Poll of the Day > PotD's very own hardcore punk music topic.

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Some cleaning up: hey i actually listened to stuff(just the tracks posted nothing else from most of these)

Amebix - This is dark. I can dig it for sure!

Dystopia - wasn't much of a fan until things kicked in around 2:50. I began to like it then...the tone of the instruments around that point. Oh yeah! Not that I care so much about copying but....slipknot's people = shit comes to mind as far as song titles(with slipknot coming after Dystopia)

Man is the Bastard - when you think youve seen it all out of some genres, but then something fresh(to me) comes along. I dig it, though I do prefer a lot of the faster kinda shit.

Mr Bungle covering the exploited - All I have to say is California is a dope album. As far as cover songs go, I guess it was decent.

Richard Hell - This is the kind of music I am not the hugest fan of, but I liked it well enough, and can see its place in musical history.

Black Flag - No need to even say anything. This track is a classic.

NoMeansNo - I've heard Wrong and liked it ("Rags and Bones is...YES), perhaps checking out their other albums would be worth it

H2O - This is the kind of stuff I feel like defines the 90s. I perfer the grittier 80s stuff BUT this has to have a place in any punk person's heart cause like....yeah. sing along anthems!

Minor Threat - One of those bands that doesn't need any sort of explaining. Classic of course.

Pigface - Not a fan of that, though I can see it through an industrial lens I guess and then it makes sense.

Bad religion - American Jesus is one of my favorite BR tracks. Angsty teenaged me loved it, though I still do.

Faith no More - Never really got into them, but I can dig a well crafted cover thats very different from the original work.

Midnight Oil - I guess i don't know enough about this band to understand whats up, but I liked that track and it sounded good live.

Fugazi - Fugazi has been a band where I like a lot of songs but not everything. Waiting Room is a good song. Though if you see a Fugazi song posted anywhere it's going to be waiting room. Of course you posted and explained something unique about the track that appeals to you so its fine. But to the rest of the world who simply thinks waiting room is a cool song: they do have other songs out there. Fugazi shouldn't be turned into a singles band, like how my local "classic rock" station only lets us hear "another brick in the wall pt. II" by Pink Floyd and nothing else.

The screamers - Not a huge fan but props for the halloween vibes

His Hero is Gone - Yeah I can dig this. Not much else to say as I didn't listen to the whole thing but I'll definitely keep the name saved for later use.

Oghr - Yes. Industrial. Or maybe I lack so much knowledge thats the only word I can think to come to mind. This seems extremely dancey. Not bad.

argonautweakend posted...

NoMeansNo - I've heard Wrong and liked it ("Rags and Bones is...YES), perhaps checking out their other albums would be worth it

I'd suggest Small Parts Isolated & Destroyed. The drummer also sings lead on some songs including Dark Ages (opening track on this).

argonautweakend posted...

Though if you see a Fugazi song posted anywhere it's going to be waiting room.

But.. but I've never licked a side of dying before! Hahaha. Well 13 songs is a great record what can I say? I feel the same way when people post a Midnight Oil song and it's always either Beds are Burning or Dead Heart. They have like 100 great songs. Same thing with RUSH. They are way more than just Tom Sawyer or Limelight after all :D

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rPO3hJw814

The roots of Dinosaur Jr. right here.

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Thats what it is right there. A lot of musicians got their foot in the door in the punk scene, I suppose fairly low barrier to entry, then evolved beyond that.

The replacements, Husker Du, X, and way too many others, not even including the bands that transitioned from punk to metal in the mid-late 80s.

I am going to revive this topic to talk about one of the most powerful music acts i've ever heard, the screamo band Saetia.

This band mixes frantic with slow and smooth very well. This is for fans of intense screaming. This is music that definitely comes from the heart, but in some places it sounds awkward, which is fine. Pure displays of emotion sometimes can. They weren't around for very long, but A Retrospective brings together all 17 tracks the band wrote plus some live tracks. This is really powerful stuff. I feel like a band like this may have had a huge hand in influencing a lot of 00s bands with really awful rough/clean vocals here. A lot of bands do that and it seems forced. Nothing here seems forced at all. Definitely a listen if you enjoy chaotic, but also some tender moments within. I actually discovered this band when I was like 27/28 years old, so this isn't something teenage me loved that might not hold up as an adult. As an adult this band captivated me in ways others cannot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5X7m_stabE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gto_IYvlYLA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyFhqNy5148

WE GOT THAT P.M.A.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4DfVWwtaWU

bump

Chi Pig died :(

https://youtu.be/9PuLc6wN8M8

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV6y4WykkU8

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Oh shit we're still here.

I've been listening to a lot of emo and screamo lately, and I disocvered the band Policy of 3.

I knew with a song title of "nine years old" this was going to be some deep shit. Man...this song is about a kid minding his own business when some bullies come to drown him in water and threaten him with a knife. When that is over he runs home to his mom to tell her what happened, and instead of love, she beats him for being somewhere he shouldn't have been. So, he has to live with that lack of love and how it changed and hurt him forever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnuzrgyoHNQ

I was pretty involved in the DIY/punk scene in the Bay Area, CA and have a lot of cool memories. Seeing G.L.O.S.S. in my home town was a particular highlight. As well as seeing Tony Hawk at an American Nightmare (more post-hardcore than hardcore, but w/e) show. One of my favorite punk show memories though was not in the Bay Area. I saw Trash Talk for free in NYC and it also happened to be an after party for two separate concerts that had happened earlier that night, Tyler, the Creator and Frank Ocean. They were both in the pit and the show was so wild people were climbing along the piping on the ceiling.

I used to go to local shows almost weekly, and I really miss that with this pandemic going on. The last show I went to was seeing my friend's punk band in LA, and the show also doubled as a drag queen exhibition and there were loads of cool and unique performers.

I just moved to Las Vegas yesterday and I have no idea if they have a local DIY/punk scene. I'm sure it's gotta exist in some capacity.

My musical involvement has always been attending random shows and talking about it online.

But if I was rich or won the lottery I've always said I would open up a music venue. But kind of like an all ages kinda hole in the wall

argonautweakend posted...

My musical involvement has always been attending random shows and talking about it online.

But if I was rich or won the lottery I've always said I would open up a music venue. But kind of like an all ages kinda hole in the wall

We've been trying to get a local all ages open in San Jose for years. We've got an ongoing fund for it and have had a few promising options in the past that never worked out. Right before I moved to Sierra Leone I organized my first show (half punk bands, half electronic musicians) and all the proceeds went to the fund. I know our main organizer is never going to give up on the goal of getting it open, and she's an amazing person, but man, getting a local all ages venue off the ground is not easy! If I was rich that would definitely be one of my top priorities as well.

fuck dog if i get rich you can have some of my fortunes!

...yeah

edit: tha motherfucking fund!

Don't know where you draw the line with punk in regards to garage rock, but here's my contribution:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj1sO3--TLo

Off this album:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92HCxPD_ZfM

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