Punk Rock Research Paper
Punk Rock:
Through History
Michael Carlton Abalon
MMA-1, ENG012, A52
Prof. Jhona Niem
November 24, 2010
“Punk is always something that`s going to be with us and to try and explain that would be stupid at this point”. -Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day
Punk Rock: Through History 1
“This could be the day that I’ve died, this could be the day that I’ve died...” The lyrics from Don McLean’s song (1971) “American Pie” which was best known for its lyrics about the February 3, 1959 plane crash, which killed three rock and roll legends, Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and J.P Richardson, and coined as “The Day the Music Died”. Although Rock and Roll’s most promising performers are gone, the rock and roll music still lived in …show more content…
As they call it the “new wave”, a subgenre of rock music that emerged in company with Punk music, although Punk became more popular and the early 70s to the mid 70s. This new genre entered the music scene in the early 80s, with its new sound, style, and the electronic sounds made by the synthesizers, The New Wave era killed the anarchism and thrash population of Punk fanatics by the time of its success (Gordon, 2009). The Sex Pistols disbanded in 1978 because of some misunderstandings between the band members. In the late 80s, New Wave bands such as the Depeche Mode, The Go-Go’s and artists like Cyndi Lauper dominated the top hit charts. Punk submerged and was left behind, only a few were making it in the Top Charts, Many other genres just emerged and made it in the world music scene such as Hardcore punk, developed in Southern California. With its aggressive beats, shouting vocals, it is way heavier than the original Punk itself. Another story lies again in London, wherein Oi! , another subgenre of Punk, grows its popularity in 1980. Although Oi! Is a subgenre of Punk, there are some differences that separates them, including the lyrics, it contains less-political lyrics (less anarchism). The Oi! Movement was stuck in a controversy just because of the Oi! Compilation album entitled “Strength Thru Oi!” Its album covers an image of …show more content…
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5263364.stm * McLean, Don. (1982). American Pie. On American Pie [Vinyl Record].
United Artists Records. * Nelson, Andrew. “Rock ‘n’ Ribs Begininngs”. San Francisco Magazine, 2004. http://www.sanfranmag.com/story/rock-n-ribs-beginnings * Petridis, Alexis. “Misunderstood or hateful? Oi!’s Rise And Fall”. Guardian News and Media Limited, 2010. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/mar/18/oi-cockney-rejects-garry-bushell-interview * Recording Industry Association of America. (2005). Idiot Rules! . Retrieved Novermber 27, 2010, From http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=0535F2FC-4B80-F5DD-14FD-27585998FEEA&searchterms=green%20day%20dookie&terminclude=&termexact=
References
* Rich, Michael. “The Day The Music Died”.
Fifties Web, 2010. Retrieved from http://www.fiftiesweb.com/crash.htm * Triggs, Teal. “Scissors and Glue: Punk Fanzines and the Creation of a DIY Aesthetic”.
Oxford Journals, 2006. http://jdh.oxfordjournals.org/content/19/1/69.abstract * Woods, Scott. “Interview With Dave Marsh”. Retrieved November 20, 2010, from
Through History
Michael Carlton Abalon
MMA-1, ENG012, A52
Prof. Jhona Niem
November 24, 2010
“Punk is always something that`s going to be with us and to try and explain that would be stupid at this point”. -Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day
Punk Rock: Through History 1
“This could be the day that I’ve died, this could be the day that I’ve died...” The lyrics from Don McLean’s song (1971) “American Pie” which was best known for its lyrics about the February 3, 1959 plane crash, which killed three rock and roll legends, Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and J.P Richardson, and coined as “The Day the Music Died”. Although Rock and Roll’s most promising performers are gone, the rock and roll music still lived in …show more content…
As they call it the “new wave”, a subgenre of rock music that emerged in company with Punk music, although Punk became more popular and the early 70s to the mid 70s. This new genre entered the music scene in the early 80s, with its new sound, style, and the electronic sounds made by the synthesizers, The New Wave era killed the anarchism and thrash population of Punk fanatics by the time of its success (Gordon, 2009). The Sex Pistols disbanded in 1978 because of some misunderstandings between the band members. In the late 80s, New Wave bands such as the Depeche Mode, The Go-Go’s and artists like Cyndi Lauper dominated the top hit charts. Punk submerged and was left behind, only a few were making it in the Top Charts, Many other genres just emerged and made it in the world music scene such as Hardcore punk, developed in Southern California. With its aggressive beats, shouting vocals, it is way heavier than the original Punk itself. Another story lies again in London, wherein Oi! , another subgenre of Punk, grows its popularity in 1980. Although Oi! Is a subgenre of Punk, there are some differences that separates them, including the lyrics, it contains less-political lyrics (less anarchism). The Oi! Movement was stuck in a controversy just because of the Oi! Compilation album entitled “Strength Thru Oi!” Its album covers an image of …show more content…
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5263364.stm * McLean, Don. (1982). American Pie. On American Pie [Vinyl Record].
United Artists Records. * Nelson, Andrew. “Rock ‘n’ Ribs Begininngs”. San Francisco Magazine, 2004. http://www.sanfranmag.com/story/rock-n-ribs-beginnings * Petridis, Alexis. “Misunderstood or hateful? Oi!’s Rise And Fall”. Guardian News and Media Limited, 2010. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/mar/18/oi-cockney-rejects-garry-bushell-interview * Recording Industry Association of America. (2005). Idiot Rules! . Retrieved Novermber 27, 2010, From http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=0535F2FC-4B80-F5DD-14FD-27585998FEEA&searchterms=green%20day%20dookie&terminclude=&termexact=
References
* Rich, Michael. “The Day The Music Died”.
Fifties Web, 2010. Retrieved from http://www.fiftiesweb.com/crash.htm * Triggs, Teal. “Scissors and Glue: Punk Fanzines and the Creation of a DIY Aesthetic”.
Oxford Journals, 2006. http://jdh.oxfordjournals.org/content/19/1/69.abstract * Woods, Scott. “Interview With Dave Marsh”. Retrieved November 20, 2010, from