Someone told me it died in 1987, but I don't beleive him. With bands like NoFX, and The Adicts, how can it be dead?
2006-08-14 14:43:09 · 11 answers · asked by rioteer28 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Punk is both dead and alive. In a sense, it was killed by the droves of teenages flocking to Hot Topic to get some Misfits gear. At the same time, if you go to certain shows, you'll find some genuine fans.
As far as mainstream goes, it is now the most trendy of the trends. People don't really know what punk is anymore. Real punk is dead. Bubblegum punk is alive and well in the US.
2006-08-14 14:50:59 · answer #1 · answered by Red 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
People tend to say something is dead when it falls out of the mainstream. Punk rock will always have its fans and its scene... but it may not be mainstream anymore, whereas before you'd find teenager girls singing God Save the Queen or bombshell... now a 12 year old teeny bopper probably has no idea who the Sex Pistols... or Operation Ivy, or NOFX are... but probably listens to Jessica Simpson or something... I don't know what their listening to these days.
If you consider Green Day punk, I'd say it still exists in the mainstream.
2006-08-14 14:50:57 · answer #2 · answered by Stephanie S 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Punk isn't dead.
It is, however, a vegetable. Yeah, we've still got bands like the Adicts- and in my book, they're punk. But once they're gone... there'll be nothing left, and there's nothing new that's punk. A true punk revival, as opposed to an immitation revival, is pretty much impossible.
2006-08-17 04:40:20 · answer #3 · answered by StercusAccidit 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The punk rock scene died around 1987. It lasted about a decade (1977-1987)..... the music started a few years give or take before '77 and ended with the advent of Grunge in 1990.
2015-08-24 18:36:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
punk rock isnt dead it just evolved, take metal, it was started by sabbath, went on to judas priest then motley crue, now theres all sorts of metal and its not over, my band will start a revolution... wait and see
if you hear about Speretti thats us
2006-08-14 14:50:19 · answer #5 · answered by Black_Sabbath 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i don't think it's really dead. but if i had to choose a year like 1984. It kind of lost it's original spirit by then.
2006-08-14 14:49:59 · answer #6 · answered by debbie is the master of reality 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I just think that REAL punk is dead.
2006-08-14 15:06:34 · answer #7 · answered by xFailedSensesx 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
uhh
1987.
almost no current punk bands existed then.
so i wouldn't say it died.
just born again.
2006-08-14 14:50:02 · answer #8 · answered by Travis! 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Billy Talent.!!!
2006-08-14 14:48:22 · answer #9 · answered by Billy Talent 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They buried it in the late 90's.
2006-08-14 14:48:43 · answer #10 · answered by iam1shoppindiva 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋