| Punk rock
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| Stylistic origins:
| Psychedelic rock, pub rock, and garage rock proto-punk
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| Cultural origins:
| Mid 1970s United States, United Kingdom, and Australia.
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| Typical instruments:
| Vocals Guitar Bass Drums
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| Mainstream popularity:
| More success in the UK than US. Some success for pop punk, especially ska punkSka punk is a fusion of Jamaican ska and British and American punk rock. The earliest combinations of the two sounds occurred in the late 1970s as punk's revolutionary lyrical content led to a natural affinity with similarly styled reggae and other Caribb and Two ToneTwo Tone (or 2 Tone is a style of music created by fusing elements of punk rock and ska. The sound was pioneered in the late 1970s by UK bands such as The Specials, The Selecter, The Beat and early Madness. Many of these bands were signed to Two Tone Reco
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| Derivative forms:
| Alternative rockThe term alternative rock or alternative music 1 was coined in the early 1980s to describe bands which didn't fit into the mainstream genres of the time. A catch-all phrase for modern rock and similar genres, it includes indie, post-punk, hardcore punk, G HardcoreHardcore punk is an intensified version of the punk rock genre, characterized by bands who play short, loud, and angry songs with exceptionally fast chord changes on highly overdriven guitars. The lyrics are often political in nature, and typically violen EmoSee Emo (disambiguation) for other uses of the term Emo. Emo (originally short for emocore itself a contraction of "emotional hardcore", now usually an abbreviation of "emotional") is a term now broadly used to describe almost any form of guitar-driven al
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| Subgenres
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| Alcopunk Anarcho-punkanarchy symbol, commonly used by anarcho-punks Anarcho-punk (sometimes known as peace-punk is a subgenre of the punk rock movement consisting of groups and bands promoting specifically anarchist ideas. Beliefs and origins A surge of popular interest in an Anti-folkAnti-folk is a genre of music related to punk rock and American folk music that originated in the mid- 1980s in New York City. Anti-folk had its roots in punk rock, and is still considered by some to be an active subgenre within that scene. By a loose def Gothic rockGothic rock evolved out of post punk during the late 1970s. The first of those groups to be labeled "gothic" by 1979 were Siouxsie & the Banshees and Joy Division. Originally considered just another aspect of the punk rock/ post punk explosion, Goth only HardcoreHardcore punk is an intensified version of the punk rock genre, characterized by bands who play short, loud, and angry songs with exceptionally fast chord changes on highly overdriven guitars. The lyrics are often political in nature, and typically violen Horror punk New Wave Oi! Pop punk Post-punk
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| Fusion
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| Anti-folk Death rock Psychobilly Ska punk Two Tone
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| Other topics
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| Cassette culture DIY Punk pioneers First wave Second wave Punk cities Punk movies Fanzine
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