History of Punk Rock
Punk rock was first used in the early 70’s to describe 60’s garage rock, which would become a major influence on punk rock. In the US The Stooges and MC5 as well as The Velvet Underground laid a foundation for punk rock. By the mid 70’s, the Ramones from New York, The Sex Pistols from London, and The Saints from Australia would become major forces in early punk rock. Then in the late 70’s and early 80’s the Dead Kennedy’s took the political abrasiveness of punk music to an unprecedented level, criticizing punk music itself in an effort fuel the more politically active factions of punk rock. Eventually, second wave of punk bands would come along in the mid 80’s including Bad Brains, Minor Threat, and Hüsker Dü. Finally in the early 90’s, kick started by grunge, the third wave of punk rock would find mainstream commercial success, and this is where things began to get complicated. But wait, hold that thought.
Punk rock was first used in the early 70’s to describe 60’s garage rock, which would become a major influence on punk rock. In the US The Stooges and MC5 as well as The Velvet Underground laid a foundation for punk rock. By the mid 70’s, the Ramones from New York, The Sex Pistols from London, and The Saints from Australia would become major forces in early punk rock. Then in the late 70’s and early 80’s the Dead Kennedy’s took the political abrasiveness of punk music to an unprecedented level, criticizing punk music itself in an effort fuel the more politically active factions of punk rock. Eventually, second wave of punk bands would come along in the mid 80’s including Bad Brains, Minor Threat, and Hüsker Dü. Finally in the early 90’s, kick started by grunge, the third wave of punk rock would find mainstream commercial success, and this is where things began to get complicated. But wait, hold that thought.