Top Favorite Punk Bands pt 1

(school of rock)

About three years ago I started listening to punk rock music. At first, I couldn't tell if I liked it or not. I kept finding myself going back to it time and time again: I guess the music just grew on me. Now I listen to punk rock on a daily basis. So I've made a list of some of my favorite punk rock bands.
Let's get started!

(Elvira)

Descendants

Descendants is a punk band from Manhattan, California. The members are Bill Stevenson, Milo Aukerman, Karl Alvarez, and Stephen Egerton. The band has been around since 1978! My little sister also really likes this band. If Caitlyn (my little sister) and I are having a rough day we will just get in the car and listen to punk rock and let go of all our problems through the music. I would say our favorite song would be I'm Not A Loser. There's some funny lyrics in that one.

Minor Threat

The band formed in Washington DC in the 80's. The members are Ian MacKayne, Lyle Preslar, Brain Baker, Jeff Nelson, and Steve Hansgen. Minor Threat really set the standards for other punk bands. Although the band was only active for 3 years: they were a big part of a musical movement. The mentality this band had was a "do it yourself" mindset. If you truly want something don't wait for it to come to you: you have to get out there and just do it yourself. The band would tour the east coast and Midwest a lot. I think one of the main reasons why I love Minor Threat so much is because the energy they give off - it honestly just gets me so pumped up. The music is funny, fast, groovy, and full of energy. I think music is more than just something to listen to. If you can feel something from a song that's how you know the music has meaning. Some neat things that have happened with the copyright of the band is that Nike mocked Minor Threat by using the name "Major Threat" for a promotional skateboarding tour. Not only did they do this but they then proceeded to alter their logo. There are a few more copyright issues that have gone on with the band that you all could look up sometime if you are interested.

Choking Victim

This is one of the newer bands I discovered through a movie soundtrack. The band has been through many band members (mostly bass players). Scott Sturgeon (known as Stza) stuck through the band from start to finish, Skwert also played drums for a long time with the band as well. The band originated in Manhattan. Some people would say their music is offensive. The cover's of Choking Victim albums honestly throw me off from the music. You would think from looking at the album that the music is going to be an extremely dark death metal sound but it's really not lol. The band has the classic punk rock guitar sounds and amazing bass lines.

Dead Kennedy's

As some of you may know I actually got the honor of seeing this band live at 6 rounds of punk in my hometown. The Dead Kennedy's are one of the most popular punk bands there is. The band formed in San Francisco during the late 70's. The band's very first single was California Uber Allies.


So this completes this weeks blog post! I hope you all are having a great holiday break! Stay tuned for next weeks post on my favorite punk bands pt 2.
Be kind to one another and stay spooky! :)

(The Simpsons)