Hmmm, The Stooges, DK, X, Refused, and hardcore verison of The Queers.

I don't think I could pick five and besides all the bands I could think of at the moment all of you pretty much said already. One band I might add to the list is The Dead Milkmen. I'm sorry if they aren't what are the standards or whatever but they are a pretty cool band I think. O yeah, and the Damned's in the time of their early lp.


...does anyone else notice the Sex Pistols hasn't been mentioned? I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with that, just putting it out there. ha.

top 5 as of this moment in time: black flag, stooges, bad brains, descendents, old bad religion

Bad Brains
Hüsker Dü
Iggy And The Stooges

I'm not a huge punk fan. These are the only three, that came into mind, when i thought of the term punk.

punk sucks ... well, mostly

oh, I didn't know if hardcore punk counted. In that case, Refused for me too. I love The Shape Of Punk To Come, nearly every song on that album is perfect

Dead Kennedys
The Clash
The Stooges
Bad Brains
Herion (punk?)
Black Flag

!. Dead Kennedys
@. Germs
#. FEAR
$. Ramones
%. The Clash

die kreuzen
reagan youth
void
buzzcocks
amebix

those are right now, try asking me in 5 minutes

Ahh..how could I forget the Germs..
Add them to my list.

1.big black
2.flipper
3.ramones
4.ummmm............
5.uhhhhh.............
yeah i don't like punk that much.

Minot threat
Black flag
Gray matter
iggy pop (& the stooges)
the clash

Husker Du
Stooges
Wipers
Buzzcocks
Bad Brains

I Forgot Gray Matter! OK Im gonna move Minor Threat out for Gray Matter.

1. Stooges
2. NY Dolls
3. Modern Lovers
4. The Cramps
5. Pussy Galore

BURN NO BRIDGES!!!

Punk is such a vast category. I'm really only into stuff like Millions of Dead Cops.

Minor Threat
Black Flag
Husker Du
Minutemen
Dead Kennedys...

and a nod to Void, Fang and the Necros

I am surprised that the sex pistols were not metioned more

To put in some more recent bands, Ikara Colt and McLusky deserve mentioning. May not have changed the format as much as older bands did, but they brought their own sound and voice. And any band who shouts SINK VENICE deserves legendary status in my book (hence my username :cool:)