I'm sort of a newbie when it comes to hardcore. This weekends festivities has helped in my understanding of it but as far as the genre goes I got the basics down. But thats about it. Heres some of the punk bands I like. Not all of them are hardcore but hopefully it will give you a rough sketch of my taste:
Bad Brains
Jawbreaker
Black Flag
Bad Religion
The Clash
Fugazi
The Replacements
The Misfits
The Descendants
The Ramones (meh)
The Offspring
NOFX
Operation Ivy
The Pixies (one of my fav bands ever. period)
The Gits
Circle Jerks
early Green Day
The Melvins
Blink 182
et al.
I'm wanting some recommendations based on the bands on this list. I really like Persistance of Time, Slingshot, Young Oppresion, Jayne Collingwood, Promises, Damages, Crucified, Tongue Tied, Still Fighting and AK47. The band at the BBQ at Troy's was good to. Falling Down right?
peejay037 wrote:I'm wanting some recommendations based on the bands on this list. I really like Persistance of Time, Slingshot, Young Oppresion, Jayne Collingwood, Promises, Damages, Crucified, Tongue Tied, Still Fighting and AK47. The band at the BBQ at Troy's was good to. Falling Down right?
You have varied tastes and like a lot of good bands (Bad Brains and Fugazi are two of my faves, and I love the Pixies too), so that's cool, but I think because you like a variety the best we can do is throw some bands at you and see if they catch your ear.
If you like NOFX and Offspring maybe check out Good Riddance and Propaghandi.
Fugazi, try Rites of Spring and Embrace, the bands that members of Fugazi were in before Fugazi.
I'm sure guys from the other bands you liked at the fest will chime in on what bands influence them, with Damages we really like Shotmaker and The Jesus Lizard, as well as lots of other 90's emotional hardcore bands. Start by looking up a record label called Ebullition. Check out a label called Amphetamine Reptile too, they'll have other bands like Melvins and other bands Damages are into. Discord records (label Fugazi is on) from the 80's and 90's put out some cool records too.
We habitually put bands we're influenced by in our myspace top friends, that should make it easy to hear a few of the bands mentioned. myspace.com/damagestothearchive
Let us know if you happen upon any new bands you're stoked on.
peejay037 wrote:I'm wanting some recommendations based on the bands on this list. I really like Persistance of Time, Slingshot, Young Oppresion, Jayne Collingwood, Promises, Damages, Crucified, Tongue Tied, Still Fighting and AK47. The band at the BBQ at Troy's was good to. Falling Down right?
Hmm
try out: No Truce (did a split with Crucified), Reserve 34, Tear It Up (the album Nothing to Nothing), Descendents,
So many bands to actually check out. Find the bands you really like and try looking them up on last.fm. it will show other bands that people that listen to them listen to .... yeah.
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tylerp wrote: I'm mostly stoked about turning things into money. it's like alchemy.
Aaaaaand allow me to bring in the heavier/angrier/darker stuff.
Ringworm, Withdrawal (played second to last day one of the fest), Rotting Out, INTEGRITY (band that turned me from "eh, hardcore is fun" to "HOLY SHIT HARDCORE IS MY LIFE". My OPP copy of "Humanity is the Devil" on 10" is my most treasured possession), Pulling Teeth, Cursed, Haymaker, Converge, Behold (old Bremerton band, I think they've since broken up but you can still find their demo on some blogs. Worth searching out), Coalesce, Botch, Creeper (from Toronto), Day of Mourning (this is Motor, the drummer from Damages, first band. It is amazing. I hope he reads this and realizes he NEEDS TO DO A FUCKING REUNION), Gaza, Ghostlimb, Dropdead, Gray Ghost, His Hero Is Gone, Tragedy (HHIG, take two), Most Precious Blood (personally, I think their first album Nothing In Vain is their best, but all their albums are worth checking out), Indecision (MPB, take one), Behind Enemy Lines, and Motorhead (not technically hardcore, but any "essential listening" list should have them on it).
Also, Troy's advice about checking out the bands you like on last.fm and then following their "likes" and inspirations is a good call. It's kind of the 21st century version of reading the "thank you" list in the liner notes.
ZACH ATTACK wrote:Do drugs. Lots and lots of drugs. The harder the better. Then you'll go from being lonely to wishing that everybody would just fuck off because their a bunch of fucking buzzkills going on about how 'you've got a problem" and they "just want to be their to help you". You don't need any of them. You just need drugs.
if i had to pick five bands for anybody that wants to check out hardcore, i'd say:
warzone (specifically dfts dfts, steer clear of the s/t it's baaaaaaaaaaadd. the rest of the catalogue varies from album to album)
career suicide (so much fun live. bratty but in a good way. attempted suicide is so good.)
one life crew (joke/sketchy factor makes people not want to check them out, but crime ridden society is one of the hardest/catchiest records ever)
think i care (start with the s/t 7" then go through the catalogue. it's cool to see how the pissed/wild vibe of the first records progressed into something more groove/sheer terror influenced by the last album. still pissed, but more structured)
cro mags (aoq. skip the rest. very surprised nobody mentioned them. jj's current version of the band is probably the best thing going right now in terms of live hardcore. if you have the chance to see them, i highly suggest it. you will not be disappointed)
Check out:
Trial - ...Are these Our Lives
Bane - It All Comes Down to This
Go it Alone - Histories
Have Heart - The Things We Carry
Burn - st
In My Eyes - Nothing to Hide
Battery - Until the End
Unbroken - Life Love Regret
Josh wrote:Check out:
Trial - ...Are these Our Lives
Bane - It All Comes Down to This
Go it Alone - Histories
Have Heart - The Things We Carry
Burn - st
In My Eyes - Nothing to Hide
Battery - Until the End
Unbroken - Life Love Regret
Oooh...good ones.
ZACH ATTACK wrote:Do drugs. Lots and lots of drugs. The harder the better. Then you'll go from being lonely to wishing that everybody would just fuck off because their a bunch of fucking buzzkills going on about how 'you've got a problem" and they "just want to be their to help you". You don't need any of them. You just need drugs.
peejay037 wrote:I'm wanting some recommendations based on the bands on this list. I really like Persistance of Time, Slingshot, Young Oppresion, Jayne Collingwood, Promises, Damages, Crucified, Tongue Tied, Still Fighting and AK47. The band at the BBQ at Troy's was good to. Falling Down right?
Hmm
Reserve 34, Descendents,
age of quarrel wrote:No one poser exposes me more than the twins
