I. Punk music, it has a reputation for being chaotic and rebellious. But how did punk music start? In the 60s, rock music was “feel-good”, which young adults did not enjoy. These young adults wanted to take a stand against the status quo, and be themselves. They wanted to go against the mainstream music scene and all that it stood for. This music genre was used as their outlet for political issues. Focused on the political activism and shaped by bands like The Velvet Underground, early punk music displayed an angry vibe while appealing to a new wave of music fans.
II. The early unprofessional sound of punk music helped shape the genre.
A. Punk music featured a stripped down sound by using electric guitars, bass, drums, and vocals.
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Song about hopelessness and being alienated were also common.
C. Punk music also required minimal musical experience, so anyone could play if they wanted to.
1. This music was easy to recognize because of its unprofessional sound.
2. In town’s music scenes, punk fans were encouraged to make their own band, causing the unique sound.
3. The yelling that most singers did for singing was because of the unprofessionalism of punk music.
III. The beginning of the punk music scene started in the early 1970s, in New York City.
A. In the early 1970s, music fans became bored of the smoother rock music that was popular.
1. The smoother rock that was popular tended to have a clean, “feel-good” sound.
B. Andy Warhol, a visual artist, brought The Velvet Underground to the front of the rock music scene by helping the band produce an album.
1. This band had a raw and experimental sound that rock fans enjoyed and wanted to replicate.
a. The sound that The Velvet Underground had helped start the punk music scene.
2. The Velvet Underground did not have the “feel-good” sound that was common at the time, which spiked the interest of many music fans.
IV. Started by The Ramones, the England punk scene was a way of political activism during a politically heated