And Deeper All The Things The Ramones Want (According to Their Songs), Ranked Also ranks #2 on The Best Punk Bands Of All Time 2 The Clash 1,477 votes The Clash, often referred to as "the only band that matters," remains a quintessential example of punk rock fusing...
With an unwavering commitment to punk's anti-establishment ethos, they remain an ever-relevant force within the scene. Also ranks #10 on The Best Crossover Thrash Bands Also ranks #23 on The Best Punk Bands Of All Time Also ranks #23 on Punk Bands with the Best Lyrics 11 ...
They preempted the Ramones through the sheer speed of songs like “Politicians In My Eye," and the very name Death anticipates the snuff-rock offensiveness of punk nomenclature, even though it was meant as tribute to their dad, who died early. David, the driving force of the band, also...
Karen has the most beautiful voice- male or female- that I have ever heard. The Carpenters are continually under-supported by the critical music press for reasons that aresuspicious at best. They belong in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Keeping them out is just ignorant. The Rock Hall has...
Here, in the second installment of periodic playlists this year, he runs down the best of quarter two (April to June) with ten garage and punk rock records that rule. For even more, check out his highlights from winter (or the unabridged rolling Twitter thread). La Misma: “O Terceiro ...
No one would say thatTriumviratwere a major prog rock band in their heyday (well, at least outside of Germany). Nonetheless, songs such as 1974’s “Mister Ten Percent” and 1977’s “The Rich Man and the Carpenter” demonstrated how close they came to matching the illustrious heights of...
know, the only other band on this list that’s done that is Arcade Fire, and they’re still young. Fugazi are Godfathers of indie rock, and should be regarded as such. I’m happy they made the list, although I would have rated them higher. (I picked both this album and 13...
The trio’s fifth and best album shows why Paul Weller’s been a world-class rock songwriter ever since. They expand in all directions here, from furious commentary to open-hearted love songs to the sardonic classic “That’s Entertainment.” Note that The Jam regularly left their singles of...
Leading the way was Bay Area trio Green Day, dropping infinitely catchy punk infused songs, including “Basket Case,” a surprisingly upbeat track about dealing with anxiety. The song spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Alternative Airplay chart, received a Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo...
Led by one of rock's great frontmen Johnny Rotten, the band offered a no-holds barred aural attack through such songs as "Pretty Vacant," "Bodies," "Holiday in the Sun" and "EMI." From top-to-bottom, it's a punk masterpiece that helped define the genre and influenced many acts in...