What Punk Band Should You Listen To?

By: Brian Whitney
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
What Punk Band Should You Listen To?
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About This Quiz

There are many bands that are known as "punk;" some so hard and fast that many people find it unlistenable and some that are not that far away from pop. What punk band should you listen to?
How do you like your punk music?
Really hard and fast, but with melody.
Lot of melody, pretty hard, and pretty fast.
No melody, really hard, and kind of fast.
Lost of melody, not very hard, and very fast.

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Do you care if your band can play their instruments well?
It is kind of important.
It is really important.
It is not important at all.
It is totally important.

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Which punk lyric do you like the most?
"Hey Ho, Lets go."
"Somebody Got Murdered."
"No Feelings, for anybody else."
"I took her out, it was a Friday night."

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How angry are you?
Not very.
Pretty angry.
Totally angry.
Not at all angry.

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What would your friends say about you?
I'm talented
I'm smart
I'm mean
I'm funny

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What do you think of your hairstyle?
It's awful.
It's not bad.
It's pretty good.
It's amazing.

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What do you think the opposite sex thinks of you?
They're not interested in me.
They're intimidated by me.
They're afraid of me.
They're totally into me.

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How into slam dancing are you?
Pretty into it.
Kind of into it.
Totally into it, and I don't mind getting hurt while doing it.
Totally into it, but I don't want to get hurt while doing it.

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Which of these punk bands is your favorite?
The New York Dolls.
The Buzzcocks.
The Damned.
Green Day.

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Do you like your lead singer to actually sing?
Yes, and I want them to have a decent voice.
Yes, but I don't care about the voice that much.
No, I want them to yell.
Yes, and they should have a really good voice.

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Do your peers think you are cool?
No, I am a geek.
Yeah, I am in the cool crowd.
They better.
Yeah, I am cool, but I am also kind of a jock.

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Do you care what critics think of your favorite bands?
I do sometimes.
I do all the time.
I never do.
I sometimes do.

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What would you do on a Friday night?
Play some World of Warcraft.
Go to a political rally.
Get totally messed up.
Go out on a date.

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What band do you like?
Dee Dee King.
Big Audio Dynamite.
Public Image Limited.
The Transplants.

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Are you actually dangerous?
Not really, but I am unpredictable.
No, but I still would not mess with me.
Of course!
Not even a little bit.

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What do you like songs to be about?
Alienation.
Politics.
Chaos.
Girls.

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Are you artistic?
Sort of, I dabble a bit.
Not really.
Yes.
Not at all.

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Do you like to mess with people?
No, I just do my own thing.
Yes, but only because I am trying to make them realize they are wrong about things.
Yes, I do it for fun all the time.
Yes, but people always know I am joking.

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Would you write a song about poverty?
Sure, as long as it was fun to listen to.
Of course.
No, not really my thing.
No, what fun would that be?

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Are you much of a partier?
Yes, I do party a lot, but keep that to myself.
No, that is not my thing.
Yes, I love it, and love letting people know.
I do a bit, but not often.

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Are your songs often about hooking up?
Sometimes they are.
Hardly ever.
Of course not.
Yes, quite a few of them are.

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Would anyone ever think you are emo?
Maybe just because I don't really fit it, but not by my taste in music.
No way, I am way too deep for that.
No way, I am way too tough for that.
I hate to admit it but yes.

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If you were in a band, would you have side projects?
No way.
Sure, but I wouldn't want other members to.
I doubt my band would last long enough for that to happen.
Sure, why not?

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Do you like a band with really good lyrics?
No, I don't care as long as the song is good.
Yes, that is important to me.
No, I am more into the attitude.
Yes, it is somewhat important to me.

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What do you wear on your feet?
Chuck Taylors.
Doc Martens.
Combat boots.
Vans.

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Would you ever rock a mohawk?
No way.
Yeah, but not a tall one.
I am more partial to using a ton of product and messing my hair all up.
Yeah, I would have a huge one.

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How important should the bass player be?
He should be the main songwriter.
He should be solid and dependable.
It doesn't even matter if he can play as long as he has the right attitude.
He should be the lead singer.

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Are you smart?
I guess so.
Yes, really smart.
Yes, but more street smart then book smart.
Yes, but more book smart then street smart.

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What do you think of the way the world is today?
I don't pay much attention to that.
It is awful and we all need to educate ourselves, so we can make changes.
It is awful, so I just give up and party.
I think everything is fine.

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If not punk, what type of music would you like?
Rock.
Electronica.
Metal.
Pop.

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