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Rip Her To Shreds – Blondie
Pure Punk Picks Rip Her To Shreds – Blondie The first time I saw Blondie play Boston was in ’75, ’76 in Cambridge. The were opening up for Iggy Pop. Their first album was just released and I had it...
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Little Richard
Little Richard “Good Golly, Miss Molly” I just read that Little Richard died. And “Ooh, My Soul,” it’s just like telling me that rock’n’roll has done up and died. Though, I doubt that will ever...
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Richie Dagger’s Crime – The Germs
Pure Punk Picks Richie Dagger’s Crime – The Germs I first became aware of this band from the amazing movie “Decline Of Western Civilization” back in the eighties. It’s a documentary about the early...
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True – Spandau Ballet
Pure Punk Picks True – Spandau Ballet God, how we hated the English pop bands in the eighties in the Boston punk scene. We were into bands like Black Flag, The Dead Kennedy’s, X and our own band...
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No Lives Matter – Body Count
Pure Punk Picks No Lives Matter – Body Count Ice T- “It’s unfortunate that we have to say, “Black Lives Matter”, I mean, if you go through History nobody ever gave a fuck. I mean you can kill black...
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Get Up, Stand Up – Bob Marley
Pure Punk Picks Get Up, Stand Up – Bob Marley “Most people think, great God will come from the skies. Take away everything, and make everybody feel high. But if you know what life is worth. You will...
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Gloria (In Excelsis Deo) – Patti Smith Group
Pure Punk Picks Gloria (In Excelsis Deo) – Patti Smith Group “(“Gloria In Excelsis Deo” is a hymn that the angels sang when announcing the birth of Christ to the shepherds).” “Jesus died for...
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Live Fast, Die Young – Circle Jerks
Pure Punk Picks Live Fast, Die Young – Circle Jerks You know, it seems like the early L.A. scene might’ve started slightly after the New York, Boston and London ones. I’m not sure of my...
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Orgasm Addict – Buzzcocks
Pure Punk Picks Orgasm Addict – Buzzcocks “Well you tried it just once found it all right for kicks. But now you found out that it’s a habit that sticks.” Oh, yes! I guess I did find that out. “You...
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Flyeater – Crime
Pure Punk Picks Flyeater – Crime Crime is a band I’m assuming, a lot of you might not have heard of. Let me state now. They were not one of the best punk bands from the early days, though they were...
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TV II – Ministry
Pure Punk Picks TV II – Ministry “Tell me something I don’t know. Show me something I can’t use. Push the button. Connect the goddamn dots.” Ministry was one of those bands that I happened to...
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Babylonian Gorgon – The Bags
Pure Punk Picks Babylonian Gorgon – The Bags Andy Bang, who just handed me a beer and a small bag of Cheetos while uttering one word, “Write,” is a bit confused as he sees I’m writing about a band...
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Uncontrollable Urge – Devo
Pure Punk Picks Uncontrollable Urge – Devo Punk rock at the beginning, and especially in Boston, was heavily aligned with art and more specifically, art schools and students. In 1977 almost all the...
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Whips & Furs – The Vibrators
Pure Punk Picks Whips & Furs – The Vibrators This song busts out with a blast of urgency and aliveness that is gritty, real and pulsating- you might say, vibrating, plus tuneful and in your face...
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You Got Good Taste – The Cramps
Pure Punk Picks You Got Good Taste – The Cramps “This song is dedicated to all you Gucci bag carriers out there. It’s called “You Got Good Taste.” Andy and I went to see The Cramps at a New Year’s...
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Too Much Junkie Business – Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers
Pure Punk Picks Too Much Junkie Business – Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers This song starts out with some pretty, snazzy guitar licks, provided by Walter “Waldo” Lure, that glide downwards...
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Damaged Goods – Gang Of Four
Pure Punk Picks Damaged Goods – Gang Of Four Gang Of Four were considered “post-punk” which meant they arrived shortly after the first wave of punk bands and were slightly different in style. They...
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I Don’t Want To Be Happy – The Contortions
Pure Punk Picks I Don’t Want To Be Happy – The Contortions “I don’t want to be happy. In fact, I like living a lie…I don’t want you to know me, unless you are shallow or sly. Using my friends, I...
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Hey – Pixies
Pure Punk Picks Hey – Pixies “Hey, been tryin’ to meet you. Hey, must be a devil between us or whores in my head, whores at the door, whore in my bed.” “But hey, where have you been?” Let me state-...
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My Sex – Ultravox
Pure Punk Picks My Sex – Ultravox “My sex waits for me, like a mongrel waits, downwind on a tightrope leash. My sex is a fragile acrobat. Sometimes I’m a novocaine shark, sometimes I’m an automat.”...
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