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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 ...
This is a timeline of punk rock, from its beginnings in the 1960s to the present day. Bands or albums listed either side of 1976 are of diverse genres and are retrospectively called by their genre name that was used during the era of their release.
Considered the first album of its kind to combine punk rock with American roots music, helped to create punk blues. [78] [79] UNCUT: The 500 Greatest Albums of The 1980s: #302 [10] Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. [26] Classic Rock's 100 Greatest Albums Of The '80s: #76 [54] Wiener's 100 Best Records of the Century: #77 ...
Cowpunk (or country punk) is a subgenre of punk rock that began in the United Kingdom and Southern California in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It combines punk rock or new wave with country , folk , and blues in its sound, lyrical subject matter, attitude, and style.
The Adicts are a British punk rock band from Ipswich, Suffolk, England. [1] A popular English punk rock band of the 1980s, they were often in the indie charts during that decade. [2] [3] The Adicts originated as The Afterbirth in late 1975 but never had any music or played any shows. They later became The Pinz. [4]
The film features some early pioneers of the hardcore punk music scene including Bad Brains, Black Flag, D.O.A., Minor Threat, Minutemen, SSD, and others. [4] It was released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on February 20, 2007.
X is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles. The original members are vocalist Exene Cervenka , vocalist-bassist John Doe , guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer D. J. Bonebrake . The band released seven studio albums from 1980 to 1993.
As punk rock grew in popularity, the Patti Smith Group toured the U.S. and Europe. The rawer sound of the group's second album, Radio Ethiopia, reflected this. Considerably less accessible than Horses, Radio Ethiopia initially received poor reviews. However, several of its songs have stood the test of time, and Smith still performs them live. [23]