Top ten Semi-Modern Punk bands.

Top ten Semi-Modern Punk bands

1.Anti-Flag

2.OFF!

3.The casualties

4.Against Me!

5.Andrew Jackson Jihad

6.Ghost Mice

7.Lower Class Brats

8.Krum Bums

9.Cerebrall Ballzy

10.Trash Talk

11.Paint it Black

12.Dropkick Murphys

13.Street Dogs

14.Rancid

15.Calabrese

Difference between Punks and "punk3rs"

Punks don't say their punk, Punk3rs do.

 

Punks don't shop at Hot Topic, punk3rs do

 

Punks don't give a fuck, but Punk3rs do

 

Punks don't try to impress, but Punk3rs do.

 

Punks don't try hard to be punk, punk3rs do

 

Punks don't listen to modern Green Day, punk3rs do

 

Punks who wear Misfits shirts actually listen to them and are real fans, but Punk3rs wear them because they like the skull

 

Punks know who Ian Mackaye is, but punk3rs don't

 

Punks have their own ideals, punk3rs do whatever's popular like mindless sheep

 

Punks do what they want, punk3rs do what they're told

 

Punks know what Anarchy really is, punk3rs see it as a cool circled A

 

Being a Punk is being part of a revolution for change, social change, and being a punk3r is trying to look cool and impress people, and being socially accepted.

 

That is all.

Most Listened to Artists This Week

We decided to list our band's that we have listened to the most this past week :)
Henry:
1. Minor Threat
2.Cannibal Corpse
3.Johnny Cash
4.Fear Factory
5.Slayer


Jerry:
1.The Misfits
2.Michale Graves
3. BlitzKid
4.Black Flag
5.Bad Religion

Top 15 Punk Frontmen Of All Time

     What makes a good punk frontman? That could be many things since punk can be  very out there as a genre. A good frontman in my opinion should be unique, memorable, have a certain presence, and or a message they are trying to send with their lyrics.
      The following is a list of who we at Punk Opinion think are the top 15 punk frontmen of all time.

1. Jello Biafra- Dead Kennedys

2.Glenn Danzig- The Misfits, SamHain

3. Ian MacKaye- Minor Threat, Fugazi, Embrace

4. Kieth Morris- Black Flag, OFF!, Circle Jerks

5. Joe Strummer- The Clash

6. Greg Gaffin- Bad Religion

7. Henry Rollins- Black Flag

8. Joey Ramone- The Ramones

9. David Vanian- The Damned

10. Tim Armstrong- Operation Ivy, Rancid

11. GG Allin- The Murder Junkies, Scumfuc

12. Chris #2- Anti Flag

13. H.R.- Bad Brains

14. Mark Unseen- The Unseen

15. Steve Ignorant- Crass

     So that is our list. We have guys that are straight up crazy and emotional with their music, guys who are dark and bad-ass, guys who have very meaningful lyrics, and even a man who made great music, while getting naked on stage.
       And if those aren't the qualities of a good punk rock frontman, then I don't know what is.

Straight Edge

        
Okay, so some of us know what Straight Edge is, and perhaps some of us don't. Basically, Straight Edge is an ideal that someone lives by. It means absolutely no drugs, no tobacco, no alcohol, and no casual sex (NOTE: I have no problem with vegans, but you don't have to be vegan to be straight edge)

The straight edge ideal may be a movement now, but it was started as a personal ideal by Minor Threat that has catched on, and now there are millions of Straight Edgers worldwide.

Now like all personal beliefs and ideals, Straight Edge has it's own holier-than-thou attitudes. But don't be mistaken, not all straight edgers are like that. Me personally, I believe in letting people do whatever they want. If people do drugs then I think it's all good, as long as they don't push it on me.

Besides, trying to police everyone else and forcing my views down everyone's throats is the complete opposite of punk. I think i'm not alone when I say that I wish we could live on a planet where all of us people can coexist peacefully, but we all know that is not possible.

But the least I personally can do is not to judge others even if they aren't like me, and to accept people for who they are and try to make the world a better place. You may be thinking "what's this got to do with being straight edge" Well it has everything to do with it. Being straight edge isn't something you do to be cool. It's something you devote yourself to, something you live by everyday.

So is it for everyone? No. Do I need to critisize others? No. I believe in just being an individualist and going on with my life, not bothering others. That is all

Why AFI Didn't Really Sellout

 Okay, so most people may or may not know who the band known as AFI are, so I'll give a brief(or not so brief) rundown on them: They are a band(and to me, a really great one at that) that formed in 1991 in California.
AFI(short for A Fire Inside) started by releasing mutlitple Extended Plays, and eventually started making studio albums. Throughout the 1990's and the early 2000's, they were an awesome punk band with an amazing vocalist who could scream, but could also sing very well known as Davey Havok. However in 2003, they released an album called Sing The Sorrow, which had a very different style. It had a much more alternative rock feel to me. They also changed their image, with Davey dying his hair black and wearing eyeliner.

Then, in the year of 2006 they released an even more experimental album known as DecemberUnderground. It's a hard to classify album, but most people say it's post punk, or perhaps post hardcore, or maybe just alternative rock. Either way, it was an even larger step in their new musical direction.

Their newest album is called Crash Love released in 2009, and it has more of a straightforward rock feel than the previous two albums, but it's not really punk though. I really am not much of a fan of the direction they've been taking, but unlike what thousands of people on Youtube do, I'm not going to whine and complain and call them sellouts.

To me, someone who sells out changes something about themeselves for profit. Key word: Profit. Davey Havok(and the rest of AFI) are artists who are true to their music, and I think they simply wanted to change pace, make a new direction. And you know what? I think they had the right to do that. They did MANY awesome punk albums in the 90's and early 2000's, and I think playing the same type of music forever would be boring to a guy like Havok.

Plus, I doubt they did it just for fame and money. If that was the case, THEN they would be sellouts. But they didn't, so they aren't. So even though I am not really a big fan of what they are doing now, they very well have the right to, and they are not sellouts.

Are the Misfits really still the Misfits?

In 1977, in a town in New Jersey called Lodi, a wonderful band that we all know and love was birthed.  The Misfits!  The first singer and originator of the band was Glenn Danzig.  Most people hold him up to God-like standards with famous songs like "Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill Tonite" and "Astrozombies", but....he left over 25 years ago.  Replacing him in 1995 was new vocalist, Michale  Graves.  He didn't last much longer than Danzig.  Some difficulties occurred within the Misfits, and he left the band.  This resulted in many fill in singers and shows where Jerry Only took the vocals.  After the departure of Doyle, Chud, and Michale, the soul survivor was Jerry.  So he rounded up Marky Ramone and Dez Cadena (Black Flag).  This was for their 25th Anniversary tour where they performed Black Flag, Ramones, and Misfits songs.  Marky soon departed.  The end result was Jerry, Robo, and Dez touring for about 6 years, after which Robo left.  This left a hole in which the drummer of Murphy's Law filled.  He is known as Eric Goat.

Now, most people have been crying about Danzig leaving for the last 15 years.  When Michale left, it didn't make it any less hard on Jerry.  Now, you can't go to any YouTube video or website about the Misfits after 2000 because you will either be overloaded with spam messages of people crying about Danzig and Graves, or messages from ignorant people who don't even know that they've gone.  Even though Danzig and Michale both made a mark for the band, Jerry has too.  We aren't calling Danzig fans or Graves (who still posts hateful comments about the Misfits on facebook) innocent, because even Jerry Only is not blameless.

First, we will address Glenn Danzig:  the originator/lyrical genius behind the first few albums, with songs such as "Last Caress", "Skulls", and "Halloween", he seemed like he could do no wrong.  But, what most people don't know is that he has not been with the band for the last 28 years or so.  Most of his music can be enjoyable and is good, but, in most honesty, besides some Samhain, early Danzig, and old Misfits, he isn't that great of a vocalist.  His last couple of albums haven't really been all great.  So, Danzig fans, get over it-he has left The Misfits and is a short, mean, grumpy man!

Second, we will address Michale Graves:  Dear Michale,  stop posting bad things about the re-vamped Misfits on your Facebook.  You are in your thirties, yet you still act like a kid.  We get that you had a great early career with The Misfits and went off to have a pretty successful solo career (acoustic and electric), but you have to realize that you've been gone for at least 10 years already.  So, Graves fans, listen to Michale and stop listening to Misfits songs on YouTube only to post meaningless, poorly written comments about Jerry Only.

Last but not least, we will address Mr. Only:  This man has been in the band since they were formed in 1977 and is still rocking.  He is not so much the lyrical genius, or perfect vocalist, but he is one punk motherfucker.  No one ever said that lyrical talent was associated with punk.  When Sid Vicious left the Sex Pistols, people still valued him as a singer.  Yet, he had no talent what-so-ever.  Why don't we do the same for Jerry?  He keeps it under the name of The Misfits.  If he had called his band the Jerry Only Experience or the Jerry Only Trio, no one would care to bother him with the constant fact that two people that came before him were better.  It seems like a dick move on all of the people who trash talk him.  He is still singing to tens of thousands of devoted fans who enjoy the music, all for the small cost of about 20 bucks (Versus 30-40 bucks for a Danzig show), because 35 sing-a-long classics beats the hell out of 18 crappy new songs.
Not to make Jerry sound like an angel, he is basically the Gene Simmons of punk rock.  Marketing the Misfits from candle tins to generic baseball jackets found at Hot Topic stores nationwide is kind of lame.  I will admit that Project 1950 was a good album, Land of the Dead was an OK single, and The Devil's Rain was great for what it was, but Jerry has a very small vocal range, and on many of his songs fails to write decent lyrics.  But, what this man has done for horror, punk, and rock and roll in general, he deserves to be honored.

Now that we have addressed all of this, the only thing I can say to Graves and Danzig fans is to go watch "Mother" or "Dig Up Her Bones" (acoustic), and get over it.