Punk Rock Dieter Elwood Fisher III Tradd Fisher 4/23/09.
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Origins
Developed in 1974-1976 in UK and USA
Stemmed from Garage Rock
Reaction against popular culture
“Lowest of the low” term originated with media.
Sound
“Stripped Down” Distorted guitars playing power chords Fast, 4/4 Drumming Bass lines tend to follow guitar Vocals range from smooth and melodic to
screaming, but usually somewhere in the middle Lyrics may or may not be socially/politically
conscious
Ideologies
Politics: All over spectrum, but usually left-wing/ progressive
DIY “Selling Out” Straight Edge / Vegan Authenticity
Popularity
Not Emphasized Initially popular in USA and UK until 80s Revival in 90/2000s with pop-punk, ska punk and
“emo” Usually not on major labels- often considered
selling out Has had a dedicated underground following since
it's inception
Subgenres
Anarcho- Punk (Crass, Conflict, Rudimentary Peni, Zounds, Flux of Pink Indians, early Chumbawamba)
Hardcore (Minor Threat, Black Flag, Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys, Hüsker Dü)
Oi!/Street punk (The Business, Angelic Upstarts, The 4-Skins, Cock Sparrer, Cockney Rejects)
Skate Punk (JFA, Agent Orange, RKL, Bad Religion, NOFX, No Use for a Name)
Pop-Punk (Descendents, Screeching Weasel, The Queers, The Mr. T Experience, Bouncing Souls)
Subgenres
Riot Grrl (Bikini Kill, Sleater Kinney, Bratmobile, Le Tigre, Witchypoo)
Queercore (Pansy Division, God is my Co-pilot, Fifth Column, PME, Sister George)
Crust Punk (Doom, Amebix, Antisect, Discharge, Nausea)
Ska Punk/Skacore (Operation Ivy, Against All Authority, Choking Victim, Suicide Machines, Rudiments)
Crossover Thrash (Suicidal Tendencies, DRI, Corrosion of Conformity, SS Decontrol)
Fashion
Mohawk Combat Boots Chuck Taylors Denim, Leather Torn Clothing Spikes and Studs Band Tee Anti-Fashion
Regional Scenes
Most cities in the UK US: Boston, NYC/NJ,
DC area, Florida, Texas, Chicago, Minneapolis, LA area, Bay area
Spain Belgium France Australia South America
And of Course Germany! Originally began in West Germany when Brit punk
became popular. Male (Düsseldorf), PVC (West Berlin), Big Balls
and the Great White Idiot (Hamburg) More New Wave influenced, synth-heavy (Neue
Deutsche Welle) bands, but also a backlash Kreuzberg, original “home” of German punk Deutschpunk- term for 80s German hardcore
political punk Slime (Hamburg) first deutschpunk band to have
albums banned because of politics
More German Punk!
Deutschpunk ran along side American Hardcore Late 80s saw mostly apolitical “fun punk” bands, similar to
American pop-punk Most bands had mostly German lyrics Wider audience when singing in English Not a large punk scene in East Germany, only in “secret” Bands allowed by government, criticized for cooperating Several Festivals- Force Attack (Rostock), Punk im Pott
(Essen/Oberhausen), Punk and Disorderly (Berlin) Chaostage in Hanover/Wuppertal no longer takes place
because of riots and destruction.
Links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-C-YAKCvVA&feature=related Slime- Polizei SA SS (one of their banned songs)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb6ULF76if8&feature=PlayList&p=A909BD9BD0A7996B&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=40 Slime Live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt9qFN2koRADie Toten Hosen Live
http://www.mitchclem.com/nothingnice/