Ramones or The Clash

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  • eclectic
    eclectic Posts: 244
    The Clash.But in the UK at the onset of punk The Pistols albeit for a very brief period were IT!
    The Clash were simply a Punk band with more musical talent than the others, with a political motivation and ambition beyond sticking two fingers up at the establishment,twigged when Punk was no longer fresh and meaningful and became a fully fledged stadium Rock/Reggae/Ska band.
    Which ironically is the antithesis of the Punk ethos.Still love loads of there songs though especially Complete Control.
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    Choosing the shiny ones instead'

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  • sleeplikeadog
    sleeplikeadog Posts: 156
    The Clash for sure. They kept things fresh by changing their sound, but still maintained their message. Where the Ramones songs all start to sound the same after a while. To me, the Clash are one of the most important bands in rock/punk history. I think alot of punk bands could take a lesson from the Clash that you can change, and make good music, but still keep your message and maintain credibility.
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  • fuck
    fuck Posts: 4,069
    Unfortunately, I haven't heard enough Ramones, and have been planning on checking em out, picking up a couple of their albums, but never got the chance.

    i've also wanted to check out the black flag.

    the sex pistols--- not a fan...

    the clash are amazing. every song is completely different and always fun to listen to.
  • MattCameronKicksButt
    MattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    tonadax wrote:

    The Clash had more to say, and more talent, and more brains and more energy, but the Ramones were "IT"...

    How funny... that says it all to me.
    I prefer The Clash without a doubt.
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    _FiveAgainstOne_ wrote:

    i've also wanted to check out the black flag.
    if you like UK punk then you might want to check out 'The First Four Years', before Black Flag had Henry Rollins. it's a lot more like UK punk.

    if you want the true Black Flg experience though, 'Damaged' is the way to go. One of the best, most brutal records ever made. It's like a very quick, but very hard, punch to the face.
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  • Westernsky
    Westernsky Posts: 363
    The Clash.


    :D
  • Urban Hiker
    Urban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    The Clash
    Walking can be a real trip
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  • ledfloyd
    ledfloyd Posts: 604
    no contest, it's the clash, far more diverse...
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