What is punk to you?

Question

Be opinionated...I want to know what's out there.

When I mean punk I'm referring to the REAL stuff -
x ray spex
dead kennedys
gbh
subhumans
...you get the idea

To Yohan and Drago - you guys have a spectacular taste in music. I'd do almost anything to see Sham play a show.
1refuse2looze4 - hardcore is awesome, i listen to death before dishonor, cause for alarm, toxic narcotic and 26 beers. i always considered hardcore to be punk's "cousin".
billbudd73 - yeah there is more...ima go see mdc next week...saw the henry rollins spoken word as well.


all in all. you guys have named awesome bands. i'm glad to know the scene still exists. "up the punx"

Answer 1

Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, The Minutemen, Circle Jerks, Alice Donut, Screeching Weasel, Buzzcocks, Misfits, Bad Religion, Ramones, Flipper, MDC, D.O.A., Sex Pistols... damn it I know there's more...

Answer 2

Punk rock is an anti-establishment rock music genre and movement that emerged in the mid-1970s. Preceded by a variety of protopunk music of the 1960s and early 1970s, punk rock developed between 1974 and 1977 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, where groups such as the Ramones, Sex Pistols, and The Clash were recognized as the vanguard of a new musical movement.

Punk rock bands, eschewing the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock, created fast, hard music, typically with short songs, stripped-down instrumentation and often political or nihilistic lyrics. The associated punk subculture expresses youthful rebellion and is characterized by distinctive clothing styles, a variety of anti-authoritarian ideologies, and a DIY (do it yourself) attitude.

Punk rock became a major phenomenon in the United Kingdom during the late 1970s; its popularity elsewhere was more limited. During the 1980s, forms of punk rock emerged in small scenes around the world, often rejecting commercial success and association with mainstream culture. By the turn of the century, punk rock's legacy had led to the development of the alternative rock movement, and new punk rock bands popularized the genre decades after its first heyday.

Answer 3

Okay, well, in some circles of course, it's somebody who takes it up the @ss -- you all know that, right? Yeah, really. In prison, that's what a "punk" is. But ANYWAY... on the outside, a punk is someone who does their own thing completely and disagrees with many of the ideals of conventional society. They dye their hair whatever shade they want to, wear whatever they like, and do their own thing. They usually also listen to music that preaches the same message they believe in; songs about anarchy, etc.

Answer 4

Minor threat, Negative approach. Not really punk but Big Business ROCKS \m/

As a movement it usually exhibits nihilism. Is there such thing as a punk band anymore??? I thought mtv bought the rights to the word.

Answer 5

Propagandhi?

Not much into Punk, a friend of mine is though. He was even a member of a local punk band that toured the US for a while.

Answer 6

i hate punk..the way theu dress it looks like they don't take showers nastyyy fulows..on the other hand they see themseles as rebels but i think they're not punk was dead in the early 90's..


Now on the other hand i do like hardcore bands like:

internal affairs
stick to your guns
elysia
vendetta
retaliate

i personally find that hardcore is better than punk overall in many wayz like Dress hardcore looks consist of basketball shorts,sweater a hat..or pants..

Answer 7

Punk is music, but Punk has also been a lifestyle

Arrogant, Depressed, Confused, Rebellious, do what you want, and i dont give a damn attitude

If you like punk music you likely have those traits.

Ramones
Sid
Sex pistols

Answer 8

Hi Amber

I reckon punk is being anarchic and anti establishment--doing everything against the acceptable norm in a shockingly creative way--fun!

Keef

Answer 9

The Sex Pistols are still the epitome of punk. It's sad what they consider punk now.

Answer 10

Sid Vicious and Nancy