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- The Clash. Tagged as “the only band that matters,” the Clash became one of the most influential punk bands as the genre started gaining popularity in the United Kingdom.
- The Sex Pistols. If there’s one band responsible for jumpstarting the phenomenon of British punk, despite their short career, it’s the Sex Pistols, formed in London in 1975.
- Buzzcocks. Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto formed the Buzzcocks in Bolton, England, in 1976. The band’s lineup changed throughout the years, but guitarist Steve Diggle continued as a contributing member since its inception.
- Vice Squad. Next up on our list is the Bristol band Vice Squad, formed in 1979. Although they released several punk rock singles, they also experimented with street punk, a subgenre driven by hardcore punk and Oi!
- Sex Pistols – Anarchy In The UK. Of course, the Sex Pistols! Where the hell else would we start? Admittedly, so much nonsense has been written about them over the years that it's hard to look at their legacy with any true objectivity, but there is no denying the band's impact both musically and culturally.
- The Damned – New Rose. The first UK punks to release a single (this one!) , the first to release an album (the brilliant Damned Damned Damned), the first to tour the west coast of America (having an influence on the punk scene there that can still be heard to this day), the first to split up and reform… Let's just say that The Damned got there first with almost everything.
- The Clash – White Riot. Another band about which a great deal of nonsense has been written. Contrary to the epithet of the time, The Clash were not 'the only band that matters', and iconic title-track aside, their third (double) album London Calling is not, as suggested by many critics, 'one of the greatest rock albums of all time', but a tedious collision of styles that is slightly less interesting then watching paint dry (please send hate mail to the usual address).
- Siouxsie And The Banshees – Love In A Void. Queen of goth, you say? Well, yes, but that's not to say the Siouxsie's punk credentials aren't second to none.
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- Read more: 15 bands that defined LA punk in the ’80s, from Black Flag to the Go-Go’s. What the Pistols did for their native land was introduce this aggressive, angry rock, loaded with street poetry about English society’s decay.
- The Pink Fairies – “City Kids” Punk is the eternal spirit of rebellion, independence and iconoclasticism that permeates every revolution, be it artistic, musical or social/political.
- The Damned – “New Rose” “Is she really going out with him?” You can hear Dave Vanian’s eyebrow arch as he introduces England’s first proper punk single, issued Oct.
- Sex Pistols – “Anarchy In The UK” Then you hear this. “Anarchy In The UK,” the Pistols’ introduction to the world, wasn’t suffused with the shock of the new a la “New Rose.”
Top 10 British Punk Bands Some say punk music was born in the UK. From the Sex Pistols to the Clash, Britain boasts some of the greatest punk bands ever to grace the stage. For this list...
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Still, 1981 didn’t care about anyone’s punk opinions. A slew of now-classic punk and hardcore albums coexisted with the likes of Gary Numan—Black Flag’s Damaged and D.O.A.’s Hardcore ’81, classic albums from Crass, The Adicts, Adolescents, T.S.O.L., and, of course, The Exploited’s Punk’s Not Dead.
Jun 27, 2022 · The names of early British punk bands, such as the Clash, the Stranglers and the Damned, served as statements of both belligerence and provocation. The Damned’s New Rose was...
Aug 13, 2018 · Punk music's evolved into many shapes and sub-genres over the years. From its snarling, wide-eyed British inception in the late 70s, we've witnessed the advent of everything from peace punk to punk pathetique, street punk, Taqwacore and beyond.
