. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/58 "2003-03-18T14:42:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hodge \* > \*\* > Best US punk album: _Rocket to Russia_ by The Ramones. \*\* agreed. ---
**Author:** ![lexi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lexi/32/6806_2.png) [@lexi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lexi)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/59 "2003-03-18T15:09:08Z")
I’d choose US: Bad Brains - Self Titled Ireland: Stiff Little Fingers - Nobody’s Heroes England: The Clash - Self Titled (UK Version) Canada: Personality Crisis - Creatures for a While Various Album: Punk & Disorderly from Cherry Red Records ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456/60 "2003-03-18T19:44:41Z")
Not gonna post a vote for favorites… but i must say Bravo on mentioning Mission of Burma. Not to many people know of them and I happened to catch their brief reuinion tour last year when they hit Seattle. Ok I lied I’ll list a few of my fave albums but I refuse to pick one: Bad Religion - No Control DK - Plastic Surgury Disasters Mission of Burma - The Terrible Trust About Burma The Weirdos - Who What When Where Why Descendants - Milo goes to College Misfits - Static Age The Dickies - Stukas Over Disneyland Ramones - End of the Century [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-punk-rock-album-is/161456.md?page=4)