What does punk mean?

Punk was born in the mid-1970s. It is a simple rock music that originated from garage rock and pre-punk rock in the 1960s. Punk band is based on the simple music of theVelvetUnderground, theStooges, NewYorkDolls and other bands, trying to restore the simple essence of rock music through simple triads. Punk music doesn't pay much attention to musical skills, but prefers a clear stand of ideological emancipation and anti-mainstream. This original intention was actively imitated by Britain and the United States under the specific historical background at that time, and eventually formed the punk movement. Although most punk bands are strikingly similar and their works are too monotonous, many famous punk bands have their own distinctive personality characteristics, such as theRamones' bubble gum pop music, the strong chords like the face of theSexPistols, the popular feeling of Buzzcocks, theClash's reggae elements and the Wire's artistic experimental characteristics. Since then, punk has gradually transformed into post-punk, trendy and hard-core styles. In the mid-1980s, the punk movement as a whole fell into a low tide.

Hard core punk:

Hard-core punk was born in the early 1980s, which further pushed punk rock to the extreme-faster, noisier and more rigid performances, shouting singing, dirty recording effects (sometimes including album covers). Hardcore first appeared in the United States, mainly centered in Los Angeles and new york, and then gradually spread, with the emergence of famous hardcore bands, such as BlackFlag, HuskerDu, Descendents, MeatPuppets, DeadKennydys and BadBrains. Hard-core punk has had a profound impact on many rock styles in the future, but it has not been mainstreamed, and this situation has continued to this day.

Original punk (pre-punk):

Pre-punk took place in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. At that time, some bands began to try to create rough rock music under the concept of minimalism. At that time, this kind of band, represented by theVelvetUnderground, unconsciously played an aggressive role of "rebuilding rock music, restoring its simple essence and overthrowing beautified rock music". Obviously, everything they do is just a subconscious reaction. Although their music did not bring out the shadow of punk in the future, at least they began to pay attention to the deepest essence of punk culture, but it was not rebellious enough. Punk finally discovered and continued the vague and simple spirit of pre-punk, and integrated the complete rebellious spirit into the rough music of pre-punk, creating a strong voice of the times that challenged society and denied beautifying rock, which was accepted by countless young people and was able to create a punk dynasty.

New wave:

In the early 1980s, the rapid expansion of punk gradually made it obsolete, and the new wave movement began to enter the historical stage. The diversity of music embodied in the new wave movement meets the needs of some fans who are allergic to punk. The popularity of Power-Pop, Synth-Pop and Pop- reggae based on pop music has contributed to the new wave movement. The great success of the new wave movement should be largely attributed to the birth of MTV in the 1980s. With its help, the new wave movement also has a huge market in the mainstream society and has formed a competitive situation. Around 1982, the new wave movement began to die under the rumbling wheels of heavy metal chariots, but it laid the foundation for the later CollegeRock and the mainstream of alternative rock in the 1990s, and became an important stage in the history of rock and roll.

PostPunk:

After the punk movement began in the late 1970s, some bands just inherited the stubborn spirit of punk and did not become redundant copies of SexPistols. These bands show incredible complexity and experimental characteristics in music, completely abandoning punk's rough trio. Their works are full of artistic and exquisite music materials and challenges, but they are called post-punk because of their anti-mainstream rock, anti-tradition and anti-culture punk spirit. Post-punk bands, represented by JoyDivision and theCure, not only further increase the weight of musical elements and make them more complicated, but also make music melancholy and cold. At the same time, the post-punk band tried to change the structure and creative theme of traditional rock songs, which reflected the complete rebellious spirit. Post-punk ideological trend gradually became the ideological pillar of alternative rock in the future, and continued to extend in different rock styles.

Hey! (alas! ):

Hey! In fact, it is just a branch of hardcore punk, an extreme style that is completely based on pure violence and noise and has no aesthetic feeling. This style of band didn't have any radical political inclination and social responsibility at first, and then it gradually developed into race music flaunting white supremacy. Although not all bands have racist tendencies, it is still recognized as a very dangerous rock music, a white music belonging to the underground world, which was excluded and eventually eliminated by rock music.

Synthetic pop:

Synth-Pop was originally only a major genre of the new wave movement. At that time, many bands (mainly British bands) influenced by RoxyMusic and DavidBowie began to be keen on using synthesizers. At that time, the original intention was only a useful supplement to electroacoustic instruments, with little effect. The original synthpop was very rough and scattered.

It has a grotesque and thin flavor, which was finally changed by DuranDuran. DuranDuran skillfully grafted synthesizer pop music and dance music. The improved music became more and more popular and loved, and soon became fashionable and imitated by many bands. DuranDuran became famous and became the first hero of synthpop. From 65438 to 0984, the era of synthpop ended completely, but its influence continued. Synthesizer is regarded as an important way of playing and widely used in many styles.

PowerPop:

The original source of power popularity can be traced back to the early 1970s, and theRaspberries, BigStar and Badfinger are the original definitions of this style. This kind of powerful pop music, which combines theWho, BeachBoys, beach boys and other bands, together with punk, formed the main force of the new wave movement in the late 1970s, and was finally classified as a post-punk style. Power pop's works are usually about three minutes long, focusing on the explosive power of melody and music, which is somewhat similar to punk, but pays more attention to technology and fashion, is not keen on rebellion, and is more commercial. In the late 1970s, some punk bands transformed into power pop, and in the 1980s, power pop began to be more integrated into various rock styles. At the same time, pure power pop began to decline.

NoWave:

No wave is the first major style of post-punk movement, which only appeared in new york at that time. Music is experimental music with atonality and harsh noise. This style of band pays more attention to artistry than music itself. Too boring and lack of commercial potential made this style never really popular, and it was not until the rise of noise rock represented by SonicYouth in the middle and late 1980s that this style was put back on the rock stage.

PunkRevival:

In the early 1990s, American punk ushered in the second spring. GreenDay and PunkPop of theOffspring began to bring punk into mainstream rock. Perhaps inspired by the hard-core transformation speed metal in the late 1980s, the music of punk revival band not only kept simple music lines and fast speed, but also became more and more heavy. On the other hand, the pleasing image, smoother sound effects and exquisite arrangement of power pop make the audience feel the power of punk and beautiful music at the same time, which is the magic weapon of punk revival. PunkPop is considered as an important part of post-junk music.

Whether pursuing fame or self-destruction, for most punk musicians, "punk" also means "disorder"

Knocked over to the ground, all the essence of punk thought is here, even knocked over himself. Punks use simple music to raise their explicit rebellious behavior to the philosophical level, and create a distorted sense of responsibility and marginal cultural phenomenon under the theory of subjective initiative and negation of negation. Hippies came to an end with "utopian" moderate and beautiful idealism, while the next generation went to the opposite extreme. It is better to make God yield than to pray to him. Today, people talk more about the inner thought of punk rock, so it is far from the point that "the focus interview is punk, Nietzsche is punk, Lu Xun is punk, and the computer that crashes frequently is punk …", but in any case, punk has been living in our world, just like our shadow, and will always follow us.

Rock music is a corrupt emotion oppressed by the false consciousness of self-utilization, while punk is an aesthetically acceptable but politically doomed contradiction.

One of Punk Music: A Summary

Real punk music is a kind of rebellious rock music that is not planned and packaged by the recording industry, expressed by young people from the working class who are dissatisfied with society and protest against reality, and created by destroying, denying and destroying all values. The word "punk" itself is very annoying. Punk often refers to people who live aimlessly, dirt, waste, rubbish, stale and all things that are mediocre and worthless-even prostitutes. Punk rock is naturally disliked. Musically, punk rock is chaotic, disorderly, rough and primitive. Designed to deny rock music. It denies and resists all rock and roll. In the eyes of punk rock musicians, the recording industry is a big scam.

The proliferation of commercial music in the 1970s (the most obvious example is the rise of disco music) made teenagers tired of pop music. The music they want to listen to can't be heard, and the music they don't want to listen to can be seen everywhere; On the other hand, unemployment and economic crisis were the most intractable problems in Britain in the middle and late 1970s, which caused a large number of teenagers to have doubts about the ruling class and dissatisfaction with rock music. Suspicion of capitalism makes it possible for them to vent their dissatisfaction to some extent. In a sense, it is natural that rock music in the 1960s was anti-commercial, anti-capitalist, radical or simply served the entertainment industry. It opposes old traditions and old values and creates a new value concept and lifestyle. However, the punk movement in the 1970s was destroyed but not built.

With punk rock becoming a variety in the catalogue of record companies, punk rock has also become the object of hype of record companies. In fact, rock music is like this. A kind of music is the most authentic and original when it is not controlled by business. Once it becomes a commercial lubricant, it becomes a nondescript commodity. Even punk rock with horns and thorns on its head. In just two or three years, the edges and corners of punk rock have been worn away, and punk rock is just a seasoning in rock music. Punk rock has changed from the original anti-business and anti-pop image to a fashionable pop music. On the one hand, record producers use the radical, rebellious and disgusting side of punk rock to attract young listeners, on the other hand, they "transform" punk rock through commercial means. "Sex Pistol" and "Clash" were the two most representative punk bands at that time. Faced with commercial manipulation, they each chose their own destiny.

The "sex pistol" was dissolved at the peak of punk development. The "collision" lasted until the second half of the 1980s, but they were no longer punk. The word "punk rock" may be continued by some rock musicians, but the punk spirit has disappeared.

Punk Music ii: Sex Pistol

This band is probably the most rebellious band in rock history. The name "sex pistol" is a taboo, cursed and enviable name. They are the epitome of British youth's dissatisfaction with society in the 1970s. No record company is willing to sign with them, and the records released by the record companies they signed with are either banned or banned. But it is precisely because they represent the frustration and despair of British youth that they attack the capitalist system in a sharp and obscene way, which has won them most fans.

1977, the band recorded an album, which is also the only album.

1On May 27th, 977, their second single "God Save the Queen" was released, with the cover of Queen Elizabeth II, but the Queen's eyes and mouth were blocked by the notes of "God Save the Queen" and "Sex Pistol" respectively. What is even more unbearable is their lyrics: "God save the king/fascist autocracy". Incredibly, after the release of this record, it soared on the charts, and at this time, the whole country in Britain was celebrating the 25th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne. In a festive atmosphere, the dissonant notes of "sex pistol" are out of tune to the extreme-ranking first in BBC charts. This is a great insult to the British royal family. To this end, the BBC had to put their songs in the second place in order to save face for the royal family. People don't want to say anything more, waiting for the "sex pistol" to be attacked by the police, threatened and besieged in the street until they fled Britain.

The last performance of Sex Pistol was held in San Francisco. Lawton acted like quasimodo caught from the chimney, and Jones played like a guitar factory instead of a guitar. The reason for the dissolution of the sex pistol is simple. When they smash the rock myth, it seems that they have returned to the beginning, and they can't really smash the scam created by the recording industry formed by the development of human beings into capitalist society. They can remind a generation not to be deceived by this kind of deception, but they can't stop the recording industry from continuing to commit crimes. There is no point in continuing a pistol.

This band, which only released one record and existed for only nine months, caused an unprecedented shock in the rock music world. Sex pistols create great music, but they deny their own music. Lawton's last words at the band's last concert were: "Do you feel cheated?" "Sex pistols" disappeared, they erased themselves from the history of rock and roll, and many other bands continued to exist, but no one mentioned the definition of "sex pistols". In fact, it is to keep silent about it-in fact, this is not rock music anymore, but a noisy pop music similar to rock music: standardized, cliche, safe and uninspired.

Punk music iii: collision

"Clash" band is another striking focus in punk movement besides "sex pistol". They can explain the spiritual temperament of punk with a reasonable attitude and interpret it in their own way. More than any other band, they were influenced by Reggie, and incorporated Jamaican rhythm into the punk maelstrom, creating dense, complex and hateful sounds, just like their names, creating a big "collision".

Musically, the music of "sex pistols" is a mess, and they want to destroy everything with the loudest roar; And the "crash" music makes people feel that you are going to rush out of the door. The "sex pistol" appears as a destroyer, and the music is symbolic, while the "collision" music is eloquent.

Collision is more "political" than sex pistol. People who have heard the music of Sex Pistol may immediately form a punk band, and those who have heard the music of Collision may go to university to study political science. If the basic theory of "sex pistol" is to destroy rock music, then "collision" hopes to change it. As radical, honest and experimental students, they realized. "Collision" always has a way to stop from the cliff of the real punk movement and let them survive, which also shows their limitations.

Punk Music IV: Music Creation

In the use and equipment of musical instruments, except guitar, bass and drums, all other musical instruments were cancelled by their equipment and became idols with declining professionalism and skills. This kind of voice is most suitable for expressing anger, frustration, confusion and various emotions when the end of the world comes. Guitarists use violent chords to match the singer's hysterical singing, while the rhythm part makes the first two seem depressed, which is a response to the cold totalitarianism of the modern world.

Many punk bands like to adopt the music style of "Reggie" because "punk-Reggie" has many similarities: 1, which are all street children's cultures; 2. For those who are willing to create or live in their own solid and special world; 3. Be a person who is out of tune with society; For those who think they are not suitable for this society.

However, judging from its ideology against fame, professionalism and "art", there are prominent contradictions in the relationship between punk and reggie: "reggie" music is sung in Jamaican English, with no age limit, while punk is sung in ordinary English, which is pure white youth music; Punk music has been trying to destroy rock music. Punk has become the topic of public scandal from the beginning and the focus of "the next novelty" in rock criticism, but even the most extreme punk band can still get a large audience and money. The most important punk bands have signed contracts with famous record companies, but "Reggie" singers are not so lucky. In this way, the stronger the trend of punk, the more real it will be, and the more it will have a wide audience, and publicize the rights of street children and homeless people, instead of expressing rebellion, it will express the contradictions behind it.

In the past, the relationship between rock music and youth rebellion was always that fans regarded it as a weapon, or further, as a self-proof-that is, a weapon of self-conquest. This shows that the actions and words of rock music do not explain the problems about justice, identity, repression, freedom and aesthetics, but let young people get lost in it. Therefore, the "sex pistol" accuses rock music of being a rotting corpse-a monster caused by the money effect, and a corrupt emotion oppressed by the false consciousness of self-utilization. Because they have no other weapons, and because they are fans themselves, they also play rock and roll. But the speed, sound, anger and crazy chorus they produced were unprecedented by any band before. They use rock music as an anti-rock weapon.

If there is anything memorable about punk, it is that it shattered the status of the famous rock musicians of that era, and let young people see that everyone can pick up musical instruments, step onto the stage and make valuable sounds. This alone broke many music barriers and pointed out another way for the development of rock music later, but unfortunately no one took this road later.