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Punk rock is an Anti-establishment Rock Music genre and movement that emerged in the mid-1970s. Preceded by a variety of Protopunk music of the 1960s and early 1970s, punk rock developed between 1974 and 1977 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, where groups such as the Ramones , Sex Pistols , and The Clash were recognized as the vanguard of a new musical movement. Punk rock bands, eschewing the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock, created short, fast, hard music, with stripped-down instrumentation and often political or nihilistic lyrics. The associated Punk Subculture expresses youthful rebellion, distinctive Clothing Styles , a variety of Anti-authoritarian Ideologies , and a DIY (do it yourself) attitude. Punk rock became a major phenomenon in the United Kingdom during the late 1970s; its popularity elsewhere was more limited. During the 1980s, forms of punk rock emerged in small scenes around the world, often rejecting commercial success and association with mainstream culture. By the turn of the century, punk rock's legacy had led to the development of the Alternative Rock movement, and new punk rock bands popularized the genre decades after its first heyday. CHARACTERISTICS ' critically acclaimed Debut Album ]] The first wave of punk rock aimed to be aggressively modern, distancing itself from the bombast and sentimentality of early 1970s rock.Robb (2006), foreword by Michael Bracewell According to Ramones drummer , Beatles or Rolling Stones in 1977", declared The Clash .Harris (2004), p. 202 That year, when punk rock broke nationwide in Great Britain, was to be both a musical and a cultural "Year Zero".Sabin (1999), p. 101 Even as nostalgia was discarded, many in the scene adopted a nihilistic attitude summed up by the Sex Pistols slogan "No Future".Robb (2006), foreword by Michael Bracewell Punk rock bands often emulate the bare musical structures and arrangements of 1960s , 2002 . Retrieved on December 18 , 2006 . Typical punk rock instrumentation includes one or two '', August 18 , 2006 . Retrieved on December 17, 2006. Punk rock vocals sometimes sound nasal, and are often shouted instead of sung in a conventional sense. Complicated guitar solos are considered self-indulgent and unnecessary, although basic guitar breaks are common.Chong, Kevin, "The Thrill Is Gone" , '' Canadian Broadcasting Corporation '', August 2006. Retrieved on December 17 , 2006 . Guitar parts tend to include highly distorted Power Chords or Barre Chords , although some punk rock bands have taken a Surf Rock approach with a lighter, Twang ier guitar tone. A wild, "gonzo" attack is sometimes employed, a style that stretches from Robert Quine , lead guitarist of seminal punk rock band The Voidoids , back through The Velvet Underground to the 1950s recordings of Ike Turner .Palmer (1992), p. 37 Bass guitar lines are often basic and used to carry the song's melody, although some punk rock bass players such as Mike Watt put greater emphasis on more technical bass lines. Bassists often use a Plectrum rather than Fingerpicking due to the rapid succession of notes, which makes fingerpicking impractical. Drums typically sound heavy and dry, and often have a minimal set-up. Production is minimalistic, with tracks sometimes laid down on home tape recorders. Punk rock songs are normally between two and two and a half minutes long, though many last for less than a minute. Most early punk rock songs retained a traditional rock 'n' roll '', January 2007. Punk rock Lyrics are typically frank and confrontational, and often comment on social and political issues.Sabin (1999), pp. 4, 226; Dalton, Stephen, "Revolution Rock", ''Vox'', June 1993. Trend-setting songs such as The Clash 's " Career Opportunities " and Chelsea's "Right to Work" deal with Unemployment , boredom, and other grim realities of urban life. The Sex Pistols songs " God Save The Queen " and " Anarchy In The U.K. " openly disparaged the British political system. There is also a strain of anti- Romantic depictions of relationships and sex, exemplified by the The Voidoids' "Love Comes in Spurts". According to ''Search and Destroy'' founder V. Vale , "Punk was a total cultural revolt. It was a hardcore confrontation with the black side of history and culture, right-wing imagery, sexual taboos, a delving into it that had never been done before by any generation in such a thorough way."Savage (1991), p. 440 With Patti Smith as the groundbreaker, . They went beyond the leather outfits to the bondage gear of Sioux and the straight-from-the-gutter androgyny of Smith. They articulated a female rage that surpassed the anger of the women's movement of the sixties".Strohm (2004), p. 188 The classic punk rock look among male musicians harkens back to the T-shirt, motorcycle jacket, and jeans ensemble favored by American Greasers of the 1950s associated with the Rockabilly scene and by British Rockers of the 1960s. In the 1980s, Tattoos and Piercings became increasingly common among punk rock musicians and their fans. PRE-HISTORY Garage rock and mod For more details on these topics, see Garage Rock and Mod (lifestyle) . In the early and mid-1960s, garage rock bands that would come to be recognized as punk rock's progenitors began springing up in many different locations around North America. —speed obsession, pop-art clothing, art school ambition."Reed (2005), p. 49 The Who and fellow mods The Small Faces were among the few rock elders acknowledged by the Sex Pistols.Fletcher (2000), p. 497 By 1966, mod was already in decline. U.S. garage rock began to lose steam within a couple years, but the aggressive musical approach and outsider attitude of "garage Psych " bands like The Seeds were picked up and emphasized by groups that would later be seen as the crucial figures of protopunk. Protopunk In 1969, debut albums by two Michigan -based bands appeared that are commonly regarded as the central protopunk records. In the spring, Detroit's MC5 released '' Kick Out The Jams ''. "Musically the group is intentionally crude and aggressively raw", wrote '' Rolling Stone '' critic Lester Bangs , who continued:
That summer, The Stooges , from Ann Arbor , premiered with a Self-titled Album . According to critic Greil Marcus , the band, led by singer Iggy Pop , created "the sound of Chuck Berry 's Airmobile—after thieves stripped it for parts".Marcus (1979), p. 294 The album was produced by John Cale , a former member of New York's experimental rock group The Velvet Underground . Having earned a "reputation as the first underground rock band", VU would inspire, directly or indirectly, many of those involved in the creation of punk rock.Taylor (2003), p. 49. On the East Coast, the , The Saints also recalled the raw live sound of the British Pretty Things , who had made a notorious tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1965.Unterberger (2000), p. 18 Radio Birdman , founded by Detroit expatriate Deniz Tek in 1974, were playing gigs to a small but fanatical following in Sydney . Origin of the term ''punk'' Preceding the mid-1970s, '''' to refer to 1960s garage rock bands such as The Standells , The Sonics , and The Seeds.Houghton, Mick, "White Punks on Coke", ''Let It Rock'' magazine. December, 1975. '' Bomp! '' maintained this usage through the early 1970s, also applying it to some of the darker, more primitive practitioners of 1960s Psychedelic Rock .Savage (1991), p. 131 By 1975, ''punk'' was being used to describe acts as diverse as the Patti Smith Group —with lead guitarist Lenny Kaye—the Bay City Rollers , and Bruce Springsteen . As the scene at New York's CBGB club (popularly referred to as "CBGBs") attracted notice, a name was sought for the developing sound. Club owner Hilly Kristal called the movement "street rock"; John Holmstrom credits ''Aquarian'' magazine with using ''punk'' "to describe what was going on at CBGBs".Savage (1991), pp. 130–131 Holmstrom, McNeil, and Ged Dunn's magazine '' Punk '', which debuted at the end of 1975, was crucial in codifying the term.Taylor (2003), pp. 16–17 "It was pretty obvious that the word was getting very popular," Holmstrom later remarked. "We figured we'd take the name before anyone else claimed it. We wanted to get rid of the bullshit, strip it down to rock 'n' roll. We wanted the fun and liveliness back." EARLY HISTORY New York
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