Oi! Punk Bands

Hey, I'm delving into old classic Oi! punk, anybody got any recommendations? I've been listening to alot of Cock Sparrer, Cockney Rejects and Adicts...

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Permalink Reply by PoisonedByTheReligion on October 22, 2008 at 6:26pm

Lower Class Brats, Exploited and Agnostic Front

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Permalink Reply by Sonic Architect on October 24, 2008 at 1:17pm

Resistance 77 has some wonderful songs including a Jimmy Buffet cover =p

The Oi Scouts though they are more street punk but still a lot of oi influence

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Permalink Reply by Segadoway on October 24, 2008 at 4:19pm

personally i like the sound of the band that did romper stomper, the arent a nazi band so they didnt want their name on the movie but they did songs for it

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Permalink Reply by Nick Vicious on October 24, 2008 at 6:57pm

never saw it, but i've heard about it...
might check it out this weekend.

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Permalink Reply by Segadoway on October 24, 2008 at 8:28pm

yeah its a good movie, pretty graphic though

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Permalink Reply by Josh on March 16, 2009 at 5:27am

Russell fuckin Crowe!!!

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Permalink Reply by Segadoway on March 28, 2009 at 5:00am

watched it again today, i lold at the nazis getting pwnt

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Permalink Reply by Sonic Architect on October 26, 2008 at 1:41am

I have never seen Romper Stomper actually....have been meaning to for years.

I really liked American History X which is a tremendous and powerful film. One of the nazi guys has a tattoo of the band logo from Anti-Heroes which are Oi but non-racist and criticized the film makers for using it in that way.

Another band I forgot to mention which I fucking love is a newer band called Eightysixed. They play a heavily Oi influenced street punk and features a member or two from Endless Struggle. I enjoy Eightysixed far more than ES though with their awesome melodic hooks.

In my opinion the best in the genre have been named with Cock Sparrer, especially their albums Shock Troops and a later album Guilty As Charged. Their newest Here We Stand is really good as well. They definitely can still rock.

Resistance 77 is the next best in my opinion with their later album Retaliate First.

Other newere bands that tread the line between Street and Oi that are well worth your time: Wednesday Night Heroes (Their first album is especially Oi influenced and the follow up Superiority Complex is amazing as well though more street influenced.)

Copyright Chaos - leans more toward street influenced by Exploited and those bands

The Flatliners - NOT the one from Toronto on FAT Recs that plays ska-core. This band pre-dated them and is from Texas. Had stuff out on ADD Records. All of which is excellent Oi/Street material.

The Boils and Shock Nagasaki display some Oi influence and would probably be enjoyed by fans of the genre.

Antidote - From Holland they combine street/hardcore with Oi influence. Great band.

Loikamie - German anti-fascist street/oi. Their song Good Night Wight Pride fucking rules.

That is about the extent of my Oi knowledge.