Research: Genre video

After watching these four music videos I understand within punk genres rebellion, happiness and 'living in the moment' are central to the genre as well as the feeling of freedom being its root goal.

The strokes and Idles present it in gritty formats meant for people to be drawn to question the lyrics and their ways of life. Meanwhile modern baseball uses DIY origins for its videos and speaks about youth as being central to the genre and enjoying life.

History

Punk rock is a music genre related to rock music. It is often described as harder, louder, and cruder than other rock music. Many punk rock songs have lyrics which tell angry stories or which use rude or controversial words.

Punk rock is a style of music. Many musicians and punk rock music listeners want to protest or rebel against the norms or rules of society. Punks say that people should "Do It Yourself", which means that people should try to accomplish their goals using the materials in their own communities. Many punk bands make their own music recordings and distribute them without using a major record company an excellent example being modern baseball which self recorded 2 eps and an album. 

1970s

Punk rock developed in New York City in the mid-1970s. Bands like The Ramones, Television, The Heartbreakers, Blondie, and Patti Smith played loud, angry songs. Many bands played at a club called CBGB's. The music soon spread to Australia and Britain, were bands started playing punk rock in 1976-1977. British bands like Buzzcocks, The Clash, The Damned, Generation X, The Jam, and Sex Pistols played punk rock music that was inspired by the music being played in New York, as well as by garage rock, pub rock, and other proto-punk music.
These early "punks" rejected the excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. They created fast, hard-edged music, with short songs, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. They often did controversial things, such as saying bad words in public. Many newspapers wrote articles about the "bad" behaviour of punk rock musicians.

1980s

In the 1980s, a new type of punk rock called "hardcore punk" or "hardcore" developed. It was louder, harder, and faster than the original punk rock. By the mid-1980s, hardcore punk rock began being mixed with Heavy Metal rock music. Many hardcore bands began playing in the United States and in the UK.