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That 450 is beautiful. Ive been looking for one! i might aswell just build one! What was the group called?

I bought their Amazing record "is this real?" this summer and i havent looked back since. Are there any other fans of this amazing portland punk band? [youtube]<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m5SxzET4CJ...

I used to love all of it. But ive drifted away slightly towards 70s punk and Mod. I love the Garage/punk grunge bands.
Mudhoney is my favorite.
Love Battery are Great as well.

How the MC5 were never bigger just baffles me. They were so much better than so many of those hippy bands that"made it". Their first album was live and absolutely furious. They were the only band that showed up for the "big gig" at the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago, and ...

I think Punk the attitude began with people like Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, and Chuck Berry. Just going against the norm. 60s bands gave influence to 70s bands i think. Especially the Who. I view My generation as the 1st punk song. 3 chords, angst, and telling old folks to back off.(no offense to old f...

sloop_john_b wrote:

mikethemod1992 wrote:There was a punk band i listened to a while ago called the suicide machines. Their guitarist used Rickenbacker exclusively.

Right! Jetglo 330 IIRC.

He also had a 330 FG for the first 3 albums i believe

There was a punk band i listened to a while ago called the suicide machines. Their guitarist used Rickenbacker exclusively. Ive seen the adverts with them, the replacements, the chords(mod punk but still), the clash, NY dolls, The Stiv Bators band, the jam, the crabs, pistols, television, subway sec...

I heard the first time he did it was because his AC100 blew up (as they were notoriously wont to do) and he got mad at it. The audience loved it (as did I) so he kept it in the act. I thought it was because he was experimenting it with sound by banging it, and the guitar neck went into the ceiling ...

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