Post by Cali on Jul 7, 2011 4:45:02 GMT 1
Cali presents:
A lesson in punk rock
Sure, it certainly may not be to everyone's tastes, but I happen to like thrashing my head and feeling like a hydrogen bomb every once and a while. Was wondering if anyone else has a punk enthusiast on this board.
For those unfamiliar with the Punk Rock genre, it's widely suggested that the genre has been established on the unruly principals of chaos and anarchy. This is not entirely true, as Punk is mostly about non-conformity, self-reliance, and many other ideologies.
Punk rock, though harboring many ideals considered "libertarian", is quite left-wing in the long run. Many punk bands such as The Clash, Leftover Crack, and Nausea are quite distinguished for vehemently opposing racism, homophobia, sexism, and imperialism.
Punk is not only a musical genre, it is a lifestyle.
Ironically, Punk Rock is divided into sub-genres, which ignores a margin of the tenets which it was established on. These sub-genres are:
Proto Punk:
Also known as garage rock, it was established in the late 1960's. At the time, it was musically heavy and lyrically dark for its time.
Notable bands of proto punk include: The Sonics, The Velvet Underground, Iggy and the Stooges, and The New York Dolls.
Traditional Punk
Coming around in the mid 1970's, the bands in question were quite inspired by the musicians of the protopunk era. This is when the "Do It Yourself" mantra as well as many other ideals punk rock came from. This wave of music was to punk rock as the second Rambo film was to its series: It wasn't the first, but it hit the hardest and left the largest impression.
Notable bands of the traditional punk sound include: The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones, and the Misfits.
Hardcore Punk
Oooh boy. This is my favorite of the sub-genres. Harder, heavier, and usually more profane than its spiritual predecessor. Hardcore punk was built out of frustration (or admiration) for the mainstream success of the first wave of punk. When this particular genre hit in the early 1980's (or possibly the very, very late 1970's), it inspired a rebellious spirit into angry teenagers and enraged their parents. It is widely regarded that though bands like the Clash and the Ramones invented Punk, the artists of the Hardcore scene refined it.
Notable bands of the Hardcore Punk scene include: Bad Brains, Black Flag, Discharge, The Exploited, and Bad Religion.
Crust Punk:
Hailed as the least accessible of all punk sub-genres, "crust" as it's referred to is hard hitting to the ears and extremely provocative in both lyric and sound. Musically, hardcore punk hit like a pair of brass knuckles. Crust punk hits like a sledgehammer, as it was inspired by both hardcore punk and extreme metal. The lyrics are dark and nihilistic, though still manage to remain quite political in the traditional punk sense.
Notable Crust Punk artists include: Amebix, Nausea, Doom, and the Cripple Bastards.
Post Punk/Goth Rock:
Coming at a very, very close second in Cali's favorite punk genres (second only to Hardcore), post punk, also very closely tied to "Goth Rock", is a far more musically accessible than many of the other punk rock genres. Utilizing dark and depressing themes, or themes generally considered "gothic" (vampires, Victorian England... you know the usual), Goth Rock grew in popularity during the early 1980's. Post punk was almost an adolescent predisposition to goth rock, as the two are quite related, and share few differences.
Notable Post Punk and Goth Rock bands include: Joy Division, Bauhaus, The Sisters of Mercy, The Damned, The Cure, and Killing Joke.
Some samples:
Protopunk:
Traditional Punk:
Hardcore Punk:
Crust Punk:
Post/Goth Punk:
A lesson in punk rock
Sure, it certainly may not be to everyone's tastes, but I happen to like thrashing my head and feeling like a hydrogen bomb every once and a while. Was wondering if anyone else has a punk enthusiast on this board.
For those unfamiliar with the Punk Rock genre, it's widely suggested that the genre has been established on the unruly principals of chaos and anarchy. This is not entirely true, as Punk is mostly about non-conformity, self-reliance, and many other ideologies.
Punk rock, though harboring many ideals considered "libertarian", is quite left-wing in the long run. Many punk bands such as The Clash, Leftover Crack, and Nausea are quite distinguished for vehemently opposing racism, homophobia, sexism, and imperialism.
Punk is not only a musical genre, it is a lifestyle.
Ironically, Punk Rock is divided into sub-genres, which ignores a margin of the tenets which it was established on. These sub-genres are:
Proto Punk:
Also known as garage rock, it was established in the late 1960's. At the time, it was musically heavy and lyrically dark for its time.
Notable bands of proto punk include: The Sonics, The Velvet Underground, Iggy and the Stooges, and The New York Dolls.
Traditional Punk
Coming around in the mid 1970's, the bands in question were quite inspired by the musicians of the protopunk era. This is when the "Do It Yourself" mantra as well as many other ideals punk rock came from. This wave of music was to punk rock as the second Rambo film was to its series: It wasn't the first, but it hit the hardest and left the largest impression.
Notable bands of the traditional punk sound include: The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones, and the Misfits.
Hardcore Punk
Oooh boy. This is my favorite of the sub-genres. Harder, heavier, and usually more profane than its spiritual predecessor. Hardcore punk was built out of frustration (or admiration) for the mainstream success of the first wave of punk. When this particular genre hit in the early 1980's (or possibly the very, very late 1970's), it inspired a rebellious spirit into angry teenagers and enraged their parents. It is widely regarded that though bands like the Clash and the Ramones invented Punk, the artists of the Hardcore scene refined it.
Notable bands of the Hardcore Punk scene include: Bad Brains, Black Flag, Discharge, The Exploited, and Bad Religion.
Crust Punk:
Hailed as the least accessible of all punk sub-genres, "crust" as it's referred to is hard hitting to the ears and extremely provocative in both lyric and sound. Musically, hardcore punk hit like a pair of brass knuckles. Crust punk hits like a sledgehammer, as it was inspired by both hardcore punk and extreme metal. The lyrics are dark and nihilistic, though still manage to remain quite political in the traditional punk sense.
Notable Crust Punk artists include: Amebix, Nausea, Doom, and the Cripple Bastards.
Post Punk/Goth Rock:
Coming at a very, very close second in Cali's favorite punk genres (second only to Hardcore), post punk, also very closely tied to "Goth Rock", is a far more musically accessible than many of the other punk rock genres. Utilizing dark and depressing themes, or themes generally considered "gothic" (vampires, Victorian England... you know the usual), Goth Rock grew in popularity during the early 1980's. Post punk was almost an adolescent predisposition to goth rock, as the two are quite related, and share few differences.
Notable Post Punk and Goth Rock bands include: Joy Division, Bauhaus, The Sisters of Mercy, The Damned, The Cure, and Killing Joke.
Some samples:
Protopunk:
Traditional Punk:
Hardcore Punk:
Crust Punk:
Post/Goth Punk: