The official UMA HARD music thread.

[Dr.Teufel Geist]

I like some of the songs by Ramones, but I'm not really a fan of Punk.

[Toy Ranch]

The Ramones were the best. They grew up on Mad magazine and monster movies. Hard to believe that Johnny, Joey, and Dee Dee are gone now. Jeez.
Another GREAT one is The Scream by Siouxsie and the Banshees. I saw them at a hole-in-the-wall club in Atlanta in the early 80's. They did the whole Juju LP (including Halloween). Siouxsie was dressed in black and orange and was at the top of her game. They played the album flawlessly.

I have a few pics of Siouxsie from that tour also. Not sure where they are right now.

[Toy Ranch]

I like some of the songs by Ramones, but I'm not really a fan of Punk.

The lines get pretty blurry though on what's "punk" and what's "metal".  A few examples.

Discharge was doing this when Metallica was starting off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EGvPwllchw

D.R.I.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_aVVbXHRkQ

Suicidal Tendencies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuOmsGXznHU

[Dr.Teufel Geist]

Suicidal is punk to me, as well as a tape I used to own, The Dead Milkmen, I liked their song "Stuart".
Beastie Boys have done some punk too., I rather like their rap better.

[Toy Ranch]

DRI and Discharge are punk bands too.  Dead Milkmen are a pop-punk band.  I never much cared for them.

[Toy Ranch]

INTO HARD STUFF?? CHECK OUT MY BAND

WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SORRYSTATE

Cool! 

I had a few bands 20-30 years ago

Actually one of them is getting back together.  I picked up my bass and started playing again for the first time in over 20 years a few weeks ago.

[Toy Ranch]

I've heard of all those bands and saw Trouble twice back in the late 80s/early 90s. Huge stuff with big Sabbath /Witchfinder General influence. There was a bit of misconception that they were a Pro Christian Doom band. Which I can see considering some of the lyrics  (case in point ,the album The Skull)but some of the early stuff had to do with getting away from drug addiction (Run to the Light). The Christian stuff,at least according to the mags back then was merely a theme to go with.

If you like Sabbath/Witchfinder type bands, check out Sleep


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj9IAvv32wE

[Wicked Lester]

I'm going to list some of my favorite band/album, and would like for to tell me what your favorite album is of the band I mentioned.
(if you even like or listen to the band that is.)

METALLICA-KILL'EM ALL OR MASTER OF PUPPETS(tie)

Ride the Lightening.

[Punkrockbillyjack13]

Cool! 

I had a few bands 20-30 years ago

Actually one of them is getting back together.  I picked up my bass and started playing again for the first time in over 20 years a few weeks ago.

Thats cool man, yeah its not surprising to hear you say you are picking up the bass again... Its in the blood!!! What kind of music do you guys play?

[Wicked Lester]

I saw them with Van Halen opening when their first album was new and Sabbath was touring to support Never Say Die I think, or maybe Technical Ecstacy.

The first time I saw Van Halen was right after that album came out and they were the first band on a 3 band bill at a 2800 seat auditorium.  We went to see Van Halen.  The second band was Montrose.  After that...  Journey and we left about 2 songs in

I saw the same tour without Montrose at the Aragon"Brawl" room in Chicago. 1st row BACKSTAGE. Bill Ward was maybe 8' from me the whole time. The Sab fans were not diggin V.H especially when David Lee came out and started jumping around in yellow spandex. He had to duck a few beer bottles. Then some Jerkward tossed an M-80 in the crowd and a 20-30 person fight ensued including an usher being knocked cold with a folding chair. Glad I was in the guest area.
Also saw Sabbath a year or so later with Dio. Good concert but as good as the first one.

[Wicked Lester]

If you like Sabbath/Witchfinder type bands, check out Sleep


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj9IAvv32wE

I think Sleep are a bit to stoner slow. IMO the GODZ of doom are Candlemass especially the early stuff. Messiah Marcolin's vocals are a bit too clean but this stuff moves ya emotionally.

[Wicked Lester]

DRI and Discharge are punk bands too.  Dead Milkmen are a pop-punk band.  I never much cared for them.

Actually DRI was considered one of the first crossover bands. Discharge was great with their shortish cuts of repetitive harshness and shouted vocals "SKIN LOOKING LIKE BLOODY HARDENED MEAT, A HELL ON EARTH , A HELL ON EARTH! MEN ,WOMEN and CHILDREN GROANING IN AGONY  FROM THE INTOLERABLE PAIN OF THEIR BURNS, A HELL ON EARTH HELL ON EARTH. I'd call that early political H.C punk.

[BlackLagoon]

Bobby I could hug you right now..in a very hetrosexual way...I LOVE DISCHARGE!!!!.....I remember years ago when I was a kid and had Anthrax: Attack Of The Killer B's on cassette and they did "Protest And Survive"...being a stupid kid I just thought it was their song.

Years later I was in and out of death metal bands and though it was the furthest thing we sounded like, found the Misfits and fell in love. I guess from hanging out in that section of the record store looking for stuff I was rummaging through Discharge and at that moment "State Violence/State Control" came on in the store...the rest is history. That band is responsible for sooooooooo much goodness!!! A TON of metal bands give credit to Cal and the boys...Napalm Death, Brutal Truth, Venomous Concept etc...With that it opened me up to Ramones, Exploited, GBH (AWWWWWWESOME), Black Flagg, Reagan Youth (AWESOME-ER!)
That pretty much allowed me to see how much could be done with 3 chords and a crapload of creativity, energy and volume and though I still consider myself a "metal guy"...I have a huge place in my heart for punk.

When I say PUNK...I dont mean Blink 182 or Green Day or anyone else who thinks colored hair, down strumming and bass intros are punk...anyway...having said that......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmA9kWF9tqo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnXAHzixbz4

I know it isnt "classic" Discharge...but man oh man did this cd come close!!

...and for the hell of it...one of my fave death metal bands doing one of my fave punk bands...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crteMzlzEUY

[Toy Ranch]

Thats cool man, yeah its not surprising to hear you say you are picking up the bass again... Its in the blood!!! What kind of music do you guys play?

This band played some kinda Ventures/Fuzztones/Cramps meets Metal stuff. We used to get billed with bands like DOA and Suicidal Tendencies, but also bands like Pussy Galore.  Then Rigor Mortis used to ask us to play with them too, so it was hard to classify.  The songs here are from an EP that was produced by the record label and didn't come out sounding much like the band sounded live.  We were much heavier, and esp after adding a 2nd guitar player soon after this came out. 

The song "Predictable" is one we did but has a different singer on this recording. 

http://www.myspace.com/gracelandusa

The band I was in for the longest is generally NSFW. 

http://www.myspace.com/stickmenwithrayguns

Our guitar player runs that page.  Here's a cut I uploaded to YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ip2k52CIAU

[Toy Ranch]

Actually DRI was considered one of the first crossover bands. Discharge was great with their shortish cuts of repetitive harshness and shouted vocals "SKIN BURNING(or something like that) LIKE BLOODY HARDENED MEAT, A HELL ON EARTH , A HELL ON EARTH! MEN ,WOMEN and CHILDREN GROANING IN AGONY  FROM THE INTOLERABLE PAIN OF THEIR BURNS, A HELL ON EARTH HELL ON EARTH. I'd call that early political H.C punk.

Lyrically yes, but the music was the most metal punk had ever been at the time.