Dead Kennedys VS Black Flag VS Minor Threat

JumpCutz · 04-15-12, 01:15 AM

Three of the seminal American hardcore punk bands. Who is your favorite?

Why?

cdollaz · 04-15-12, 08:59 AM

DK, although I'll take Rollins solo stuff over any of it.

12thmonkey · 04-15-12, 09:03 AM

DK
Saw them live once - circa 1982 - and I will always remember Jello's truly remarkable stage presence.

walletboyniac · 04-15-12, 10:49 AM

Dead Kennedys, although I'm a huge fan of Greg Ginn's guitar playing in Black Flag.

Fist of Doom · 04-15-12, 02:01 PM

My teenaged self would vote for Minor Threat. Since I've barely listened to these bands since my teenage years, I'll let him cast my vote.

For some reason I never listened to much DK, but California Uber Alles is a great track.

Supermallet · 04-15-12, 03:46 PM

I love Black Flag but the Dead Kennedys are one of the best punk bands, period.

Nick Danger · 04-15-12, 04:42 PM

I've got the Dead Kennedys on vinyl and CD. I've got one Black Flag CD. I don't even remember Minor Threat. It's not even close.

mcfly · 04-15-12, 05:11 PM

Another vote for DK. I like Henry Rollins but I'm not a big Black Flag fan.

Did anyone see Dead Kennedys wiki?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Kennedys

Lastdaysofrain · 04-16-12, 07:33 AM

Black Flag were actually my favorite prior to Rollins taking over vocals, although I do like Damaged I kind of hate everything that came after that.

DKs were by far the most interesting musically and weirdest/most diverse, although their recent reunion stuff sort of tarnishes things a bit.

Minor Threat were always a bit one note, but that's kind of an asset.

I'm going with DKs

CRM114 · 04-16-12, 08:34 AM

Dead Kennedys because they were brilliant.

Phodg · 04-16-12, 11:38 AM

DKs first, then Black Flag.
Saw the Dead Kennedys twice on the Fresh Fruit and In God We trust tours. Great gigs. First band I ever saw actually coordinating stage diving - Jello had people line up on the stage during songs and dive in one after the other.

inri222 · 04-16-12, 12:54 PM

This is tough. if you would have put Bad Brains that would have been my choice.
But since they are not there I'll have to go with :

Hiro11 · 04-16-12, 04:31 PM

DKs were probably best, their first album is, IMO, still the best American punk album.

Having said that, when I was a kid, Minor Threat meant much more to me. Their earnestness seems a bit quaint to me these days, but when you're 15 that stuff makes a hell of a lot of sense.

I listened to a lot of hardcore when I was about fourteen. My favorite classic album from that time was probably MDC's "Millions of Dead Cops" (which sounds pretty amateur hour to me now). Then I got more into Big Black, not really true hardcore, but probably the defining band of my high school memories. This spiralled into early Killing Joke, then Jesus Lizard and then all the great Wax Trax stuff that was happening in the late eighties / early ninties. Ah, memories.

Josh-da-man · 04-16-12, 04:57 PM

DK
Black Flag
Minor Threat

I never really saw the appeal of Minor Threat, and find them to be just another overpraised punk band.

Traxan · 04-16-12, 05:13 PM

DKs, but Henry aged better than Jello. I don't mean physically, I mean Henry managed to sneak into the mainstream while still being insidiously outside of it. Jello became too shrill for most people. Running for president with Mumia Abu Jamal as your running mate will not win you a lot of fans.

Lastdaysofrain · 04-17-12, 07:04 AM

to be fair, none of these three bands were my favorite in the genre either. I was way more into Bad Brains as well, also a huge Naked Raygun fan.

Hiro11 · 04-17-12, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lastdaysofrain

also a huge Naked Raygun fan.

Shit yeah.

freshticles · 04-17-12, 12:52 PM

Bad Brains should definitely be on this list.

View Poll Results: Well?
Dead Kennedys	22	68.75%
Black Flag	4	12.50%
Minor Threat	6	18.75%
Voters: 32. You may not vote on this poll

04-15-12, 01:15 AM	#1
JumpCutz DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: south of heaven Posts: 11,109	Dead Kennedys VS Black Flag VS Minor Threat Three of the seminal American hardcore punk bands. Who is your favorite? Why?

04-15-12, 08:59 AM	#2
cdollaz DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sugar Land, TX Posts: 12,917	Re: Dead Kennedys VS Black Flag VS Minor Threat DK, although I'll take Rollins solo stuff over any of it.

04-15-12, 09:03 AM	#3
12thmonkey DVD Talk Reviewer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Frankfort, IL Posts: 6,760	Re: Dead Kennedys VS Black Flag VS Minor Threat DK Saw them live once - circa 1982 - and I will always remember Jello's truly remarkable stage presence. __________________ My DVD Collection Eamus Catuli! Zerstörung durch Fortschritte der Technologie

04-15-12, 10:49 AM	#4
walletboyniac Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: MA Posts: 226	Re: Dead Kennedys VS Black Flag VS Minor Threat Dead Kennedys, although I'm a huge fan of Greg Ginn's guitar playing in Black Flag.

04-15-12, 02:01 PM	#5
Fist of Doom DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Raleighwood Posts: 5,918	Re: Dead Kennedys VS Black Flag VS Minor Threat My teenaged self would vote for Minor Threat. Since I've barely listened to these bands since my teenage years, I'll let him cast my vote. For some reason I never listened to much DK, but California Uber Alles is a great track.

04-15-12, 03:46 PM	#6
Supermallet Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Termite Terrace Posts: 38,736	Re: Dead Kennedys VS Black Flag VS Minor Threat I love Black Flag but the Dead Kennedys are one of the best punk bands, period. __________________ "if you truly want to discuss Sodom with me, send me a PM" - dvdjunkie32 Watch me squawk on Twitter: @Supermallet Check out my Bond commentaries

04-15-12, 04:42 PM	#7
Nick Danger DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 14,453	Re: Dead Kennedys VS Black Flag VS Minor Threat I've got the Dead Kennedys on vinyl and CD. I've got one Black Flag CD. I don't even remember Minor Threat. It's not even close. __________________ Originally Posted by TallGuyMe: hoorah for Nick!

04-15-12, 05:11 PM	#8
mcfly DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: California Posts: 8,887	Re: Dead Kennedys VS Black Flag VS Minor Threat Another vote for DK. I like Henry Rollins but I'm not a big Black Flag fan. Did anyone see Dead Kennedys wiki? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Kennedys __________________ "I think, Lisa, that you've been taken in by an obvious forgery. Unfortunately, historical research is plagued by this sort of hoax -- the so-called confession. It's just as fake as the Howard Hughes will, the Hitler Diaries, or the Emancipation Retraction." *"You won't be seeing any prison movies where you're going - prison!"*

04-16-12, 07:33 AM	#9
Lastdaysofrain DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 1,670	Re: Dead Kennedys VS Black Flag VS Minor Threat Black Flag were actually my favorite prior to Rollins taking over vocals, although I do like Damaged I kind of hate everything that came after that. DKs were by far the most interesting musically and weirdest/most diverse, although their recent reunion stuff sort of tarnishes things a bit. Minor Threat were always a bit one note, but that's kind of an asset. I'm going with DKs __________________ "If you're down to an echo they just might remember your name" - Scott Walker

04-16-12, 08:34 AM	#10
CRM114 DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 34,824	Re: Dead Kennedys VS Black Flag VS Minor Threat Dead Kennedys because they were brilliant.

04-16-12, 11:38 AM	#11
Phodg Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Chicago Posts: 373	Re: Dead Kennedys VS Black Flag VS Minor Threat DKs first, then Black Flag. Saw the Dead Kennedys twice on the Fresh Fruit and In God We trust tours. Great gigs. First band I ever saw actually coordinating stage diving - Jello had people line up on the stage during songs and dive in one after the other.

04-16-12, 12:54 PM	#12
inri222 DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 9,439	Re: Dead Kennedys VS Black Flag VS Minor Threat This is tough. if you would have put Bad Brains that would have been my choice. But since they are not there I'll have to go with :

04-16-12, 04:31 PM	#13
Hiro11 DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 6,749	Re: Dead Kennedys VS Black Flag VS Minor Threat DKs were probably best, their first album is, IMO, still the best American punk album. Having said that, when I was a kid, Minor Threat meant much more to me. Their earnestness seems a bit quaint to me these days, but when you're 15 that stuff makes a hell of a lot of sense. I listened to a lot of hardcore when I was about fourteen. My favorite classic album from that time was probably MDC's "Millions of Dead Cops" (which sounds pretty amateur hour to me now). Then I got more into Big Black, not really true hardcore, but probably the defining band of my high school memories. This spiralled into early Killing Joke, then Jesus Lizard and then all the great Wax Trax stuff that was happening in the late eighties / early ninties. Ah, memories. __________________ What's that? Jessie and Prospector are trapped in the old abandoned mine and Prospector just lit a stick of dynamite thinking it was a candle and now they're about to be blown to smithereens?

04-16-12, 04:57 PM	#14
Josh-da-man DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Bible Belt Posts: 16,764	Re: Dead Kennedys VS Black Flag VS Minor Threat DK Black Flag Minor Threat I never really saw the appeal of Minor Threat, and find them to be just another overpraised punk band. __________________ "Here's to Boston cops, they did what so many men never have been able to do: they found the little man in the boat." -- Bill Maher

04-16-12, 05:13 PM	#15
Traxan DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,000	Re: Dead Kennedys VS Black Flag VS Minor Threat DKs, but Henry aged better than Jello. I don't mean physically, I mean Henry managed to sneak into the mainstream while still being insidiously outside of it. Jello became too shrill for most people. Running for president with Mumia Abu Jamal as your running mate will not win you a lot of fans.

04-17-12, 07:04 AM	#16
Lastdaysofrain DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 1,670	Re: Dead Kennedys VS Black Flag VS Minor Threat to be fair, none of these three bands were my favorite in the genre either. I was way more into Bad Brains as well, also a huge Naked Raygun fan. __________________ "If you're down to an echo they just might remember your name" - Scott Walker

04-17-12, 12:52 PM	#18
freshticles DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: B.C., Canada Posts: 1,452	Re: Dead Kennedys VS Black Flag VS Minor Threat Bad Brains should definitely be on this list. __________________ When the clouds are filled with your fantasy, rain it down on me...on meeeeee xbox gamertag - dyck zalinsky