- The Thing That Ate Floyd · 2021
- Operation Ivy (2007 Remaster) · 2007
- Operation Ivy (2007 Remaster) · 2007
- Operation Ivy (2007 Remaster) · 2007
- Operation Ivy (2007 Remaster) · 2007
- Operation Ivy (2007 Remaster) · 2007
- Operation Ivy (2007 Remaster) · 2007
- Operation Ivy (2007 Remaster) · 1989
- Operation Ivy (2007 Remaster) · 1989
- Operation Ivy (2007 Remaster) · 1989
- Operation Ivy (2007 Remaster) · 1989
- Operation Ivy (2007 Remaster) · 1989
- Operation Ivy (2007 Remaster) · 1989
Essential Albums
- Operation Ivy existed for only two years, during which time they changed the DNA of punk music forever by merging hardcore velocity with peppy two-step rhythms, resulting in an often-imitated (but never duplicated) sound. This album compiles their brief-but-brilliant original discography into one document, showcasing guitarist Tim Armstrong’s herky-jerk riffs on tracks like “Take Warning”, and displaying singer Jesse Michaels’ sincere pleas for dancing instead of violence on the party-starting “Unity”.
Compilations
About Operation Ivy
From 1987-89, the Bay Area’s Operation Ivy picked up the thread left by English bands and woke America up to the possibilities of mixing punk and ska. As the most popular band in the scene centered at the Berkeley performance space 924 Gilman St., they burned out quickly, throwing in the towel when the glare of the spotlight threatened their ideals. Guitarist Tim Armstrong and bassist Matt Freeman went on to found Rancid, and scores of ska-punk hybrids rushed to fill up the space left by Ivy’s departure.
- FROM
- Berkeley, CA, United States
- FORMED
- May 1987
- GENRE
- Alternative