Classic "Alternative": Punk, Art Rock, New Wave, "whatever"...

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Big Country - In A Big Country

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80's California Punk Rock

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I used to have this 7"

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Social Distortion actually gained some moderate mainstream success during the early 90's after injecting some Johnny Cash influence into their style but here's Mike Ness and the guys from the 80's

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Robert is of course the bass player in Metallica



I like being my age but when I watch this it totally takes me back

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Happy Pride!

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This song always takes me back, it's one of the all time great pop songs.

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A couple of years earlier they were trying to sell Joe Jackson as a new wave "angry young man" in the same vein as Elvis Costello.

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Here's Anthrax doing Joe's "Got The Time"

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I could have put this particular song in the hip hop thread, but I actually remember that Beasties started their career as a jokey punk rock band



Paul's Boutique is heavily revered but more than a couple of people have suggested that you couldn't do this record today. Mostly just because going thru the legal channels to all the various samples used in each song wouldn't be worth the trouble.

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Before Henry joined the band Dez was the singer

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Dave Alvin also does a great solo version of this song

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Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better

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Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days