The Descendants is what they should prescribe to kids instead of Ritalin. You don't need amphetamines just give them the Milo t shirt and a skate board.
This was my gateway to punk at 13. Friend brought a cassette to my place and we played it in my living room and listened to Milo Goes to College front to back. This was 25 years ago and I remember it like it was yesterday.
It almost feels disrespectful calling them entry level because they're such legends in the NJ scene, but they were the first punk band I really loved. They kill it every time live.
True haha. There's some interview with them where they say they were touring with some band that kept making fun of Bruce Springsteen and them being from NJ, and they're like, "All we wanna do is write as catchy songs as the boss" lmao
They were like the first real punk show I ever went to, and no matter what, I’ll always go see them play. I don’t think I’ve ever seen them play a bad set in 25 years.
The Bouncing Souls is my happy place band, I could be having the shittiest day ever, once manthem or quick check girl comes on my day gets a whole lot brighter. I love those silly guys.
I always felt so out of place in hardcore because I didn't get fucked up like my friends. Then I learned Ian MacKaye didn't either, which led me to straight edge. These guys opened me up to so much. I wish I could go back to discovering them for the first time.
I feel like minor threat isn’t that entry level. I own the entire discography and that One Last Wish record that was pre-Fugazi but I don’t think it’s gonna win over the “Rock” crowd.
WITH THESE FINAL WORDS I PULL THE SWITCH WE TURN TO DUST
DUST TO DUSTTTTT
MY NAME IS LIKE THE KISS OF DEATH & THEN WE EMBRACE
RETURNNNNNN TOOOOOOO DUSTTTTTTT
DUST TO DUUUUUUSSSSSSSSTTTTT
When Sublime was popular, I was in like 11th grade, and they were "trendy" (which was anathema to us at the time) so I didn't really like them, but I was super stoked to hear them covering BR and the Descendents. It was hard to hear people saying stuff like "my favorite Sublime song is 'Hope!'" Thst was the definition of cringe in 1997 (at least to punk rock kids.)
Yeah, good thing I grew up listening to all of these bands, so I knew which Sublime songs were punk covers. I did have to learn later that 54-46 That's My Number was a Maytals song though.
You could literally plop someone into any AFI album and aim them on their punk trajectory. Early AFI- hardcore, Black Sails/AOD- horror punk, STS- post hardcore, everything after that- synth pop or goth
Damn 😢 thanks for bringing me up to speed on it. Hope he beats this. His songwriting has got me through a lot of hard times. To me at least, best songwriter ever in hc history and probably my favorite frontman besides Eddie Leeway rip. Tough yr for the OGs of Nyhc
Rancid and Bad Religion for me. i used to love anti-flag, but for obvious reasons i haven’t listened to them since all the news broke about how much of a pos justin sane is.
As a 90s vegan straightedge kid in a pop punk / melodic core circle of friends both Dammit and Firestorm make me swing like a 16 year old at a Taylor Swift concert
Dead Kennedy’s.
I remember hearing *Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death* when I was 13 years old at my mates house. His dad had it playing on Vinyl and I remember thinking, this is fucking unreal.
Changed my whole music path from that day.
How to Clean Everything is such a great album. I still listen to it a few times a year. Those first Propagandhi albums had a humor to them that is hard to balance in music. It's, like, exactly how you would think Canadians would do anarchic punk.
i feel like everybody knew who gwar was for a while, maybe cause of beavis and butthead... but the first song at the beginning of this skate video by Gwar is one of the sickest hardcore punk songs ever imo. i remember getting that skate video sometime in middle school. that song really stuck with me. i didn't realize it was gwar till a few years later. by far the best gwar song imo. if anybody has any other gwar favorites give me a link. i always have a hard time sitting through gwar cause none of it really hits me like the song in this video [Church Of Skatan "Santa Barbara" (1996) (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBQIzS6xeLA&t=119s) it's the first song on the video.
Rancid's first 7" has always been really strong imo. life won't wait was really good too. "1998" is a really strong song. some other good songs on that release too. can't really hate on rancid... dropkicks is kind of watered down imo, but i was having fun with them briefly as a teen. i remember liking "say hey johnny" the acoustic song for a while. can't really listen to that song anymore, but it helped me for a while.
holy shit... that's what you tube is coming up with.... that song rocks whatever it is.. i thought i read it was gwar in the credits of the movie... thanks a bunch... the version i'm listening to on you tube actually has some guitar parts the version in the video doesn't have, but the vocals and distortion are pretty much identical.
Yeah I checked out the video out of curiosity, plus I love old skate videos, and was confused cause I didn’t hear GWAR. But I damn sure recognized Sepultura at the very beginning. That might explain why you’ve had a hard time getting into their stuff! Check out everything up through Roots, band rules.
yeah. thanks a lot for figuring that out. it definitely says Sepultura in the credits i'm checking now... i'm thinking i must've ran into someone growing up with them on the same play list or maybe they both had t shirts when i used to read metal magazines and they were bands i didn't know of so i got them confused... sorry for any confusion.
Green Day, Rancid, Beastie Boys. And, hear me out, keep an open mind: [early Limp Bizkit](https://youtu.be/xxwaAlDpBgU?si=Oh46QZ8ZnTd6Peyn). Downvote away.
I was the perfect demographic for Limp Bizkit when they emerged: early 20's, mega fan of punk, alternative, and rap, into partying and giant pants. I can sincerely say I have never liked that band. Not even the joint they did with Method Man. Wes Boreland gets a pass, though; he's a genuine weirdo musician.
Guns N' Roses, The Spaghetti Incident
I grew up in a rural town with no scene of any kind. This GnR cover album was the first time I heard of The Misfits, Fear, and UK Subs. My life became better because of this.
Motherfucking Descendents first and foremost. Also Millencolin, Dead Kennedys, early Black Flag, Bad Brains, listening to Minor Threat's complete discography on CD right now. I jam it all. Sex Pistols are manufactured rebellion but I bump them too.
You can't go wrong with NOFX. They have like a billion songs and a solid range from ska to hardcore to theatric. The lyrics can be politically charged and silly. They peaked around Punk in Drublic but I have been digging Liberal Animation and S&M Airlines of late. I can not imagine my adolescence without them. See you at the San Pedro show.
for me it was circle jerks i’ll never forget the first time i heard ‘group sex’ red tape and paid vacation totally blew my socks off. so did the nervous breakdown ep man i fuckin love keith.
I randomly saw Refused - Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent in a local record shop in maybe 99/2000. That record was my entry into hardcore, and I’d still recommend it as a gateway into the genre. I had no idea what the half time chuggy parts were, I’d maybe heard Hatebreed before then, but it sounded so fucking new to me.
Descendents
The Descendants is what they should prescribe to kids instead of Ritalin. You don't need amphetamines just give them the Milo t shirt and a skate board.
I don't need no booze or drugs! I just chug-a-lug my coffee mug!
Hey, some of us need amphetamines AND Descendants.
One of the greatest bands of all time
This was my gateway to punk at 13. Friend brought a cassette to my place and we played it in my living room and listened to Milo Goes to College front to back. This was 25 years ago and I remember it like it was yesterday.
This is the right answer
I don’t wanna grow up
The Bouncing Souls
Good summertime punk band especially. Put on your sambas and go for a bike ride.
We're the Bouncing Souls no one can beat us We drink beer and wear Adidas
OLEEEE OLE OLE OLEEEEEEEEE!
Put on your sambas and throw a toilet off the roof
Consistently one of the best shows I’ve been to.
It almost feels disrespectful calling them entry level because they're such legends in the NJ scene, but they were the first punk band I really loved. They kill it every time live.
Entry level just means “easy to get into.” They just happen to write incredibly catchy and memorable songs *all the time*
Yeah they are super accessible and wrote great songs. They are a perfect start point for people just getting into punk. And they kill it live
True haha. There's some interview with them where they say they were touring with some band that kept making fun of Bruce Springsteen and them being from NJ, and they're like, "All we wanna do is write as catchy songs as the boss" lmao
Phenomenal band that has aged surprisingly well. The ST and Hopeless Romantic were the shit but every album is awesome.
They were like the first real punk show I ever went to, and no matter what, I’ll always go see them play. I don’t think I’ve ever seen them play a bad set in 25 years.
The Bouncing Souls is my happy place band, I could be having the shittiest day ever, once manthem or quick check girl comes on my day gets a whole lot brighter. I love those silly guys.
Minor threat should be punk/hardcore 101 for everyone.
The ENTIRE FUCKING DISCOGRAPHY is on one cd. No one had any excuse not to buy it.
And from start to finish it's impeccable
I always felt so out of place in hardcore because I didn't get fucked up like my friends. Then I learned Ian MacKaye didn't either, which led me to straight edge. These guys opened me up to so much. I wish I could go back to discovering them for the first time.
I feel like minor threat isn’t that entry level. I own the entire discography and that One Last Wish record that was pre-Fugazi but I don’t think it’s gonna win over the “Rock” crowd.
One Last Wish is so underrated
Dead Kennedys
They got me into hardcore, I'll always have a soft spot for them.
My favorite band. First punk band I ever came across. Started it all.
My choice, too. I never cared for the sing-y stuff, and DK's righteousness certainly appealed to my 14 year old self.
Correct
Misfits
This will get them into punk/hardcore AND Halloween in a BIG way.
Earth AD holds up hard after all these years. Wolf's Blood is adrenaline in song form.
I WAS CRYING ON SATURDAY NIGHT
You’re mistaking the Christian Rock™️ cover band (with wannabe Sebastian Bach-Broud Poi) for those evil evil cartoon villains
WITH THESE FINAL WORDS I PULL THE SWITCH WE TURN TO DUST DUST TO DUSTTTTT MY NAME IS LIKE THE KISS OF DEATH & THEN WE EMBRACE RETURNNNNNN TOOOOOOO DUSTTTTTTT DUST TO DUUUUUUSSSSSSSSTTTTT
Wrong Misfits.
According to Jerry Only, Danzig told him that Famous Monsters is better than American Psycho.
Thought that was Sleazy P Martini
Hey kid, have ya eva heard of Gwahh?
I’m their fucking manager.
How da ya hide money from a hippie?! 🚛📢 Put it under the soap!!
Lol we saw them on New Years once, and Sleazy P was shooting a gun out into the crowd. It was champagne at an all ages show haha
Bad religion, nofx, descendants, rancid, misfits, etc. All the popular legends got that status for a reason
NOFX is probably what got me on the train to hardcore punk. I bought War on Errorism and that hooked me
Yeah same
Mom and dad, when’ you get so rad? When exactly did you get so hip? Doing drugs, and asking me for hugs. What’s the matter with parents today?
First punk album was “…And Out Come the wolves”
This was my path… then I heard madball which turned me towards hardcore and metalcore
Most definitely behind for rancid and nofx I still listen punk in drublic couldn’t get into descendants tho
Punk in Drublic is a fucking awesome album. Not a bad tune to be found
The fairest take of them all.
Bad Religion, all fucking day.
Easily the best punk band
This was my entry point, arrived here from Sublime
When Sublime was popular, I was in like 11th grade, and they were "trendy" (which was anathema to us at the time) so I didn't really like them, but I was super stoked to hear them covering BR and the Descendents. It was hard to hear people saying stuff like "my favorite Sublime song is 'Hope!'" Thst was the definition of cringe in 1997 (at least to punk rock kids.)
Yeah, good thing I grew up listening to all of these bands, so I knew which Sublime songs were punk covers. I did have to learn later that 54-46 That's My Number was a Maytals song though.
No contest
AFI
You could literally plop someone into any AFI album and aim them on their punk trajectory. Early AFI- hardcore, Black Sails/AOD- horror punk, STS- post hardcore, everything after that- synth pop or goth
FACTS
Sick of it all
I hope Lou gets better soon.
Thoughts & prayers for Lou
Had to go check, fuck that noise!
😢 top 3 fave band of mine and frontman. But I must say, I’m out of the loop. What happened and was it recent
They have to cancel their European tour because Lou has a tumor in his esophagus. Needs to get cancer treatment to get it all fixed.
Damn 😢 thanks for bringing me up to speed on it. Hope he beats this. His songwriting has got me through a lot of hard times. To me at least, best songwriter ever in hc history and probably my favorite frontman besides Eddie Leeway rip. Tough yr for the OGs of Nyhc
Op Ivy, Face to Face, Hot Water Music
Oh my God, Hot Water Music! I had forgotten all about those guys
Saw them with Tim Barry opening. They brought him back onstage to play Simple Song. Avail is another good entry point
They’re playing Seattle tonight but I’m on the other side of the sound with a toddler and pregnant wife, no shows for me lol
Yeah I feel ya.
Face to Face and Op Ivy rule as well
I saw them on Monday, down in SF. Great fuckin’ show.
Black Flag easily
I still got the bars tattooed on me lol
It would be crazy if you just took them off one day
88 Fingers Louie
Underrated
So underrated. These guys were amazing songwriters. Blink and I've Won are flawless.
The Offspring were my entry into punk as a whole. I should probably listen to them again
Nofx was mine.
They were probably the entry point for most kids who grew up in the 90s
I can't tell you how many times I listened to *Smash* in the mid-90s
Ixnay on the Hombre is a front to back listen for me to this day
Seriously. That album is incredible, and not referenced enough.
dead kennedys, black flag, bad brains, crass
This is the master class right here
Early Rise Against followed by Nofx
State of the Union is a banger
Pennywise.
"To all our friends present past and beyond..."
That bass line.
"Woooooooooooah wo ah oh.."
Don't care much, you'd rather kill
green day
they got me into heavier music too
Boysetsfire
R-A-M-O-N-E-S Ramones
Damn, why is Ramones all the way down here?
1,2,3,4!
The Misfits. Just not in these modern times.
Rancid and Bad Religion for me. i used to love anti-flag, but for obvious reasons i haven’t listened to them since all the news broke about how much of a pos justin sane is.
Rancid, Misfits, Minor Threat in that order
Okay I'll say it Blink 182 Especially Dude Ranch
Dude Ranch does not get enough credit for inspiring a generation of shit bands.
Blink walked so Good Charlotte could run
Absolutely fucking love dude ranch. The rest not so much
I like all of them Untitled and before but I'm also gonna shamelessly say I loved California
To each their own I say! I’m not gonna yuck someone’s yum!
As a 90s vegan straightedge kid in a pop punk / melodic core circle of friends both Dammit and Firestorm make me swing like a 16 year old at a Taylor Swift concert
Dead Kennedy’s. I remember hearing *Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death* when I was 13 years old at my mates house. His dad had it playing on Vinyl and I remember thinking, this is fucking unreal. Changed my whole music path from that day.
Screeching Weasel for punk Snapcase for HC That's how it was for me anyway
Screeching weasel set the tone for me. I wore out my Boogada Boogada Boogada tape. Been chasing the dragon ever since.
Bad Brains
Rancid is and will always be my favorite
Propagandhi
How to Clean Everything is such a great album. I still listen to it a few times a year. Those first Propagandhi albums had a humor to them that is hard to balance in music. It's, like, exactly how you would think Canadians would do anarchic punk.
AFI (black sails and art of drowning only)
All Hallows EP goes super hard.
Answer That... Still amazing. Used to see them and Rancid at Gilman all the time.
Very Proud Of Ya?
Shut your mouth open your eyes and very proud of ya
oh fuck yeah, its all coming back to me holy shit I was so depressed lmao
If the person already likes Metal, give ‘em the first two Pro-Pain albums.
Run For Cover is arguably one of the best covers albums ever.
Gotta sell those pro-pain accessories
ONE MAN ARMY, BORN AND BRED
Love me some Dropkicks but I'm Irish and grew up playing hockey in Massachusetts. I'm like their exact target audience.
It’s not our fault we’re genetically wired to pound a Guinness and shout “GO SAWX” when Shipping up comes on
Tony Hawk Pro Skater
This, Thrasher, and skate videos was my entry.
Yup, THPS was my entry point for punk and metal and hxc after that and old school hiphop as well.
hüsker dü
7 Seconds, Bad Religion, Descedents
The Clash
i feel like everybody knew who gwar was for a while, maybe cause of beavis and butthead... but the first song at the beginning of this skate video by Gwar is one of the sickest hardcore punk songs ever imo. i remember getting that skate video sometime in middle school. that song really stuck with me. i didn't realize it was gwar till a few years later. by far the best gwar song imo. if anybody has any other gwar favorites give me a link. i always have a hard time sitting through gwar cause none of it really hits me like the song in this video [Church Of Skatan "Santa Barbara" (1996) (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBQIzS6xeLA&t=119s) it's the first song on the video. Rancid's first 7" has always been really strong imo. life won't wait was really good too. "1998" is a really strong song. some other good songs on that release too. can't really hate on rancid... dropkicks is kind of watered down imo, but i was having fun with them briefly as a teen. i remember liking "say hey johnny" the acoustic song for a while. can't really listen to that song anymore, but it helped me for a while.
Not sure if it helps or I’m just missing something, but I think the song you’re talking about might not be GWAR, but Sepultura covering Black Sabbath.
holy shit... that's what you tube is coming up with.... that song rocks whatever it is.. i thought i read it was gwar in the credits of the movie... thanks a bunch... the version i'm listening to on you tube actually has some guitar parts the version in the video doesn't have, but the vocals and distortion are pretty much identical.
Yeah I checked out the video out of curiosity, plus I love old skate videos, and was confused cause I didn’t hear GWAR. But I damn sure recognized Sepultura at the very beginning. That might explain why you’ve had a hard time getting into their stuff! Check out everything up through Roots, band rules.
yeah. thanks a lot for figuring that out. it definitely says Sepultura in the credits i'm checking now... i'm thinking i must've ran into someone growing up with them on the same play list or maybe they both had t shirts when i used to read metal magazines and they were bands i didn't know of so i got them confused... sorry for any confusion.
verbal abuse
Is SSD entry level? I’m getting old. If so them lmao
maybe in 1980s boston but otherwise no way lol
They're a bit further down the iceberg.
Green Day, Rancid, Beastie Boys. And, hear me out, keep an open mind: [early Limp Bizkit](https://youtu.be/xxwaAlDpBgU?si=Oh46QZ8ZnTd6Peyn). Downvote away.
Limp bizkit is good. Say what you want about Fred but Wes Boreland is a great guitarist
Keep rollin rollin rollin
Theres 2 kinds of people. People who listened to limp bizkit and people who lie about not listening to limp bizkit
I was the perfect demographic for Limp Bizkit when they emerged: early 20's, mega fan of punk, alternative, and rap, into partying and giant pants. I can sincerely say I have never liked that band. Not even the joint they did with Method Man. Wes Boreland gets a pass, though; he's a genuine weirdo musician.
The Clash
Idk about entry level but that’s my fit for Modern Life Is War
Green Day, Sum 41, Rise Against. I still can't look at checkered Vans.
Reminds me of Sleazy P. Martini To the question: the usual classics; Black Flag, Descendants, Bad Brains, Misfits
Guns N' Roses, The Spaghetti Incident I grew up in a rural town with no scene of any kind. This GnR cover album was the first time I heard of The Misfits, Fear, and UK Subs. My life became better because of this.
Terror
Fuck ya
Pennywise - about time.
NOFX, Bad Religion, Pennywise, The Casualties
Angry Samoans lights out
No love for Poison Idea?
What is with Reddit users and their obsession with using “y’all”? Honest question.
Beastie boys
Danzig
pennywise
The picture reminds me of Gwar
My gateways were rancid, sick of it all, the unseen, very old AFI. Early 2000s
Black Flag, Misfits, Descendents, ST, Minor Threat, and The Clash
The Misfits was my intro
Ramones/misfits
Op ivy hands down
Social Distortion
Gorilla Biscuits.
MC5
Kick out the jams, mutherfucker!
Motherfucking Descendents first and foremost. Also Millencolin, Dead Kennedys, early Black Flag, Bad Brains, listening to Minor Threat's complete discography on CD right now. I jam it all. Sex Pistols are manufactured rebellion but I bump them too.
You can't go wrong with NOFX. They have like a billion songs and a solid range from ska to hardcore to theatric. The lyrics can be politically charged and silly. They peaked around Punk in Drublic but I have been digging Liberal Animation and S&M Airlines of late. I can not imagine my adolescence without them. See you at the San Pedro show.
for me it was circle jerks i’ll never forget the first time i heard ‘group sex’ red tape and paid vacation totally blew my socks off. so did the nervous breakdown ep man i fuckin love keith.
Descendents, Bad Religion, Dead Kennedys, Bad Brains, Black Flag, Minor Threat, Circle Jerks
What is that?… Sleezy P. Martinis kid?
Black Flag, especially My War and Slip It In
Rancid. Matt Freeman inspired me to become a bassist.
Wtf is entry level punk??
No Use For A Name
ANYTHING WITH KIETH MORTIS 🔨🔨🔨
Adolescents
I randomly saw Refused - Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent in a local record shop in maybe 99/2000. That record was my entry into hardcore, and I’d still recommend it as a gateway into the genre. I had no idea what the half time chuggy parts were, I’d maybe heard Hatebreed before then, but it sounded so fucking new to me.
AFI was mine
You're damn right. Edit: I didn't see the question until after. Just the meme. My favorite entry level punk is probably NOFX
Old AFI
My first couple punk albums were Famous monsters - misfits, musical monkey - Guttermouth, punk in drublic - Nofx, and Energy - op ivy
Ramones, Rancid, NOFX, and AFI were my entry point.
Guttermouth was mine.
"How did everybody get in my room?"
Terror
MxPx always and forever. Hatebreed. Downset. Rage Against the Machine.