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My personal history with punk rock.
Punk rock is the one genre I never seem to tire of. I had a rap phase, a heavy metal phase, a grunge phase, and while I still love a lot of artists from those genres, punk will always have a special place in my heart.
The first punk band I fell in love with was Bad Religion back in the early 90s.
At that point if someone asked me if I liked punk rock, I would've said no, just Bad Religion.
A few years later Green Day's Dookie came out. Say what you will about Green Day, Dookie was a great album from start to finish. It was in heavy rotation on my CD player.
Still - I wouldn't have said "I love Punk Rock" at that point.
It was the mid-late 90s and I was deep into my metal phase. I had recently become good friends with a guy who was big into all the Fat Wreck Chords bands. He would play the compilations nonstop (they were dirt cheap!). For some reason I felt like all the bands on the compilation sounded the same - which I find to be a typical reaction from someone who is not an avid listener of a certain genre of music. After awhile, I started to pick out the subtle and wonderful differences between the bands on the compilations. My appreciation for skate punk was growing. The band that first sparked my ongoing love for punk rock was No Use for a Name.
Those fast drums had me hooked. After that I picked up all the Fat Wreck Chords compilations for myself, and bought the CDs of the bands I loved the most. My favorites were Propagandhi, NOFX, Lagwagon, and Strung Out.
Continued in next post...
Punk rock is the one genre I never seem to tire of. I had a rap phase, a heavy metal phase, a grunge phase, and while I still love a lot of artists from those genres, punk will always have a special place in my heart.
The first punk band I fell in love with was Bad Religion back in the early 90s.
At that point if someone asked me if I liked punk rock, I would've said no, just Bad Religion.
A few years later Green Day's Dookie came out. Say what you will about Green Day, Dookie was a great album from start to finish. It was in heavy rotation on my CD player.
Still - I wouldn't have said "I love Punk Rock" at that point.
It was the mid-late 90s and I was deep into my metal phase. I had recently become good friends with a guy who was big into all the Fat Wreck Chords bands. He would play the compilations nonstop (they were dirt cheap!). For some reason I felt like all the bands on the compilation sounded the same - which I find to be a typical reaction from someone who is not an avid listener of a certain genre of music. After awhile, I started to pick out the subtle and wonderful differences between the bands on the compilations. My appreciation for skate punk was growing. The band that first sparked my ongoing love for punk rock was No Use for a Name.
Those fast drums had me hooked. After that I picked up all the Fat Wreck Chords compilations for myself, and bought the CDs of the bands I loved the most. My favorites were Propagandhi, NOFX, Lagwagon, and Strung Out.
Continued in next post...
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