Top 3 Greatest Punk Bands

IN that order for sure Cee

The Clash
The Jam
Dead Milkmen

The Stooges
The Plasmatics
Radio Birdman

Sloppy Seconds
Black Flag
The Toy Dolls

The Clash
Social Distortion
Dropkick Murphys

Impossible to say but on the top of my head today maybe:

Confuse
Angry Samoans
Nihilistics

Did anyone even mention FEAR? I went through three pages of the posts, and was surprised to see no one had mentioned them...and Gen X, okay, kinda glam punk, but still, surprised nobody even remembers them....lmao

Marry me?

Jerry's Kids
Ramones
Clash

fuck... Dead Kennedy's maybe lol

Bad Religion
Ramones
Misfits

Bad Religion - They're songs combined some awesome riffs with intelligent, thought provoking lyrics that have you googling words for hours! Greg Graffin is also such an inspiration with his music, world view and intelligence.

Rancid

Rise Against

The Clash

I put The Clash as a runner up as whilst they are Punk Rock Gods who were there at the start and Joe Strummer was the voice of a generation, but when compared to the Punk that followed the music just doesn't quite stand up. Rancid for example combine some of the most phenomenal musicians in the world.

There are some obvious classics mentioned here, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, and The Ramones, but what about the other punk groundbreakers who were also great, (if not greater due to their anti social overtones).

Does nobody recognise Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Hit Me with your rythm stick/ Sex and drugs and rock and roll - or Debrah Harry (Blondie) - both are recognised punk icons, and yet nobody remembers or acknowledges them.

I am a true geezer, and am dismayed how easily great artists are forgotten.

The Misfits
Bad Religion
The Ramones

Runner Up: Dead Kennedys

The Clash
Social Distortion
The Misfits

Quasi-punk music:

Andrew Jackson Jihad
Off With Their Heads
Defiance, Ohio

Misfits
Sham69
Skrewdriver (Yep I went there, don't like it get fucked)

All Skrewed Up is a great record, as is the You're So Dumb/Better Off Crazy single.
I like those records better than most of the crap people are calling punk on this thread.

Skrewdriver ruined their music with their message. silly skinheads. great tunes... but too bad they had to "stand for something" (that something being balant dumbassery... ha. )...

best punk bands?

WELL...


The Middle Class recorded a song called "Out of Vogue" in 1979 that is still as bad as as it gets.
DOA were tight... solid... and well were bad ass.
The Bad BRAINS... best live act ever (1982-86)

add on?

The Weirdos
X Ray Spex
THe Germs
The Damned
The Dils
Minor Threat
SSD
Necros
The Fix
Naked Raygun

The Clash
Minor Threat
The Cramps

Damn.... just 3... that's really tough

Dead Kennedys
Minor Threat
Germs

I have at least 10 more "top 3"

The Toy Dolls
The Exploited
The Ramones

Sex Pistols
The Ramones
Iggy Pop

Screeching Weasel, Choking Victim, Misfits pre-bullshit