The Top Ten Punk Rock Albums of ALL TIME, According to Paul Diamond Blow

Punk Rock Really Does Suck, but These Albums Don't!

As an ex-punk rocker, I've listened to my share of punk rock records and seen my share of punk rock bands. Of course, there are many styles of punk rock - hardcore, pop-punk, East Coast, West Coast, etc., etc. and the truth is that most punk rock really DOES suck! Turns out that most of the punk bands I've come to love are from either England or New York - go figure. Without further ado, here is my personal list of the top ten punk rock albums of all time:

10) The Accursed, "the Accursed" - I guarantee you've never heard of this band. This album was released in the early '80's, and this band is one of the sloppiest English punk bands I've ever heard (especially the drummer), but the one-riff songs actually pack a lot of power and melody. Not your average spikey-haired, studded leather punk band. The best song is "High Speed". I played this album many a time, gearing up for the punk rock parties...

9) GBH, "City Baby Attacked by Rats" - one of the best English spikey-haired hardcore bands of all time. These guys ruled back in the '80's with their brand of metallic hardcore. Fast, furious, and packed with sizzling Marshall-driven power chords, yeah baby yeah! This was one of their better albums - it will rip you a new hole, I promise!

8) DISCHARGE, "Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing" - Discharge was the absolute best of the English spikey hardcore bands, even better than GBH. Metallic hardcore punk, with thunderous hardcore beats and Bones wailing away on the power chords. This album CRUSHES!!! It just blazes away from start to finish, with the most bonecrushing, meanest hardcore you will ever hear.

7) MISFITS, "Walk Among Us" - I always loved the way Danzig sang for this band, even though I never cared for his solo, metal stuff. The Misfits had the riffs, the whoa-whoas, the horror-schlock image, and the songs are catchy as all get out! This album contains most of my favorite Misfit songs - "Skulls", "I Turned Into a Martian", "Devils Whorehouse", and "Astro Zombies". Nothing gets a punk rock party going like a little Misfits!