Oi! Bands - Any Thoughts/Fans

[Dingo]

I recently started listening to music from the Oi! Band The Business (my favorite songs being England 5, Germany 1 and Guiness Boys). I was rewatching Eurotrip one night with a couple of my buddies before I figured I'd look up the band's music.

I became an instant fan. Any other fans of the Oi! Bands (I know it's a subderivative of the Punk Genre of the '80s)?

 

[Australis]

No idea what you're talking about. Came in because I thought you were talking about Aussie rock band with a conscience, Midnight Oil, sometimes abbreviated to the Oils. Now that's a good band!

 

[Rii]

Came in because I thought you were talking about Aussie rock band with a conscience, Midnight Oil, sometimes abbreviated to the Oils. Now that's a good band!

One of my favourites.

 

[Dingo]

No idea what you're talking about. Came in because I thought you were talking about Aussie rock band with a conscience, Midnight Oil, sometimes abbreviated to the Oils. Now that's a good band!

I guess I should've explained a little more clearly. Oi! was a movement in the late 70s/80s timeframe in the United Kingdom, it's punk rock from the UK. If I'm not mistaken Oi! is slang for the British punk scene.

Check out the Wikipedia entry on Oi!

 

[Neeka Keet]

I'm a pretty die hard punk fan but my knowledge of the Oi! movement is limited because I'm mostly into first wave US/UK stuff and the 80s US underground punk movement. I did some checking on Last.fm and here's a link that might help. Now since these are bands that were tagged Oi! by users some of them might not be the strict definition of the subgenre but I'm sure every little bit helps.

 

[Dingo]

Thanks for that. I'm a big fan of the Business, personally. I've not tried any of the others yet, but I will real soon.