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gryllus

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Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska.

#AnimalBehavior #BehavioralEcology #EvolutionaryBiology

Currently an aspiring #ScienceFiction #author and #punk aficionado. #LewyBodyDementia #caregiver.

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historyofpunkrock, to punk
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Hardcore punk cassettes – glorious times when this stuff was first released

gryllus,
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@historyofpunkrock A technology that nobody misses. I can still feel echoes of rage over cassette players eating my favorite tapes.

historyofpunkrock, to random
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Which album had the greatest impact on punk rock history? 👇

The Clash - debut album

Ramones - debut album

Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks

Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

Another?

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@historyofpunkrock As much as I hate to say it, I think Never Mind the Bollocks had the greatest impact on punk history. It's the album that got people's attention outside of the existing punk scene. I remember hearing about this horrible band, The Sex Pistols, on the evening news in the US. Of course, that made me want to hear them.

I don't think it's the best album. The Clash, Fresh Fruit, and Ramones are way better IMO.

historyofpunkrock, to random
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Released 43 years ago

"To Drunk to Fuck", the fourth single by the Dead Kennedys

here live at the Mabuhay Gardens, San Francisco, CA 1980

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gryllus,
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@historyofpunkrock Of course it was banned by the BBC. Pablum like ABBA's "Waterloo" was banned during the Gulf War ffs. I can't say US stations were any better. I doubt that "Too Drunk to Fuck" was played on any US stations, except maybe college radio.

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The Descendents Collection from 1982 to 2021

Studio albums, live albums and compilations

Do you have a favorite?

For me it's like almost always, the debut album left such a lasting impression on me, it will probably always remain my top favorite

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@historyofpunkrock My favorite is Cool to Be You. The songs written by Karl Alvarez, particularly 'Merican, Dog and Pony Show, and Cool to Be You are excellent.

My second choice would be Everything Sucks. The title song is my go-to bad day song.

historyofpunkrock, to random
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Favourite 4 album run by a band or artist?
Challenge accepted

Btw the intended artist should be clear 🙂

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@historyofpunkrock

Album cover for Flogging Molly's album "Drunken Lullabies"
Album cover for Flogging Molly's album "Within a Mile of Home"
Album cover for Flogging Molly's album "Float"

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I'll start

Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers - Chinese Rocks

gryllus,
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@historyofpunkrock

The Rezillos
"Ballroom Blitz"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFRvC7ECyVY

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Logos of punk rock bands, almost all of which can be identified without the band name

Most iconic logo for you?

Or are you missing one like The Clash logo?

gryllus,
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@historyofpunkrock Descendents, because it's goofy as hell. Also...

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Which punk rock album is the perfect top-notch record from start to finish?

I'm starting:

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables – Dead Kennedys

A must have in every the record collection

#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #deadkennedys #history #punkrockhistory

gryllus,
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@historyofpunkrock There aren't a lot of albums for which I regularly listen to most of the songs, year after year. Fresh Fruit is definitely one. Another is The War on Errorism by NOFX. Of the 14 songs on the album, there are only four that I haven't listened to many hundreds of times. It's not as ground breaking as some of the other albums mentioned, but I think it shows a long-lived punk band at the top of their game. And "Idiots are Taking Over" is one of my all-time favorite songs.

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The Ramones Collection

Row 1, column 4 is my all-time favorite album from the boyz

And yours?

#punk #punks #punkrock #ramones #history #punkrockhistory

gryllus,
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@historyofpunkrock Yeah, It's Alive. That's almost not fair, though, as it's like picking the best of the first three albums. 🤷‍♂️

historyofpunkrock, to random German
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Rest in Peace Mojo Nixon 🖤

Mojo Nixon, the alternative musician, actor and DJ, known for the 1987 novelty hit “Elvis Is Everywhere” has died. He was 66.

💔

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@historyofpunkrock Oh man, that sucks. "Redneck Rampage" is genius, and I listen all the time to Prairie Home Invasion, his collaboration with Jello Biafra. RIP Mojo.

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historyofpunkrock, to punk
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Name the top 3 singles from punk rock supergroup Dead Kennedys

  1. Police Truck
  2. Nazi Punks Fuck Off
  3. Kill the Poor

gryllus,
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@historyofpunkrock That's tough. I hate to leave off California Über Alles, Nazi Punks Fuck Off, Police Truck, Kill the Poor, and Pull My Strings, but...

  1. Holiday in Cambodia
  2. Too Drunk to Fuck
  3. Let's Lynch the Landlord

I also have a fondness for their perversion of Viva Las Vegas and, for some ridiculous reason, Rawhide (it's probably the guitar work).

historyofpunkrock, to random
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The B-52's - Planet Claire (intro)
Capitol Theatre (Passaic NJ) 11/7/1980

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@historyofpunkrock What a weird, eccentric, and wonderful band they were. Whenever I need to lift my spirits, the B-52s always do the job.

historyofpunkrock, to LosAngeles
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Opened 60 years ago today 🥂🍻
The Whiskey a Go Go is a nightclub in West Hollywood, California, it has also been the home and launch pad for many punk bands. The club opened its doors on January 16, 1964

The picture was taken around 1980

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@historyofpunkrock Whenever someone mentions the Whiskey, I always think of "13 Stitches" by NOFX, a somewhat melancholy song about some of the bands Fat Mike saw there and violence in the punk scene.

And look at that, a full service gas station across the street. I don't think there were many of those left by 1980.

dbaplanb, to caregivers

@caregivers

Anyone have experience with their person losing center of gravity/balance after time in bed or a recliner?
When we stand my mom up, she feels like she's falling forward, and as we try to keep her upright, she thinks we're pushing her face down. She's scared, it takes extreme effort by aide and trust by Mom to transfer.
She can stand and walk w/walker, is quite strong for 96, but recently lost what remained of vision. TIA!

gryllus,
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@dbaplanb @caregivers Is it possible that she is experiencing orthostatic hypotension (a drop in blood pressure when changing position that can cause dizziness)? If so, there are some medications that might help, such as fludrocortisone and midodrine. Lots of things can cause orthostatic hypotension, including Lewy body dementia. I mention this since you included a dementia hashtag.

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42 years ago today – who all used the same stage in one evening

Black Flag, The Blasters, Surburban Lawns and Fear at the Olympic, Los Angeles, December 31, 1981

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gryllus,
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@historyofpunkrock I never understood why the Fightin' Alvin Brothers, err, The Blasters, weren't more popular. Non Fiction, in particular, was such a great album.

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4 proto-punk debut albums that had a significant influence on punk rock #knowyourroots

MC5 - Kick Out the Jams
The Stooges - The Stooges
New York Dolls - New York Dolls
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico

Any Fav for you?

#protopunk #punkrockhistory

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@historyofpunkrock The Velvet Underground put me to sleep, so no.

Of the songs on the four albums, I probably listen to "Personality Crisis" (NY Dolls) the most. But "Kick out the Jams" (MC5) and "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (Stooges) are close. Overall, I'd probably go with MC5, but it's a really tough choice. All three were real trailblazers and very different from each other.

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4 fantastic debut albums

Adolescents - Adolescents
D.O.A. - Something Better Change
7 Seconds - The Crew
Pennywise - Pennywise

Do you have a favorite?

I think The Crew by 7 Seconds is outstanding without falling behind the others

gryllus,
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@historyofpunkrock I'd also go with Pennywise. I have mixed feelings about the band, though. While I love a number of their songs, they lack the stylistic range of many of the other longer-lived bands (i.e., their songs kind of start to sound the same after a while).

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46 years ago
We Are the One is the first EP by the Avengers released on Dangerhouse Records in December 1977

Notes
The release had two different covers, with the first pressing having the "crucifixion" cover, while later pressings had the "target" cover

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gryllus,
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@historyofpunkrock Love the title track. Wish they would have hung together longer than a few years...

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4 first-class debut albums

The Cramps - Songs the Lord Taught Us
Social Distortion - Mommy's Little Monster
X - Los Angeles
T.S.O.L - Dance With Me

Do you have a favorite from these awesome albums?

gryllus,
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@historyofpunkrock Horror punk does nothing for me, which narrows it down quite a bit.

I'd like to say Mommy's Little Monster because I really, really like Social D, but that would be biased by their later albums, which I like much better.

So it'd have to be Los Angeles. I wasn't sure what to make of the discordant harmonies when I first heard the album, but man, it grew on me.

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Happy Birthday Raymond John Pepperell aka East Bay Ray, guitarist and founding member of the hardcore punk rock band Dead Kennedys, born on this day in 1958, Oakland, California

gryllus,
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@historyofpunkrock Two things defined the Dead Kennedys for me: Jello's vocals and lyrics, and Ray's guitar, particularly the surf elements. His guitar work, imo, is what really drives songs like "Holiday in Cambodia", "Too Drunk to Fuck", "Let's Lynch the Landlord", and a bunch of others.

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42 years ago
The Punch Line is the debut studio album and third overall release by American punk rock band Minutemen, released on this day in 1981

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@historyofpunkrock What an interesting and unusual band. You never really know what genre you're listening to with Minutemen, which is pretty cool. In that way, they remind me a bit of the The Dead Milkmen.

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The Clash vinyl paradise

Choose one!

#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #history #punkrockhistory

gryllus,
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@historyofpunkrock Absolutely London Calling. I said this in a different thread, so I'm being repetitive, but London Calling is the album that brought me to punk, particularly the title track and "Clampdown".

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47 years ago
Tony James, Billy Idol and Gene October of early punk band Chelsea in 1976.

The first two founded Generation X later that same year

Photo by Sheila Rock

#punk #punks #punkrock #knowyourroots #Chelsea #GenerationX #history #punkrockhistory

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@historyofpunkrock Idol is rocking a protosneer.

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75 years ago today ❗

In memory of John William Cummings aka Johnny Ramone, American songwriter, guitarist and founding member of the Ramones, born on this day in 1948, Forest Hills

📸 by Patrick Harborn

#punk #punkrock #ramones #johnnyramone #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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@historyofpunkrock Today's NY Times crossword, 54 across: Band whose original members were Joey, Johnny, Tommy and Dee Dee.

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