1. Operation Ivy - Energy
2. Descendents- Milo Goes to College
3. 88 Finger Louie - Behind Bars
4. Casualties - For The Punx
5. Buzzcocks - Another Music in A different Direction
6. Misfits- Walk Among Us
7. Dead Kennedys - Give me Convenience or Give Me Death
8 Fugazi - 13 Songs
9. AFI- Black Sails in the Sunset
10. Minor Threat
First, the OPs list doesn't contain anything close to the most essential punk albums.
Second, the first album in the thread that might be canonical is "Another Music In a Different Kitchen", not Direction.
Last, no Ramones? Not a list.
My personal Most Essential (as opposed to "best" or "favorite"):
PUNK:
Ramones: S/T
Buzzcocks: Singles Going Steady
Clash: S/T (Either Version)
Germs: MIA: Complete Anthology
Sex Pistols: Never Mind the Bullocks
POST PUNK:
Gang of Four: Entertainment!
Wire: Pink Flag
Slits: Cut
Fugazi: 13 Songs
The Fall: A-Sides
HARDCORE:
Bad Brains: S/T
Faith/Void: Split
Minor Threat: Discography
Cro Mags: Age of Quarrel
Black Flag: Damaged
If you have these albums, you probably have a good music collection. If you're missing more than a few, you don't.
Great music everyone and who cares if the 'list' is complete? It is all good music! I am just happy to see that these bands are not lost over the years.
Since we're just listing favorites and not "must haves", I'll toss a few of my favorites out there:
Circle Jerks - VI
Suicidal Tendencies - S/T
Ramones - S/T (although this is a MUST HAVE for anyone calling themselves a punk fan)
JoeFX
Seattle, WA
January 2011
MAR 07, 2011 08:33 PM