Oi!

Pookie · 08.19.2006, 08:15 AM

"Oi! is working class, and if you're not working class you'll get a kick in the bollocks." Stinky Turner of Cockney Rejects, 1980.

Savage Clone · 08.19.2006, 09:11 AM

No "Borstal Breakout?"

Pookie · 08.19.2006, 09:14 AM

No, but I could have put it in the comedy punk poll.

Savage Clone · 08.19.2006, 09:17 AM

Zing!

Toilet & Bowels · 08.19.2006, 10:19 AM

none of the oi i've ever heard has been any good. or maybe i'm just too middle class to understand.

Pookie · 08.19.2006, 10:21 AM

You're probably not hard enough either.

Glice · 08.19.2006, 10:32 AM

I get confused by oi! Isn't it just hardcore but not very trendy (and equally as shit)?

Pookie · 08.19.2006, 10:37 AM

No, it's basically working class British skinhead/punk.

"Oi! is also the name given to a sub-genre of punk music that sought to return punk to a working-class "street level" following. It began in the latter part of 1977, fusing the styles of early punk bands such as the Clash and the Ramones with early British rock like the Rolling Stones and The Who, and was seen as promoting unity between punks and skinheads. Originally, the style was called "streetpunk" or "reality-punk"; it wasn't until the early 1980s that music journalist Gary Bushell labeled the movement "Oi!", supposedly derived from the Cockney Rejects song "Oi! Oi! Oi!".

The original Oi! bands included Cock Sparrer, the Cockney Rejects, Angelic Upstarts, Slaughter and the Dogs, Skrewdriver, The Lurkers, and Sham 69. They were followed by The Business, The Last Resort, The 4-Skins, Combat 84, Infa-Riot, and others."

Toilet & Bowels · 08.19.2006, 10:37 AM

it's worse than hardcore.

Glice · 08.19.2006, 11:07 AM

Fucking Bushell. "I'm not a racist, I just think that all those rag-heads should fuck off back to where they came from or be shot".

Iain · 08.19.2006, 11:36 AM

Yes, pretty much all the Oi I have heard has been rubbish....

Savage Clone · 08.19.2006, 11:38 AM

I used to like Sham 69 a lot as a teen.
Does "Someone's Gonna Die" by Blitz count as Oi? It certainly has a lotta Oi Oi Oi going on. That is a great tune.

It all sounds kinda funny/dated to me now.

Pookie · 08.19.2006, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Savage Clone

I used to like Sham 69 a lot as a teen.
Does "Someone's Gonna Die" by Blitz count as Oi? It certainly has a lotta Oi Oi Oi going on. That is a great tune.

It all sounds kinda funny/dated to me now.

Blitz would certainly count as Oi!

Onani Nic · 08.20.2006, 01:52 AM

I can't stand Oi! punk from what I've heard, except Chaotic Dischord's "Anarchy in Woolworths" and "Who killed ET".

Cantankerous · 08.20.2006, 12:14 PM

i like sham 69. that's about it.

k-krack · 08.20.2006, 12:18 PM

i also haven't liked any oi i have heard. it all seems to sound pretty similar, so i can't see myself liking anything else?

Everyneurotic · 08.20.2006, 12:21 PM

but sham isn't oi! it's more like proto oi! halfway between the early clash and the exploited.

can't say i like most of that stuff, the only really good britpunk from that era was the crust stuff and mostly it was meh. but it did spawn rudimentary peni and discharge.

Pookie · 08.20.2006, 12:58 PM

Sham 69 were just comedy punk.

Cantankerous · 08.20.2006, 01:01 PM

there are too many categories of punk for me to keep up with.

Hip Priest · 08.20.2006, 01:16 PM

Can I just interrupt this thread for a moment?

View Poll Results: What's your favourite Oi! song?
I'm An Upstart - Angelic Upstarts	3	21.43%
Police Car - Cockney Rejects	7	50.00%
Runnin' Riot - Cock Sparrer	1	7.14%
Stand Strong Stand Proud - Vice Squad	2	14.29%
Working Class Kids - Last Resort	0	0%
A.C.A.B. (All Coppers Are Bastards) - 4 Skins	0	0%
Drug Squad - Infa-Riot	0	0%
Official Hooligan - Anti Social	0	0%
Police Brutality - Criminal Class	0	0%
GLC - Menace	1	7.14%
Voters: 14. You may not vote on this poll

08.19.2006, 08:15 AM	#1
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	"Oi! is working class, and if you're not working class you'll get a kick in the bollocks." Stinky Turner of Cockney Rejects, 1980.
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08.19.2006, 09:11 AM	#2
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,286	No "Borstal Breakout?"
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08.19.2006, 09:14 AM	#3
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	No, but I could have put it in the comedy punk poll.
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08.19.2006, 09:17 AM	#4
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,286	Zing!
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08.19.2006, 10:19 AM	#5
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,215	none of the oi i've ever heard has been any good. or maybe i'm just too middle class to understand.
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08.19.2006, 10:21 AM	#6
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	You're probably not hard enough either.
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08.19.2006, 10:37 AM	#8
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	No, it's basically working class British skinhead/punk. "Oi! is also the name given to a sub-genre of punk music that sought to return punk to a working-class "street level" following. It began in the latter part of 1977, fusing the styles of early punk bands such as the Clash and the Ramones with early British rock like the Rolling Stones and The Who, and was seen as promoting unity between punks and skinheads. Originally, the style was called "streetpunk" or "reality-punk"; it wasn't until the early 1980s that music journalist Gary Bushell labeled the movement "Oi!", supposedly derived from the Cockney Rejects song "Oi! Oi! Oi!". The original Oi! bands included Cock Sparrer, the Cockney Rejects, Angelic Upstarts, Slaughter and the Dogs, Skrewdriver, The Lurkers, and Sham 69. They were followed by The Business, The Last Resort, The 4-Skins, Combat 84, Infa-Riot, and others."
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08.19.2006, 11:36 AM	#11
Iain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,544	Yes, pretty much all the Oi I have heard has been rubbish....
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08.19.2006, 11:38 AM	#12
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,286	I used to like Sham 69 a lot as a teen. Does "Someone's Gonna Die" by Blitz count as Oi? It certainly has a lotta Oi Oi Oi going on. That is a great tune. It all sounds kinda funny/dated to me now.
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08.20.2006, 01:52 AM	#14
Onani Nic the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 930	I can't stand Oi! punk from what I've heard, except Chaotic Dischord's "Anarchy in Woolworths" and "Who killed ET". __________________ I don't give a fuck thats the problem. I see a motherfuckin cop i don't dodge them.
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08.20.2006, 12:14 PM	#15
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	i like sham 69. that's about it. __________________ RETIRED
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08.20.2006, 12:18 PM	#16
k-krack invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: On Posts: 7,380	i also haven't liked any oi i have heard. it all seems to sound pretty similar, so i can't see myself liking anything else? __________________ sandwich klub 4 men. Danny is a C.H.U.D.
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08.20.2006, 12:21 PM	#17
Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	but sham isn't oi! it's more like proto oi! halfway between the early clash and the exploited. can't say i like most of that stuff, the only really good britpunk from that era was the crust stuff and mostly it was meh. but it did spawn rudimentary peni and discharge. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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08.20.2006, 12:58 PM	#18
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	Sham 69 were just comedy punk.
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08.20.2006, 01:01 PM	#19
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	there are too many categories of punk for me to keep up with. __________________ RETIRED
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08.20.2006, 01:16 PM	#20
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	Can I just interrupt this thread for a moment? __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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