Punk

Punk music originated in the late 1970s, primarily as a response to the cultural sterility of progressive rock, in the United Kingdom with bands such as the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Buzzcocks. It quickly spread to the USA and has continued to rise in popularity.

Musicality

Punk is charactarised by up-tempo guitar/bass arrangements. The lyrics can be concerned with any topic, generally, but are almost always written with a 1-2, 1-2 rhyme scheme. By design, the songs are usually structured to be very simplistic rock songs of the 1-4-5 chord progression variety.

Dancing

Various methods of dancing to it have emerged, such as skanking and pogo-ing. Punk-style dance is typically designed to be synasthesically expressive of an emotion, not of a particular representational style, such as a jitterbug.

Punk Culture

The Punk subculture is typified by core beliefs and ethos.

• DIY ethic
• individualism
• progressive thought

Punks typically distinguish themselves from others with their unmistakable appearances. this has included things such as Mohawk hairstyles, tight pants, studded leather jackets, bullet belts, combat boots, ect. Clothing and hairstyles vary widely throught the punk scene, and often paticular outfits denote paticular strains of punk or core-beliefs. Most true punks however will claim that the punk subculture is more based on the idea of non-conformity, community, and progressive thought (particularly in politics).

Not all punks are political, and likewise not all political punks advocate anarchy. While most punks are considered liberal, some are conservative (Nazi-punks).

Sub-Genres

• emo
• hardcore
• psychobilly
• pop-punk

Notable Punk bands

United Kingdom

• Sex Pistols
• The Buzzcocks
• The Damned
• Adicts
• U.K. Subs
• The Exploited
• Crass
• Subhumans
• The Clash
• The Anti-Nowhere League
• The Stranglers
• The Fall

United States

• The Ramones
• Blondie
• Television
• Dead Kennedys
• Anti-Flag
• Misfits
• New York Dolls
• Bad Religion
• Death By Stereo
• Dropkick Murphys
• Green Day
• NOFX
• Black Flag
• Pixies

Christianity in Punk Music

Some Christians claim punk to have satanic roots, although none of the mainstream bands admit that they adhere to such a faith. There are also many punk bands who are Christians as well as punk bands that play Christian Punk music.

Some examples of Punk bands who are Christians and Christian Punk bands are:

• MxPx
• Relient K
• Slick Shoes

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