Sure. I get it. I saw the Ramones live more than any other band except for one which were as close to the polar opposite to the Ramones as you could get. I Digress. Point is punk was more than just Joey's signature 1-2-3-4. Here is a list that show some of that diversity [Johny Hit and Run Paulene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpOsSc_y20g) · X · John Doe · Exene Cervenka Los Angeles (2019 Remaster) [Waiting Room - Fugazi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3LXkdpHNOQ) The song was first released as the opening track to their debut EP. [Bad Brains - Banned in D.C.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnWKhq8l_5c) in 1979, BB were blacklisted from many Washington area clubs **due to their destructive fans**; [Chinese Rocks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXBChDAfaqI) Authorship is heavily disputed. Hell made several claims that it is his, though it is generally accepted as mostly Dee Dee's work. The song was first recorded by Hell's band [the Heartbreakers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heartbreakers "The Heartbreakers"), and later by Dee Dee's band the [Ramones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramones "Ramones") [Where The Tarantula Lives](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J92l1YwQxVc) The Dead Milkmen - Everybody wants to know what gives, but I know where the Tarantula lives [Unsatisfied](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU6IndADEWI) The Replacements In 1984 Paul Westerberg was everything. This could have been any of a dozen Replacements songs. [Hot Pearl Snatch The Cramps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMyjezKxA4k)I try not to think about it, but it's hard... [The Clash - Safe European Home](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xgwXkULDCs) This is how you start record number 2. Joe Strummer is on the punk Mt Rushmore. [Personality Crisis - New York Crisis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioixZtoTp00) Sorry, I could not not put this on this list. It's personifies it. [The Godfathers - Birth, School, Work, Death](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO5dcW0P75M) Goth Rock? Post Punk? Sure this might be a bit rock for a punk list wouldn't it be too punk for a rock list? Whatever, it's my list. [Buzzcocks - What Do I Get?](# Buzzcocks - What Do I Get?) Punk, but with melodies? Check. [Social Distortion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnIhXVQ-424) - Mommy's Little Monster. When I think of SoCal punk this is what I hear.