9 Songs That Made Me Fall In Love With Punk Rock – Jim Domenici (The Fake Boys)

We recently caught up with Jim Domenici of Bostan punk act The Fake Boys to get his take on the songs that got him in to punk rock.  Check out his list here.

1. Ptl Klub – “Sometimes I Feel”

as a child growing up my dad and his brothers had a hardcore band and they were without a doubt the greatest boston hardcore band of all time although terrible bands such as slapshot, dys, and ssd often get the credit… not to mention they were real and didn’t play the suck suck games all those other jocks were famous for and you certainly wouldn’t see them putting trash like dys is currently doing. boston hardcore is the fu’s, jerry’s kids, and ptl.

2. Ramones – “We’re A Happy Family”

this was the first band i ever heard, the lyrics were goofy but real… i can only imagine what my pre school teachers thought when i would sing it.

3. Buzzcocks – “I Don’t Know What To Do With My Life”

my dad had a truck with an 8 track player growing up and he had a different kind of tension, we listened to it every day and most days i still do… great song writing.

4. Negative Approach – “Can’t Tell No One”

this band spoke to me like no other, the lyrics are my life philosophy and should be yours.

5. Black Flag – “American Waste”

true story, if you don’t agree you’re probably rich.

6. The Jam – “This Is The Modern World”

most pissed, paul weller simply does not give a fuck.

7. Bad Brains – “Fvk”

you may not understand how your system works but the bad brains have for a long time, band should not be this tight… fastest ever.

8. Nirvana – “In Utero” (album)

so you are the biggest band in the world, people loved your last record and are dying to hear what’s next! what do you do? if you’re kurt you write the heaviest record of all time full of feedback, screaming, pain, and sarcasm… the most punk moment in music history.

9. The Beatles – “Revolution”

read the lyrics and think about them, without a doubt the hardest song ever written. not only did this teach me at a young age to stand up against the oppressive nature of the not so “free” market but it also taught me what real rock and roll was all about. growing up on this helped me avoid a lot of the garbage shit music kids got into after the disaster of 1994, i was able to duck kiddie fart and poop shit like nofx, blink, offspring, and all that fat wreck chords stuff.