History Main / PunkRock

God, where to begin? Well, first, the music itself. Punk rock is characterised by fast, hard-edged music, typically with short songs, stripped-down instrumentation, and [[strike:often]] [[strike:usually]] [[strike:always]] [[TrueArtSticksItToTheMan ''nearly'' always political, anti-establishment lyrics]]. In short: if you want to be a rocker, and have [[ThreeChordsAndTheTruth strong political views but little talent]], it's the genre to go for. That's not an insult towards punk, of course: it's just, people usually won't care. Punks do not care if they are untalented; they do it anyway. Were [[SexPistols Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious]] good musicians? No. But they still played, and that was because they were punks. They didn't give a fuck about what other people thought of them, and that's a view many other punks share.

In addition, there is the subgenre of Oi!/street punk; nominally apolitical and the self-proclaimed music of the working class. Popular among punks and skins of all races and political stripes, the genre was formed in reaction to the percieved invasion of the punk scene by college hipsters and corporate fat cats. Famous bands include: the Cockney Rejects, the Oppressed, Angelic Upstarts, Cocksparrer, Iron Cross, and many others. Special note: there is a small number of fascist/ white power affiliated groups who emulate the Oi! style. They are currently locked in a decades long battle with SHARP and redskins, as well as AFA affiliated punks. In summation, most connected to the Oi scene are not rascist, and to label them as such is a good way to get a boot to the head.

By the early-eighties, standard punk rock started to get replaced by harder, faster and more aggressive styles, in particular HardcorePunk. PostPunk, a less aggressive style that focused on more complex and experimental music, also evolved out of this initial punk explosion. This gave way to GothRock bands such as JoyDivision and TheCure, as well as NewWave bands like {{Music/Blondie}} and {{Music/Talking Heads}}. These genres incorporated elements from other genres such as Jamaican dub and {{Krautrock}}. Other notable(?) subgenres of punk include Music/{{Emo}} and PopPunk.

->''[[TheRamones Hey! Ho! Let's go!]]''

* {{Music/Emo}}

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It all started in the mid-seventies with punk scenes growing in the US, thanks to TheRamones, and the UK, thanks to the SexPistols, the {{Buzzcocks}}, and TheClash. The Sex Pistols, in particular, were highly influential, even though they weren't that talented a band (not that this matters, because they're punk). They (Sex Pistols) caused quite a fair bit of controversy on several notes: swearing during a live TV interview; releasing an anti-monarchy song named "God Save the Queen" for the Queen's silver jubilee; being called "[[GunInMyPocket the Sex Pistols]]". This controversy also resulted in the punk scene exploding into success, causing the creation of the punk subculture and, by extension, the emo and goth subcultures, too.

By the early-eighties, standard punk rock started to get replaced by harder, faster and more aggressive styles, in particular HardcorePunk. PostPunk, a less aggressive style that focused on more complex and experimental music, also evolved out of this initial punk explosion. This gave way to GothRock bands such as JoyDivision and TheCure, as well as NewWave bands like {{Music/Blondie}} and {{Music/TalkingHeads}}. These genres incorporated elements from other genres such as Jamaican dub and {{Krautrock}}. Other notable(?) subgenres of punk include Music/{{Emo}} and PopPunk.

By the early-eighties, standard punk rock started to get replaced by harder, faster and more aggressive styles, in particular HardcorePunk. PostPunk, a less aggressive style that focused on more complex and experimental music, also evolved out of this initial punk explosion. This gave way to GothRock bands such as JoyDivision and TheCure, as well as NewWave bands like {{Music/Blondie}} and TalkingHeads. These genres incorporated elements from other genres such as Jamaican dub and {{Krautrock}}. Other notable(?) subgenres of punk include Music/{{Emo}} and PopPunk.

* {{Music/Emo}}

* Anarchopunk

** {{Oi!}}

** Anarchopunk
*** CrustPunk

** CrustPunk

* {{Oi}}!/StreetPunk

By the early-eighties, standard punk rock started to get replaced by harder, faster and more aggressive styles, in particular HardcorePunk. PostPunk, a less aggressive style that focused on more complex and experimental music, also evolved out of this initial punk explosion. This gave way to GothRock bands such as JoyDivision and TheCure, as well as NewWave bands like {{Blondie}} and TalkingHeads. These genres incorporated elements from other genres such as Jamaican dub and {{Krautrock}}. Other notable(?) subgenres of punk include Music/{{Emo}} and PopPunk.

By the early-eighties, standard punk rock started to get replaced by harder, faster and more aggressive styles, in particular HardcorePunk. PostPunk, a less aggressive style that focused on more complex and experimental music, also evolved out of this initial punk explosion. This gave way to GothRock bands such as Joy Division and the Cure, as well as NewWave bands like {{Blondie}} and TalkingHeads. These genres incorporated elements from other genres such as Jamaican dub and {{Krautrock}}. Other notable(?) subgenres of punk include Music/{{Emo}} and PopPunk.

It all started in the mid-seventies with punk scenes growing in the US, thanks to TheRamones, and the UK, thanks to TheSexPistols and TheClash. The Sex Pistols, in particular, were highly influential, even though they weren't that talented a band (not that this matters, because they're punk). They (Sex Pistols) caused quite a fair bit of controversy on several notes: swearing during a live TV interview; releasing an anti-monarchy song named "God Save the Queen" for the Queen's silver jubilee; being called "[[GunInMyPocket the Sex Pistols]]". This controversy also resulted in the punk scene exploding into success, causing the creation of the punk subculture and, by extension, the emo and goth subcultures, too.

God, where to begin? Well, first, the music itself. Punk rock is characterised by fast, hard-edged music, typically with short songs, stripped-down instrumentation, and [[strike:often]] [[strike:usually]] [[strike:always]] [[TrueArtSticksItToTheMan ''nearly'' always political, anti-establishment lyrics]]. In short: if you want to be a rocker, and have [[ThreeChordsAndTheTruth strong political views but little talent]], it's the genre to go for. That's not an insult towards punk, of course: it's just, people usually won't care. Punks do not care if they are untalented; they do it anyway. Was [[SexPistols Johnny Rotten]] a good singer? No. But he still sang, and that was because he was a punk. He didn't give a fuck about what other people thought of him, and that's a view many other punks share.

* {{Oi!}}/StreetPunk

It all started in the mid-seventies with punk scenes growing in the US, thanks to TheRamones, and the UK, thanks to TheSexPistols and TheClash. The Sex Pistols, in particular, were highly influential, even though they weren't that talented a band (not that this matters, because they're punk). They (Sex Pistols) caused quite a fair bit of controversy on several notes: swearing during a live TV interview; releasing an anti-monarchy song named "God Save the Queen" for the Queen's silver jubilee; being called "[[IfYouKnowWhatIMean the Sex Pistols]]". This controversy also resulted in the punk scene exploding into success, causing the creation of the punk subculture and, by extension, the emo and goth subcultures, too.

By the early-eighties, standard punk rock started to get replaced by harder, faster and more aggressive styles, in particular HardcorePunk. A less aggressive style also formed, PostPunk - this gave way to GothicRock bands such as Joy Division and the Cure. Other notable(?) subgenres of punk include Music/{{Emo}} and PopPunk.

God, where to begin? Well, first, the music itself. Punk rock is characterised by fast, hard-edged music, typically with short songs, stripped-down instrumentation, and [[strike:often]] [[strike:usually]] [[strike:always]] [[TrueArtSticksItToTheMan ''nearly'' always political, anti-establishment lyrics]]. In short: if you want to be a rocker, and have strong political views but little talent, it's the genre to go for. That's not an insult towards punk, of course: it's just, people usually won't care. Punks do not care if they are untalented; they do it anyway. Was [[SexPistols Johnny Rotten]] a good singer? No. But he still sang, and that was because he was a punk. He didn't give a fuck about what other people thought of him, and that's a view many other punks share.

God, where to begin? Well, first, the music itself. Punk rock is characterised by fast, hard-edged music, typically with short songs, stripped-down instrumentation, and [[strike:often]] [[strike:usually]] [[strike:always]] ''nearly'' always political, anti-establishment lyrics. In short: if you want to be a rocker, and have strong political views but little talent, it's the genre to go for. That's not an insult towards punk, of course: it's just, people usually won't care. Punks do not care if they are untalented; they do it anyway. Was [[SexPistols Johnny Rotten]] a good singer? No. But he still sang, and that was because he was a punk. He didn't give a fuck about what other people thought of him, and that's a view many other punks share.

* CrustPunk

* Oi!

->''Hey! Ho! Let's go!''

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In addition, there is the subgenre of Oi!/street punk; nominally apolitical and the self-proclaimed music of the working class. Popular among punks and skins of all races and political stripes, the genre was formed in reaction to the percieved invasion of the punk scene by college hipsters and corporate fat cats. Famous bands include: the Cockney Rejects, the Oppressed, Angelic Upstarts, Cocksparrer, Iron Cross, and many others. Special note: there is a small number of fascist/ white power affiliated groups who emulate the Oi! style. They are currently locked a decades long battle with SHARP and redskins, as well as AFA affiliated punks. In summation, most connected to the Oi scene are not rascist, and to label them as such is a good way to get a boot to the head.

* PopPunk