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Once Upon a Time: the Singles

CD-Charts > Music > Classic Punk
by: Siouxsie & The Banshees

Release Date March 24, 1997
This is a collection of ten songs from Siouxise And The Banshees. Who's career was with the rest of the punk bands, and were one of the last be signed with them movement. They fit the time perfectly, and are a great act. Songs like 'Hong Kong Garden' 'Playground Twist' and my personal favorite 'Israel'. If you have never heard any of there material i think there worth checking out. There quite the different act, i believe. And if you like the 80's gothic sound of Joy Division, Sisters Of Mercy, Bauhaus i think these are worth checking out. Also to fans of any music. I know i mentioned Punk and Gothic sound which might sound bizarre but it actually is true i think.

CD-Charts Position 22
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The Stooges

CD-Charts > Music > Classic Punk
by: The Stooges

Release Date November 08, 1993
How to write and record an album in less than 24 hours. You don't get albums like that anymore. You certainly don't get a band covered with pimples in a studio with a producer in the calibre of John Cale.

Even more so when the songs are only half baked ideas. Back then, however, it was revolutionary. Nowdays, even with tons of pimples on your face, you're still expected to sound polished to death, and worse, with no pimples at all.

The great thing in writing and recording within 24 hours - like this one was - is that you can capture a very specific mood and sound. The benefits: it makes the album homogenous, and the improvisations help in making the result intersting even after 20 listens.

Immediate and raw ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 23
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Nude & Rude : The Best of Iggy Pop

CD-Charts > Music > Classic Punk
by: Iggy Pop

Release Date October 28, 1996
this is where it all started
trace any modern day punk bands origins and they all begin with iggy pop.
a true master, without ever needing to take himself too seriously

CD-Charts Position 24
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All the Best

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by: Stiff Little Fingers

Release Date September 16, 1991
This compilation basically showcases SLF singles, although be warned the B sides really are not up to much. Moreover, the production on a lot of the songs on this really sounds dated and some of it is hard to listen to. It must be said that Jake Burns is NOW a great singer but his vocals on SLF's early stuff really aren't up to much, it's just a gravelly shout. Nonetheless, towards the latter stages of this compilation (for example, on tracks such as "listen" or "Bits of Kids") his vocal delivery really picks up, although I would say their live cds are a far better bet to catch the quintessential SLF experience. Alternatively, buy "Get a Life", "Tinderbox", or the best of cd selected by Jake called "song by song" which I personally think is a better compilation ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 25
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Marquee Moon

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by: Television

Release Date December 23, 1999
I was reading a book by the jouranlist/broadcaster Paul Morley and he was speaking about the Strokes and how they have celverly created a new trend within the 'retro' field. Throughout the 90's we have seen bands take influence from styles and music of previous years, be it acid rock, garage, rock, 60's british invasion etc...

What the Strokes did which is very interesting is, to rather than directly associating themsleves directly to a band - (easiest example - oasis - beatles) they look like they harked back to some punk/rock band from the seventies - people think of the strokes and say "oh yes they are some retro punk, garage band - influenced by the seventies) - but when you actually look at it - they didnt actually look like any band from the ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 26
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Marquee Moon: Remastered & Expanded

CD-Charts > Music > Classic Punk
by: Television

Release Date October 06, 2003
First note: if you're very picky about vocals you might not like Tom Verlaine's voice. He sounds like a yodeller who's been punched in the throat. I actually think it has character, but a lot of my friends detest Television because of how the vocalist sings. If you like weird vocalists, though, you might like him.

But where Television really come to the front is their guitar work. Make no mistake, these aren't Eric Clapton-type guitarists. Although they have the big solos they're not blues based: using more jazzy scales (which is very odd for a band considered at the forefront of punk), Television craft 8 unique, very powerful songs that redefine how the guitar can be used. When I first bought this album I just found it very pleasurable to listen to: the ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 27
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Peepshow

CD-Charts > Music > Classic Punk
by: Siouxsie And The Banshees

Release Date December 03, 2007
All bands/soloists make at LEAST one masterpiece album and this has to be Siouxsie & The Banshees'crowning moment.

BRILLIANT from start to finish - my ultimate fave track has to be Scarecrow.

CD-Charts Position 28
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The Sound of the Jam

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by: The Jam

Release Date May 06, 2002
This has all of the best Jam tracks on and is a brilliant album to have as it has got a lot of tracks all of which are great. Another great rock compilation.

CD-Charts Position 29
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Germ Free Adolescents

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by: X-Ray Spex

Release Date February 26, 2008
If you like Bikini Kill, Be Your Own Pet, yeah yeah yeahs, well, they wouldn't exist without this album. Much as the other reviewer don't like Polly Styrene's vocals, they've sure been influential, becoming the standard for girl punk yelping. The difference with the Spex is that they always let you know they were having fun, more than they were raging. See old clips of them, they're smiling, not spitting. The lyrics are funny, the kind of pop culture trash that the B-52s and early Blondie were also into. The difference is that X Ray Spex were British, and they were self aware enough to make fun of themselves as much as anyone else. forget clash, sex pistols, no one wants to sound like them today, the really influential punk groups were this lot, Ramones, Buzzcocks, Undertones and TV personalities ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 30
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This Is The Modern World

CD-Charts > Music > Classic Punk
by: The Jam

Release Date August 04, 1997
in my opinion and several others this album is pretty good,it was slated by the music press and critics,why?ok its not got the raw energy as in the city but theres some good tracks on here,the fantastic"in the street today,standards,here comes the weekend and the modern world to name but a few,an overlooked album that goes undeserved...go on buy it.