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This is a list of notable punk rock bands who have been referred to or have had their music described as Oi!. The 4-Skins;
Oi! is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. [3] The music and its associated subculture had the goal of bringing together punks , skinheads , and other disaffected working-class youth.
Splodgenessabounds are an English punk rock band formed in Keston, Kent. The band is associated with the Oi! and punk pathetique genres. Their frontman is Max Splodge (born Martin Everest). [1] They have scored three UK singles chart entries, including one Top 10 hit and a second Top 30 hit. [2]
Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll [2] [3] [4] and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced short, fast-paced songs with hard-edged melodies and singing styles with stripped-down ...
Captain Oi! Records is a punk rock and Oi! record label based in High Wycombe, England. [1] The company has released over 300 albums by many notable punk and Oi! bands of the late 1970s and 1980s. [2] The label was set up by Mark Brennan, former bassist of The Business, who had previously co-run Link Records and the Dojo subsidiary of Castle ...
The 4-Skins are a punk rock band from the East End of London, England. [3] Originally composed of Gary Hodges (vocals), 'Hoxton' Tom McCourt ( guitar ), Steve 'H' Harmer ( bass ) and John Jacobs (drums), the group was formed in 1979 and disbanded in 1984 – although new line-ups formed in 2007 and 2008.
Chelsea are an English punk rock band which formed in 1976. [1] Three of the four original band members went on to found Generation X.. More than two decades after its release, the band's debut single, "Right to Work", was included in the Mojo list of the best punk rock singles of all time.
Angelic Upstarts are regarded as pioneers of the Oi! punk subgenre. [29] In 2001, Various Artists cover album We Are The People was released in tribute to the Upstarts, including tracks from bands such as Leatherface , The Oppressed , Red London and Red Alert . [ 30 ]