Anyone here into hardcore/punk?

I like the early/mid 80s U.S. stuff the best: Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Germs, Deadbeats, Husker Du, Angry Samoans, Jerry's Kids, etc. Saw Fugazi at the George Robey in Finsbury Park, they were ok.

YouTube - Circle Jerks-Clip From The Decline Of Western Civilization

Circle Jerks live 1980.

philosophy of alternative music? enlighten me, i thought the only point of starting a (serious) band was to make a living, ergo sell out.

Straight edge, their views on merchandise, show and record pricing, etc.

[quote=606;415136]I Saw Fugazi at the George Robey in Finsbury Park, they were ok.
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you must be nearly as old as me....folk punk=Blyth Power...oh yeah!

YouTube - TRC "Define Cocky" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

The more vocalists you have, the more hardcore your band is.

they don't know how to spell "Kerrang"...dumb skinhead soundalikes.

That song goes on for way to long, quite liked the first bit too.

yer hardcore is kind of good in the uk right now
theres plenty of good bands floating about
too bad never any good gigs in liverpool
sucked when abandon ship broke up
was supposed to go down to there last show but couldnt
i think the people who just label it as shite dont really know much

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=255euVhmdW0

The more vocalists you have, the more hardcore your band is.

I preferred their last song:

YouTube - Blackout Crew - Put A Donk On It - Out Now

Bun dem out

but yeah im into black flag, sick of it all.. and others.

do like some of the rucktion bands
knuckledust/six ft ditch are good
saw trc not that long ago with prowler
sick live like
more into youth crew/oldschool stuff like youth of today, minor threat, black flag,ssd

Seen "Black Flag" support the Exploited @ the Rainbow, I'm guessin 80s, older than Winston and WAY better looking, Black Flag, Surf shirts and crew cuts, Jam playing their final gig at the the Sobel sports centre down the road. Riot. Shit meself.

Jerry's Kidz: I wish I'd seen them - got an album by them and it's great even 25 years later (It's my world). Husker Du- gods. Blyth Power played the golf club in my village (Fetcham), as did either Carter or Abdou Japarov (sp.).

Fugazi were OK but not a patch on Minor Threat.

Live was best (IS best).. The Ambulance Station down the Old Kent Road was where I saw some great bands (Anti Sect, Youth Brigade, Snuff, Blyth Power etc).

Does the DIY ethos live on?

Yeah the DIY mentality is still here, if you are around Kingston you should try and catch The Steal playing.

Blyth Power where what was left of the "Mob" no? Scored weed of Joseph. DIY, nah mate do it yourself.

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I grew up in Southern California in the late 70's early 80's. I was a massive KISS fan until my brother gave me a copy of X's Los Angeles when I was 12. My whole world changed from there. The Weirdos Lived next door to us and we used to have dinner with them and their parents all the time.

why comment just to annoy people?

i think you could say that to most people on this forum (myself included)

yea, i still dig some of it. been enjoying unsane, bad brains, baroness, straightjacket nation of late.

Grew up on it, loved the Cro-Mags, Judge, DYS, SS Decontrol and all that aswell as Youth of Today, side by side, alone in a crowd, up front and the whole youth crew vibe... even have a Bold tattoo. Played in a hardcore band for a year and a bit and released some records.

Blyth Power where what was left of the "Mob" no? Scored weed of Joseph. DIY, nah mate do it yourself.

I squatted a house where one of them used to live, loads of Blyth Power records and tons of trainspotting paraphernalia there....I have Witch Hunt on 7"

Alone in A Crowd were great. Love Atari, Swiz, YOT, Barfight. Someone said Twelve Hour Turn - used to like them too, No Idea Records are a bit hit and miss though, but I went deep into that whole postHC screamy business for a while (doesn't everyone?) too.

I think the London scene is terrible, I've been into hardcore for 10 years now, and living in London for 3 of them. I never liked shows down here much - used to come for special occassions, when the band wasn't playing in my area or I just had to see every single show.... but it's largely too fragmented and very rough. The last proper show I went to in London was the Suicide File at some random small pub in Camden. Pretty rubbish TBH,

Posi Numbers 2003 pretty much killed any love I had left for live shows (it shut down the next year I think, which says a lot about the state of hardcore these days) - now I just spin Brotherhood records in my living room like a jaded old sell out. Like? Oh, wait....

mid 90's to early 00's east coast (US) hardcore FTW! still listen to most of the bands from then, and i really miss that scene, pg.99's last shows were absolutley epic.

pg.99, majority rule, darkest hour, city of caterpillar, CWV, revolution of man, JFFB, Neil Perry, orchid, Hassan I Sabbah, hot cross, stop it!!, pig destroyer and loads more

not so interested in the local contemporary scene, but there are a few good bands and i've been to a few good shows since i've been here. palehorse are fucking fantastic! and do thoroughly enjoy nitkowski ;)

Fugazi are amazing.

13 Songs is one album I can listen to all day long if I'm high.

I've been listening to Bad Religion since about '97 don't know if anyone's a fan? They are one of my favourite bands. Always get me riding and driving pretty fast.

Best hardcore band in UK at the mo: Silent Front.

http://www.myspace.com/silentfront

I guess they take influences from that sound/group of bands Hassan mentioned, but I also hear a bit of Shellac, Sweep the Leg Johnny, and maybe Botch in there. Not scene in any way, but definitely fooking brutal.