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. Punk's word English language initially had a sharply negative connotation. In jargon, so called girls of easy virtue. In America, prisoners of the lower caste of the underworld were stigmatized with such a designation. 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, there was a large number of amateur musical groups and collectives. This phenomenon was very a simple framework. 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 of the “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 members of the bands began to look for themselves in other 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 the mega-popular bands 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
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 with 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. Exit debut album on Reprise Records allowed 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 this genre made him popular in the US.
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. The main role in its creation was played by Dexter Holland and Greg Krisel, who studied in the same class. 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.
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 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 founded"Richard 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.
“I imagine myself as a huge, blazing comet, a shooting star. Everyone freezes, looks up and is surprised: “Look, look!” And then - shhhh, and I'm gone, people will never see anything like this again, and they will never be able to forget me - never.
Jim Morrison
"Punk rock is alive" - say the gray walls of the abandoned, colorful from the numerical inscriptions of craftsmen. But is this statement true? After all, when the first wave of punk rock was born in the 70s, British bands simply aspired to play stunning and radical music, despite the fact that their musical skills could hardly be called worthy. But most modern punk rock collectives are only a pathetic parody, a faded shade great era. They often immerse themselves in electronica, at times they are more like pop-rock, continuing to exchange cheap antics and a pseudo-politicized form.
Many musical intellectuals prefer not to regard punk rock as something special or eternal, much less significant. However, this is a false opinion. Born from the ashes of rock and roll, rockabilly and glam rock, punk rock has given rise to an incredible number of new musical paradigms - the culture of fanzines, straight edge, aggressive hardcore, Oi!, new combinations of ska-punk and post-punk. Megalyrics pays tribute great The Misfits, The Stooges, Sex Pistols, Ramones and many other punk rock bands, bowing their heads to their eternal creativity. To your attention Top 10 pan-rock bands of all time according to the magazine Rolling stone s.
10 Bad Brains
Bad Brains is an American hardcore band formed in Washington DC in 1975. They started their career with jazz fusion, but after only a couple of years, thanks to their punk rock hit Rozz & Negative Trend - Never Say Die, henceforth radically changed their sound. Also, Bad Brains remain one of the few African-American bands to have made it onto the CBGB scene. In a relatively short time, their sound has evolved and improved, experimenting with everything from soul reggae to hard metal. To this day Bad Brains are one of the great bands of the 70's era. Today, Bad Brains continue to tour with the same line-up for three decades and in this moment are working on their ninth studio album.
9. Social Distortion
Inspired by the first generation of punk rock bands, Mike Ness created Social Distortion in 1978, a band that became one of the most famous start 80s, and, unlike many of their compatriots, they have not betrayed punk rock to this day. In 1992, in the midst of all sorts of grunge movements, Social Distortion released their incredible album Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell. The band's line-up was changed only once, due to the death of guitarist Dennis Danell in 2000. Since then, Social Distortion has continued to record albums and play regular shows.
8. The Misfits
Glenn Danzig (Glenn Danzig) took the name of the group from the horror film of the same name, the penultimate one with the participation of Marilyn Monroe - Restless. The band was formed in 1977 and seemed to deliberately shock the parents of the kids, as they played incredibly fast songs with killer lyrics and brutal lyrics that would have stunned even The Ramones. The Misfits drew their inspiration from old horror films, even the image of the group was appropriate - gloomy black colors, skulls, skeletons and almost all song themes - a reflection of what they saw in horror. However, such a shocking and shocking appearance had a negative impact on their future, because not a single record company did not agree to release their first two albums, which prevented them from appearing on the shelves of music stores until 1982. By that time, Danzig already had his own view on solo career and the group broke up. Over the next few years, bands such as Metallica and Guns N' Roses cited influence legendary The Misfits in their work. The popularity of the group increased only by 1995, since that time The Misfits have been touring the world.
7. Black Flag
The era of Henry Rollins was long before contemporary artists and VH1's most requested musicians. hardcore Black band Flag was actually created back in 1976, inspired by the simplicity and immediacy of The Ramones' first album by guitarist Greg Ginn. Initially, the group had the name Panic, the composition of which was unstable. Wild Black Flag concerts were often held at party houses or other non-traditional venues. They became legends as they inspired countless new bands. And the team said goodbye to their own work in 1986.
6. Iggy and The Stooges
What could be sadder than the story of the Stooges. When the proto-punk icon fell apart in 1974, no one even noticed. It happened on the eve of the release of their third album, under the label of a major company. In the same period when the brain of Iggy Pop (Iggy Pop) was slowly paralyzed by drugs. However, over the following decades, the legends of Iggy and the Stooges grew slowly but rapidly. Like the Sex Pistols and Guns N' Roses, The Stooges were reformed in 2003, suddenly headlining most of the festivals of the time. Despite the death of their guitarist Ron Asheton, they continue to tour regularly with the album Rawpower.
5. Dead Kennedys
The Dead Kennedys really affected an entire generation of people. With songs like Too Drunk To Fuck, Holiday In Cambodia And Nazi Punks Fuck Off(not to mention their extravagant collective name), many social services in the early 80s had a grudge against them, suggesting that they were just a bunch of rapists, anarchists and moral freaks. But, in our time, anyone who listens to at least a couple of their songs will easily notice sarcastic and ironic notes. The group broke up in 1986, and frontman Jello Biafra (Jello Biafra) subsequently led the Green Party organization and took up art. The rest of the band reunited and have been playing shows without him since 2001.
4 Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols - partially living legend, garnering attention for her obscene television appearances, clothing, arrests, hairstyles, and drug use. It is thanks to this whole set that their brief, but bright career outshines even Cobain with his album Never Mind. Almost every Pistols song is a punk rock classic. Their 1996 reunion created a lot of noise and material for the newspapers. Replacing the deceased Sid Vicious with the good old Glen Matlock, they still go on tour every few years.
3. Ramones
In many ways, the Ramones are on the list of the so-called "damned bands". For the first 20 years of their existence, they never rose above position 66 in the world charts. And vocalist Joey Ramone struggled with obsessive-compulsive disorder all his life, while bassist Dee Dee Ramone was a hopeless junkie. When the band disbanded in 1996, in just a couple of years the legends about them grew, and the Ramones' music finally began to appear in films and television shows. They were later honored with a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
2. The Clash
The Clash era lasted only seven years, but for that a short time they had an incredible impact on the course of the history of rock. Even The Beatles failed to make such a leap. The Clash began their careers like many traditional punk bands, releasing their debut single White Riot. But soon the guys began to experiment with all sorts of musical styles from rockabilly to reggae and even hip-hop. Their album London Calling often cited as one of the greatest records of all time, and all five that follow are perfect masterpieces. Since 1985, the group has not reunited again.
1. Green Day
Perhaps the holders of the highest ratings are the participants Green bands day. They are probably even more in demand on the Internet than The Ramones and The Clash. Now it is easier to talk about their significance than in the early 2000s, when Green Day's career seemed disastrous. They lit up while performing on the same stage with Blink-182 in the summer of 2002. And now it is difficult to name a much greater punk rock band on the planet, given the sales of the album american idiot. The brilliant tours of 2004 forever changed the future of Green Day - they began to play for entire stadiums and settled with their hits for a long time on the steps of the world charts, longer than any other pan-rock band.
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 musical direction- it has become 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 are a youth subculture, the main features of which were ideological nihilism, nonconformism, denial of social foundations, a critical attitude towards power, protest against material assets 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 musical style it was used as a curse. 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.
