Can anyone here recommend any other post-punk bands other than Joy Division?
I'm on a JD kick at the moment so I really need some more stuff.
I'm on a JD kick at the moment so I really need some more stuff.
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Post-punk
- Thread starter Fassa Albrecht
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What kind of Post-Punk?
well, here's the quick laundry list of Post-Punk I listen to most:
Public Image LTD.
Throbbing Gristle
Fugazi
Wire
Richard Hell and the Voidoids (isn't technically post-punk, but I love 'em to death)
Sonic Youth
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks
Mars
DNA
Swans
But even in that small list, you've got a whole lot of diversity, and with that, stuff you might despise.
well, here's the quick laundry list of Post-Punk I listen to most:
Public Image LTD.
Throbbing Gristle
Fugazi
Wire
Richard Hell and the Voidoids (isn't technically post-punk, but I love 'em to death)
Sonic Youth
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks
Mars
DNA
Swans
But even in that small list, you've got a whole lot of diversity, and with that, stuff you might despise.
At the risk of sounding obvious, New Order springs to mind...
Bauhaus
Cocteau Twins
The Jesus & Mary Chain
The Cure
The Smiths
Love & Rockets
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Echo and the Bunnymen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_punk
Bauhaus
Cocteau Twins
The Jesus & Mary Chain
The Cure
The Smiths
Love & Rockets
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Echo and the Bunnymen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_punk
What exactly is it that you like about Joy Division? All the bands mentioned are, without a doubt, fantastic and worth listening to, but almost none of them sound anything like Joy Division. They each have their own unique thing going on, much like Joy Division did.
If you're willing to go digging for some more obscure stuff, there's definitely a lot of post-punk out there worth checking out. Some of my faves include:
Young Marble Giants
The Stockholm Monsters
The Homosexuals
The Wake
Swell Maps
The Orchids
Section 25
Crispy Ambulance (Sec. 25 & Crispy Ambulance were both much more instrumental than any of the aforementioned bands, but trafficked in a similar dub-drenched deconstructed punk as JD).
It might also be worthwhile to check out theInvalid Link Removed page. It's a label that reissues the more obscure Factory Record bands (Joy Division, and New Order's, label).
If you're willing to go digging for some more obscure stuff, there's definitely a lot of post-punk out there worth checking out. Some of my faves include:
Young Marble Giants
The Stockholm Monsters
The Homosexuals
The Wake
Swell Maps
The Orchids
Section 25
Crispy Ambulance (Sec. 25 & Crispy Ambulance were both much more instrumental than any of the aforementioned bands, but trafficked in a similar dub-drenched deconstructed punk as JD).
It might also be worthwhile to check out theInvalid Link Removed page. It's a label that reissues the more obscure Factory Record bands (Joy Division, and New Order's, label).
The Fall(very important)
The Pop Group
The Slits
James Chance and the Contortions
A Certain Ratio
23 Skidoo
Liquid Liquid
Cabaret Voltaire
MX-80
The Pop Group
The Slits
James Chance and the Contortions
A Certain Ratio
23 Skidoo
Liquid Liquid
Cabaret Voltaire
MX-80
That thread about post punk bassists that you participated in listed a bunch of post punk bands (probably all mentioned), if not, the thread that was linked in the post punk bassists thread about post punk mentioned basically every band you could ever want to know.
AKA Do a search, it's been done.
AKA Do a search, it's been done.
