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Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll [2] [3] [4] and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music.
Aug 17, 2021 · For the most part, this list of the Top 50 Punk Songs of All Time eschews the proto-punk that preceded the Ramones, though we included a couple of exceptions (namely Iggy & The Stooges and The Velvet Underground).
- Jon Dolan
- Dead Kennedys, ‘Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables’ (1980) Dead Kennedys' debut LP is the ultimate hardcore comedy album, with singer Jello Biafra playing Johnny Rotten as goofball satirist on songs like "California Über Alles" and "Holiday in Cambodia."
- Devo, ‘Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!’ (1978) As much performance-art collective as punk band, Devo screeched their way out of Akron, Ohio, with a brilliantly warped New Wave vision.
- White Lung, ‘Deep Fantasy’ (2014) This Vancouver band comes on like Black Flag fronted by the bastard daughter of Patti Smith and Stevie Nicks, with each song going off like a nail bomb of desire.
- Blink-182, ‘Enema of the State’ (1999) Blink-182's third LP reimagined Green Day's Dookie as one big, undeniably catchy fart joke. This pop-punk smash stayed on the charts for 70 weeks.
May 2, 2013 · The 9 Most Influential American Punk Bands That Are Still Worth Listening To. From goth to gutter to hard core, here's the definitive list of the best punk bands that rocked this side of...
Aug 7, 2015 · The Uncut team have dug out their leather jackets and Converse sneakers and compiled a Top 50 of the greatest American punk albums. But what constitutes “American punk” in the first place?
- Tom Pinnock
Jul 15, 2021 · In the 1970s, a new, raw style of music rose through small clubs and underground radio. Known as punk rock, this genre shifted the course of pop music.
Apr 13, 2016 · 10 bands that are shaping the sound of modern punk, from Downtown Boys and RVIVR to Dead Cross, Sheer Mag, and G.L.O.S.S.
