100% Punk - Various Artists

Advantages: Punk, punk and more punk
Disadvantages: No Clash!?!

...I brought this ablum just as I was getting into 70's/80's punk but knew very few of the less mainstream bands (just bands like the clash and the sex pistols), so I bought it. I wasn't disapointed with most of the songs on this compalation but there are a few the weren't my thing. So I got home put it on, the first track was the much over played "Anarchy in the UK", which is the first political punk song but one of the 1st punk bands, so I suppose it had to be on there. The rest of the songs I'd never heard and only reconised some of the bands. There is a real mix of punk from political to punk-pop to Oi! and gives you a real feel for the punk scene at that time. Some of the better band i found on this compalation are Stiff Little Fingers, Buzzcocks, The Stranglers and Cockney Rejects. My favourite track being "The Greatest Cockney Rip... Read review

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Advantages: Great selection of bands
Disadvantages: none

...this cd features a selection of the best modern punk bands, but also have a couple of old(ish) punk bands. all of the songs are all really good and any fan of punk music should like this album. it features the likes of the offspring, AFI, guttermouth, bodyjar, son of sam and loads more great bands. you will want to listen to this album over and over again. the cd features a few unrealeased tracks, and two music videos by bodyjar and AFI, which play when you put them into your computer, also there is a link to the exclusive punkzilla web page under the special enhanced features. on the insert it features albums by all of the bands on the cd and tells you a little about each one, just to top up on your punk band knowledge. i think this is a great cd and urge people to buy it.... Read review

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Advantages: Top quality tracks
Disadvantages: none

...This is the essential purchase for all fans of Punk. In 5 CDs it highlights all the major bands, bands you may have heard of and complete no hopers who made one glorious single. Reviewing the disks individually:- Disk 1: This one has all the big names , clash, pistols, damned, ramones, and buzzcocks who all have great songs included. Other outstanding tracks are the Adverts - "one chord wonders" and the saints - "stranded". Most of the tracks are Ramone's style thrash and none the worse for this. Disk 2 : Includes the Jam, stranglers, Generation X and the undertones. Top tracks are X-Yay Spex and Stiff Little fingers - this is more accessable punk Disk 3 :- This is new wave and has no well known names but tracks by Klark Kent, Heartbreakers, and the Flys are excellant. Only let down by the Electric Chairs "F**k off" which sounds very... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful