Oi/Street Punk

[cuts_like_drugs]

Can someone enlighten me to the difference with examples please :thumb: Too many conflicting sources on the internet.
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[Feel The Darkness]

Oi is street rock'n'roll or "pub rock". Normally done by skinheads and their kin, Oi music is rock'n'roll that normally covers topics like working, being a skinhead, football, fighting, being anti-authority, etc.

i.e. CockSparrer, the Oppressed, the Prowlers, Sham 69, 4Skins, Condemned 84, Blitz (disputable), etc.

Street Punk is just a more aggressive form of punk rock and the classic 77 sound.

i.e. the Exploited, the Casualties, English Dogs, A Global Threat, etc

[Flagjacket]

that's right.

close thread before this becomes a discussion thread please.

[Jon]

Oi = football hooligans with guitars.

Can be AMAZING ie Cockney Rejects & **** Sparrer, or really depressingly working-class-poltical - everything on Son of Oi! pretty much.

Not really listened to huge amounts of it to be fair apart from CR, CS, 4 Skins, Angelic Upstarts and Sham, but the compilation album I got was almost unlistenable.

But Cockney Rejects and **** Sparrer are easily in my top 10 punk bands, easily.

Street Punk I really don't know, I'd just go with the Exploited?

I always thought street punk was a 'fashion' (you know what I mean) style rather than a genre? Cos you have the street punks in london, dunno what street punk bands are though?

that's right.

close thread before this becomes a discussion thread please.
Oh **** off, just because you don't like a genre doesn't mean we can't discuss it, prick.

If you admit to not being a punk why are you even in the punk forum?

[Flagjacket]

Because I started here and this is where all my friends are. I don't even come here to discuss punk rock just music in general.

[SantaDuJuan]

Oi = football hooligans with guitars.

Oh **** off, just because you don't like a genre doesn't mean we can't discuss it, prick.

If you admit to not being a punk why are you even in the punk forum?

123

Don't forget that alot of UK 82 bands are considered Street Punk.
And Street Punk/Oi is very close.

[Jon]

Because I started here and this is where all my friends are. I don't even come here to discuss punk rock just music in general.
**** you, if you don't want us to discuss punk in the punk forum then you shouldn't be here, dickhead.
123

Don't forget that alot of UK 82 bands are considered Street Punk.
And Street Punk/Oi is very close.
Ohhhh, UK82, I get you :)

Yeah Discharge, Exploited, GBH etc

[Flagjacket]

**** you, if you don't want us to discuss punk in the punk forum then you shouldn't be here, dickhead.


Good point.

[DaveToopes]

Kevin if you have nothing to say except to act cool and "diss" someone because they're not as musically enlightened as you either help them out or don't post in the thread!

[Flagjacket]

All I said was I didn't want this to turn into an Oi thread and now I'm fighting war against music!

[Excursions]

Oh **** off, just because you don't like a genre doesn't mean we can't discuss it, prick.

If you admit to not being a punk why are you even in the punk forum?

No I think you should **** off and get Eran's **** out of your mouth while you're at it. I agree with Kevin.

/close

Their is only one good oi band and that is the 4-Skins and they are only ok, Iron Cross is also ok. All street punk sucks. The end.

[Jon]

Oh god forbid turning an Oi thread into an Oi thread

[Excursions]

I guess not everyone is punk enough like yourself to be friends with anarchists like Eran Cohen and smash the state while listening to Hanoi Rocks and dressing up in old womens clothing.

Yeah.

[Feel The Darkness]

Oh god forbid turning an Oi thread into an Oi thread
Well there is an Oi Education thread already in existence. The original poster only had to search for it, or check the rules thread. I simply felt like explaining what he asked about.

This thread's purpose has been fulfilled. He now knows the difference and has received examples.

/close

[Jon]

Well there is an Oi Education thread already in existence. The original poster only had to search for it, or check the rules thread. I simply felt like explaining what he asked about.

This thread's purpose has been fulfilled. He now knows the difference and has received examples.

/close
Oh right, I don't remember seeing it, fair enough :)

rep++ for not being a twat :)

[AIRIC]

But seriously guys no one wants to discuss either of these genres...

close please.

[cuts_like_drugs]

Thanks guys I shall check out the Street Punk bands mentioned, I know realise I already listen to a lot of Oi. I remeber looking at the band list in one of these forums, and its just as contradictory as any other source, thought I'd just ask some real people.

[mullets suk]

i dont get why everyone is really hostile to street/oi, as a wise monkey once said, "cant we all just get along?"

[Flagjacket]

Rodney King said that during the Rodney King Riots.

[Bukowski]

Street Punk is the worst thing since unsliced bread.

[AIRIC]

Oh I see what you did there.

[Aus Rotten]

Oi = football hooligans with guitars.

Can be AMAZING ie Cockney Rejects & **** Sparrer, or really depressingly working-class-poltical - everything on Son of Oi! pretty much.

Not really listened to huge amounts of it to be fair apart from CR, CS, 4 Skins, Angelic Upstarts and Sham, but the compilation album I got was almost unlistenable.

But Cockney Rejects and **** Sparrer are easily in my top 10 punk bands, easily.

Street Punk I really don't know, I'd just go with the Exploited?

I always thought street punk was a 'fashion' (you know what I mean) style rather than a genre? Cos you have the street punks in london, dunno what street punk bands are though?


Oh **** off, just because you don't like a genre doesn't mean we can't discuss it, prick.

If you admit to not being a punk why are you even in the punk forum?


Jon, if I interpreted your post correctly, you are thus stating you are a 'punk' and if I remember correctly, it was you who told me that you "don't label yourself anything" or something to that extent. So, why use a hypocritical statement to tell Flagjacket to "get out of the Punk forum" ?

On topic: Oi is skinhead rock'n'roll -- usually focuses around working class lyrics, and the whole skinhead lifestyle -- i.e. the drinking, the soccer, the boots, the suspenders... all aspects of the Oi!/Skinhead lifestyle.
Some Oi! bands: C'ock Sparrer, Last Resort, 4 Skins, Cockney Rejects.

Streetpunk is more of an aggressive 3-chord assault. Usually fast paced, repetitive, music with screamed (most of the time unintelligible) lyrics on top of it. Streetpunk is generally known for it's fairly basic/awful lyrics, and almost every streetpunk band has their signature "I'm a punk, f'uck you" song, or the "drink beer/f'uck the government/hooray for mayhem!" song. Streetpunk I believe is the most common form of punk, and streetpunks can thus be easily picked out. Dyed mohawks, "bondage" pants, studded jackets, and usually wearing multiple (unusable) bullet belts.
Some Streetpunk bands: The Casualties, Unseen, A Global Threat, Chaotic Alliance, Antidote.

[Brain Toad]

Oi is a bunch of shitty bands all making the same exact songs over and over again.

Street punk is just absolute **** music.

And stop quoting Jon, I have him ignored for a reason and don't need to see his shitty posts.

[Flagjacket]

Nick I've seen you use poopty over ten times today!

[Jon]

Jon, if I interpreted your post correctly, you are thus stating you are a 'punk' and if I remember correctly, it was you who told me that you "don't label yourself anything" or something to that extent. So, why use a hypocritical statement to tell Flagjacket to "get out of the Punk forum" ?

Did I? Didn't I?

I dunno?

I'm not a punk, depending on your definition of punk, but the basic qualifier of posting in this forum is listening to punk music, which I do.

That said, the rest of your post was really good, rep++.

I thought Nick left. I wish he would :(

[The Ska Man]

I like street punk/ oi!....ooowww..my feelings..

[mullets suk]

Rodney King said that during the Rodney King Riots.

i thought the monkey from planet of the apes said that, i want to say dr.Zaius said that?

[Aus Rotten]

Did I? Didn't I?

I dunno?

I'm not a punk, depending on your definition of punk, but the basic qualifier of posting in this forum is listening to punk music, which I do.

That said, the rest of your post was really good, rep++.

I thought Nick left. I wish he would :(

I believe you did, but based on your point, "the basic qualifier of posting in this forum is listening to punk music, which I do" touche. Oh, and people still do rep? Hah, i've been out of commission a long time!

[Excursions]

Everyone stop bumping this shitty thread.

[Brain Toad]

Everyone stop bumping this shitty thread.

OK Adam!

[Excursions]

Thanks Nick.

[World Burns To Death]

skrewdriver ftw