theese are (arguably?) second wave bands
The Fall yeah but Wire's first LP came out in '77 & they were playing together for awhile before that. they were a bit older & more tidy (like Howard Devoto kinda) - like into R&B & soul before punk vs. the snotty clueless teenager vibe McLaren encouraged - but there from the beginning nonetheless. plus if you listen to
Pink Flag it's straight up '77, "Mr. Suit" & "I2XU" & all that. smarter lyrics, a bit weird, & unlike most they could actually play their instruments, but very little of the arty experimentalism that dominated
Chairs Missing,
154, etc. (sorry, punk rock pedantry)
I'm also the weirdo who voted for "some other nonsense" - tho not Eater, ugh. it's a dead heat between Wire & The Slits for me (& I don't wanna hear nonsense about Ari Up & Co. being 2nd wave or this). *EDIT* also I dunno if I even need to say this but, having spent all my teenager years & then some as a anarcho/peacepunk fanatic, it would be Crass (essentially a 1st wave band) x1000000 but that's clearly not what's meant by 1st wave
we need a best Oi band poll, surely. actually, I'll do one up in a bit. or maybe a best peacepunk band poll would be better.