Old School Punk

a reply to: vonclod

The Sonics! Definitely proto-punks on par with The Stooges who should have been bigger. They are still rockin', my good friend of 20+ years Dusty Watson (Jon and the Nightriders, Dick Dale, The Queers, Slacktone) is their current drummer.

a reply to: underpass61
Very cool..still going..wow! yes, proto punk, have that vibe.

The only name I recognise is Dick Dale..of course.

a reply to: vonclod

He's played with tons, those were off the top of my head. He started out in the early punk days with the Stepmothers, went on to play in Suburban Lawns, Concrete Blonde, and with Lita Ford before ending up in rehab. He also played with this English gent on his last U.S. tour before covid.

a reply to: underpass61
Ooo..Concrete Blonde! love them, Lita Ford had a few good ones too..not sure about the dude in the picture

Something from the punk fringe early 80's

Back in prehistoric times (before CD's), standard practice was to buy your vinyl then immediately dub them to cassette to play in your car. I must have worn out at least 3 or 4 cassettes of this record>

A few from X's second release

999's turn - three from their 2nd LP

Clash 2nd album

Three from Tenpole Tudor's 2nd -

Back when LP's were the primary medium for new music, a band that gained fame and success with their debut release often fell victim to the "sophomore curse". The follow up record was critical. If you strayed too far from your sound, fans could drop you. Conversely if you merely repeated the original formula they may move on to something new. The third possibility was that you just didn't have any more decent material. Many great bands have broken the curse in their own ways.
The Undertones decided to face this dilemma head-on with the lead off song on their 2nd release titled "More Songs About Chocolate and Girls".

So here's more songs about chocolate and girls
It's not so easy knowing they'll be heard
A lot less time for a lot more care
So here's more songs about chocolate and girls

London Calling

early Replacements