THE PUNK ROCK STARTER KIT

The punk starter kit is here! Including punk bands like Ramones, Sex Pistols, Bad Religion, Crass, NOFX, Bad Religion, Subhumans, DI, Descendents, Misfits, Operation Ivy, and Nausea belong? Find out in the punk rock starter kit!
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[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Come hang out on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/finnmckenty

[@muchamore321]

please hit up Jared from Avalanche Reviews he's from the scene too and has talked about it in bits mostly on his streams.

[@cheetahshine4525]

I never woulda thought you were a d.i. fan lol. It's funny they don't get mentioned more , they were one of the few bands from that era that never really broke up. Rikk Agnew's 1st album is also a classic.

[@PurpleFistPictures]

Check out Kid Kapichi- kzbin.info/www/bejne/pX-lgHabn6ycirc Great modern Punk from the UK

[@nairto4504]

Hey can you do a post-punk tier-list?

[@joshualemond6657]

I can't believe the germs weren't in this video huge let down

[@1mlb704]

Finn can talk at length about punk, metalcore, Walmart country, post-grunge, modern rap, nu metal, top 40 pop, and a ton of other subgenres of music and the cultures associated with them. Props for being so well rounded, I appreciate the objective and subjective analysis

[@leahflower9924]

Walmart country 😂

[@brantbedore1399]

And still make it cohesive material! I appreciate the fact that Finn can make all these genres histories interesting and not stray from the identity of the channel. Great content as always.

[@HappinessDIY]

And lo from heretoforeward the country music I am most aware of shall henceforth be known as Walmart country!!!!

[@TonyPunkRock]

I started to spite watch this channel. I’m now subscribed to both and actually really like his videos. A win for Finn

[@devilsguitaristmusic]

Danzig was the Misfits. He wrote all the songs, all the music, all the lyrics, he had all the ideas. He even recorded a lot of the guitars on the compilation albums. That's why none of the other versions of the Misfits were anything like the real Misfits. And if you think the Graves stuff is bad, check the Jerry years, truly awful. Danzig's follow up to the Misfits, Samhain is also excellent, but it does stray further from punk.

[@probablylarsulrich5654]

The Ramones are to punk what Black Sabbath is to metal. I wish that both bands were still around.

[@dougk359]

I'd be pretty surprised if we don't see Black Sabbath together on stage again.

[@5amplewhor3]

You made a typo The stooges*

[@joko2channel]

Accuratetative

[@neutron564]

​@@5amplewhor3 The Stooges are more like the Blue Cheer or Iron Butterfly of punk. As they were proto-metal where Sabbath was metal, the Stooges were proto-punk and the Ramones were punk

[@damienhunter2199]

You mean a band called death? Politicians in my eye slaps

[@scottlame6724]

Agent Orange is very underappreciated I think. I saw The Damned open for the Misfits a few years back and was pleasantly surprised.

[@rook0078]

Living in darkness is one of the best punk albums

[@joezaragoza4577]

It’s important to mention the Ramones because everyone thinks they’ve heard the Ramones, but they haven’t. They’ve heard Blitzkrieg Bop and I Wanna Be Sedated, but they’re so much more than those two songs. They have so many amazing catchy and fun songs, I have no idea why they’re not bigger in the main stream.

[@neutron564]

You're gonna kill that girl off It's Alive is their best song

[@gregcowen930]

Ok

[@gregcowen930]

To name a coupla my favorite Ramones tunes, Sheena is a punk rocker, beat on the brat

[@cal_chrisdera]

California Sun, Commando, I’m Against It, Today Your Love Tomorrow the World, Havana Affair, I Wanna be Well…all amazing hooks

[@daverichards9141]

Kkk took my baby away and Cretin Hop. Really all the Ramones music is great. Mr. Burns' happy birthday also great.

[@isajmody2344]

I hope Bad Brains makes the next list. My personal favorite. 😉

[@thebiolithic]

This answer is hype. They were near the beginning of the American scene and RfL was a pivotal album

[@hunterdavies7802]

I think he talked about them In the hardcore starter pack video. Definitely a classic band but I’d say they’re more hardcore than punk

[@neutron564]

​@@thebiolithic Rock For Light is killer, and their positive messaging is awesome, it honestly really helped me in high school to not be such a doomer loser. It's all about that PMA ✌️

[@christopherc.9832]

H.R. is on Cameo

[@onelifeonechance1987]

Finn said he didn’t think they were that good.

[@liamebers6844]

I think bouncing souls deserved a mention here. They’re the most accessible, modern version of everything here put together with undeniable “real punk” roots

[@ergoth154]

How I Spent My Summer Vacation is in the top 10 punk albums of all time... well maybe top 20 but it's up there

[@upnorth5716]

@@ergoth154 their earlier shit was way better

[@willr4880]

Bouncing souls no one can beat us We drink beer and wear Adidas.

[@ergoth154]

@@upnorth5716 I mean Kate is Great is one of my favorite songs but I think as a cohesive album, How I Spent My Summer really grows on you, it doesn't seem special at first but there is just something in the whole vibe of that album. It just makes you feel hopeful

[@DTC1138]

The Gold Record is my go to album when I want to feel good

[@hyperactivechild5813]

When I was 18 I was working at Mammoth Mountain, CA, a roommate handed me the LP of Mommys Little Monster and said 'This will change your life"...I'm 57 and still blast Bad Religion and Ramones in my car...loud enough to bug people around me. Also Sex Pistols were a really good band.

[@devon359]

Social D got me into a lot of different punk rock. MLM was iconic 💯🔥🔥

[@thebizzle413]

NOFX is a great gateway to punk for anyone that grew up in the 90's. I am always shocked by how many people love that album, even people who don't listen to music all that much.

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

They were absolutely my gateway. I had heard The Ramones and Sex Pistols before, probably a few Clash songs, but NOFX opened alot of doors for me

[@tateoctober814]

@@dustywaynemusic6297 That fucking skate-punk beat always does it for me, I love it

[@bryonsteik7435]

Yes I definitely agree, they have catchy riffs due to heffe not Melvin. And it's not too hard like the exploited. I'm 38 and they were one of the firsts for me in 7th grade, that led me down the rabbit hole.

[@sitvisjes]

Yes, NOFX has great, catchy melodies and funny lyrics to get people who aren't into punk that much hooked. And they are loud and fast enough to still be considered hardcore and not pop punk. By far my favourite punk band!

[@williamsussman7343]

Yep my first NOfx album was wolves in wolves clothing. Excellent band

[@josephgschwartz]

Early 2000s pop punk isn't bad. NOFX and Pennywise were/are still my favorite punk bands. I think another good starter is watching SLC Punk which is full of good early punk and keenly points out that dressing a certain way isn't punk, its fashion.

[@calliew311]

But you're not saying NOFX and Pennywise are bands from the early 2000s right? Cause they were way earlier than that, especially NOFX. And the movie Suburbia from 1984 was my punk go to movie.

[@ProgressNotesTH]

@@calliew311 Pennywise' first LP on Epitaph was 1991 but they started in the late 80s. I'd say the S/T one on Epitaph is a classic, but it might be lumped into hardcore as INSTED was kind of doing that sound too but definitely in the hardcore/youth crew adjacent hardcore scene.

[@mourningwoodward]

Suburbia (1984) was a better punk film, and they didn't have to get any of the "actors" to wear a mohawked bald-cap. The director literally scooped up a bunch of actual street punks and put them in her film. WAY more realism, even if the acting was nowhere near the same level as professional actors like Matthew Lillard. Definitely worth a watch, if you haven't already seen it.

[@goatmansasquatch1485]

Pop rock*

[@calliew311]

@@ProgressNotesTH right. But both bands he is suggesting, regardless of what subgenre of rock you put it in were bands that were around WAY before the early 2000s. NOFX came together in 1983. I didn't realize it was early 80s til I just Googled it. I thought both bands formed within a couple years of one another in the late 80s. Either way they were bands with a resurgence in the early 2000s but that doesn't make them bands from that era. I mean, I guess it does, but the way I took his comment was that those bands didn't have a career too long before the early 2000s. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@kokorolex]

I love the Micheal Graves era of Misfits, can't be the only one right guys? 😅

[@takodabostwick8507]

I'm also a huge fan of garage rock from the 60s! I love The Who, The Kinks, The Pretty Things, 13th Floor Elevators, Flammin' Groovies, The Stooges, MC 5, Paul Revere & the Raiders, The Electric Prunes, The Kingsmen, The Monks, The Seeds, Them, The Standells, and The Amboy Dukes.

[@SharksInYourMouth193]

Huge fan of that bands, too. This style of (punk) music really got a second era in California with Ty Segall, FIDLAR, Thee Oh Sees, Black Lips etc. If you haven't checked that out.

[@ZANGELIX1263]

@@SharksInYourMouth193 eyyyy, FIDLAR is the shit! Glad someone else recognizes them.

[@kookadams85]

The early Beach Boys & Jan&Dean great garagey stuffm

[@lukasgestrine]

Detroit shit

[@CIRCLEONE77]

? and the Mysterians

[@TheNewFNShow]

The Vandals would've been my first. Then the Ramones, Sex Pistols, Black Flag, Misfits, Dead Kennedys and Dead Boys. After that probably AFI, Pennywise, Guttermouth and stuff like that.

[@mikebodak6808]

The Sex Pistols laid the foundation and set the standard. One of the top five albums of all time. Imo.

[@jcr6311]

Bit of a shame Lydon is pro Trump and has been praising hard right politicians in the U.K. as well though

[@fensynency]

Yes but it was all fake.

[@nosferatu7325]

Don’t forget The Ramones and Stooges.

[@weatheredseeker]

@@jcr6311 the only shame is that you think so highly of your opinions

[@hughjoelcock7145]

@@jcr6311 LAUGHING MY F*CKING ASS OFF

[@Tmrynr]

Great to see Crass getting a proper mention. One of the few bands I've just read through lyrics before even listening to the songs. I think Discharge and Amebix could have gotten a little more of a prompt

[@ProgressNotesTH]

Discharge was in the hardcore video and rightfully so. People think Amebix more of metal band, which is odd to me but not completely off base.

[@karatejoseph79]

Yeah, I think Crass music is very underrated, disagree completely that they suck musically. But totally agree about the lyrics. They started what was for me, a true punk movement. Amebix I always thought of as more crust/hard-core but still definitely in the vein of punk.

[@dolma5250]

I love the Dead Kennedy’s man. I’m so glad you mentioned his lyrical ability. Some of Jellos lyrics are fucking amazing. Poetic at times too. His vocals are rough (lmao) but it has charm to me. Love it. He’s like a villain from a cartoon based on a comic. I used to dig it.

[@alexandermazilu7087]

I'm obsessed with the songs soup is good food and pull my strings right now. Been on a real kick with these guys. Outstanding lyrics.

[@dolma5250]

@@alexandermazilu7087 Frankenchrist is an all time favourite album. Absolutely underrated in its creativity. This could be anywhere and a growing boy needs his lunch are a must listen. The whole album is fantastic though. Tbh I’d say listen to the whole album lol. Would also suggest plastic surgery disasters because it’s fantastic. I want to recommend songs but tbh the whole album is a bop and a half. I will suggest maybe I am the owl and moon over Marin.

[@devenscience8894]

@@alexandermazilu7087 "Soup Is Good Food" is my favorite DK song.

[@leahflower9924]

His best song was too drunk to f honestly lol

[@dolma5250]

@@devenscience8894 great song! Honestly that whole album is just a vibe.

[@jonathanfriedman7430]

Don’t forget that Bad Religion had been a band since 1979 and that Epitaph was essentially their label. Greg Graffin also got a PhD from Cornell so he’s hella smart

[@Jambr380]

Finn's really not a BR fan (the 'you heard one song, you heard them all' comment), but least he mentioned Suffer. Imo, BR is the best band of all-time, but I realize not everybody is going to agree. Just wish he'd at least give more credit to the lyrical side of BR.

[@Driver8takeabreak]

@@Jambr380 Seriously. "Modern man" or "I want to conquer the world" are brilliant lyrically.

[@buckyhate7695]

​@Jambr380 Graffin and Geurwitz are the Lennon/McCartney of punk rock. Actually, scratch that. They're superior, in every way. Super intelligent and thought-provoking lyrics. BR is my all-time favorite band.

[@probablylarsulrich5654]

Finn, if you make a Misfits video, the first thing that you say absolutely has to be "I got something to say" 😂

[@atomicpunk2360]

I support this. I hope he sees this

[@leahflower9924]

I remember halloween

[@maddymanly2610]

Mommy. Can I go out and… Kill tonight???

[@leftymcnally6913]

My 6yo daughter LOVES "Good Good Things" by The Descendents. She thinks The Misfits look cool too. It warms my heart

[@RichieAppel]

I can’t believe he passed over the Clash. If there’s one album of the Clash you can’t skip or leave off a punk starter pack list, it’s Give ‘Em Enough Rope. Whole album is just a great rock album.

[@klopfer_im_baellebad]

True...the clash is most important to me.

[@batschisane1339]

I agree 100%

[@pp-yz6dr]

All Clash albums are Punk. OK Sandinista or London Calling is not soundly Punk as we define it but the SPIRIT is 100% Punk. More Punk than any other albums of other popular Punk albmus.! really i cant understand this guy.... unless we define a punk rocker as a person with no knowledge, no political aspects, just a a guy how hates or questioning without any meaning

[@SubparLoki]

Give ‘em enough rope is probably their most raw record and a personal fav of mine. I came from hardcore so their poppier sound with London calling and combat rock and whatnot was initially off putting, but I found this album which probably saved the band for me. So I was later able to get into their magum opus

[@dprice81]

It's alright. I agree with Ramones but like clash and not into sex pistols. I also like ska and ska punk and this guy hates it and that's fine. There's enough sub genres for everyobe

[@Misfitcore]

I listened to Ramones and Sex Pistols when I was 14 yo, then Misfits cemented my taste of music and since then punk rock became my favorite music genre until this day

[@alleystargrowley2784]

Offspring was the band that gave me a taste for skate punk but when I heard NOFX in probably 97 I was hooked. The Epitaph punkOrama sampler albums were pretty big in introducing me to bands as well.

[@thejapanarchocommunist]

Punk-O-Rama CDs were absolute gold

[@leahflower9924]

Lizas had enough of men she said she won't get burned again 😅

[@roryalexanderm]

im glad you are talking more about punk and hardcore! you have put me onto so many good bands!

[@CraigSimmonds]

X Ray Spex are my favourite punk band (UK first wave). Their album Germfree Adolescents is 0 skips - criminally underrated!

[@2lostbikes]

I'm kind of surprised they don't get mentioned more in videos like these. But to be fair, I totally missed them growing up and only heard about them in the past few years thanks to podcasts and an interview with Poly Styrene's daughter.

[@barrysax2109]

Poly predicted a lot with genetic engineering, I didn't find out she had died untill about 18 months after.

[@aaronbrown9512]

Leftover crack, morning glory, and choking victim are by far some of my favorites. Pretty sure they’re all basically the same band but there’s definitely nothing better to skate to!

[@vvvnokk8309]

All those bands should just be collectively known as "STZA and friends"

[@vvvnokk8309]

@@diydylana3151 STZA might be a p.o.s. but at least he's true to himself and lives out his lyrics.

[@lipittysplit8722]

There’s newer stuff from the same style of music Atrocity Solution and The infested are both super fun cool bands that do the crack rock steady sound well

[@anubisanarchy5710]

Leftover Crack & Choking Victim are great ear candy.

[@ergoth154]

@@diydylana3151 How is Stza a p.o.s.? I know he's kind of up his own ass but other than that...

[@candideggplant1575]

Ian Mckeye is also an important punk figure. 3 bands that were and still are a big part of punk history, Minor Threat, Embrace and Fugazi. You can't talk about punk history without mentioning Ian.

[@danevertt3210]

The entire DC scene was extremely important

[@vanhattfield8292]

He was definitely not a stepping stone...

[@misterno-ice-guy8082]

You Spelt his name wrong -edit, but phonetically it is correct

[@leahflower9924]

@@danevertt3210 important to who lol I'm a NY punk DC didn't do nothin for me haha

[@danevertt3210]

@@leahflower9924 great, then throw away your Bad Brains and Minor Threat records, tard-o

[@jasonking971]

I'm glad you decided to do this and are going to continue to talk about Punk and Hardcore more. It's not even my favorite genre, but played a big role in my early years! And for most people I know in my ripe old age of 41, not many people talk about it. And I appreciate that you realized you have a big platform of people that watch and/or listen to you. Hope this makes its way to some of the younger generation.

[@FatShants]

Thank you for hitting DI on this video. Their first 2 albums were hugely influential to me and they are more often than not, overlooked.

[@thomassloat7936]

Hey Finn, great video. I discovered Punk at the age of 13 in 1986 living outside of D.C. living in silver spring, MD. So, I started with Black Flag, The Sex Pistols, DK, The Exploited, and Minor Threat respectively. My friends and I ran a fanzine in the '90s called Bowling Doughnuts. There were a lot of bands that I missed out on and kind of rejected. Some of those bands like The Misfits, and Social Distortion, I would come to like through meeting different friends in the scene. In 1997 when I was in the Army, I discovered the book, "Please Kill Me" by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain. This book changed my life and my entire perspective on the history of this music. The key to this revelation is that as I read about new bands like The Stooges, The Dead Boys, Patty Smith, The Dickies, and Television, I would buy their albums and listen to the music. This gave me a better understanding as to what these artists were creating, and why. The book goes back to The Velvet Underground, and The Doors, but it's critical to context. I have given away multiple copies of this book to young punks, and I always tell them to get the music as they read it. They all love the experience. ow with the internet it is even better. Hell, I just recently bought "Black Tape" by The Explosion, and then learned that some of them now play in the Loved Ones, and I just said to myself, "Yeah, no shit, that makes too much sense". Anyway, your suggestions are great, but I do recommend this book. It will make for better-educated punk fans and the more distant the branches grow from the roots, the more important it is for new fans to understand the history, in order to carry on the legacy. Lastly, "Got any Vibrators?".

[@bradm3048]

This was the content I thought I was going to get when I first started with you years ago. But you turned me on to a lot of new genres. Good stuff then and now.

[@kylewest3095]

I think the movie SLC Punk influenced everyone’s “consensus” about The Sex Pistols. If you don’t know what scene I’m talking about it’s when the main character is narrating his thoughts about what’s “punk” and defining different groups of people in the movie. I grew up watching this movie and absolutely loved that scene as it gave me a direction or perspective on alternative scenes. I honestly am not a fan of the self destructive personality’s The Sex Pistols were. Love you Finn!

[@iago-mds]

I agree that Danzig era is great and "the misfits" sounds for sure. But I think graves era is good too :D

[@notacommunistholocaustdenier]

I'm looking for Graves CDs solo or w the Misfits any ideas where to look?

[@breathingliquid]

Love that you mentioned DI, Adolescents and Rikk Agnew. Casey and Rikk do a band called the Radolescents where they play the blue album in full with all OG Adolescents members.

[@bungo7586]

I’m a middle school teacher and last year a student of mine asked me if I had ever listened to the Sub Humans? Warmed my heart. Lol.

[@ergoth154]

Green Day's American Idiot did a lot as a gateway into Punk Rock for me. The first bands I truly obsessed over were The Ramones, Sex Pistols, Bad Religion and The Misfits.

[@aimeeaztec4601]

Super cool selection Finn - really enjoyed the history. Had a hard day with nerves staying on for hours snd This took my mind away from it - thank you so much for consistently brill content! 💎

[@DrewKane]

Proto Punk: Blondie, New York Dolls, MC5 Punk: Ramones, Sex Pistols, Misfits Oi! Punk: Cock Sparrer, Cockney Rejects, Angellic Upstarts Streetpunk: Exploited, GBH, Varukers Anarcho: Crass, Conflict, Subhumans Crust: Doom, Nausea, Amebix Skate: NOFX, Bad Religion, Pennywise Pop: Buzzcocks, The Queers, Screeching Weasel Streetpunk Revival: Casualties, Unseen, The Virus NYHC: Agnostic Front, Bad Brains, Sick of It All

[@loompy1440]

Aside from the 70s stuff we have almost identical punk taste. You definitely dove way deeper into it all. Fun stuff ❤️ I would still listen to the misfits and NoFx out of all of these.

[@nehemiah1098]

These starter kits are awesome. They introduce me to some bands I have not listened to.

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

great vid as always! one thing is generally always excellent about punk is the bass those punk bands always had a great bass tone that stuck out much more than most other types of rock and metal.

[@robiu013]

honestly, i would never have guessed the consensus on sex pistols is negative aside from aspects irrelevant to their music. out of all the punk originals the sex pistols just made most sense to me immediately. the clash went all world music two or three albums in and it took me quite a bit of taste expansion to appreciate London Calling meanwhile Ramones were just grinding power chords. with my initially more metal background Sex Pistols was the only of the 3 I immediately understood and I still love Never Mind the Bollocks.

[@Driver8takeabreak]

I think the fact that the Sex Pistols were only around a couple of years (with one album) makes it seem like they were more shock punk rock. I might be a bit bias as I'm a much bigger The Clash fan.

[@barrysax2109]

Because of a load of misinformed revisionist crap that sheep believe, like people believing Malcolm's nonsense in the swindle.

[@thejapanarchocommunist]

Operation Ivy is the first band that really got me into punk; glad they got a mention

[@emakrox]

I'm just happy to see someone talking about the Sex Pistols! One of the greatest bands to ever exist! So many other bands would not exist without their foundation!

[@tombstonejones9581]

I'd argue that the Buzzcocks and Black Flag are more important to the history of punk.

[@emakrox]

@@tombstonejones9581 Both are important, but one should note that the Buzzcocks formed after the members all met each other at a Sex Pistols concert. Without the Sex Pistols, the Buzzcocks literally wouldn’t exist. Neither would the Smiths or Joy Division, both formed after members saw the Sex Pistols

[@matthewmohri9990]

For me it was Black Flag Damaged when I was in 4th Grade. I think I replayed "Rise Above" what felt like hundreds of times on my tape/stereo. Thank God for having a cool older sister who turned me onto Punk at a young age. It felt so real, hearing Ginn's guitar, the intensity of the drums and bass then Rollin's extremely distinct aggressive voice sealed the deal. I did listen to the whole Damaged album often, but it was "Rise Above" that had me hooked. I soon got turned onto The Dead Kennedy's, DOA, The Sex Pistols, The Clash(well I knew of them b/c of Rock The Casbah but explore their catalog after)Suicidal Tendencies, and COC's Eye for an Eye and Technocracy Albums.

[@ProgressNotesTH]

Good picks! here's my TL/DR critique: The first Clash album should be listened to by kids getting into punk for sure. Crass is brilliant and I think very innovative rhythmically where the guitars are often just percussive and amelodic. The bass lines are legit awesome and unique in a lot of their material, but their first LP (Feeding of the 5K) should be on the starter list for sure even if it's a little farther down. Subhumans didn't age well IMHO, but it might be good for a newbie. Cocksparrer have some amazing records and are truly anthemic, so "Shock Troops" is where to start. You need to list Blitz "Voice of a Generation" too as those songs are also incredibly well written. OG UK street punk is a rabbit hole well worth going down for people of any age with a lot of the bands you mentioned. A song like "Bad Man" by the Cockney Rejects is pretty amazing when you consider they were kids. With DK, I prefer "Plastic Surgery Disasters" for an intro. With Bad Religion, "How Can Hell..." would likely appeal to newbies even though they quickly left that raw sound behind and moved onto greater things . "Milo Goes to College" is definitely on the starter list for newbies, too. And where's "Group Sex" by the Circle Jerks? That's a necessity and really the only CJ record worth hearing. OC stuff is a world of its own, but I would definitely consider throwing Battalion of Saints' "Second Coming" out there even if we're skewing towards hardcore at this point.

[@jamarcusrussel2352]

No love for Social Distortion? I know you briefly mentioned them, but don't see how you could skip over them, especially going through 80's Orange County punk. Hands down one of the most important punk rock bands in history. They greatly influenced so many huge and important bands that in turn heavily influenced other bands behind them. Bad Religion's very first show was at a Social Distortion show. The Offspring formed after a Social D concert, and so did so many other bands. I don't think you'd have Green Day, Offspring, or blink-182 without Social D. Without those bands, you wouldn't have all the shit that's popular now. Social D and Mike Ness don't get the respect they deserve, but modern alternative music would sound much different if Social D never existed. Would love to see you do a segment on them some day. Fun fact, Kottonmouth Kings had a dude from D.I. play guitar for a couple tracks and they recreated that Johnny's Got a Problem song. Loved that shit back in the day lol

[@TheShanx21]

Fucken A

[@billclinton3010]

Best rock band ever

[@2lostbikes]

Lots of classic UK and US punk here, but don't forget the most legendary Australian punk band, The Saints, who were putting out their best material in the late '70s and were hugely influential.

[@leahflower9924]

I'm pretty sure the saints wanted to be the Australian stooges judging from looks attitude but they were formed as early as Ramones earlier than Brit bands I always give them credit 🦘

[@isaacjamesbaker]

Ramones are the one band you can play for anyone and they'll have a great time. If someone isn't having fun, that's on them

[@michaeldugan3544]

Thank you for actually digging in and giving a graduate level lecture on the rock and roll we love

[@PizzaNife]

Cramps and Damned were always my favorites

[@mediahits9683]

With the Ramones, have people start with Leave Home. It's fast 3 chord music like the self titled, but better production. Then the 4th album Road to Ruin, Johnny Ramone is adding a little metallic crunch to his riffs. Everything afterwards has punk mixed with hard rock and metal, some even say hardcore as well.

[@scottlame6724]

The Danzig era Misfits songs were written by Glenn. I agree with you that those albums are excellent. I disagree about the Graves era however. I really enjoy those albums. I've seen him a couple times recently and he did a great job. Off topic a bit but how about Blitzkid? I feel they are a really underrated band.

[@superunknown2812]

Graves era was the last great era of the misfits besides the beginning with danzig

[@RetroRealiTV]

I love this list you out together! I had never heard of DI and I’m excited to go listen to them now! I do hope you make a video about the Misfits! I love them so much

[@cemeteryindustrialcomplex3486]

DI great, I honestly think their best album is their live record "live at a dive." Has all the best songs, and recorded better than DI studio records.

[@RetroRealiTV]

@@cemeteryindustrialcomplex3486 I’m gonna go check it out! Thank youu!!

[@takodabostwick8507]

The Jam will always be my number one punk band! In the City is my favorite punk album and song of all time, but All Mod Cons will be my number one Jam album! Love Paul Weller to death! Awesome guitarist/lyricist! And Bruce Foxton is a really talented bass player and one of my all time favorite bass players! Love The Jam more than The Clash! And my favorite UK punk band easily!

[@Chudchanning]

DK are one of the most consistent bands to me, every release is great. Jello is like a mad genius of some sort, his falsetto vocals are definitely something that's not for everyone though

[@thepunkhistorian6397]

Thanks for highlighting DI, Nausea, and Cock Sparrer 🔥 Really glad to hear that you’re doing more videos about punk and hardcore again

[@yup8865]

The Punk-o-Rama mixes are a great place to start. I found the 2nd volume at goodwill years ago and never looked back. The series start off with a 90s variety.

[@Nostromo-Br]

Recently I listened to 4 skins and last Resort and I noticed how good they are, the arrangements are much more sophisticated, kind of as if they were going back to proto punk like Dictators and stooges, a lot of soul and r&b influence from the sixties too

[@WallaceTheRed]

This is the 200 level music appreciation class everybody needs in community college. How to listen, not what to listent to.

[@iantothevoid]

Ironically i took a “‘music appreciation of rock and counter culture music” and our nerdy professor went on to talk about the ramones then start talking about DRI and Suicidal once the thrash and hardcore kids got together.

[@danielwimberly4940]

The first one I got was Punk O Rama 3. It broke me into it, and wow did I delve into the historical and have so much fun finding new bands all the time even to this day!!!!

[@amberhoward7807]

I enjoyed this way more than I should have!!! Mentioned some of my favorites and now I have some bands to check out! Thanks as always Finn! Your master punk rock knowledge knows no limits!

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Thank you!

[@jcr6311]

Idles and Soul Glo are my favorite modern punk bands

[@princegoatcheese9379]

I'd also throw The Stooges and Patty Smith into the starter pack. If the Sex Pistols, Ramones and the Clash are the fathers of modern punk, then Iggy Pop and Patty Smith are like the great-grandparents of punk. Really, nobody from that era of music (early-mid 1970s) sounded like them at all.

[@SharksInYourMouth193]

... and MC5

[@jacobprice8048]

D.I. was my favorite growing up and still is one of my favorites. I did not expect you to show them love. You rule for that

[@UnhumanNewman]

Glad to see Bad Religion on the thumbnail ;)

[@eatassonthefirstdate]

but finn is a corny poser cuz he actually thinks BR sucks. he sits and talks about how awesome sum 41 and good Charlotte and blink 182 is, but he says bad religion isn't good.

[@goner.9989]

Hi I would like to get into mathcore please show me how to get started

[@RudolfHorvath]

Watch a video of The Dillinger Escape Plan playing in the mall where Greg immdediately runs over first three rows as rest of the band explode in epileptic seizure attack. You either get instantly repelled or fascinated enough to venture into that rabbit hole. At least that's the way I got into Mathcore.

[@adrianbenfield]

Blink 182

[@rarecandy3445]

dillinger escape plan

[@7stitches]

Dillinger

[@bagniik.4900]

Props for mentioning Crass. I would love to see them be talked about more as a major band in the early punk scene. One of my favourite songs is What Now Columbus.

[@Spiritofdarkandlonelywater]

Interesting video Finn. I thought I would know more of the English punk bands from the late 60s - early 70s, considering I'm English, but it was a lesson for me too 🙂. I was surprised to know that even by 1970 bands were already lampooning the gatekeeping, and not much has changed in 50 years! I would have said that The Sex Pistols were the most important early punk band. And only partially for the music; their television appearances in which they disgusted the interviewer were just as important! I'd really like to see you do a video on post-hardcore, as I've never understood what the motivationns were for a new movement - or whether there actually was - and it was just a marketing ploy.

[@royboy1984]

Cocksparrier might be the most underrated punk band ever. They are KILLER live too!

[@SpookySammy]

Classic Oi/Punk 👍🏻

[@genevieveouellet7768]

So true!!!

[@abd-al-kareemqasim1711]

I remember the first time I listened to Crass. I was hyping them up after seeing so many crass patches at shows and I was so disappointed by their sound lol but you are right they were ahead of their time lyrically

[@mjriemen]

Crass sucks

[@mattsheezy5469]

Excellent video, you start with the bands who have the broadest appeal, and then your taste slowly get more refined as time goes on. Ramones, Nevermind the Ballocks, then Dookie, and Insomniac, then Punk in Drublic, Punk Rock Confidential, That first Teen Idols record (not the one on Discord)…. And so on.

[@DTC1138]

It's Alive by the Ramones is probably my favourite live albums of all time. The energy is just incredible!

[@marselptr2737]

Earth A.D imo.. is one the best punk album that i've ever heard. Still listen to that shit since i first discovered misfits back in 6th grade.

[@CLAMBAKED]

Finally I get to find out how to be punk! Thank you Finn!

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Your prayers have been answered 🙌

[@CLAMBAKED]

@@FinnMckentyPRMBA Another great video Finn.

[@bensteward8937]

I know Danzig is the original misfits singer, but the Graves was amazing too.

[@mattreece6350]

My dad gave me plastic surgery disasters when I was 14 and it shaped my musical interest forever. It’s one of my no skip albums and is a huge reason why I love hardcore and punk music today.

[@takodabostwick8507]

Here's my Punk Starter Pack The Jam Ramones The Damned Misfits Descendents Bad Religion Sex Pistols The Clash Stiff Little Fingers X Ray Spex Crass The Exploited NOFX Alkaline Trio Rise Against Against Me Rancid MxPx Pennywise Anti-Flag Generation X Flammin' Groovies (punk according to Spotify) The Adicts The Adverts Buzzcocks GBH Discharge Anti Nowhere League Amebix Killing Joke Joy Division The Donnas Blondie The Stooges The Runaways MC 5 The Offspring Social Distortion The Stranglers Sleater Kinney Pup The Spitfires AFI Minutemen Bad Brains Death Fear Bikini Kill Rites of Spring Sham 69 All Joyce Manor Trash Boat Dead Kennedys L7 Dropkick Murphys Floggy Molly Minor Threat Turnstile Adolescents Green Day Sum 41

[@fclefjefff4041]

That isn't a starter pack, that's a list of every band you could think of off the top of your head

[@derpyhead3414]

Where's agent orange

[@skippy8696]

Death? A bit confusing 😅

[@fclefjefff4041]

@@skippy8696 Not Chuck Schuldiner's Death, the awesome proto-punk band from the early 70s

[@skippy8696]

@@fclefjefff4041 Ah, OK. Thanks for clearing that one up 👍

[@CaptainAndy]

‘Never Mind The Bollocks’ is a fun album, but the reality is the Sex Pistols were essentially a punk rock boy band. Put together by a crafty manager looking to make money after he’d fallen out with the New York Dolls, a genuine punk band who he’d been trying to exploit. The talented Pistol was Glen Matlock, and once he’d gone, that was it as far as music was concerned. They could still do controversy and image and whatnot, but as for songwriting, forget it. See: ‘The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle’. Cringey as hell. Lydon’s lyrics don’t have much to them. Fairly slapdash. ‘Anarchy In The UK’ simply demonstrates that he doesn’t know what anarchism is. The lyrics to ‘New York’ are laughable given as he accuses the New York Dolls of being an imitation of the Sex Pistols. That’s the New York Dolls who were formed in 1971. Apparently they were an imitation of the Sex Pistols who formed in 1976. Johnny Thunders’ ‘London Boys’ was an apt response. So yeah… a fun enough album, but very overrated and mostly successful down to crafty marketing.

[@Guoy]

This exactly. ^

[@LonktheGOAT]

Agreed

[@LonktheGOAT]

@@richardarnold5279 the clash didn’t actually get together because of the pistols cause they came out either a year before or the same year as the pistols

[@CaptainAndy]

@@richardarnold5279 Other bands being manufactured doesn’t really stop the Pistols being manufactured. That’s a bit of a stretch. The Pistols weren’t simply a band with a manager. They were practically a walking talking advert for McClaren’s Sex shop. What they’re mostly famous for is controversy and antics, with music being very much secondary. You can’t really say that about The Clash or the Stiff Little Fingers or the Ramones, who indeed, weren’t as DIY as people might imagine. Let’s not pretend Sid Vicious was hired for his musical talent. Like I said, ‘NMTB’ is a fun album, but very overrated. I’ve no doubt late seventies British punks (which was the end of the first wave) loved it, but it was likely the first punk band they’d ever heard given as punk had been largely an American phenomenon up until that point, with the closest British equivalent being pub rock.

[@richardarnold5279]

​@@CaptainAndy That's not really my point. My point is that NEITHER band was "manufactured".....unless your idea of being "manufactured" is "forming with hopes of getting their music heard by a vast majority of people". In which case, all bands with aspirations of success are manufactured. But what does "manufactured" even mean in this context? A friend offered them a place to practice and acted as a great promotions person? That's not exactly equated to a Hollywood Corporation putting out a casting call for young attractive teens to add to their talent pool ("Must have music and theatre background!") And of course they weren't SIMPLY a band with a manager. They were an original, revolutionary, history-altering band with one of the most clever (albeit, scheming) managers in the history of music. That's why we're still talking about them despite only a single album being under their belt. The reason I compare them to the Clash is because nobody even comes close to ragging on the Clash the same way as the Pistols, even though they both came together in a VERY similar manner. And really - it's no mystery WHY the Clash get a pass...... but I'll avoid that subject. All that said, I agree with your last comment - and as a Canadian, I prefer North American punk over the UK stuff anyway (my favourite UK bands of that period are the Pistols, Boys, Lurkers and Wire). But I'm not going to play into this ridiculous notion that a band as revolutionary as the Pistols should just be written off as a "manufactured boy band" when there isn't a single band from the first wave who doesn't say they were floored upon first witnessing them. It strikes me as try-hard revisionism from people who want to downplay their significance cause they don't like John Lydon, and nothing more.

[@colina1330]

Nimrod by Green Day on cassette was the first album I ever owned. That led me down a path to discovering The Ramones, Sex Pistols, NOFX, Bad Religion, Dead Kennedys and getting into thrashier, more hardcore stuff like The Exploited, Black Flag, Minor Threat, and Fugazi a bit later. I think people hate the Pistols now because John Lydon is such a tool, and they were put together by a clothing store owner. But, the songs were great, any way you slice it.

[@chrisold97]

As for Jello- I would say he is one of the great punk vocalists, the nature of his voice is perfect. I was standing behind him at a show (where Spazz shouted out to Finn in the crowd) and knew it was jello by his conversation

[@chrisnorman1902]

Does Finn make Spotify playlists for things like this?

[@tomasjaramillogaviria1821]

I'll argue that the whole "real punk" thing is what's stagnating the genera, the reason there is not great "real punk" after the 90's it's because the new and innovative stuff is frowned upon and called "not real punk". This was an amazing list Finn, thank you for your work.

[@RevStickleback]

Punk has a lot of gatekeeping bellends, who've decided their personal interpetation of what punk is, is some kind of universal truth. Generally though, they tend to dislike women, foreigners, and anyone who can write a tune.

[@kenfleischman]

I really like Famous Monsters from the Graves era Misfits but that's all I've heard. Great selection of bands Finn!

[@colina1330]

I also have Earth A.D. on vinyl, and I feel the same way about the album art. I remember looking through the punk section at the record store, and not being familiar with that one, but I bought it purely based on the art (and the fact that it's an old Misfits record). I'm glad I did. So fucking good.

[@tooruoikawa8985]

Dead Kennedy’s and Ramones always a good entry point! Sometimes you can start with The Clash if you’re really into pop music… that’s been my experience! I’m sure others have a different idea…

[@Getintheskipyoumelt]

Sex Pistols are legendary! I got into Sex Pistols because of my dad he was a punk in his younger days!

[@tlhjr12345]

I found an LP of Yellin' in My Ear Live on WFMU Radio recorded in NJ in 1988. About the only way I will hear Op Ivy live and it is awesome to listen to.

[@tymysh0069]

My biggest main introduction into Punk was MxPx....and man did they open a door for me

[@thelittleowl1]

Yo whoever said the thing about influential bands sounding generic is spitting facts. I had this same point when talking to someone about architects and djentcore.

[@larrykeach]

I’ve thought about similar things and I feel like maybe it’s because whenever someone is influential, especially in music, they’re copied by those who are influenced them leading to that sound or whatever it is being out there more, thus hearing it more and making it generic since at that point everyone is doing it. Also could have to do with something being influential usually also means it’s more accessible to some degree. I could totally be wrong on this one just a thought I had

[@thelittleowl1]

@@larrykeach you also have a great point! everyone is copying everyone to an extent. its just who does it best.

[@6maniac6metal6]

@@larrykeach I found myself defending Peal Jam at one point for the same reason. Creed did a lot of damage to PJ just by proxy.

[@larrykeach]

@@6maniac6metal6 that’s actually super valid. That style became popular, Creed used it, everyone hated Creed so now they hate PJ

[@6maniac6metal6]

@@larrykeach Exactly. And I’m no Pearl Jam Stan or anything but that MTV unplugged version of Black deserves so much more love than it gets, one of the best live performances ever.

[@thebizzle413]

I like how punk can make an all time classic by recording the entire band with one $5 microphone and mixing the track in 10 seconds on a tascom 4 track.

[@danevertt3210]

Those tascam 4 tracks were so awesome. First recording unit I ever had

[@vanhattfield8292]

I can play The Descendents, Bad Religion and Minor Threat/Fugazi on repeat and never get tired of it. Good stuff.

[@tangerinesrock90038]

I got into punk around the early mid 90s. I read Ramons (an American Band) and listened to Adios amigos and 12 days on the road: Sex Pistols in America and had the NMD the Bullocks tape. As For Cocksparre later in life I saw a female cover band in Long Beach called Cuntsparre who played with a guitar, accordion and suitcase drum set and was blown away by how many sing along jams they had. Been a fan ever since!

[@gasmaskestore8018]

I will never understand why people hate the Michale Graves stuff with the Misfits, Famous Monsters was hit after hit after hit, Michale was like 19 when he did it, he had a great voice, I love both eras for different reasons, but don't shit on the Graves stuff, he was a way more flexible vocalist, he was basically a pop singer and he could scream as well

[@scottlame6724]

I agree 💯. That group had a different sound than the original but I love all of it. Helena is probably my favorite Misfits song from both eras.

[@gasmaskestore8018]

@@scottlame6724 exactly, Helena at the bridge is probably the best punk riff ever, Abominable Dr. Phibes, American Psycho, Dont Open til Doomsday, Dig up Her Bones, Lost in Space, Pumpkin Head, Kong Unleashed, Scarecrow Man, etc. All bangers

[@scottlame6724]

@@gasmaskestore8018 Speak of the Devil, Saturday Night, Descending Angel and more. I met Michale after a show a couple years ago, hell of a nice guy.

[@gasmaskestore8018]

@@scottlame6724 right? What I believe is that the people who hate the Graves stuff is simply cause they havent listened to it, simple, the live act and visuals at the time was second to none, spoke to Michale when he came to Mexico and yeah top dude with fans, humble af, he told me and a friend that one of his biggest regrets in life was leaving the Misfits, he said he was too young and it was just too much for him at the time, he said he's been up for a reunion for years but Jerry does not want to split the loot, simple as that, my hope is that when Jerry and Danzig cant stand each other anymore, Graves will get the call, fingers still crossed

[@jvtc]

Graves isn't my kind of fella.... BUT, musically, his era is the only Misfits stuff I listen to regularly. I kind of hate Danzig.

[@tonyporter6712]

The buzzcocks are a great band I love the exploited the misfits rancid black flag the clash suicidal tendencies nofx Lars Fredrickson and the bastards and the germs and the Sex Pistols and crass and the dead Kennedy’s and my all time favorite agent orange

[@l.salisbury1253]

7:41 - in 1981 Crass did release one listenable LP: "Penis Envy"! (Yes, that IS the title!) Tighter musicianship, clearer production and minimal obscene lyrics (!) it proved Crass could be accessible without "selling out". (Regular vocalist Steve Ignorant is not on this album- Eve Libertine does the bulk of the lead singing.)

[@Eddie8a]

Props for talking about punk and hardcore again

[@adamyo9003]

Controversial opinion: Graves era misfits is the best Misfits. It’s not “punk”, but it’s just good riffs and killer guitar tones and fun gang vocals and campy horror lyrics. And Graves is a better singer than Danzig. He has a haunting, ghoulish voice where Danzig just sounds like Elvis doing a Roy Orbison impression. I don’t give a fuck, I’ll die on this hill.

[@chazzx1018]

😶

[@maddymanly2610]

Let go of the technical critique and realize that the force was stronger with Glenn.

[@Guoy]

Green Day came out of the same scene as Operation Ivy and Rancid. Billie Joe Armstrong co-wrote one of Rancid's best songs: Radio. And they're still good friends. Even though I don't listen to it as much as I used to, I still think Green Day is a better starting kit for punk than most bands named. Yeah, I love a lot of the bands you named, but 90's pop-punk is probably an easier way to get into punk than starting with Crass. 😁

[@artofruin1393]

Hey Finn! Love your content. I was hoping you'd do a starter pack for Progressive CountryCore. I'd love to know more bands in the genre! I'll wait patiently and politely for your response. 🤘🤣

[@lightningmonky7674]

Always look forward to a Mr. Mckenty upload! Great way to wind down after work 🤣