Ramones, Clash Top (Rhino) Punk Box - Four-disc anthology due in October

Rolling Stone ^ | July 28, 2003 | COLIN DEVENISH

[just_living]

That's funny. I like that.
Peace.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Cool.

[weegee]

We're hoping that those legislators never return and are voted out of office. Oklahoma's legislature supported the Texas Rats who ran there, I haven't heard your state's take yet.

Don't blame me, I didn't vote for those guys.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Our Governor is Bill Richardson, noted Clintoon rumpswab and pussbag, he's making the usual "courageous stand" noises. I hope we NM Freepers can get something together for the weekend.

[weegee]

When were the Cramps ever political? Lux Interior (at age 60 no less) has said that rock music shouldn't be serious.

There's not a lot of politics in "Please Kill Me" the oral history of New York's punk scene (by way of Detroit, Boston, Cleveland and LA). The MC5 were politicized but not political. Their manager was a White Panther who co-opted the band and got them in a lot of trouble with real leftists who saw through their phoney image. Their manager was the only true believer in the lot. Not a lot of politics in the rest of the book (not even about Watergate). Covers from The Velvet Underground to the retirement of Patti Smith. (1960s-1980).

This is not the only music that I listen to by the way (it isn't even the only type of rock music).

What sort of rock and roll do you listen to so that we may critique your tastes.

I would say to be careful of criticizing punk music because of drug use by its' performers. "Classic rock" and disco were widely associated with drug use too. Even country music has its share of addicts.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Don't forget all those blues and jazz men who partook as well.

[weegee]

And crooners and divas.

Scratch out the commie folk singers.

We could listen to some nice orchestral music like Wagner.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Well, you know what Mark Twain said about Wagner... "It's not as bad as it sounds."

[just_living]

Weegee,
In an efort to stay true to my beliefs I really don't listen to much music anymore. I used to like the Stones, the Who and bands of that ilk. But I felt like the values they stood for were not inline with mine.
Go ahead and make fun of the Who and the Stones, but that's like kicking a retarded puppy (what's the point).
HHTY!

[weegee]

There is a punk rock karaoke night (with live band) at one of the bars in town. No cover, cheap beer (at a pub).

The band has about 40 songs under their belt and almost all of them are on this list.

For the record, I sang Road Runner (1,2,3,4,5,6...) but then again I went to college up in Boston and found myself in the midst of liberals. I did run into a few other conservatives; one of whom I may have run into on this site.

I've also sung back up vocals on some of the Ramones songs.

[weegee]

I think that the ban on Wagner in Israel has been lifted but few choose to challenge it.

[Tijeras_Slim]

My singing kills small mammals at 50 paces.

[weegee]

Bad singing makes good karaoke. Even better when the band doesn't know all of the bridges in the song and there is no bouncing ball...

[Khurkris]

weege...F** these people who bitch at you for the music...ROCK ON!

Thanks for showing this music. Will buy!

[weegee]

Hopefully you are interested PING

[weegee]

Hers is the official site of The Riverboat Gamblers (from Denton Texas)

They may hust be your favorite new band.

Gearhead Records was the same label to first import the Hives and the Hellicopters.

King of Garage Punk - Tim Kerr - produced the new album (the Mooney Suzuki would like to have him back to do their third album).

Something to Crow About (available on LP and CD)

I am glad to have them playing my birthday (coincedently) at this festival (many fine friends are on the bill): Rockaround.net

[weegee]

While we are on this nostalgia kick for good music, let me cross post this thread:

Rock 'n' roll pioneer Sam Phillips dead

The Cramps recorded their first album at Sun Studios (possibly including the take of Human Fly that appears on this boxed set). The Cramps also notably covered such Sun rockabilly songs as "Domino", "Her Love Rubbed Off", and "Bop Pills". Lux Interior has had a complete set of Sun singles since the early 1970s (he and his wife, Poison Ivy, visited the Sun Warehouse when singles were being closed out at something like 12/$1).

[weegee]

Additionally, Miriam Linna - the second drummer for the Cramps and possibly the first to record demo cuts, has since moved on to own a record label, Norton Records, with her husband, Billy Miller.

Norton has reissued all sorts of early rock and roll, garage cuts from the 1960s, and even some punk like the Dictators and Real Kids. And yes, Norton has issued some rare Sun recordings (as 45s on vinyl).

[Chad Fairbanks]

While I certainly appreciate your sentiment, and somewhat agree with the fact that we should be supporting consevative artists, I might just buy this Boxed Set for the sole purpose of pissing you off... ;0)

I never liked Richard Hell's "Blank Generation" - I always liked "Love comes in spurts"...

[habs4ever]

excellent list! I am very suprised they excluded Television's Marquee Moon and Magazine's Light Pours Out of Me, which are bedrock punk/new wave.I did notice the inclusion of the Stooges Search and Destroy, though while a great song, is pre-punk.Good to see The Cramps also.What a fun band!Lux Interior and Poison Ivy are quite a duo!

The sheer range of styles from that period was exciting as all get out, as even some artists could be both melodic and then abrasive.Tom Robinson's Power in the Darkness is a glaring omission from this list, and are there any Undertones' Teenage Kicks? More PIL should be included, like Death Disco or Careering, and Killing Joke should be added as well.I'd even include a gem like Simple Minds Changeling as being a product of it's time.Is XTC represented, as well?I know Suicide is considered noteworthy, but why, pray tell? Same goes for Johnny Thunders.

However, these are mere quibbles, as overall, this is a fine set to highlight that era and re-introduce acts that otherwise have been forgotten by radio, but live on in the world of Kazaa and Morpheus.