| Magazine was a great band that nobody remembers so I'm glad you put one of them in there. Also might wanna try "The Light Pours out of Me" and "Rhythm of Cruelty" by them. Two great, great songs.
Grab "You're Gonna Miss Me" by The Thirteenth Floor Elevators. Simply a bad ass rock and roll song. All the energy of punk is there.
"Making Time" by Creation. Sounds a lot like The Who when they were raw and dangerous. If you've seen Rushmore, it's the song at the start of the film. I thought it was a lost Who track til I looked them up. The guitar work is pretty nasty (in a good way!).
I guess those last two are more of the conception of punk than the birth. Great songs though.
The Jam "In the City" Always been a favorite of mine.
The Dead Boys "All This and More" A fun song.
"Happy Birthday", "Dead Joe", "Release the Bats", "She's Hit", "King Ink", "Blast Off', etc. by The Birthday Party. Hard to pick just a few of their songs. Almost everything they did was powerful and visceral (The early Boys Next Door stuff don't count!). If I had to pick a favorite punk band, this was them. They broke all the rules.
All I can think of in my sleep-deprived state. Your list is fairly comprehensive. Maybe I can think of more later. |