Why Was Punk Rock So Prominent, So Everlasting?

Ripped jeans, skateboarding, revolution, and so much more Punk Rock was an iconic moment in not only music but also in history itself. Punk Rock started in the mid-1970s and its new revolutionary style and music would last an eternity. This new age was the result of a disaffected few who’s desire to revolt would be a catalyst that ignited a movement that would fluctuate continuously for 40 years. One might ask: why was Punk Rock so prominent, so everlasting? In order to answer this, one must consider Punk Rock’s most crucial factors: the commonplace that made the music relatable, its political lyrics, and its profound innovations.
To fully understand the reason punk rock was able to come into existence one must acknowledge the previous decade
The name of this band? The Ramones. The 4 men in this band, dressed in leather jackets, ripped jeans, and never smiling in photo shoots, brought a new attitude/style to the music scene in 1976 when they released their self-titled album. At first, the album would not have much success in sales as it only reached 111 on the Billboard top albums, but the structure and foundation of the music would last a lifetime. Many future bands would point to The Ramones as their inspiration to start music, and even now, 40 years later, their song Blitzkrieg Bop is played on the radio and chanted in sports stadiums. The music itself had a raw and fast sound and thereby took rock back to its primal years of Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley. The Ramones under 3-minute songs and fast playing style was new, revolutionary, and relatable to the 1970s youth who were looking for a newer and fresher way to stand out after the counterculture was the conformist style. However, it was not solely the American teenagers who were dressing in ripped jeans, rebelling against authority, and increasing the magnitude of the punk movement, the new music was on the rise in Britain.
British band The Clash demonstrate the more political side of punk. Their songs talk against war and government actions and the “...angrier their songs about imperialism,
However, in 2011 a group Russian of women who called themselves Pisya Riot began using punk rock style to speak out for an extremely modern ideal: feminism. Feminism in Russia was an idea that was “an academic pursuit, and an unpopular one” (Gessen, para 9). In order for Pisya Riot to pursue this ideal and ignite a revolution, these ladies had to be loud, intense, and new. Their music was not popular, or well-constructed for that matter, but their plans and execution was. They set up in playgrounds or buildings after dark and caught the attention of many nighttimers and revolutionaries all the same. The music was aggressive, containing immense profanity and harsh phrases such as “become a feminist, kill the sexist”. Although the music was outrageously aggressive, it caught the attention of many around the world and influenced these people’s views on feminism. Pisya Riot’s rebellion was a common place for many feminists worldwide and because Pisya Riot’s message about the struggles of being a female was remarkably clear and relatable when they were arrested and jailed for their radical ideology, the court case was met with “worldwide support for the women's release…” (Gessen para 4). In short, Pisya Riot was a fragment in punk rock as a whole, but it demonstrates how even now when there was a need for rebellion and a time for