Punk Rock

Dieter

Elwood Fisher III

Tradd Fisher

4/23/09

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/