View Poll Results: Which band do you enjoy listening to the most?
The Sex Pistols
10
13.33%
The Clash
44
58.67%
The Ramones
21
28.00%
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Which "Big 3" punk pioneer do you like the most
05-07-04, 04:10 PM
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Which "Big 3" punk pioneer do you like the most
I've never been much into the punk scene. That being said, I do enjoy music by The Clash. They just seemed to do so much more with the actual music than the other two. Your opinions?
05-07-04, 04:59 PM
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The only band that matters.
05-07-04, 05:49 PM
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Definitely the Clash. They were all over the map, musically (and able to pull it off). Plus, London Calling is one of the best albums ever.
The Sex Pistols sound terrible to me and, well, I've never really been into the Ramones much.
The Sex Pistols sound terrible to me and, well, I've never really been into the Ramones much.
05-07-04, 07:14 PM
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I went with The Clash. I love The Ramones though. I never understood the appeal of The Sex Pistols. They were too out there for me. I watched Sid and Nancy a couple pf times trying to get The Sex Pistols but I still don't like their musid. Pioneers yes but very overrated.
05-07-04, 07:30 PM
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Clash... all the way.
05-10-04, 03:18 AM
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Re: Which "Big 3" punk pioneer do you like the most
Originally posted by bigdawgx
I've never been much into the punk scene. That being said, I do enjoy music by The Clash.
I've never been much into the punk scene. That being said, I do enjoy music by The Clash.
05-10-04, 03:19 AM
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Plus, London Calling is one of the best albums ever.
Plus, London Calling is one of the best albums ever.
05-10-04, 08:09 AM
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Muslcally, the Clash definitely has the edge, as they could actually play, but for attitude and cool tunes, I gotta go with the Pistols! I like some Ramones, but it's a little too repetitive for my tastes.
05-10-04, 10:45 AM
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The question wasn't which band was the most talented (Clash), made the highest quality music (again, Clash), or was more relevant in the punk movement (now that's a tossup 'twixt the Pistols and the Ramones). The question was who do you enjoy listening to the most. For me, that would be the Ramones. Big fun. My ears are still ringing from the last Ramones concert I attended about 15 years ago.
05-10-04, 01:12 PM
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I'll have to vote for the Sex Pistols. Never mind the bollocks is an amazing album. ive heard it a million times and still love it. The recording and mix on that album is just classic. Its so punk yet so pop. The Ramones are great, but just a different version of 'punk'. Same with the Clash, which almost seem to be kind of 'post punk' before punk was in full swing. The Ramones and Clash grew and changed their sound while the Sex Pistols only released one real album which is kind of like a slice of the times.
I'd have to put Never Mind the Bollocks up with the Josey and Pussycats soundtrack as 2 of the best 'non-pop pop' albums.
I'd have to put Never Mind the Bollocks up with the Josey and Pussycats soundtrack as 2 of the best 'non-pop pop' albums.
05-10-04, 01:25 PM
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I do not get the fascination with The Clash. To me everything sounds very uncreative and like-sounding. And the singer sounds like he is always drunk. I was very disappointed listening to them after all of the hype I have heard over the years.
05-10-04, 04:35 PM
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Originally posted by cdollaz
I do not get the fascination with The Clash. To me everything sounds very uncreative and like-sounding. And the singer sounds like he is always drunk. I was very disappointed listening to them after all of the hype I have heard over the years.
I do not get the fascination with The Clash. To me everything sounds very uncreative and like-sounding. And the singer sounds like he is always drunk. I was very disappointed listening to them after all of the hype I have heard over the years.
Now, either you like Strummer's voice or you don't. There's just no getting around it - it was a distinctive, primal voice that served their music well, but certainly isn't the loveliest instrument God ever created.
05-11-04, 04:08 PM
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To me, the Ramones were a great rock n' roll band, the Sex Pistols were an artistic statement, and The Clash....defied all definition.
A lot of bands try to evolve and to venture out into different musical genres, but a lot of times to me it ends up sounding like the decision came from the head, and not the heart (i.e., U2 playing the blues)--but with The Clash, it seemed like they never got overpowered by their influences (which were many)----whatever style they played, it just sounded and felt like The Clash.
A lot of bands try to evolve and to venture out into different musical genres, but a lot of times to me it ends up sounding like the decision came from the head, and not the heart (i.e., U2 playing the blues)--but with The Clash, it seemed like they never got overpowered by their influences (which were many)----whatever style they played, it just sounded and felt like The Clash.
05-11-04, 04:29 PM
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Originally posted by Ky-Fi
To me, the Ramones were a great rock n' roll band, the Sex Pistols were an artistic statement, and The Clash....defied all definition.
A lot of bands try to evolve and to venture out into different musical genres, but a lot of times to me it ends up sounding like the decision came from the head, and not the heart (i.e., U2 playing the blues)--but with The Clash, it seemed like they never got overpowered by their influences (which were many)----whatever style they played, it just sounded and felt like The Clash.
To me, the Ramones were a great rock n' roll band, the Sex Pistols were an artistic statement, and The Clash....defied all definition.
A lot of bands try to evolve and to venture out into different musical genres, but a lot of times to me it ends up sounding like the decision came from the head, and not the heart (i.e., U2 playing the blues)--but with The Clash, it seemed like they never got overpowered by their influences (which were many)----whatever style they played, it just sounded and felt like The Clash.