Minor Threat Research Paper

V. Minor Threat After the first wave of punk took America by storm, several new bands came on the scene in the 1980’s and promoted a new movement called “straight edge.” Minor Threat was the definitive Washington, D.C., hardcore punk band, setting the style for the straight edge punk movement of the early '80s (Erlewine). The straight edge movement rejected the use of drugs and alcohol and promoted sobriety and liberal politics. Minor Threat’s lyrics called for fans to remain sober, and their songs were often short and to the point. Their speed and fury often hid their fairly catchy melodies, but the band's main function was to vent rage (Erlewine). Minor Threat brought a somewhat new element of anger unleashed to the punk rock genre; this sparked a movement towards hardcore punk in the 80’s and later fueled the metalcore and hardcore

Either way, the losercore mutts who crashed the radio in 1994 chanting "I got no motivation," with Billie Joe Armstrong wasted on his mom's couch — they've ended up the last band standing, the ones living up to their era's loftiest ideals and still writing their toughest songs long after they should have landed on Sober House. And they did it with a rock opera. (Sheffield) Green Day was not only the last band standing, they were also the only band of their kind. Never before had a punk band lasted through two decades of change and prosperity. The beauty in Green Day’s career is their ability to remain as a prominent band through reinvention and their tendency to push boundaries when few of their peers were willing to do the same; its one of the most remarkable transformations in rock and roll history (Serpick). Today Green Day undisputably remains as one of the most successful punk bands of all time and the most influential band in the industry from the last two decades.

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