·
All – Ramones
influenced (2 min songs) relationship-centric punk[Pummel (1995), Mass Nerder
(1998)]
·
All People – fusion of
punk/ska/dub/heart conscious music. Community Records New Orleans [Communicate
(2013)]
·
The Aquabats – wacky superhero
ska full of fantastic themes and costumes [The Fury of the Aquabats (1997)]
·
The Ataris – relationship-centric
emo-punk [Blue Skies, Broken Hearts Next 12 Exits (1999)]
·
The Bruce Lee
Band
– Mike Park side project with Less Than Jake and members of Rx Bandits ska-fun
with a message [The Bruce Lee Band (1997)]
·
Bad Religion – A political
punk document for a cornerstone of the punk community[Suffer (1998)]
·
A Billion Ernies – Uprising
gutter-culture punk/ska on Community Records [Dumpster Generation
(2009)]
·
Blink 182 – pop-punk 3
piece of sophomoric themes and catchy choruses [Dude Ranch (), Enema of the
State (1999), Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001)]
·
The Bouncing
Souls
– pop-punk fast w/ some edge and heart [The Bouncing Souls Live (2005)]
·
Catch 22 – ska/ can’t
stop dancing along punk [Alone in A Crowd (2000)]
·
The Chinkees – Mike Park
punk project from Asian Man Records heart/makes you think [Plea For Peace ()]
·
Chixdiggit – silly punk I
found in highschool quick fun songs [Chixdiggit (1996)]
·
Dance Hall
Crashers
– dual female singers ska/punk harmonies [Lockjaw (1995), The Old Record
1989-1992 (1996), Honey I’m Homely (1997), Purr (1999)]
·
Descendants – like All, but
a bit more angry [Everything Sucks (1996)]
·
Dropkick
Murphy’s
– Celtic bag-pipe punk with Boston themes and fighting up from the gutter rock
[Live On St. Patrick’s Day (2002), The Singles Collection Vol 1 (2005), The
Warrior’s Code (2005), The Singles Collection Vol 2 (2008), Going Out In Style
(2011)]
·
The Clash – The greatest
punk-band of all time, the foundation of politically conscious punk and
experimenting into dub/ska/reggae. [The Clash (1977), Give ‘Em Enough Rope
(1978), London Calling (1979), Sandinista (1980), Combat Rock (1982), Super
Black Market Clash (1993), The Singles (1997), Clash On Broadway (1997)]
·
Classics of Love – New band of
Jesse Michaels former lead singer of Operation Ivy [Self Titled (2012)]
·
Common Rider – Previous band
of Jesse Michaels former lead singer of Operation Ivy [Last Wave Rockers
(1999), This Is Unity Music (2002)]
·
Epperley – cool rock
band I found in highschool, more rock [Epperley (1996),
Sophomore Slump (1998)]
·
Everclear – white-trash
trailer northwestern punk on family turmoil divorce, lonliness, drug addiction
and fighting through the darkness with a smile [World of Noise (1993), So Much
for the Afterglow (1997) Songs from An American Movie Volume 1 (2000), Songs
from An American Movie Volume 2 (2000), Ten Years Gone The Best of Everclear
(2004)]
·
Fatter Than
Albert
– ska/hardcore infectious from New Orleans Community Records [Erin’s Runaway
Imagination (2006). The Last Minute (2008)]
·
Fifteen –politically
conscious social/justice punk giving a middle finger to the establishment [Extra
Medium Kick Ball Star (1998), Lucky (1999)]
·
Flogging Molly – Celtic
folk/punk with a bottle of whisky and a sing along [Drunken Lullabies (2007),
Swagger (2007), Float (2008)]
·
Fugazi – foundation of
discord Indy-punk $5 shows and politically aware [13 Songs (1989). Repeater +3
Songs (1990), Steady Diet of Nothing (1991), In On the Kill Taker (1993), Red
Medicine (1995), Endhits (1998), The Argument (2001). Live Series Vol 29 (2002)]
·
Goldfinger – imitation of
Dookie Green Day with more ska [Goldfinger (1996), Hang-Ups (1997), Stomping
Ground (2000), Open Your Eyes (2002)]
·
Good Luck – female lead
singer punk with heart, intelligent [My Friend the Chocolate Cake (), Without
Hestitation (2011)]
·
Green Day – pop-punk that
transcended to politically conscious punk-operas and a voice of Generation X [1039
Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (1991), Kerplunk (1992), Dookie (1994), Insomniac
(1995), Nimrod (1997), Warning (2000), International Superhits! (2001),
Shenanigans (2002), American Idiot (2004), Bullet In a Bible (2005), 21st
Century Breakdown (2009), Awesome As Fuck (2011), Uno (2012), Dos (2012), Tre
(2012)]
·
The Ghostwood – Millennial
rocking punk with a message [The Ghostwood ()]
·
Gogol Bordello – Global gypsy
punk music, unique and awesome [Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike (2005),
Super Taranta! (2007)]
·
Hepcat – ska/reggae
rocksteady [Right On Time (1997)]
·
The Hippos – ska fun come
along for a ride [Forget The World (), Heads are Going to Roll (1999)]
·
Less Than Jake – Best punk/ska
band in its genre ever. Super catchy/fun
with outstanding horns and rock [Losing Streak (1996), Hello Rockview (1998),
Borders & Boundaries (2000), Anthem (2003), B is for B Sides (2004) [the
early albums gone missing]
·
The Lollies – snarling 3
piece punk with an edge on Community Records [Potential (2011)]
·
Mad Caddies – ska like the
Hippos/Catch 22 style [Duck and Cover (1998), Live From Toronto: Songs in the
key of Eh (2004)]
·
Max Wixson – punk singer /
songwriter with make you think lyrics on Community Records from Michigan [Keasbey
Nights (2008), Jeffy (2011)]
·
Me First and the
Gimme Gimmes
– a punk allstar cover band [Had A Ball (1997), Are a Drag (1999)]
·
Millencolin – Euro
pop-speed-punk band [Life On a Plate (1996), For Monkeys (1997)]
·
MU330 – Dan Pothast’s
former ska/punk band from St. Louis fun-rocking [Chumps On Parade (1996), Crab
Rangoon (1997), Live Oh Yeah! (2001), Winterwonderland (1999), Ultra Panic
(2002)]
·
Mustard Plug – ska/punk like
Mad Caddies great to dance to [Masterpieces 1991-2002 (2006), In Black and
White (2007)]
·
Nerf Herder – sophomoric
nerd-punk [Nerf Herder (1996), How To Meet Girls (2000)]
·
Nirvana – foundation of
Gen-X anger-funnel at bleakness and misplaced rage [Bleach (1989), Nevermind
(1991), MTV Unplugged in New York (1994) Live At Redding (2009)]
·
NOFX – pillar of punk
community, fun/foundational straight punk w/jokes included [White Trash, Two
Heebs and a Bean (1992), Punk in Drublic (1994), So Long and Thanks for all the
Shoes (1997)]
·
Operation Ivy – The defining
torch bearers of politically conscious punk/ska mix after the Clash that is now
born by Rancid. Singers Jesse Michaels
and Rancid’s Tim Armstrong made this and the band dissolved but the music lives
[ Energy (1990)]
·
The Pietasters – Euro-style
ska w/Caribbean influence [The Pietasters 1992-1996 3 disc set (2003)]
·
Pinhead
Gunpowder
– Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong side project straight punk [Jump
Salty (1994), Carry the Banner (1995), Goodbye Ellston Avenue (1997), Compulsive
Disclosure (2003)]
·
Rage Against The
Machine
– political revolt/non-punk sort of hip-hop with Tom Morello’s Jimmie
Hendriesque guitar [The Battle of Los Angeles (1999), Live At The Grand Olympic
Auditorium (2003), Rage Against The Machine – XX (2012)]
·
The Ramones – The opposing
pillar to the Clash and the foundation of American pop-punk. Their first four
albums are must listens to understand the genre [Ramones (1976), Rocket To
Russia (1977), Leave Home (1977), Road To Ruin (1978), End of the Century
(1980), Pleasant Dreams (1981), Subterranean Jungle (1983), All the Stuff (And
More), Vol 1 (1990), All the Stuff (And More), Vol 2 (1991), Greatest Hits Live
(1996)]
·
Rancid – My favorite
band. Mix of The Clash and the Ramones,
what Operation Ivy might have been, politically aware, superb punk, global and
social issues[Rancid (1993), Let’s Go (1994), …And Out Come The Wolves (1995),
Life Won’t Wait (1998), Rancid (2000), Indestructible (2003), B sides and C
Sides (2009), Let the Dominoes Fall (2009)]
·
Reel Big Fish – silly-fun
infectious ska about rocking out, a drink and fake-fame [Turn the Radio Off
(1996), Why Do They Rock So Hard? (1998), Cheer Up (2002)]
·
The Rooks – pop-punk with
a message to lift spirits Community Records New Orleans [I Can’t I Won’t, Give
Up. (2011)]
·
RxBandits – from punk/ska
to adult non-ska punk political message rock, genre-busting [Those Damn Bandits
(1997), Progress (2000), Mandala (2010)]
·
Safety – speed-punk
with snarling guitars Community Records from Florida [Curses (2009), Night
Lights (2012)]
·
Screeching
Weasel
– Ramones influenced quick fun punk [Kill the Musicians (1995)]
·
Shinobu – make you think
punk pulling out heart [Herostratus vs Time (2009)]
·
The Skatalites – superb
rocksteady Caribbean ska relax and dance [Hi-Bop Ska (2006), Essential Ska
Masters (2009)]
·
The Skints – rocksteady/punk
politically conscious [Live.Breathe.Build.Believe (2009)]
·
The Slackers – adult ska
take your wife out and have a drink and a good time night out music [Better
Late Than Never (1996), Wasted Days (2001), The Question (2008), The Great
Rocksteady Swindle (2010)]
·
Social
Distortion
– political Bad Religion style punk but slower and a bit more bar -room laid back [Social
Distortion (1990)]
·
Squirtgun – fun pop-punk
[Squirtgun (1995), Another Sunny Afternoon (2004)]
·
Streetlight
Manifesto
– Offshoot w/Catch 22 this is a document type remake album that explains the
ska/punk genre well [Keasbey Nights (2006)]
·
Tim Armstrong – sideprojects
of Rancid’s co-front man with slower songs of gutter punk rocksteady feel [A
Poet’s Life (2007), Tim Timbomb Sings Songs from Rocknroll Theater (2012)]
·
The Vandals – pop-punk
w/humorous lyrics and fun guitars [Hitler Bad, Vandals Good (1998)]
Compilations
·
Survival
of the Fattest (1996)
·
Physical
Fatness – Volume III – Fat Records
·
In
the Fat Lane – Vol IV – Fat Records
·
Head
Above Water – A Response to the BP Disaster (2011) – Community Records
·
Before
You Were Punk (1997)
·
Before
You Were Punk 2 (1999)
·
Short
Music For Short Music (1999)
·
Give
Em The Boot 1 to 5 – Hellcat Records
·
Punk-O-Rama
– 1 to 10 – Epitaph Records
·
Warped
Tour 2009 Tour Compilation
{My
favorites are the Give Em the book stuff.
Short music for short people is a 100 30 second songs}
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