MUSC 2150 Lecture Notes - Pop Punk, Punk Subculture
22 Jun 2012
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1971, cassette tapes were made to the mass markets some used it to pirate albums. Late 1960"s movement in us ; musicians against progressive rock, and corporate rock. Punk began in the us, didn"t become popular until it was in britain. Music and culture belonged to lower, unemployed classes. Doesn"t have to be polished (some artists were). Doesn"t have to be artsy (some artists were). Managed to maintain its anti-commercial essence after it became popular. Punk is a cultural phenomenon, involves ideas, politics, dress (fashion), Punk artists that were active during 70"s and 80"s were mainly women. Jamaica became independent in 1962; was a british colony before that. Reggae plays a role here, immigration to britain, which is how reggae made it to britain. In some streams of punk, there is a strong reggae sound. Voacls are often scream or spoken, if melody is sung then timbre is nasal, lyrics are controversial.
