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This is a list of notable punk rock bands who have been referred to or have had their music described as Oi!. The 4-Skins;
Oi! is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. [3] The music and its associated subculture had the goal of bringing together punks , skinheads , and other disaffected working-class youth.
Chelsea are an English punk rock band which formed in 1976. [1] Three of the four original band members went on to found Generation X.. More than two decades after its release, the band's debut single, "Right to Work", was included in the Mojo list of the best punk rock singles of all time.
Sham 69 are an English punk rock band that formed in Hersham in Surrey in 1975. They changed their musical direction after seeing the Sex Pistols play live in early 1976. They were one of the most successful punk bands in the United Kingdom, achieving five top 20 singles, including "If the Kids Are United" and "Hurry Up Harry".
Splodgenessabounds are an English punk rock band formed in Keston, Kent. The band is associated with the Oi! and punk pathetique genres. Their frontman is Max Splodge (born Martin Everest). [1] They have scored three UK singles chart entries, including one Top 10 hit and a second Top 30 hit. [2]
The skinhead subculture of the United Kingdom in the late 1960s – which had almost disappeared in the early 1970s – was revived in the late 1970s, partly because of the influence of punk rock, especially the Oi! punk subgenre. Conversely, ska and reggae, popular among traditionalist skinheads, has influenced several punk musicians. Punks ...
Angelic Upstarts are regarded as pioneers of the Oi! punk subgenre. [29] In 2001, Various Artists cover album We Are The People was released in tribute to the Upstarts, including tracks from bands such as Leatherface , The Oppressed , Red London and Red Alert . [ 30 ]
Iron Cross was an American Oi! / hardcore punk band from Washington D.C. They played a rough form of Oi! and were the first band in the US to adopt the skinhead look and the Oi! musical style. [ 1 ] Some of its members had close ties to the Washington hardcore punk subculture, due to its relationship with other hardcore bands, with Ian Mackaye ...