In the mid-seventies, a new direction was formed in the United States within the framework of rock music, which was called punk rock. The compositions that foreign punk rock bands create are invariably distinguished by their fast pace, short duration, simple accompaniment, as well as cheeky and often aggressive manner of singing. The lyrics clearly show nihilism and issues of a socio-political nature.
It is noteworthy that all varieties of punk rock are characterized by the presence of their own special biases. Between punk rock and the punk subculture there is inseparable bond. Moreover, the latter is based on the principles of DIY, shocking, hooliganism and general non-conformism.
Punk rock abroad
Although there are quite a variety of foreign punk rock bands today, the list in general may include the following:
- green day;
- The Offspring;
- Bad Religion;
- blink-182;
- Rise Against
- Ramones
- sum 41;
- NOFX;
- The Clash;
- Billy Talent
- Alkaline Trio.
- green day
If we consider all the currently known foreign punk rock bands, then the Green Day team can be put in first place in terms of popularity. This group appeared in the USA and was represented by three members: Billy Joe Armstrong (vocals, guitar), Mike Dirnt (bass guitar, backing vocals), Tre Cool (drums).
Green Day was originally part of the punk rock scene at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley, California. Albums with which she began her creative activity provided the team a large number of fans. However, the situation changed somewhat at the time of signing a contract with a major label, resulting in separate part fans have lost interest in her. The release of the debut album on Reprise Records made it possible to achieve unprecedented success in 1994. This was reflected in the fact that the volume of sold copies amounted to 20 million units. This fact led to the fact that the team, along with other representatives of this genre, ensured its popularity in the United States.
Unfortunately, the albums that the band released in subsequent years could not repeat the success of Dookie, although they achieved a certain effect. In 2004, Green Day presented to the public the opera American Idiot, thanks to which the team once again turned on increased attention. Then the volume of sold copies in different countries amounted to 15 million units. If we talk about all the albums that the group has released for all time, then their sales volume has exceeded 50 million units. Thanks to their successful activities, bands such as Sum 41 and Good Charlotte were able to loudly declare themselves.
- The Offspring
Of course, many punk bands have their own style of performance, the list of foreign bands, for all that, can be quite large, which cannot but include members united under titled The offspring.
This group was formed in 1984. main role Dexter Holland and Greg Krisel, who were in the same class, played in its creation. The very idea of this project came to them after attending a Social Distortion concert.
Although this group is associated with alternative rock, skate punk and punk rock, nevertheless, in their work there are also features inherent in such styles as grunge, metal and ska. Most often, the lyrics of their songs reflect notes of sarcasm; they consider, along with problems of personal relationships, problems of a socio-political nature.
- bad religion
Considering all the punk rock bands that popped up in Southern California in the 1980s, Bad Religion is one of the few bands that still exist today. More than twenty years have passed, but they still continue to follow the chosen course and never create albums in which all compositions are clones of previously released ones. Moreover, with each new released album marks the progress of the band, and already in classic punk you can see a small amount of hard rock, heavy metal, psychedelia. However, in each case, they certainly focus on the melody of their creations.
The appearance of their debut full-length album took place back in 1983, which was called Into the Unknown. He immediately called special interest from the local hardcore scene. The release of the release led to some changes that affected the composition of the group. Paul Dedona and Davy Goldman were invited to play the role of the new bassist and drummer.
The appearance of their last release The Process of Belief took place back in 2002. Now work is in full swing on the creation of a new project, which will use sound, light, space and time in a new way.
In 1975 she gave her first concert at St. Martin's College of Art in London. Sex Pistols group more precisely, they performed only five songs, after which a frightened college employee turned off the electricity. From now on in England started punk revolution- propaganda of personal freedom, anarchy and shocking. Strangely dressed guys and girls appeared on the streets, who behaved defiantly and drank alcohol in front of everyone. Punk was not only a musical direction - it became a kind of ideology, demeanor and fashion style.
Several factors contributed to the emergence of punk culture: in the 1970s, the UK had the highest rate of youth unemployment. A depressive atmosphere of social hopelessness reigned in society. The level of trust in the authorities was rapidly falling. The peace-loving ideology of the hippies did not give way to the accumulated aggression. Gradually moving into the musical mainstream, rock could no longer satisfy the needs of young people in demonstrating protest and rebellious moods. Therefore, the emergence of a new subculture became quite logical.
Punks - youth subculture, the main features of which were ideological nihilism, nonconformism, denial of social foundations, a critical attitude towards power, a protest against material values and career development, outrageous demeanor, defiant style of dress. Punk culture originated in the 1960s in the United States, and in the 1970s the UK became its center.
The word "punk" is ambiguous: "scum", "scoundrel", "rot", "dirt", "scum". Before the advent of the musical style, it was used as a swear word. musical term characterized "garage rock", the word "punk" in the meaning of "rotten" was used as a metaphor for American bands that sang songs of obscene content and behaved defiantly.
The famous designer is considered the founder of the punk style in fashion. Vivienne Westwood. Her husband - Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren - created the ideology of the punk movement, and she visualized it in fashion. Ripped T-shirts with provocative inscriptions, leather collars, belts and chains, shoes on high platforms, leather jackets with studs, ripped jeans, studded wristlets appealed to young anarchist rebels.
In 1971, Vivienne Westwood opened Let It Rock, later renamed Sex, which became the fashion center of British punk culture. All members of the Sex Pistols wore Vivien's designs. It was she who first began to wear a mohawk, which has become an invariable attribute of punk style.
Punk culture has left a significant mark on the history of youth subcultures and is still of interest. A good example of this is the Philadelphia College of Art and Design. Moore.
Punk rock is surprisingly tenacious thing. Coming out of the garage rock of the 60s, he has safely survived to this day. Well, maybe not entirely well, but the fact that the genre still exists is amazing. About garage rock, I will definitely make a separate selection, but today we will take a look at the forerunner of punks. Let's start with one of my favorite bands. MS 5. Started playing in the mid 60s. Naturally, I will write a little more about them somehow. They are in the title photo.
And the guys below are "The Velvet underground". They also started playing in the mid-60s, but to be honest, for me it was always big mystery for what reason they are attributed to the prototype of punk rock. If I agree with MS 5, then I don’t agree with these guys. Strange? Yes! Interesting? Definitely. But punk rock in my mind is something else.
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Look how cute the young man is in the picture. This is Iggy Pop from 1969. Just in time for the recording of one of the main songs of punk rock. It is in that year that the album will be released, where it will be "I wanna be your dog". I already read more about Iggy. However, somehow I'll throw out some beautiful photos with him. Luckily, there are plenty of them online. In general, of course, photography in the West was put on a serious stream even half a century ago. It doesn’t matter if the group has taken off or not, but it’s very easy to search for pictures on the net.
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« New York Dolls" another one american group considered one of the founders of the genre. Although I also have my doubts in this regard. It's rather glam rock. They started playing in 1971, and the whole wave just followed. By the way, about them, there are thoughts of making a post from the “import outsiders” series.
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Also in the early 70s in the United States there were another outsiders who did not fit anywhere. "Destroy all Monstersstarted playing in 1973. Of course, whether this is a controversial moment is punk rock, but the fact that for its time it was an unexpected group is definitely an indisputable fact. By the way, did you notice that I am talking exclusively about the United States?
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Well, here we finally got to those who definitely will not cause controversy. "Ramones". We started playing in 1974. In general, by that time, its own scene had formed in the USA, where ordinary hooligans and amateurs occupied the stage.
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At the same time, the stage was occupied mainly in the club "CBGB". From its walls came such a group as "Television».
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In a team "Television”Undoubtedly, the figure of Richard Hell deserves attention. Having dumped from the group even before the release of the first album, he joined the team "The heartbreakers". Where, in addition to him, was also Johnny Sanders from the collapsed by 1975 "New York Dolls". Here they are getting ready to go on stage.
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Well A Later He foundedRichard Hell and the Voidoids.With whom he recorded a kind of anthem of that generation "Blank generation».
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By the way, it is interesting to look at the photographs of that time. It is clearly seen that initially the image of punk was without pins and Iroquois. On the picture "The heartbreakers».
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After the collapseThe heartbreakers» Johnny Sanders played with Sid Vicious for a while. But it did not bring much fruit. Sid left this world too soon.
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Well, Sanders himself, having acquired a heroin addiction back in the 70s, did not live very long. He died in 1991. In general, it is also a figure suitable for the “outsiders” rubric.
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« Dead boys» another group of that first wave of American punks. Year of formation - 1976. Disbanded in 1979.
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Things are quite different with Dame Patti Smith. We are already talking about her somehow. Unlike most of the bands that broke out at that time, she still records albums.
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« blondie"oddly enough, they also left the club"CBGB". It's debatable whether they played punk rock early on in their careers, but posting a photo of the beautiful Debbie is a sweet thing.
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If we are already talking about women, it will not be out of place to recall the group “The Cramps". They started playing in 1973.
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Well, let's move across the ocean to old England. It is London that many associate with the punk movement, but as we see chronologically, New York should evoke such associations. The key to understanding is called Malcolm McLaren. He was the manager atNew York Dolls", visited the club"CBGB”And, having seen enough of the new fashion, he decided to cut the dough on this business in his native London. What he, in general, and succeeded. It was his protégésex Pistolsand eventually became the flagship of the punk movement.
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At the same time, one must understand that in addition to the legends of punk rock at that time in England there was a whole stream of bands. So in the same 1975, in parallel with "sex Pistols"gathered and"The Damned". Snapshot from the concert in "CBGB» 1977. It was an interesting era. A young group easily drives on tour across the ocean. By the way, albums are still being made to this day.
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« Buzzcocks» another English guys gathered to play in 1976. By the way, they are considered the founders of culture "DIYin the music industry. They still play too.
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About "Siouxsie and the Banshees»We are with you, too, once.
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Just like they talked about "The Adverts". Painfully there is a beautiful girl. Actually, according to the link above, there are several more groups where ladies were involved.
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Here I will mark such guys as "The Vibrators". Also since 1976 in his grandfather.
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And, of course,The clash". Another great guys.
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Worthy of attention andUK Subs". They really are considered to be the second wave of English punk rock.
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Also included in the second wave are “Sham69". However, these guys are more related to "Oi» scene. Punk rock by the end of the 70s began to mutate once again.
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From the same times, it is worth remembering about "Crass».
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And of course, aboutThe toy Dolls". These are definitely the second wave of punk rock. Formed in 1979.
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Meanwhile, across the ocean, the guys also did not doze off. So in 1977 there were formed "The Misfits».
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And at the same time, the group began to work "Plasmatics».
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In 1979, the guys from one of the most significant groups second wave of punk rock. "The Exploited". In general, by the beginning of the 80s they formed the canonical appearance of punks. It was they who invented the Iroquois to wear. But it's not just the Iroquois. The punk rock sound got faster and heavier.
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Around the same time, the guys from "G. B. H.". Another canonical guys in terms of appearance.
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Actually here the history of punk rock took a turn towards hard core. Interestingly, in the US, the hardcore scene didn't look the same as in England. Iroquois were not worn here. For example, here is the groupBlack Flagwho stood at the origins of the American hardcore movement.
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And here is "Dead Kennedys».
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Interestingly, now such music was not filled with heroin and alcohol. Came into fashion healthy lifestyle life. Concerts «Minor Threatwere generally held where the sale of alcohol was prohibited.
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« SSD» another band from the hardcore wave of the 80s.
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Relate to hard core and "Bad brains". The guys, by the way, started playing back in the late 70s, unlike previous groups that arose in the 80s.
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I will also mentionBad religion". It's also a pretty big group.
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Worthy of interest andAgnostic Front».
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Actually hardcore was distributed not only in the USA. Except "The Exploited" And "G. B. H." traded in EnglandDischarge».
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Were among the British andChaos UK". Here, by the way, it is also clear that the appearance was more in line with punk than that of colleagues from the USA.
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Well, for balance, I’ll also note “Disorderfrom the English.
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It's funny that "Beasty boys"Started at one time with punk rock. Here they are in the photo with Billy Idol.
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But it's much more interesting that in the mid-80s, in parallel with hardcore, pop punk was born. "NOFXare one of the oldest representatives of this genre. Played since 1983.
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At the same time, in the mid-80s, the group "The offspring».
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Well "Green dayhave been playing since the 80s too.
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I also note "Rancid”, True, these guys began their careers only in 1991. But obviously they and the above guys were the main locomotive of punk rock in the 90s.
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Later, in general, unmeasured representatives of this direction of the type "Blink182".
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However, in the USA they played not only commercially successful music. In 1990 there appeared "The casualties". Here by appearance It's clear what the guys were up to.
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Well, I’ll end the review with the group “slaves". This couple has only been playing since 2012, but they are great.
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It is clear that dozens of other groups were left behind. Moreover, I considered only the American and English scene. But there were groups in Germany, and in Japan, and in many other places. But, nevertheless, the most significant, in my opinion, I still singled out. That's all. Thank you for your attention and I hope for sensible additions. I'm sure I haven't heard a number of bands.
Musical direction punk rock emerged in the early 1970s. The United States is considered to be the birthplace of punk. In England this genre gained popularity a little later. The word Punk in English originally had a sharply negative connotation. In jargon, so called girls of easy virtue. In America, prisoners were branded with this designation. lower caste criminal world. Having entered the everyday lexicon, the term received the meaning of "dirty", "rotten", "garbage garbage".
The era of "garage rock"
At the very end of the 50s, a large number of amateur musical groups and collectives. This phenomenon had a very simple basis. The popularity of the great Beatles forced young performers to take up musical instruments.
"Garage rock" is also commonly called "proto-punk", because it was he who became the basis for the future mass movement. It received the name "garage" due to the fact that novice bands rehearsed in ordinary garages on primitive equipment. The music was notable for its compositional simplicity, rudeness, rigidity and extreme negligence during performance. The concept of about was practically absent. The main thing was the desire, not the ability to play. The performers created for themselves and a narrow circle of acquaintances and friends. This is how the first prerequisites for a punk party began to take shape.
The Sonics
The first signs of punk rock
American New York became the center of punk rock in the late 60s. The first real punks in this style deservedly considered the Ramones. Their music was very simple and had a high tempo. The songs could be no more than 30 seconds, based on the cry of just a few phrases of the vocalist to the deafening noise of the instruments.
British punk rock bands of the period were represented by The Damned and the Sex Pistols. It was the latter who laid the foundation for behavior on stage, professing aggression and a cheeky demeanor. An interesting phenomenon was that in the US punk rock remained mostly underground, and in the UK it turned into a broad youth movement.
Sex Pistols
English punk rock music grew into a global protest, speaking out against a rich existence, shaking the canons and respectable foundations. A significant social burden, which was demonstrated by the punk rock style, was the political background and dissatisfaction with the rules and regulations. The lyrics featured social appeals and statements.
A huge number of young bands copied the Sex Pistols, finding in the process a completely new color and sound. The main ideology was the idea lost generation”, which protests against everyone and everything. The music remained loud, brutal, hard and simple.
Style development: second wave
Punk rock of the 1980s, after a violent explosion, slowly began to lose popularity. Many famous teams broke up, and the most talented participants collectives began to look for themselves in others musical directions. But the calm was temporary. The search for fresh sound led to the emergence Black Flag and Circle Jerks. So the derivative genre of hardcore began to gain momentum. There was also a mixture of punk rock with heavy metal. The result can be evaluated in creativity bands The exploited. Aggression and protest steadily persisted. Most of the bands, however, could only be content with a deep underground and a narrow circle of fans.The Exploited
A new impetus to punk music could give a growing in musical circles post-punk and alternative rock movement. Outstanding representatives became Pixies and Sonic Youth.
In the 90s, the most significant can be considered mega popular groups The Offspring and Green Day. The sound of these world-class bands has become more melodic, amateur musicians have been replaced by real professionals. The energy and high tempo of punk rock, the availability and simplicity of compositions for the listener, went to groups from the punks of the first wave. The main additions can be considered professional performance, high-quality sound of instruments and vocals. The ideas of protest and aggression were replaced by unbridled musical joy and complete detachment, having received the definition of "California punk rock". The softest today can be considered an offshoot of pop-punk.
Punk rock in Russia
Like any other popular world movement, punk rock has been widely and for a long time represented on the territory of the Russian Federation. The story begins in 1979. Presented Russian punk rock bands of the first wave: "Automatic Satisfiers", " Civil uprising”, “Diogenes” and many others. Has become a cult Siberian group « civil defense". Widely popular among Russian punks was a group called "Gas Sector".
civil defense
Back in 1978, left-wing anarchist punks Crass from the English county of Essex uncompromisingly and unequivocally stated in the song " Punk Is Dead that punk, they say, died and, worse, sold out, the revolution was exchanged for currency. Nevertheless, three years later, the charismatic frontman of the Scottish punk band The Exploited, Watty Buchan, proclaimed his slogan in response to them, which became much more popular and replicated in the mass consciousness: “ Punk's Not Dead ».
One way or another, the debate about whether punk is still alive has been going on ever since its birth on the streets of London and New York in the 1970s. In this material, we decided, if not to answer this question, then at least to understand how modern European punk rock lives - we tried to be very diverse, so we did not focus on one specific manifestation of punk, but collected a vinaigrette: from dance and rhythmic to atonal and aggressive. The formal reason for this was today's Moscow concert of a young Danish punk band Iceage, whose second album "You" re Nothing" received even more rave reviews from critics than the magnificent debut album "New Brigade".
Terrible Feelings
The quartet Terrible Feelings, led by the charming vocalist Manuela Ivansson, was formed in the Swedish city of Malmö in 2010. A year later, they released their first mini-album Blank Heads. musical style bands range from garage punk to something like heavy rock and roll. Judging by their latest EP "Backwoods", released in August this year, the band's sound is gradually becoming more and more pure - probably grown up. But nevertheless the essence remains the same: Terrible Feelings is a very cheerful, a bit naive and cheerful punk in a teenage way.
The Gallows are an English hardcore punk band formed in 2005 in Watford. A year later, they released their first album "Orchestra of Wolves", highly acclaimed by reviewers from Kerrang!, NME and other music publications. In 2011, frontman Frank Carter left the band due to "creative differences" and formed with American guitarist Jim Carroll new group pure love. Despite this, Gallows released their self-titled third album in 2012 with new vocalist Wade McNeil.
We Are the Physics
The Scots We Are the Physics gathered in Glasgow in 2005 and released three years later debut album Are OK At Music. The boys themselves describe their style as "mutant sci-punk rock" and report being famous for their eccentric shows and B-movie aesthetics. Concerning musical influences, then among them are the cult art-punks Devo, the Japanese Polysics with their “screaming pogo-punk” and even the most famous rock and roll bespectacled Buddy Holly. Mixing all this, we get a fashionable dance punk with elements of mat-rock - this, of course, is not what their compatriots from The Exploited had in mind, but formally still punk rock.
The Rue D'la Soif quartet from Rennes, France has a very unusual instrument for punk rock - the accordion. Something similar would probably have happened if the famous accordionist Yvette Orner decided to record with the British punk patriarchs The Clash. The group was formed in 2004, in 2008 they released their debut album "Quoi Qu'on En Dise...", and literally from day to day their second disc "L'Ardoise" should appear - not so hurricane and peppy, but much more lyrical, judging by the first singles.
Danish power trio The Movement was formed in Copenhagen in 2002. They play mod-rock with elements of punk and ska, inspired by The Jam, The Who and The Clash, as well as (carefully!) Karl Marx and Rosa Luxembourg. Influence British subculture mods are also noticeable in the design of the group's records, among which on this moment There are already three full-length albums. It is better to start acquaintance with the band from their debut album “Move!”, replete with good-quality ska-punk action movies with lyrics about the fight against a hypocritical society, wasted youth, but not lost ideals.
Garage punks The Heartburns got together in the Finnish city of Turku in 2001 and released their first record in 2003. After a string of singles, splits and concert tours the group broke up in order to be reborn in Helsinki in 2006 with a new line-up, with only two members of the original, and finally record their debut album “Fucked Up in a Bad Way” with ten songs full of anger, hopelessness and alcohol intoxication. After releasing another album in 2008, the band exists to this day, regularly arranging concerts and reissuing on vinyl their poor legacy.
Lendakaris Muertos
The Spanish comedy-punk band Lendakaris Muertos was formed in Pamplona in 2004, and their self-titled debut album was released a year later. The guys play "fast orthodox punk" (as they say) with ironic lyrics that make fun of many social and political issues, including the confrontation between Spain and the so-called Basque Country, releasing unambiguous witticisms regarding both sides of the conflict.
