Punk History
Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement that began about 1975 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Damned, and The Clash. The term is also used to describe subsequent music scenes that share key characteristics with those first-generation "punks." The term is sometimes also applied to the fashions or the irreverent "DIY" ("do it yourself") attitude associated with this musical movement.
UK Punks, circa 1986
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1 Origins
2 The Emergence of Punk Rock
3 Musical Style and Structure
4 Punk attitudes and fashion
5 Post-1970s punk
6 See also
o 6.1 Related genres
7 Sound samples
8 References
9 Notes
10 External links
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Origins
The phrase "punk rock" (from "punk", meaning worthless or disrespectful, often applied to a street hustler or a young person with a negative attitude towards authority; also meaning a beginner or novice......
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