I have a dim childhood recollection of Quarterflash being sold as New Wave, and being terribly confused and disappointed when I finally heard them. I can't get my head around people not understanding how punk being an out gay pop star in 80s was. Look up the damn word. Voted for Escape Club. Freedom Rock was an objectively terrific comp, and I think it sold incredibly well.
― Three Word Username, Monday, 30 April 2012 10:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
Quarterflash, without much doubt. I had some remarks to add regarding hairdos and the Beserkely label but the points have already been made by Xhuxk and others.
― Race Against Rockism (Myonga Vön Bontee), Monday, 30 April 2012 13:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
omg I can't get past the beginning of the commercial without breaking down
I hope those actors were paid in Happy Meals
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Monday, 30 April 2012 13:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
thats like $45 in 2012 dollars right? thank god rush delivery was available.
― a single goddamn marshmallow fucked me for LIFE (Hunt3r), Monday, 30 April 2012 17:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
if we're talking strictly about the track, not the act, I think "Eyes Without A Face" is the least punk song here by a good distance
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 30 April 2012 17:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
"gimme gimme wild west, gimme gimme safe sex"doesn't get more punk rock than that
― billstevejim, Monday, 30 April 2012 17:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
The hell it doesn't.
― Three Word Username, Monday, 30 April 2012 17:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
this whole thread is the funniest fucking thing
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Monday, 30 April 2012 17:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
doesnt billy at least steal a car and go to vegas in that song? dude didnt give a fuck
― a single goddamn marshmallow fucked me for LIFE (Hunt3r), Monday, 30 April 2012 17:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
i'd say "don't dream it's over" and "chains of love" give it a fair run for the money
― Choc. Clusterman (contenderizer), Monday, 30 April 2012 17:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
PUNK AS FUCK
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Monday, 30 April 2012 17:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
that song rules though
― billstevejim, Monday, 30 April 2012 17:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
Jam & Lewis produced that Human League album back-to-back with a Crass joint, iirc.
― O Aquaman (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 30 April 2012 17:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
bsj, a whole bunch of these songs rule and not a single one of them has any business on a compilation called "PUNK"
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Monday, 30 April 2012 17:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
except for "Karma Chameleon" you mean - that's a Discharge cover, I think it's earned its stripes
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 30 April 2012 17:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
i'm having trouble finding this on discogs.. i wouldn't mind seeing the full tracklisting
― billstevejim, Monday, 30 April 2012 17:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah i think the unlisted tracks deserve consideration
― a single goddamn marshmallow fucked me for LIFE (Hunt3r), Monday, 30 April 2012 17:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm curious about the release date in relation to when songs like "I Wanna Be Sedated" started getting more popular.
― billstevejim, Monday, 30 April 2012 18:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
good luck with that xp
― albert rotman (loves laboured breathing), Monday, 30 April 2012 18:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
I looked yesterday and I can't find a bit of info anywhere about this thing other than this commercial on youtube. I want to know what else was on it as much as anyone.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 30 April 2012 18:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm pretty sure "Rock The Casbah" has maintained its popularity pretty consistently ever since its release...
I guess I'm just wondering what songs that constitute actual "punk" could have been reasonably considered for a comp like this.. Probably released around 1990/1991
― billstevejim, Monday, 30 April 2012 18:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
i dunno how cheap media buys were back then but my bet is each of these compilations would have had to go gold to break even.
― Philip Nunez, Monday, 30 April 2012 18:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
If I had more time (and talent) than I do, I'd record and upload the punk cover of "Harden My Heart" that's in my head right now. Just imagine it played at 2x speed, repetitive fast staccato bass notes, lose the swing-y triplets, and add frenzied fuzzy rhythm guitar and frenetic drumming.....
― Lee593 (Lee626), Monday, 30 April 2012 18:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
someone with some spare time do some archeologic digging for punk/hardcore covers of these songs
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Monday, 30 April 2012 18:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
No way 'Eyes w/o a Face' is the least punk of these unpunk tracks. All kinds of punk happens in the horrible give-the-guitarist-some 'rap' section. He's 'readin' murder books, tryin' to stay hip!'
― bit.ly sno cone maker (Jon Lewis), Monday, 30 April 2012 18:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
Based strictly on the tracks themselves I'm leaning Thompson Twins. I don't care if they started as a tribal-industrial collective.
― bit.ly sno cone maker (Jon Lewis), Monday, 30 April 2012 18:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
Here's a property listing for the building at the address shown in the advert. Can't get much more punk than this place!
Evidently it's vacant.
― Lee593 (Lee626), Monday, 30 April 2012 18:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
can't decide whether to thank or damn you
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 30 April 2012 18:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
xp We need someone in Colorado to go get a tour of that property and see if any boxes of tapes or cds are leftover in a dark corner in the back.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 30 April 2012 18:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
everybody's gonna really love this one
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 30 April 2012 18:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
this one sounds kinda like death rock actually...it's terrible
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 30 April 2012 18:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
this one will give General Whiney some bad flashbacks - make sure you make it through the chorus at least once, just so you can call yourself an asshole for ever listening to me about anything
Florida Ska CoreThe Upsiders- Talking In Your Sleep (The Romantics cover)from the album Cutting The Hand That Holds The BladeSwamp Cabbage Records 2007
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 30 April 2012 18:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
All of these are bad, but these last two especially.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 30 April 2012 18:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
hold that thought Johnny Fever
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 30 April 2012 18:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm so glad these three dudes from the Kay Jewelers in suburban Oklahoma City can live their dreams!
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 30 April 2012 18:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
GAH incompetent pop-punk covers of amazing pop songs are my PERSONAL POISON.POISON
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Monday, 30 April 2012 19:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
honestly, they had me "Conflicting Plaid"
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Monday, 30 April 2012 19:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
this could be a lot worse tbh
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 30 April 2012 19:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Monday, April 30, 2012 3:03 PM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Seriously. This stuff makes me so depressed.
― bit.ly sno cone maker (Jon Lewis), Monday, 30 April 2012 19:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
there's only ten songs left unlisted, we need a speculative list. ILX's 10 missing songs from PUNK
― a single goddamn marshmallow fucked me for LIFE (Hunt3r), Monday, 30 April 2012 19:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
hang on for that first instrumental break, then murder me
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 30 April 2012 19:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
speculative #1: Pretenders, "Don't Get Me Wrong"
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 30 April 2012 19:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
speculative #2: Billy Squier, "Everybody Wants You"
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 30 April 2012 19:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
speculative #3: Bananarama, "I Heard a Rumour"
― a single goddamn marshmallow fucked me for LIFE (Hunt3r), Monday, 30 April 2012 19:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
actually "Venus" would be better there i thinkg
This acoustic session is recorded live under a water tower in Kättsätter, Norrköping, Sweden.
why oh why was that water tower constructed so well
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Monday, 30 April 2012 19:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
I dug through a lot of shit to really find the essence of what it means to cover "my sharona" and I think it's either this
or this
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 30 April 2012 19:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
― billstevejim, Monday, April 30, 2012 2:02 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
well, the video was shot 9 years after the song's original release on the occasion of the Ramones Mania comp, and it seems like it's kind of attained its current pop culture profile only since then, although it was probably picked to promote the best-of because it was already one of their more popular songs, so that's a chicken and egg thing. i think it kinda became more of an evergreen alt-rock radio song in the mid-90s when they got all the farewell tour publicity, though.
― some dude, Monday, 30 April 2012 19:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
that first "My Sharona" video
why is the little sister there
also who turned off the bass player's amp
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Monday, 30 April 2012 19:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
can't defend the vocals but musically I feel this one
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 30 April 2012 19:32 (1 year ago) Permalink