Top 10 Punk Rock

Those who say punk is dead tend to be those who wish punk were dead, either still somehow threatened by the culture or -- this is more likely -- chagrined that punks still don't give a shit what they think. Punk is, of course, very much alive in 2013, particularly in regions like Southern California. It also lives on in the below albums, punk's twenty greatest. Hey! Ho! Let's go!

10 – Bad Brains:Formed in 1977 in Washington, DC, this band of American hardcore punk rock and also has a great influence of reggae in their music. One of the most striking features of the band is that it is formed exclusively by black musicians, which in itself would be something different in the rock scene. But what draws the most attention are the same, extremely nervous and fast songs.

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9 – Black Flag: Formed in 1976 in California, this band is considered by many as one of the most influential punk rock scene of all time. The classic music video for the song "TV Party", with priceless scenes today is remembered by most nostalgic. The band is one of the most honored within the punk movement.

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8 – Rancid: Formed in 1991 in California, this is highly influenced by the beginning of the punk movement in the late 1970s band The band's main characteristic mixes of different rhythms into their sound, which results in extremely danceable songs. Among these rhythms, the more that are present in the trajectory of the band are the ska and reggae

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7 – Stooges: Considered by many to be one of the bands responsible for the emergence of the punk movement, they already made ​​noise well before the genre be classified that way. The band was headed by Iggy Pop, who until today still sacoleja skeleton on stage.

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6 – The Runaways: Formed in California in 1975, this band represents a milestone, being the first punk bands composed only of women to make relative success. It was also the band that launched the careers of Joan Jett, who was to become a true rock diva of all time. Songs like "Cherry Bomb" and "Queens of Noise" are true classics that band.

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5 – The Offspring: One of the most influential bands of the 1990s, this band was formed in California in 1984, however, only reached stardom in the middle of the next decade, with the album "Smash," which catapulted the band to fame that no one dreamed punk band at that time, especially because of the grunge movement. The band is on the list for having remained true to his style, which has hardly changed over the years, even when all forced to make a more commercial sound.

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4 – Green Day:This band formed in 1987 in East Bay, California, is the sales representative and maybe that will be challenged by you. However, we can not forget that many teenagers began listening to punk bands influenced by Green Day and his more pop punk footprint. And the influences cited by the band members are good, with the likes of The Jam and Stiff Little Fingers.

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3 – Dead Kennedys: Formed in 1978 in San Francisco, California, the band revolutionized the punk movement, giving it a more politicized air. The songs "California Über Alles" and "Holiday In Cambodia" are the most emblematic of this trend which is one of the greatest punk bands of all time.

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2 – Sex Pistols: Formed in 1975 in London, this is a band that for many epitomizes what the punk movement, with just three chords, vocals and rotten anarchic letters. Frontman Johnny Rotten and bassist Sid Vicious are remembered even today as examples of how to be a real punk. The band has had success as meteoric as his short career, but his album "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's The Fri Pistols" was marked forever the history of the movement and of the whole rock.

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1 – The Clash: Formed in 1976 in the capital of England, London, the band had several attributes, but none surpassed his inventiveness, which can put it as a kind of punk Beatles. Until a couple of talented composers she had. They were Joe Strummer and Mick Jones. The band was very successful, not only in England but also in America, where he traveled to perform concerts in huge stadiums, which angered forever much of the traditional punk movement.