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The Origins of Punk
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The punk movement is rooted in rebellion against the long and drawn-out songs of bands like Led Zeppelin and the desire for short, powerful tracks which inspired punk classics, such as the Circle Jerks' Wasted, which is just 52 seconds long. Bands like the Chocolate Watch Band were also proto-punk influences, with their garage rock style resonating among the punk music scene.
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Punk music was a reaction to the overindulgent and bloated arena rock of the time, with bands like the Ramones purposefully making songs that were less than a minute long to get their message across.
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Punk music was a reaction to the overindulgent and bloated arena rock of the time, with bands like the Ramones purposefully making songs that were less than a minute long to get their message across. Punk was born from a place of the outsider looking in and finding solace in each other, as Johnny Ramone noted in a 1976 Rolling Stone interview.
ChapterThe Origins of Punk
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The early punk rock bands developed out of a cultural shift in the late 60s, as the hippie movement declined and the political climate became more volatile with the Vietnam War and Nixon's presidency.
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The early punk rock bands developed out of a cultural shift in the late 60s, as the hippie movement declined and the political climate became more volatile with the Vietnam War and Nixon's presidency. This cultural shift laid the foundation for punk bands like the Ramones and others that took off in the early 70s.
ChapterThe Origins of Punk
EpisodeSelects: A Brief Overview of Punk Rock
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Los Seicos, a band from Peru that started in 1964, is considered the earliest proto-punk band.
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Los Seicos, a band from Peru that started in 1964, is considered the earliest proto-punk band. Their music had the speed and energy that would later become a defining feature of punk rock.
ChapterThe Origins of Punk
EpisodeSelects: A Brief Overview of Punk Rock
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The pre-punk band Chocolate Watch Band's anthem, "I'm Not Like Everybody Else," shares sentiments with the punk movement and discusses being an outsider.
10:47 - 11:12 (00:25)
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The pre-punk band Chocolate Watch Band's anthem, "I'm Not Like Everybody Else," shares sentiments with the punk movement and discusses being an outsider.