Their shock value not only brought them fame, but made them the single most recognisable punk band. Therefore, many believed that punk rock began with the Pistols, while others believed it made punk into a novelty and signified the beginning of the end.
Despite the inner confusion in the punk movement, punk rock made several things clear to international audiences. Punk Rock, in its social group, were able to put across to the audience, their expression and language. It provided a fresh alternative to a boring, inactive and dull music scene.
But most of all, punk rock legacy lies in its introduction of self employment and activism. It illustrated that anyone can do it themselves, without relying on the commercial media or the luxury of having financial wealth. Against the environment of mass consumer agreement, the punk rock movement made a statement of individuality that was heard worldwide.
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Social No. 2:
Punk music and culture has had a great impact on many different aspects of culture, both in its own right and by fundamentally changing the social environment which other western cultures share with it. Despite the wide variety of modern elements of punk, it is generally agreed that the culture began in England in the years 1976 to 1981, when the first and simplest from of punk music began and ended.
There was a recognisable progression in the kind of music being created during this era. This is a progression which went on to result in the pervading influence of punk in areas of the culture where it could never have imagined being influential back during its birth, when it was a youth culture and an outsider culture.
Although punk music was a very English thing until the early eighties, the bands which led Malcolm McLaren to create a band called the Sex Pistols in early 1976 were American, principally the New York Dolls, for the image and attitude, and the Stooges, for the basis of the music. Punk was a reaction against the posing of the current bands of the mid seventies, progressive rock bands with songs so indulgent and inaccessible to the youth of Britain that there was an obvious gap in youth culture.
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Post 1970’s punk and political:
The punk rock of the early and mid-1990s featured bands such as , , and , who would later go on to be well-known among the punk scene. , an independent record label started by of , would become the home of the "" sound, characterised by bands like , , and .
Punk quickly became more accessible to the average person, amid complaints from underground punk fans that, by being signed to major labels and appearing on , these bands were buying into the system that punk was created to rebel against, and as a result, could not be considered true punk. This debate continues with the popularity of in the early 2000s, and the “” trend of recent times.
Regardless, there is still a thriving underground punk scene in both North America and Europe. Many punk bands still retain the political streak of their forefathers. The political success of and has inspired both songs and political action, such as the “” movement, that can be compared to the original rage at Reagan and Thatcher.
Originally punks faced harassment and even violence from others, such as in Britain, where punks were infamously involved in brawls with fans. Nowadays, it is relatively socially acceptable to be punk and play punk rock music, and it is often merely a fashion statement for youth. Some people believe that the punk scene has lost its originality and now had a lot of explosive creativity, rebellion, anger, hate, and individualism, and that it has become something quite different to what it once was.
On Green Day's 1994 breakthrough album Dookie, the Sex Pistols' anarchic smashing of gender and generational codes is reframed as possibly ironic adolescent male narcissism. Green Day offers no such modulation. The video for the first single off the album Dookie features the group at their most Sex-Pistol-like--shot before the gravy train, it shows the band as jittery, bug-eyed teens indeed, both Rotten and Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong, were teens when their first major album hit big.
In the center of a large division in America regarding the political views of the government, Green Day produced and released their current album, American Idiot. This album is arguably Green Day's best album to date. Putting all the political and controversial lyrics aside, the album is a masterpiece. The album makes a listener feel like they're going through a story. The current single is the first track, "American Idiot." This provides the background information for the rest of the album. Highlighted by two, nine minute epics, the album takes the listener through a journey in national and political chaos. It is by far the most controversial album Green Day has produced. However, it is also the best.
Environmental-
Punk music and culture has had a great impact on many different aspects of culture, both in its own right and by fundamentally changing the social environment which other western cultures share with it. Despite the wide variety of modern elements of punk, it is generally agreed that the culture began in England in the years 1976 to 1981, when the first and simplest from of punk music began and ended.
There was a recognisable progression in the kind of music being created during this era. This is a progression which went on to result in the pervading influence of punk in areas of the culture where it could never have imagined being influential back during its birth, when it was a youth culture and an outsider culture.
Although punk music, which called itself punk music, was a very English thing until the early eighties, the bands which led Malcolm McLaren to the Sex Pistols in early 1976 were American for the image and attitude. Punk was a reaction against the pretentiousness of the prevailing bands of the mid seventies, progressive rock bands with songs so indulgent and inaccessible to the youth of Britain that there was an obvious gap in youth culture.
