Comparison Of Post-Punk And Sex Pistols
Punk
A power of anti-establishment, a behavior of breaking mainstream, a style to be ourselves, these are all the soul of Punk, a great genre of Rock’n Roll to be created in 1970’s. The most iconic band of Punk is Sex Pistols undoubtedly. No matter if they invented the Punk or not, they have brought this style to the world. They use the powerful, fast-paced, straight rhythm and tone to perform the music and vent their emotion unpretentiously. Besides, the clothing they wear, the lyric they write, the design of album cove, all of these become a Punk Style. And this kind of style influences society, politics, and art. Although, Punk shot Sex Pistols to fame only during 1975 to 1978, any record which they done has significant impact on later generations. Hence, Punk could be recognized as a kind of culture and art.
Post-Punk
Post Punk emerged from the late 1970’s and it’s a new adventure and art explored from Punk. Though, Post Punk extracts the element from Punk, it still has distinct difference than Punk. Post Punk remains the basic tone of Punk but it extended the Punk to more complex. It starts to use …show more content…
sound synthesizer or other high technic for production and blended the components from various music styles such as electronic, black dance, or funk. This combination allows Post Punk be more experimental in listening and has more potential to develop. Therefore, lots of later music styles are based on the early Post Punk like underground, alternative rock and indie rock. Moreover, the identity of music between the each Post Punk band is more recognizable. The spirit of Post Punk is not straight as Punk. It is more introverted and be more focus on self-expression of mind. The lyric and rhythm are crafted more on details. And even on the visual image is really different. The punk band member usually has distinct personal style however, the post punk band pay attention on harmony of members.
Joy Division is one of most influential rock band of Post Punk. They established in late 1976, after their first watch of Sex Pistols’ live. Although Joy Division got the inspiration form Sex Pistols, they came out in their own way. They don’t pursue the character of each member but put more effort on their distinct rhythm and tone of music. For instance, they usually wear with black tidy suit and play the unique guitar tone. Besides, the way they perform is presenting the complex emotion with simple music elements. They present the gloomy and struggling feeling in their song. The composition of chord is simple but it is trying to show the complicated emotion. This interaction between the simple and complex established the new performing way and music style that have considerable effect on later rock age.
Post Punk Revival
In the late 1990’s, there are bands start to produce the music based on Post Punk and they also inspired by garage rock and new wave. These bands combine different sounds and aesthetics of music and begin to cross various genres. Like Post Punk to Punk, Post Punk Revival extracts the element form Post Punk and recomposes these components. They let people to recall the image of classic band from Post Punk. Some bands are follow the track which those Post Punk band done and some are add more elements into their music style such as dance or electronic. Post Punk Revival try to bring the new image on Post Punk at the age of people sick of many traditional music genres. Post Punk Revival preserves spirit of Punk and also evokes the people’s passion of Post Punk. They make music more distinctive between bands. Every successful Post Punk Revival has their own unique character, and sometimes the different bands give you very different feeling of music even though they comes from the same root. Moreover, these bands have good new taste on dress that also leads a new fashion style.
This revival trend carries many bands become famous after 2000. Like The Killers, they invented their style by combining the pop and recalling the classic Post Punk, Arctic Monkeys which gets great review from many music medias, they have the energy of Punk and develop it into a new mature music type and Bloc Party which blends the dancing music into Post Punk. These bands could demonstrate how diverse of Post Punk Revival is. There are three bands that could be most representative for the Post Punk Revival. You could almost find them in every top list of media, The Strokes, Interpol and The Libertines. The Strokes and Interpol are both form in New York but they have distinct music type. The Strokes could satisfy the old Punk fan’s liking and the taste of new age because they have the essence of Punk but reinvented in new way and also create their own unique style. Most of the song of The Strokes is pretty short just like the old Punk but they are more introverted comparing to Punk. The rhythm is also fast-paced but not raging, it’s a brisk rhythm. The rhythm companies with the laid-back vocal that shape out their particular style. The Strokes is usually to perform one instrument as main role during each period of song and the means of interaction of each instrument is just perfect, performing the terse and vigorous so The Strokes is able to grasp lots rock fan’s attention. Moreover, the dress they wear even becomes the model in the fashion magazine that influences the fashion industry as well. Therefore, The Strokes could be recognized the band conserve the spirit of Punk and also combine the elements from Post Punk and shows in modern way.
The Interpol is also the bands that got plenty of attention while they came out the first album. Many old rock fans see them as the successor of Joy Division. They show similar gloomy aura in their song that makes listener feel some kind of darkness. The song blend with more effects of synthesizer and the average length of song is longer than original Punk style. The rhythm is light and soft and the sounds of instruments are merged into each other more than The Strokes’ way.
The Libertines seems a band of reincarnating Sex Pistols.
They both formed in London and have the same behavior and attitude in their private life. They totally represent the name of band, libertines. They debauch, drug and fight with each other. And these behaviors also show in their songs. The song is short like The Strokes’ but they have more wild character in it just like the early Punk. The songs and the performance are both straight and free. There sound no regular chorus in their song but it even attracted more to the audience. The wildness and roughness of The Libertines evoke every rock fan the primitive spirit of Punk. Besides, the design of album cover uses the classic element of Punk, bricolage that pays respect to Sex Pistols. However, it’s a pity that they split after they came out the second album just as dramatic as Sex
Pistols.
There are hundreds of music genres and Punk goes 30 years to explore to Post Punk Revival, from the simplicity to complexity and from single field to muti-combination in various field. Probably there might be some critics about the purity of music but I think I am very pleasure to experience all of these progresses.
Every good music we listen today is come from a great age so after 10 years there might be a new music style called Post Post Punk Revival.
A power of anti-establishment, a behavior of breaking mainstream, a style to be ourselves, these are all the soul of Punk, a great genre of Rock’n Roll to be created in 1970’s. The most iconic band of Punk is Sex Pistols undoubtedly. No matter if they invented the Punk or not, they have brought this style to the world. They use the powerful, fast-paced, straight rhythm and tone to perform the music and vent their emotion unpretentiously. Besides, the clothing they wear, the lyric they write, the design of album cove, all of these become a Punk Style. And this kind of style influences society, politics, and art. Although, Punk shot Sex Pistols to fame only during 1975 to 1978, any record which they done has significant impact on later generations. Hence, Punk could be recognized as a kind of culture and art.
Post-Punk
Post Punk emerged from the late 1970’s and it’s a new adventure and art explored from Punk. Though, Post Punk extracts the element from Punk, it still has distinct difference than Punk. Post Punk remains the basic tone of Punk but it extended the Punk to more complex. It starts to use …show more content…
sound synthesizer or other high technic for production and blended the components from various music styles such as electronic, black dance, or funk. This combination allows Post Punk be more experimental in listening and has more potential to develop. Therefore, lots of later music styles are based on the early Post Punk like underground, alternative rock and indie rock. Moreover, the identity of music between the each Post Punk band is more recognizable. The spirit of Post Punk is not straight as Punk. It is more introverted and be more focus on self-expression of mind. The lyric and rhythm are crafted more on details. And even on the visual image is really different. The punk band member usually has distinct personal style however, the post punk band pay attention on harmony of members.
Joy Division is one of most influential rock band of Post Punk. They established in late 1976, after their first watch of Sex Pistols’ live. Although Joy Division got the inspiration form Sex Pistols, they came out in their own way. They don’t pursue the character of each member but put more effort on their distinct rhythm and tone of music. For instance, they usually wear with black tidy suit and play the unique guitar tone. Besides, the way they perform is presenting the complex emotion with simple music elements. They present the gloomy and struggling feeling in their song. The composition of chord is simple but it is trying to show the complicated emotion. This interaction between the simple and complex established the new performing way and music style that have considerable effect on later rock age.
Post Punk Revival
In the late 1990’s, there are bands start to produce the music based on Post Punk and they also inspired by garage rock and new wave. These bands combine different sounds and aesthetics of music and begin to cross various genres. Like Post Punk to Punk, Post Punk Revival extracts the element form Post Punk and recomposes these components. They let people to recall the image of classic band from Post Punk. Some bands are follow the track which those Post Punk band done and some are add more elements into their music style such as dance or electronic. Post Punk Revival try to bring the new image on Post Punk at the age of people sick of many traditional music genres. Post Punk Revival preserves spirit of Punk and also evokes the people’s passion of Post Punk. They make music more distinctive between bands. Every successful Post Punk Revival has their own unique character, and sometimes the different bands give you very different feeling of music even though they comes from the same root. Moreover, these bands have good new taste on dress that also leads a new fashion style.
This revival trend carries many bands become famous after 2000. Like The Killers, they invented their style by combining the pop and recalling the classic Post Punk, Arctic Monkeys which gets great review from many music medias, they have the energy of Punk and develop it into a new mature music type and Bloc Party which blends the dancing music into Post Punk. These bands could demonstrate how diverse of Post Punk Revival is. There are three bands that could be most representative for the Post Punk Revival. You could almost find them in every top list of media, The Strokes, Interpol and The Libertines. The Strokes and Interpol are both form in New York but they have distinct music type. The Strokes could satisfy the old Punk fan’s liking and the taste of new age because they have the essence of Punk but reinvented in new way and also create their own unique style. Most of the song of The Strokes is pretty short just like the old Punk but they are more introverted comparing to Punk. The rhythm is also fast-paced but not raging, it’s a brisk rhythm. The rhythm companies with the laid-back vocal that shape out their particular style. The Strokes is usually to perform one instrument as main role during each period of song and the means of interaction of each instrument is just perfect, performing the terse and vigorous so The Strokes is able to grasp lots rock fan’s attention. Moreover, the dress they wear even becomes the model in the fashion magazine that influences the fashion industry as well. Therefore, The Strokes could be recognized the band conserve the spirit of Punk and also combine the elements from Post Punk and shows in modern way.
The Interpol is also the bands that got plenty of attention while they came out the first album. Many old rock fans see them as the successor of Joy Division. They show similar gloomy aura in their song that makes listener feel some kind of darkness. The song blend with more effects of synthesizer and the average length of song is longer than original Punk style. The rhythm is light and soft and the sounds of instruments are merged into each other more than The Strokes’ way.
The Libertines seems a band of reincarnating Sex Pistols.
They both formed in London and have the same behavior and attitude in their private life. They totally represent the name of band, libertines. They debauch, drug and fight with each other. And these behaviors also show in their songs. The song is short like The Strokes’ but they have more wild character in it just like the early Punk. The songs and the performance are both straight and free. There sound no regular chorus in their song but it even attracted more to the audience. The wildness and roughness of The Libertines evoke every rock fan the primitive spirit of Punk. Besides, the design of album cover uses the classic element of Punk, bricolage that pays respect to Sex Pistols. However, it’s a pity that they split after they came out the second album just as dramatic as Sex
Pistols.
There are hundreds of music genres and Punk goes 30 years to explore to Post Punk Revival, from the simplicity to complexity and from single field to muti-combination in various field. Probably there might be some critics about the purity of music but I think I am very pleasure to experience all of these progresses.
Every good music we listen today is come from a great age so after 10 years there might be a new music style called Post Post Punk Revival.