MetaChat - 80 Punk songs in chronological order

1973
Search And Destroy - The Stooges (Raw Power on wikipedia)

There was much consideration of what to start the set off with. How many proto- or pre- punk bands to include? How about Kick out the Jams by MC5 or maybe something by the Fugs?

We're going all the way to 2007.

posted by safetyfork 25 March | 09:01

I'll be watching 1975 with interest.

posted by jonmc 25 March | 09:17

1976-1977
Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones (1976 - Blitzkrieg Bop on wikipedia)
Anarchy In The U.K. - Sex Pistols (1976 - Anarchy in the UK on wikipedia)
New Rose - The Damned (1976 - New Rose on wikipedia)
She - The Misfits (1977 - She as B-Side of their first single on wikipedia)
Blank Generation - Richard Hell & The Voidoids (1977 - The Blank Generation album on wikipedia)
Sonic Reducer - Dead Boys (1977 - Dead Boys on wikipedia)
Career Opportunities (Demo) - The Clash (1977 - Career Opportunities on wikipedia. This version from their box set.)
Mr. Suit - Wire (1977 - The Pink Flag album on wikipedia)

posted by safetyfork 25 March | 09:17

Sorry jonmc, with shame I admit that I don't have any of their music! Trust me I thought of you and them when I was doing the early years.

posted by safetyfork 25 March | 09:18

Hey, I got no complaints with the choices so far, especially the Dead Boys & Misfits and the Spex.

posted by jonmc 25 March | 09:21

That Gang Of Four is better than I remembered. (I had always classified them in the 'Bands I respect immensley but arent my cup of tea' file, but it's rockier and more jaggedy than I remembered.

*listens*

Fuckin'A! Stiff Little Fingers!!

posted by jonmc 25 March | 09:28

Suspect Device rocks.

posted by safetyfork 25 March | 09:34

1978-1980
All Mod Cons - The Jam (1978 - All Mod Cons album on wikipedia)
Life Stinks - Pere Ubu (1978 - The Modern Dance album on wikipedia)
Obsessed With You (Rough Mix) - X-Ray Spex (1978 - Germ Free Adolescents album on wikipedia. This version was released on their Anthology.)
What Do I Get? - The Buzzcocks (1978 - Another Music in a Different Kitchen album on wikipedia)
At Home He's A Tourist - Gang Of Four (1979 - Entertainment! album on wikipedia)
Suspect Device - Stiff Little Fingers (1979 - Inflammable Material album on wikipedia)
Shoplifting - The Slits (1979 - The Slits on wikipedia)
The End of the World - The Avengers (1979 - The Avengers on wikipedia)
Los Angeles - X (1980 - Los Angeles the album on wikipedia)
Barbie's Dead - UK Subs (1980 - UK Subs on wikipedia)

posted by safetyfork 25 March | 09:40

This is neato, safetyfork.

posted by box 25 March | 09:47

Thanks, box. Glad you're enjoying it.

posted by safetyfork 25 March | 09:57

1981-1983
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981 - Minor Threat EP on wikipedia)
Everything Turns Grey - Agent Orange (1981 - Living in Darknes album on wikipedia)
Rise Above - Black Flag (1981 - Damaged album on wikipedia)
Let's Have a War - Fear (1982 - Fear on wikipedia)
Richard Hung Himself - D.I. (1982 - D.I. on wikipedia. This version is from the Suburbia soundtrack.)
Amphetamine Addiction - Zero Boys (1982 - Zero Boys on wikipedia)
That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate - Mission Of Burma (1982 - Vs. album on wikipedia)
I'm not a Punk - Descendents (1982 - Milo Goes to College album on wikipedia)
Split Myself in Two - Meat Puppets (1983 - Meat Puppets II on wikipedia)
Rock For Light - Bad Brains (1983 - Rock for Light album on wikipedia)

posted by safetyfork 25 March | 10:02

Minutemen, great. Nice work, my tined friend.

posted by jonmc 25 March | 10:04

This is excellent. Damn I missed the meat puppets & the bad brains but you're into my time now. Yay!

posted by mygothlaundry 25 March | 10:12

1984-1986
Something I Learned Today - Hüsker Dü (1984 - Something I learned Today on wikipedia)
Theatre Is The Life Of You - Minutemen (1984 - Double Nickels on the Dime on wikipedia)
Persistent Vision - Rites Of Spring (1985 - Rites of Spring on wikipedia)
Break To Broken - One Last Wish (1986 - One Last Wish on wikipedia)
Burn No Bridges - Grey Matter (1986 - Grey Matter on wikipedia)
Walk Together, Rock Together - 7 Seconds (1986 - 7 Seconds on wikipedia. I nearly put The Crew on instead.)
The Great Wall - Dead Kennedys (1986 - Bedtime for Democracy album on wikipedia.)

Here's a great case of why song chronology is a goofy ordering principle. Dead Kennedy's have been around since the end of the 70s. This kind of misalignment happens in spots throughout the list.

posted by safetyfork 25 March | 10:16

Hi, mygoth!

posted by safetyfork 25 March | 10:19

No 'Mats?

(also, this Turning Point song is great and interesting, sounds borderline thrash metal actually.)

posted by jonmc 25 March | 10:23

Tuned in now, safetyfork. I realigned my fucked up sleep schedule for this!

posted by gaspode 25 March | 10:23

Hee: mr gaspode was all like "it's time for Fugazi now" and lo and behold...

posted by gaspode 25 March | 10:25

1987-1990
World, You And I - Government Issue (1987 - Government Issue on wikipedia)
Solider's Requiem - Naked Raygun (1988 - Naked Raygun on wikipedia)
It's Clobberin' Time - Sick of it All (1989 - Sick of it All on wikipedia)
Guidance - Turning Point (1990 - on wikipedia)
Just Say No - Coffin Break (1990 - Coffin Break on C/Z records site)
Merchandise - Fugazi (1990 - Repeater album on wikipedia)
The Name Is... - Fuel (1990 - Monuments to Excess album on interpunk. Not the band from PA. These guys were from CA.)
Against The Grain - Bad Religion (1990 - Against the Grain album on wikipedia)

Alas, no Replacements on CD.

Mr. Pode knows.

posted by safetyfork 25 March | 10:34

any Muffs or Suicidal Tendencies?

posted by jonmc 25 March | 10:37

No Agnostic Front? No Circle Jerks?

posted by gaspode 25 March | 10:39

1991-1992
Dead Souls - NOMEANSNO (1991 - Nomeannsno on wikipedia)
Punch Me Harder - Superchunk (1991 - No Pocky for Kitty album on wikipedia)
Talk It Over - Citizen Fish (1991 - Citizen Fish on wikipedia. Ex-members of the SubHumans)
Selfish - Seaweed (1991 - Seaweed on wikipedia. They came from Tacoma.)
Tools & Chrome - Jawbox (1991 - Jawbox on wikipedia)
Going Down - Dag Nasty (1992 - Dag Nasty on wikipedia)

If only I had them on cd!

posted by safetyfork 25 March | 10:48

1993-1995
City Is Burning - Pennywise (1993 - Unknown Road album on wikipedia)
Die - Bratmobile (1993 - Bratmobile on wikipedia)
Rebel Girl - Bikini Kill (1993 - Bikini KIll on wikipedia)
Boxcar - Jawbreaker (1994 - Jawbreaker on wikipedia)
Punk As F*ck - Down By Law (1994 - Down by Law on wikipedia)
Time Bomb - Rancid (1995 - Rancid on wikipedia)

posted by safetyfork 25 March | 10:57

1996-1998
Do The Math - Peechees (1996 - PeeChees on Epitonic)
Nickelback - Bluetip (1996 - Bluetip on wikipedia)
Falling Forward - Empire State Games (1997 - Empire State Games on some random web page)
Coming Clean - The Get Up Kids (1997 - The Get Up Kids on wikipedia)
Honest To A Fault - At The Drive-In (1997 - El Gran Orgo EP on wikipedia)
Words And Guitar - Sleater-Kinney (1997 - Sleater-Kinney on wikipedia)
Left Hand Right Hand - The Murder City Devils (1998 - Murder City Devils on wikipedia)
Liberation Frequency - Refused (1998 - The Refused on wikipedia. Sweden represent.)
In The Clear - Cap'n Jazz (1998 - Cap'n Jazz on wikipedia)

posted by safetyfork 25 March | 11:19

1999-2001
Wait. Soon. Now. - Haymarket Riot (1999 - Google music entry for the ep)
Bike Song - Red Monkey (1999 - Slightly unkind record review at Pop Matters)
First Day Back - Braid (2000 - Braid on wikipedia)
Election Night Special - Burning Airlines (2001 - Burning Airlines on wikipedia)
Our Weekend Starts On Wednesday - Hey Mercedes (2001 - Hey Mercedes on wikipedia)
The Idea Of Peter North - Ex-Models (2001 - Ex Models on wikipedia)

posted by safetyfork 25 March | 11:33

2 more songs to go....

posted by safetyfork 25 March | 11:48

This has been awesome, safetyfork.

posted by gaspode 25 March | 11:49

2002-2007
Mt. Dew - Born Against (2002 - Born Against on wikipedia)
Kill My Friends - The Bronx (2003 - The Bronx on wikipedia)
Pulling The Christmas Pig By The Wrong Set Of Ears - The Locust (2003 - The Locust on wikipedia)
Trash Flavored Trash - The Blood Brothers (2004 - The Blood Brothers on wikipedia)
Listen to the Painters - The Ex (2004 - The Ex on wikipedia. Another band that has been around for years.)
Think About Carbs - Hot Snakes (2005 - Hot Snakes on wikipedia)
Everybody Knows - The Evens (2006 - The Evens on wikipedia. The pedigree, the political lyrics and the strum pattern are all punk, but I'm stretching it just a bit with this the third to last track.)
Take Everything - Division of Planes (2007 - My band's site. Come on, how could I resist?)
Bomb. Repeat. Bomb - Ted Leo / Pharmacists (2007 - Ted Leo on wikipedia)

That's it, thanks for listening!

posted by safetyfork 25 March | 11:54

Thanks, gaspode. Doing this revealed some gaps I hope to fill...there's so much!

posted by safetyfork 25 March | 11:56

Damn - even though I own most of that stuff - it would have been pretty awesome to hear it put together so nicely. I wish I was online when you did it. It's easy to point out what you missed, but you'd have had to add a few hundred more songs to cover most of the bases. Niely done. Some great choices.

posted by Slack-a-gogo 25 March | 12:36

There were about 10 artists I had on CD but didn't include. All other omissions were due to them being on cassette or vinyl or in some cases not owning. But then, I didn't set out to do a complete history (knowing I would go way way over our typical 2 hour radio time slots); I just wanted to get a nice robust punk set going. I had a great time going over my collection and choosing songs, if there are some stand-out ommissions go ahead and mention them. I'm going to do some record shopping the first of next month. :)

posted by safetyfork 25 March | 16:27

Special one-time only

Ah, fuck you! *already bitter about missing the ME meetup, and now THIS!*

*kicks can, stalks off homewards, sulkily*

I missed everything today.

posted by Eideteker 25 March | 17:03

I'm pissed I missed it too--up all night doing laundry from the flooded toilet.

posted by brujita 25 March | 23:23

25 March 2007