Short summary of Punk Rock – The first roots of punk rock came about in the fifties or just prior to this, the foundations were laid in the 60s but the movement didn't really start until the mid-70s. The bands in the early years that made it popular were US: Ramones, Patti Smith, Talking Heads UK: Sex Pistols, the Clash, Buzzcocks, The Jam. Punk was inspired by some of the heavier and rawer forms of rock n roll; garage rock, early forms of hard rock, and the experimental rock of bands like the Velvet Underground. Generally, punk rock music is loud, fast, raw, simple, poppy music with a broadly left wing or anarchist political message however there isn’t a definite criteria as these are just generalisations, many bands had no political message to their music and some weren’t massively loud and trashy. The main instruments considered with Punk Rock are electric guitar + bass, drums, vocals. The movement encouraged and inspired new popular music groups; new wave, post-punk, alternative, indie, noise rock and hardcore rock.
The Artists i will be looking at are:
- The Jam
- Blink 182 (90’s teen punk rock era, less hard)
This will give me a range of bands including; The Jam - English old school rockers, Blink 182 - part of the 90s punk era really aimed at teens and is slightly less hardcore, Newer, more modern band adapting the Punk Rock genre to fit today's world.
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