What band got you into punk?

Hilariously I think it was the song Fuck The USA by The Exploited for me. The energy and non-radio friendliness of that song sucked me in and I started looking for punk bands at the record store. I had heard punk before that of course but I didn't even really know what it was until the nineties.

Before I heard that song, I thought no punk was "heavy enough" so for my heavy rock taste I stuck to metal.

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Permalink Reply by AMUL9 on October 30, 2009 at 2:35pm: the ramones....; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mlle d. Sade on October 30, 2009 at 4:10pm: The Clash fuck anyone who says they weren't punk.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jahluv on October 30, 2009 at 4:22pm: Dead Kennedys; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Rage_Proletaire on October 30, 2009 at 4:27pm: Dead Kennedys and the Misfits.

If I can get away with it, I'll give Megadeth an honorable mention as well.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Nathalie R. on October 30, 2009 at 5:24pm: Tamar-kali; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by NpyHedBlkChld on October 30, 2009 at 11:20pm: korn- Freak on a leash/Nirvan- Come as you are/ System of a down- pogo; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by LesYpersound on October 31, 2009 at 12:24am: buzzcocks, adicts; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by MissE on October 31, 2009 at 10:14am: I don't quite remember but I think it was somewhere between The Distillers and The Sex Pistols that I got into punk.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by BlaqJeff on October 31, 2009 at 10:43am: The Dead Milkmen; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by BlaqJeff on October 31, 2009 at 10:44am: So I guess that means they're overrated.

Mlle d. Sade said:
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Permalink Reply by Compound Egret on October 31, 2009 at 11:03am: 7 Seconds or GBH; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Darkness Unlimited* on October 31, 2009 at 4:15pm: Misfits, & [early] Thrash/cross-over bands like Venom & D.R.I.; ▶ Reply to This

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