Great Punk Albums You Should Own

[Jude Terror]

Post and describe some of your favorite punk albums. Classics please. No pop punk.

Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material: This first album from the punk band from Northern Ireland came out in 1979 and focused mainly on songs about [ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles]The Troubles[/ame]. The album bears a lot of similarities to the Clash, in that it was musically competent and featured intelligent lyrics, not exactly a staple of the time period. The songs are catchy, but not in a poppy way, as the production is gritty and Jake Burn's vocals are delivered with an angry snarl. It also features a cover of Bob Marley's Johnny Was that's better than the original. This is one of five or six essential late 70s punk albums, in my opinion.

[cjk]

Fugazi's Repeater.

[_OM_]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_M...he_Sex_Pistols




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandinista!



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clash_(album)



[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leave_Home"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leave_Home[/ame]



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damned,_Damned,_Damned

[_OM_]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_X_(band)



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damaged_(Black_Flag_album)



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Questio...:_We_Are_Devo!

[Mxy]

You probably don't know Titus Andronicus. Correct that at once: http://www.myspace.com/titusandronicus It's like Danny Johnston singing for the Sex Pistols.

[WonKa]

It's always awesome to see someone else pimping Titus out to people.. soooo fucking good. Mxy fuck man what a great list... aight here we go:

Refused: Shape of Punk to COme

The Undertones: Teenage Kicks (and not just because John Peel said so)

Social Distortion: Mommy's Little Monster

and the Grandparents to it all:
NEW YORK FUCKING DOLLS

and

MC5: Kick Out the Jams

[Tobin]

[Mark Seifert]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_X_(band)

A great and underappreciated album. I was delighted to discover this after I got Rebel Yell and liked it so much.

[cjk]

The Shape of Punk to Come is a fantastic record, so ahead of its time it's not even funny how much it gets badly ripped off by bands these days.

[_OM_]

A great and underappreciated album. I was delighted to discover this after I got Rebel Yell and liked it so much.

...Had the fortune to see GenX when they came through town in early 1978. One hell of a show!