it’s good to be back in England it’s
good to see all you again take a dude
their music was fast
hard and stripped-down welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 most
influential punk bands number 10 misfits
the misfits weren’t the first band to
produce fast and aggressive tracks with
appealing vocal melodies but they did
originate a unique brand of Punk that
featured dark and shocking imagery
inspired by horror and sci-fi flicks as
their music has gotten faster and closer
to hardcore punk the band has reached
cult hero status dozens have covered
their songs and they’ve kept their
popularity alive today with later
lineups
number nine Social Distortion
despite lineup changes and substance
abuse problems Social Distortion has
endured thanks to Mike NASA’s dedication
and determination beginning with a
faster and heavier sound the band helped
put the SoCal punk rock scene on the map
thanks to energetic performances and
relatable lyrics those social Dee is
since embraced a more country and Blues
infused Cal Punk style they haven’t lost
any of their musical strengths or appeal
number eight Bad Religion
Bad Religion combined their love of The
Ramones The Sex Pistols and the clash
with their interest in Black Flag and
Minor Threat to create their own brand
of punk rock and melodic hardcore they
added angry politicized lyrics and
distinguished themselves with vocal
harmonies
after years of being underground stars
Bad Religion reached the masses with
1994’s
stranger than fiction and have been
going strong ever since
is crazy
and I like to
number seven bad brain
they may not like the hardcore punk
labels but there’s no denying that Bad
Brains left an indelible mark on the
genre while playing in a vigorous Punk
style they differentiated themselves
with their guitar use and by
incorporating reggae into their sound
seen as hardcore leaders Bad Brains
later inspired many of their devoted
fans to start punk bands of their own
you got to write
number six Dead Kennedys
Cosimo go
with their diverse fusion of rock genres
and satire heavy left-leaning lyrics
these American punk rockers were one of
the first groups to break into the UK
hardcore scene their commitment to their
political views and boundary-pushing
ways even led to an obscenity trial over
an album sleeve regardless the Dead
Kennedys left a deep impact on punk
music and even scored a gold record
number five black flag
during the first wave of American West
Coast punk-rock determination and
relentless touring made black flag
synonymous with Punk’s do-it-yourself
ethic their songs were intense super
fast and packed with socio-political
themes
as one of the first bands to blend
heavy-metal jazz and other styles the
members of Black Flag are also
considered pioneers who set the standard
for hardcore punk alongside Minor Threat
and do a number for Iggy and the Stooges
when it comes to sex drugs and dirty
raucous rock and roll the Stooges were
all that and then some their bare bones
sound Iggy Pop’s wild antics and the raw
power with which they performed laid the
blueprint for punk and its aesthetic
despite limited initial commercial
success the Stooges are now considered
one of the most significant proto-punk
acts while Iggy has been dubbed The
Godfather of punk drugs attitude youth
and a record collection
number three the clash
through the faraway town that Wars
declared
we’ll go down as part of the original
wave of British punk the clash was known
for an angsty dirty sound and
socio-politically charged lyrics after
spreading their musical message on tour
the idealist punk rockers struck a chord
with Americans by experimenting with
genres on London Calling and combat rock
their strong songwriting musical passion
and fearlessness helped make the clash
the only band that mattered
number two the Sex Pistols
in less than three years these UK rebels
kick-started the punk movement in their
homeland their aggressive musical
approach and violent confrontational
behavior made the punk attitude
mainstream and got them banned from
multiple radio stations in the process
with their dangerous reputation anti
establishment politics and ideas about
Anarchy The Sex Pistols spoke to a
generation of angry youth and inspired
later musicians to be defiant and
independent
number one the Ramon
thanks to their loud and fast music
original artistic vision and minimalist
fashion sense The Ramones were the
founding fathers of American punk rock
by focusing on substance they crafted
short simple catchy songs unlike
anything pop music had ever seen
they’re explosive rock-and-roll shows
inspired countless punk and hardcore
bands including many entries on this
list and cemented the Ramones place as
one of the 20th century’s most
influential groups
which is your favorite punk band be sure
to check out watchmojo.com for more
entertaining top ten
good to see all you again take a dude
their music was fast
hard and stripped-down welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 most
influential punk bands number 10 misfits
the misfits weren’t the first band to
produce fast and aggressive tracks with
appealing vocal melodies but they did
originate a unique brand of Punk that
featured dark and shocking imagery
inspired by horror and sci-fi flicks as
their music has gotten faster and closer
to hardcore punk the band has reached
cult hero status dozens have covered
their songs and they’ve kept their
popularity alive today with later
lineups
number nine Social Distortion
despite lineup changes and substance
abuse problems Social Distortion has
endured thanks to Mike NASA’s dedication
and determination beginning with a
faster and heavier sound the band helped
put the SoCal punk rock scene on the map
thanks to energetic performances and
relatable lyrics those social Dee is
since embraced a more country and Blues
infused Cal Punk style they haven’t lost
any of their musical strengths or appeal
number eight Bad Religion
Bad Religion combined their love of The
Ramones The Sex Pistols and the clash
with their interest in Black Flag and
Minor Threat to create their own brand
of punk rock and melodic hardcore they
added angry politicized lyrics and
distinguished themselves with vocal
harmonies
after years of being underground stars
Bad Religion reached the masses with
1994’s
stranger than fiction and have been
going strong ever since
is crazy
and I like to
number seven bad brain
they may not like the hardcore punk
labels but there’s no denying that Bad
Brains left an indelible mark on the
genre while playing in a vigorous Punk
style they differentiated themselves
with their guitar use and by
incorporating reggae into their sound
seen as hardcore leaders Bad Brains
later inspired many of their devoted
fans to start punk bands of their own
you got to write
number six Dead Kennedys
Cosimo go
with their diverse fusion of rock genres
and satire heavy left-leaning lyrics
these American punk rockers were one of
the first groups to break into the UK
hardcore scene their commitment to their
political views and boundary-pushing
ways even led to an obscenity trial over
an album sleeve regardless the Dead
Kennedys left a deep impact on punk
music and even scored a gold record
number five black flag
during the first wave of American West
Coast punk-rock determination and
relentless touring made black flag
synonymous with Punk’s do-it-yourself
ethic their songs were intense super
fast and packed with socio-political
themes
as one of the first bands to blend
heavy-metal jazz and other styles the
members of Black Flag are also
considered pioneers who set the standard
for hardcore punk alongside Minor Threat
and do a number for Iggy and the Stooges
when it comes to sex drugs and dirty
raucous rock and roll the Stooges were
all that and then some their bare bones
sound Iggy Pop’s wild antics and the raw
power with which they performed laid the
blueprint for punk and its aesthetic
despite limited initial commercial
success the Stooges are now considered
one of the most significant proto-punk
acts while Iggy has been dubbed The
Godfather of punk drugs attitude youth
and a record collection
number three the clash
through the faraway town that Wars
declared
we’ll go down as part of the original
wave of British punk the clash was known
for an angsty dirty sound and
socio-politically charged lyrics after
spreading their musical message on tour
the idealist punk rockers struck a chord
with Americans by experimenting with
genres on London Calling and combat rock
their strong songwriting musical passion
and fearlessness helped make the clash
the only band that mattered
number two the Sex Pistols
in less than three years these UK rebels
kick-started the punk movement in their
homeland their aggressive musical
approach and violent confrontational
behavior made the punk attitude
mainstream and got them banned from
multiple radio stations in the process
with their dangerous reputation anti
establishment politics and ideas about
Anarchy The Sex Pistols spoke to a
generation of angry youth and inspired
later musicians to be defiant and
independent
number one the Ramon
thanks to their loud and fast music
original artistic vision and minimalist
fashion sense The Ramones were the
founding fathers of American punk rock
by focusing on substance they crafted
short simple catchy songs unlike
anything pop music had ever seen
they’re explosive rock-and-roll shows
inspired countless punk and hardcore
bands including many entries on this
list and cemented the Ramones place as
one of the 20th century’s most
influential groups
which is your favorite punk band be sure
to check out watchmojo.com for more
entertaining top ten
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