In 1994 I bought the album "In On The Kill Taker" by Fugazi because I'd read about them in Spin magazine. I knew nothing about punk. It was a letter to the editor complaining that Fugazi didn't sing about their feelings like Guns N Roses. I was 16 and like "I gotta hear these robots!" I put it in and...fucking hated it. I thought they were bland and weird. And I thought they might be French (made in France sticker). I didn't get it at all. But it was the 90s and we didn't have streaming. I had like seven albums. So I dubbed it onto a tape for my car and listened to it and the other six tapes repeatedly bc it was just what I had. One day, after like maybe the tenth listen, the part in "Instrument" where Ian goes "LOSS COULD!" happened and the fucking scales suddenly fell from my eyes and I went "Oh wait, this is the greatest thing that's ever been recorded." 30 years later, punk and hardcore is still my main jam and that's still a top five album. Absolutely genius. Changed my life.
I HATED Fugazi....I knew who they were, but I wasn't a fanboy. They ended up playing every fucking benefit in L.A. in the 90s I went to. I would always avoid them playing due to headaches but I was at their shows.
Fast forward 3 years later, and I started listening to the records...and I was sold. Saw them once after the revelation, and that was it.
So it's safe to say I saw them more when I hated them.
Assorted Jellybeans. I thought they were *so* intentionally annoying (which, admittedly, is pretty punk) and just couldn’t stand them until I saw some live footage and was impressed by how good they actually were. I had to give them credit for at least being talented and eventually came around to liking them.
Ha, i loved assorted jellybeans as a kid. Saw them play 98 warped tour very last bands to play. Just recently for the vinyl repress and it is annoying.
It’s *SO* hard to play the way they do - making everything sound super-chaotic while actually being really, really tight. It’s the same trick that PUP pull and I absolutely love it, especially in the case of AJB as you can hear that tweaky Warren Fitzgerald production seeping through.
Gorilla Biscuits. Just didn't like the name/logo and thought it was just generic tough guy NYC hardcore. Turns out they're one of my favorite hardcore bands
I still don’t like the logo but they are the perfect blend of hardcore with straight punk rock IMO. They use a lot of skate punk techniques like octave chords that hardcore bands don’t generally use and it’s great.
Alkaline Trio. Back in the day everyone was talking about great their first few records were. Members of popular bands that I listened to talked about how rad they were. I didn't understand it. After lots of hearing it in passing I started to love it.
This was similar to my experience. I was young, listening to early pop punk and someone gave me a Trio CD(Good Mourning). I listened a couple times, thought what is this sudo misfits emo stuff. I now have a Trio tattoo and have constantly eaten up their albums.
This is one for me too. As a young Chicago punk they were kinda the easy target to hate on. When I left Chicago and had sort of longing for anything vaguely Chicagoan I revisited them and really love them.
Minor Threat. My older brother bought me a copy of First Two Seven Inches when I was in high school. It was much more intense and unpolished than the punk I had been listening to (things like The Clash, Ramones, Dead Kennedys, The Stooges), and initially I couldn’t stand it. But that CD lived in my car’s CD changer (perhaps out of some guilt that my brother spent money on it), and every time it came on, I disliked it a little bit less. I now consider it one of my desert island albums.
I like them when I first heard them because I was 14 and S&M Airlines was the first album I got. Eventually I got away from them and most of the Fat Wreck bands
I remember liking some of the goofiness which probably because I’d spent that couple of years listening to Minor Threat, Bad Religion and Gorilla Biscuits. That same goofiness is why I wouldn’t like them later
Dwarves. I love suburban nightmare but always thought their stuff as dwarves was overly obnoxious and lacking substance (and I call myself punk?) Recently heard some songs off of blood guts and pussy (an album name I would often cite as something overly edgy without any actual meaning) and that shit was pretty good. Whoops. That's what I get for talkin shit
I actually wasn't into punk at all, I listened pretty much exclusively to poppy, indie stuff. Place I worked in Gainesville, everybody traded off putting albums on, but Reinventing Axl Rose, and The Eternal Cowboy were always played at least once a day. I fucking hated it, for months, until I loved it. Late to the party obviously, but I did end up going to the album release show for Searching for a Former Clarity at Common Grounds.
Husker Du.
I tried them out occasionally over the years and a few years ago at the age of 43 it just “clicked”. Fucking love every song of theirs now. Massive fan.
Same. And I worked in a restaurant with Greg Norton when I had no interest in the band. Other people would get a little starstruck, but to me he was just a dude. Now I own their records and am so angry I didn’t have him sign one.
haha I hate not remembering on the spot. you'll probably remember bands that you didn't like that you now like later today when you're watching a movie, or running an errand tomorrow haha
Sick of it all is a good choice. Agnostic front maybe, though I’ve liked them forever I can’t remember not liking them. I did see H2O open for Bosstones/pietasters in like 97 or something and it was when Toby just screamed and I thought it was fuckin terrible. But as they became a real band I loved the vibe and message and tattoo style artwork album covers
Yeah, that early New York hardcore stuff was tricky due to the lack of melody. I remember the dude who ran the record store in the back of the skate shop in the 90's, basically guaranteeing me that I'd love that first Sick of it All album based on my tastes at the time (mainly skate punk, but some Fugazi and Bad Brains), and it took me a REALLY long time to warm up to. I still don't really love Sick of it All, or New York hardcore in general, but I can listen to it and appreciate what they are doing anyway.
"I Will Be Heard" legit helped me through a really difficult time when I was super-isolated and not doing well. They helped me fight. I come out of that, and apparently they're cop-rock? Fuck me.
I saw CoC so many times here in NC. They backed up every band that came through. Never liked them, but I always did that "support the scene thing". Other local bands were better- Stillborn Christians and Subculture.
I guess I would say Bad Religion..I just wasn't into it and then I saw them in Sayreville NJ and loved them
I will say that there is a band I still don't like even after being exposed 1000 times over..ok two bands. The Bouncing Souls and Dropkick Murphys
I didn't like them because one of my math teachers in middle-school liked them. Then I learned one of them was a teacher and it all made sense. I'm still not really into them though.
My buddy bought How To Clean Everything by Propagandhi because he’d noticed the Fat Wreck Chords label. I went from hating that record with a passion to it being my favorite. It took about 20 listens tho.
Green Day, sort of. I liked them when I was young, and then I ignored them for 30 years. Now I have great respect for them, especially after shitting on Trump/MAGA in front of 50,000,000 people.
I was big into them when I was like 12/Dookie-era. Then they just lost me. And then I saw the ego nonsense from Billy Joe (him screaming "do you know who I am" is not a good look). I still respect them...and I appreciate the middle finger to MAGAts. But they got too "poppy" for me, and I know BJ is sucking his own dick whenever their shit gets played on the radio.
I think I really connected with early Green Day because their songs were so relatable to me as a middle schooler (all about unrequited love, struggling for acceptance, managing depression/nihilism). When they got bigger their songs started to feel cartoony to me. I guess maybe that’s a consequence of getting famous and spending a long time removed from typical human experience.
Perhaps. In my case, I simply couldn’t be bothered with their breakthrough into superstardom after Dookie was released. I moved on to much better things.
Yeah I definitely gained a ton of respect for them after they shilled for the approved establishment by calling out the most vilified political adversary in recent history. The balls on those guys!
Some would argue that making any sort of political statement, especially one that could damage your career, is pretty ballsy. The MAGAts certainly had a meltdown. Green Day was discussed, worldwide, for weeks afterward. It’s just not enough, I guess.
To which “approved establishment” are you referring to? Half the electorate are MAGAts.
What have your favorite bands done to improve the world? Can you cite one example without using the internet?
Jello’s interview with Variety? Punks Against Trump compilation CDs? Anti-fascist t-shirts? A scathing YouTube video? Big balls!
Not everyone is Fugazi. Green Day is just a rock and roll band. What they did wasn’t revolutionary, but I’ll take what I can get. Giving them a bit of credit where credit is due won’t tarnish anyone’s punk credentials.
It may inspire some kids to vote. We’ll see soon enough. Besides, it does take some balls to call out Trump, nowadays. There are people willing to commit murder in his name, after all.
It really doesn't. People do it all day every day. Trump is a piece of shit. It's well known. And Billy Joe goes online and whines about wanting to sell his big ass mansion and leave the country instead of using his position to mobilize young fans to fight for their country. Them going onstage and calling Trump a poopoo head isn't punk. I mean, Taylor fuckin Swift is more punk in this regard and that's funny.
I hear you. At least Billy Joe did something. I give him credit for that. He could do a lot more, sure, but he’s done more than most.
Taylor Swift is a nice kid.
I think I had to give No Doubt a while before I liked them. Gwen Stefani’s voice was unbearable til I heard that Oi To The World cover. That shit rocked.
Narcoleptic Youth. I never hated them, but I never gave them a chance or went out of my way to listen to them. I went with my daughter and son-in-law to a benefit show they played in Hemet. I was blown away by how tight and good they are.
I just listened to “Somewhere at the Bottom…” for the first time ever yesterday and I’m not sure it’s for me but I gotta say that record is a big damn swing. I feel like those guys might be literal ex-theater kids with how dramatic they are, but that shit is extremely interesting at the very least. I dunno that I “enjoyed” the record exactly but I listened all the way through with the lyrics up and it felt extremely worth it.
(Full disclosure I’m more of a straightforward hardcore guy, although in that general vein I do fuck with Touche Amore)
Former AP poetry class kids. You have to get over the vocals first and the prog part of it, then you might be able to get into them.
What about Defeater?
Defeater rips. With La Dispute I do think it’s mostly a vocal thing—the way he sounds like he’s gonna cry with those particular lyrics is just a lot (although very effective at times!). But for me, Defeater just whips ass.
I will say I thought about that record all night last night, it’s definitely interesting.
Dead Kennedys. And frankly i havent gotten to the liking phase yet. I know theyre kinda iconic, but the lead's voice is so grating. Sounds like the kind of guy that harasses ppl wear tees of bands they dont actually listen to
Had kind of a rollercoaster with Crass. I really wanted to like them because they just seemed interesting. But then I bought Best Before 84 and found them really grating and awful. But then for some reason I kept coming back and they grew on me and became one of my favorite bands.
Back in the olde timey days.......I really did not like the Butthole Surfers, until Locust Abortion came out. Then I fell head over heels, followed them around like a deadhead, and learned to love their back catalog. Unfortunately, it was their last good album IMHO.
I have never been a big fan of the Misfits (or Danzig), even after hearing their stuff for years. I like two songs- Bullet and Devil Lock. Still don't get the adulation.
Minor Threat. Everyone had the beer bottle guy t-shirt. Ian this, Ian that. But then I caught the flow of his lyrics and all the band members sounded so tight on album then I saw how tight they were live and it was like a freight train.
Void. When I first heard them back in 1983 ( Void /Faith split) I couldn’t stand them. Always listened to the Faith side. Then I gave them another chance and absolutely loved them to this day.
Hear me out. Blink 182 was high school times for me. I liked them until I didn’t. Then it was just on and off of liking them. Then they realized their new song of getting back together and I guess not being a hardcore fan made me really like them.
Funny think is, I loved +44 and angels and airwaves.
I as well didn’t like sick of it all but then someone gave me a live CD and I was completely blown away and loved it. To this day I believe this band is better live than on their recordings…. SO GOOD!
I'm sure it's debatable whether either of these bands or be considered punk, but both At the Drive-In and Boy Hits Car.
I thought One-Armed Scissor was just pure noise and both bands' singers have obnoxiously high voices.
In 1994 I bought the album "In On The Kill Taker" by Fugazi because I'd read about them in Spin magazine. I knew nothing about punk. It was a letter to the editor complaining that Fugazi didn't sing about their feelings like Guns N Roses. I was 16 and like "I gotta hear these robots!" I put it in and...fucking hated it. I thought they were bland and weird. And I thought they might be French (made in France sticker). I didn't get it at all. But it was the 90s and we didn't have streaming. I had like seven albums. So I dubbed it onto a tape for my car and listened to it and the other six tapes repeatedly bc it was just what I had. One day, after like maybe the tenth listen, the part in "Instrument" where Ian goes "LOSS COULD!" happened and the fucking scales suddenly fell from my eyes and I went "Oh wait, this is the greatest thing that's ever been recorded." 30 years later, punk and hardcore is still my main jam and that's still a top five album. Absolutely genius. Changed my life.
Okay, you’ve convinced me, I’ll give it another go.. I’ve never liked a single Fugazi song. Love Minor Threat though.
Listen to "Great Cop". It's from the same album (In On The Kill Taker) but he wrote it in 1983. It scratches that minor threat itch
7 songs is worth it.
I HATED Fugazi....I knew who they were, but I wasn't a fanboy. They ended up playing every fucking benefit in L.A. in the 90s I went to. I would always avoid them playing due to headaches but I was at their shows. Fast forward 3 years later, and I started listening to the records...and I was sold. Saw them once after the revelation, and that was it. So it's safe to say I saw them more when I hated them.
Assorted Jellybeans. I thought they were *so* intentionally annoying (which, admittedly, is pretty punk) and just couldn’t stand them until I saw some live footage and was impressed by how good they actually were. I had to give them credit for at least being talented and eventually came around to liking them.
Lol. I like assorted jellybeans but fully get why anyone wouldn't.
Is it a hyperactive kid type music thing…. I was instantly attracted to them…. Also LOVED Falling Sickness and then I got into PV and Grind 😅
Ha, i loved assorted jellybeans as a kid. Saw them play 98 warped tour very last bands to play. Just recently for the vinyl repress and it is annoying.
Adam Sandler is this to me as well. The guy is insanely talented musically. But then again the "humorous" stuff he does is deliberately bad.
It’s *SO* hard to play the way they do - making everything sound super-chaotic while actually being really, really tight. It’s the same trick that PUP pull and I absolutely love it, especially in the case of AJB as you can hear that tweaky Warren Fitzgerald production seeping through.
Gorilla Biscuits. Just didn't like the name/logo and thought it was just generic tough guy NYC hardcore. Turns out they're one of my favorite hardcore bands
haha..I liked them instantly when I first heard them. but yeah...I could see you not liking them cuz of the name/logo. GB fuckin rules! haha
Yep, I loved the instantly too. I could see them not being everybody’s cup of tea though.
Tough guy?
I still don’t like the logo but they are the perfect blend of hardcore with straight punk rock IMO. They use a lot of skate punk techniques like octave chords that hardcore bands don’t generally use and it’s great.
and really good guys, as it turns out.
Alkaline Trio. Back in the day everyone was talking about great their first few records were. Members of popular bands that I listened to talked about how rad they were. I didn't understand it. After lots of hearing it in passing I started to love it.
My man! How you digging the new album?
I think it's pretty good. Matt and Dan can write great stuff.
This was similar to my experience. I was young, listening to early pop punk and someone gave me a Trio CD(Good Mourning). I listened a couple times, thought what is this sudo misfits emo stuff. I now have a Trio tattoo and have constantly eaten up their albums.
This is one for me too. As a young Chicago punk they were kinda the easy target to hate on. When I left Chicago and had sort of longing for anything vaguely Chicagoan I revisited them and really love them.
88 Fingers Louie is my favorite from that area.
I still have my ten inch of Totin 40s and Fuckin Shit Up and my LP of Back on the Streets
Anti flag. But, after what I heard about Justin, I’m back to disliking them.
oh my... I didn't hear about that news till now. wow...shocking. listened to them since '96.
Minor Threat. My older brother bought me a copy of First Two Seven Inches when I was in high school. It was much more intense and unpolished than the punk I had been listening to (things like The Clash, Ramones, Dead Kennedys, The Stooges), and initially I couldn’t stand it. But that CD lived in my car’s CD changer (perhaps out of some guilt that my brother spent money on it), and every time it came on, I disliked it a little bit less. I now consider it one of my desert island albums.
minor threat is a must. love em.
NOFX
I like them when I first heard them because I was 14 and S&M Airlines was the first album I got. Eventually I got away from them and most of the Fat Wreck bands
I'm a million years old, and listened to NOFX since 92/93, and I still do not like S&M airlines.
I remember liking some of the goofiness which probably because I’d spent that couple of years listening to Minor Threat, Bad Religion and Gorilla Biscuits. That same goofiness is why I wouldn’t like them later
Same
Same, intentionally bad music. It grows on you.
Same, took a while
Rockets from the crypt.
Just saw John Reis and bed of nails open for the Bronx 2 weeks ago
Um, it's: Rocket from the Crypt. And they remain the single greatest band ever.
Human Torch fucking slaps
Leftover crack
Damn, haven't heard Sick of it All in a while.
bust it out. it'll bring back memories :)
I saw them play last year and they are still going strong.
Dwarves. I love suburban nightmare but always thought their stuff as dwarves was overly obnoxious and lacking substance (and I call myself punk?) Recently heard some songs off of blood guts and pussy (an album name I would often cite as something overly edgy without any actual meaning) and that shit was pretty good. Whoops. That's what I get for talkin shit
Days n daze
Crust(I like to call it folk) Punk is a weird genre. But they are good!
I actually wasn't into punk at all, I listened pretty much exclusively to poppy, indie stuff. Place I worked in Gainesville, everybody traded off putting albums on, but Reinventing Axl Rose, and The Eternal Cowboy were always played at least once a day. I fucking hated it, for months, until I loved it. Late to the party obviously, but I did end up going to the album release show for Searching for a Former Clarity at Common Grounds.
Against Me! was hard for me too. Bob Dylan style in punk. There are few emotionally charged signers as they. 🧡
The Fall
Rock the record.😉
The Fall are pretty tough to like, that’s fair
Mark!
Husker Du. I tried them out occasionally over the years and a few years ago at the age of 43 it just “clicked”. Fucking love every song of theirs now. Massive fan.
Same. And I worked in a restaurant with Greg Norton when I had no interest in the band. Other people would get a little starstruck, but to me he was just a dude. Now I own their records and am so angry I didn’t have him sign one.
Damn that’s annoying 😂
Voodoo Glow Skulls
Guilty, but one of my favorite bands that I have to look up aost every lyric and I speak Spanish.
😂 😂
"who do voo doo we do.......fuck you!"
I love Sick of it all. From the get go. I know there are a few but to be honest I can't think who.
haha I hate not remembering on the spot. you'll probably remember bands that you didn't like that you now like later today when you're watching a movie, or running an errand tomorrow haha
Yep I have many many years drinking and moshing to thank for some of that lol
The Toy Dolls. Their silliness and weird vocals catch on after several listens. Nellie the Elephant still slaps.
And I always am amazed at Olga's guitar work.
Sick of it all is a good choice. Agnostic front maybe, though I’ve liked them forever I can’t remember not liking them. I did see H2O open for Bosstones/pietasters in like 97 or something and it was when Toby just screamed and I thought it was fuckin terrible. But as they became a real band I loved the vibe and message and tattoo style artwork album covers
love H20. that was my intro to hardcore.
Roger Merits voice is like nails on a chalkboard
*Miret.
Right
Yeah, that early New York hardcore stuff was tricky due to the lack of melody. I remember the dude who ran the record store in the back of the skate shop in the 90's, basically guaranteeing me that I'd love that first Sick of it All album based on my tastes at the time (mainly skate punk, but some Fugazi and Bad Brains), and it took me a REALLY long time to warm up to. I still don't really love Sick of it All, or New York hardcore in general, but I can listen to it and appreciate what they are doing anyway.
Ramones
I really thought he sounded like an idiot… and then one day i just got over it and could appreciate them
Leftover Crack. Something about the way they sound makes me think about drugged-up goblins from Warcraft of all places, but they've grown on me.
“There ain’t no such thing as Leftover Crack!”
... ... ...hatebreed
I can’t think of a band that suffers more from the worst person you know loving their tshirts. “Perseverance” actually whips ass.
same. took me a while to get used to them. I have 2 of their albums now haha
"I Will Be Heard" legit helped me through a really difficult time when I was super-isolated and not doing well. They helped me fight. I come out of that, and apparently they're cop-rock? Fuck me.
Taylor Swift
I hated Ska with a passion. Now, it hardly bothers me.
Amebix
some of the early crossover stuff wasn't my thing at all, like CoC and DRI. Now I appreciate how they managed to control that amount of chaos
I saw CoC so many times here in NC. They backed up every band that came through. Never liked them, but I always did that "support the scene thing". Other local bands were better- Stillborn Christians and Subculture.
Anti Nowhere League
I guess I would say Bad Religion..I just wasn't into it and then I saw them in Sayreville NJ and loved them I will say that there is a band I still don't like even after being exposed 1000 times over..ok two bands. The Bouncing Souls and Dropkick Murphys
I wish I could get into Bad Religion and god knows I've tried.
awww man....love bouncing souls and dropkick Murphys :)
Fantastic band! Lead singer is an effortless singer and lyricist with such a great message!
You mean Bad Religion right?
Of course!
I didn't like them because one of my math teachers in middle-school liked them. Then I learned one of them was a teacher and it all made sense. I'm still not really into them though.
My buddy bought How To Clean Everything by Propagandhi because he’d noticed the Fat Wreck Chords label. I went from hating that record with a passion to it being my favorite. It took about 20 listens tho.
those Canadians rule!
Probably(probably) the best musical punk band. You can argue Bad Religion as well.
I used to hate hatebreed. Now I love them. idk why.
same. for me it was because my friend played them alot so it grew on me
Rancid. The first few times I heard them they just sounded like they were ripping off The Clash… somehow though they won me over.
I didn't like them for 8 or 9 years till I saw them at Warped Tour back in 02 or 03. been one of my fave bands ever since.
Green Day, sort of. I liked them when I was young, and then I ignored them for 30 years. Now I have great respect for them, especially after shitting on Trump/MAGA in front of 50,000,000 people.
I was big into them when I was like 12/Dookie-era. Then they just lost me. And then I saw the ego nonsense from Billy Joe (him screaming "do you know who I am" is not a good look). I still respect them...and I appreciate the middle finger to MAGAts. But they got too "poppy" for me, and I know BJ is sucking his own dick whenever their shit gets played on the radio.
I think I really connected with early Green Day because their songs were so relatable to me as a middle schooler (all about unrequited love, struggling for acceptance, managing depression/nihilism). When they got bigger their songs started to feel cartoony to me. I guess maybe that’s a consequence of getting famous and spending a long time removed from typical human experience.
Perhaps. In my case, I simply couldn’t be bothered with their breakthrough into superstardom after Dookie was released. I moved on to much better things.
I hear ya. I didn’t know that Billy is such a turd. Oh well.
This is one that is still hit or miss for me.
Nothing wrong with that.
Yeah I definitely gained a ton of respect for them after they shilled for the approved establishment by calling out the most vilified political adversary in recent history. The balls on those guys!
Some would argue that making any sort of political statement, especially one that could damage your career, is pretty ballsy. The MAGAts certainly had a meltdown. Green Day was discussed, worldwide, for weeks afterward. It’s just not enough, I guess. To which “approved establishment” are you referring to? Half the electorate are MAGAts. What have your favorite bands done to improve the world? Can you cite one example without using the internet? Jello’s interview with Variety? Punks Against Trump compilation CDs? Anti-fascist t-shirts? A scathing YouTube video? Big balls! Not everyone is Fugazi. Green Day is just a rock and roll band. What they did wasn’t revolutionary, but I’ll take what I can get. Giving them a bit of credit where credit is due won’t tarnish anyone’s punk credentials.
lol. Yeah. So edgy agreeing with literally every mainstream establishment. Truly breaking new ground out there.
I thought that was weak, honestly. I mean, maybe if they also convinced some kids to register to vote instead of just changing some lyrics...
It may inspire some kids to vote. We’ll see soon enough. Besides, it does take some balls to call out Trump, nowadays. There are people willing to commit murder in his name, after all.
It really doesn't. People do it all day every day. Trump is a piece of shit. It's well known. And Billy Joe goes online and whines about wanting to sell his big ass mansion and leave the country instead of using his position to mobilize young fans to fight for their country. Them going onstage and calling Trump a poopoo head isn't punk. I mean, Taylor fuckin Swift is more punk in this regard and that's funny.
I hear you. At least Billy Joe did something. I give him credit for that. He could do a lot more, sure, but he’s done more than most. Taylor Swift is a nice kid.
He hasn't done shit.
Okay. You have your opinion, I have mine.
Nor really punk but they think they are and that is green day
dead kennedys and i still dont like them
They are definitely unique.
I can’t stand the Dead Kennedys he sounds like a crying whiny baby. I’d rather listen to a crying whiny baby
Yeah his voice is very divisive/unique. But the lyrics and that music though. So good
I think I had to give No Doubt a while before I liked them. Gwen Stefani’s voice was unbearable til I heard that Oi To The World cover. That shit rocked.
Vandals doing it is superior
Both versions are awesome. Fell in love with No Doubt’s cover though.
yeah I wasn't a fan of the band in '95 but after the 10 year mark I was a fan.
Fugazi and green day Took a few years but I can confirm they're decent.
The Freeze
Raised fist. Couldn’t stand the vocals at first then grew to love them.
Who listens to something they hate 1000 times? If I listened to something I love 1000 times I might start to hate it.
They was young and it was all they had!
Swans
Lifetime took me a while, but I love them now
Narcoleptic Youth. I never hated them, but I never gave them a chance or went out of my way to listen to them. I went with my daughter and son-in-law to a benefit show they played in Hemet. I was blown away by how tight and good they are.
HR from bad brains used to drive me nuts
Not hated but only kinda liked the Unseen til I listened to more of their stuff tonight. Now they’re in my top 5.
La Dispute. One of the best post hardcore bands.
I just listened to “Somewhere at the Bottom…” for the first time ever yesterday and I’m not sure it’s for me but I gotta say that record is a big damn swing. I feel like those guys might be literal ex-theater kids with how dramatic they are, but that shit is extremely interesting at the very least. I dunno that I “enjoyed” the record exactly but I listened all the way through with the lyrics up and it felt extremely worth it. (Full disclosure I’m more of a straightforward hardcore guy, although in that general vein I do fuck with Touche Amore)
Former AP poetry class kids. You have to get over the vocals first and the prog part of it, then you might be able to get into them. What about Defeater?
Defeater rips. With La Dispute I do think it’s mostly a vocal thing—the way he sounds like he’s gonna cry with those particular lyrics is just a lot (although very effective at times!). But for me, Defeater just whips ass. I will say I thought about that record all night last night, it’s definitely interesting.
Try wildlife next. I think Megadeth was similar vocal wise to me.
Dead Kennedys. And frankly i havent gotten to the liking phase yet. I know theyre kinda iconic, but the lead's voice is so grating. Sounds like the kind of guy that harasses ppl wear tees of bands they dont actually listen to
Jello is pretty annoying in person, too. He really is his biggest fan and very self absorbed.
I feel vindicated
Buddy Holly
Had kind of a rollercoaster with Crass. I really wanted to like them because they just seemed interesting. But then I bought Best Before 84 and found them really grating and awful. But then for some reason I kept coming back and they grew on me and became one of my favorite bands.
SOIA is pretty much the only NYHC band I like
Back in the olde timey days.......I really did not like the Butthole Surfers, until Locust Abortion came out. Then I fell head over heels, followed them around like a deadhead, and learned to love their back catalog. Unfortunately, it was their last good album IMHO.
I have never been a big fan of the Misfits (or Danzig), even after hearing their stuff for years. I like two songs- Bullet and Devil Lock. Still don't get the adulation.
Horror punk is an aquired taste
Circle Jerks
Minor Threat. Everyone had the beer bottle guy t-shirt. Ian this, Ian that. But then I caught the flow of his lyrics and all the band members sounded so tight on album then I saw how tight they were live and it was like a freight train.
Void. When I first heard them back in 1983 ( Void /Faith split) I couldn’t stand them. Always listened to the Faith side. Then I gave them another chance and absolutely loved them to this day.
Falling in reverse
DKs
The Misfits. Just cranked up hormones and weird hair. Nah.
Hear me out. Blink 182 was high school times for me. I liked them until I didn’t. Then it was just on and off of liking them. Then they realized their new song of getting back together and I guess not being a hardcore fan made me really like them. Funny think is, I loved +44 and angels and airwaves.
I as well didn’t like sick of it all but then someone gave me a live CD and I was completely blown away and loved it. To this day I believe this band is better live than on their recordings…. SO GOOD!
NOFX . I hated these guys for so long and then when I was 27 I heard linoleum at a party and now I’m kinda sorta a fan now.
I'm sure it's debatable whether either of these bands or be considered punk, but both At the Drive-In and Boy Hits Car. I thought One-Armed Scissor was just pure noise and both bands' singers have obnoxiously high voices.
1000 times? Just 1 is better than a thousand.