MU121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Safety Pin
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To a casual fm radio rock listener in 70s, music did not change drastically during decade. By the fall of 1977, american rock fans began to hear about movement in uk called punk. Because of aggressive and dangerous images associated with punk, us record labels quick to tone down the style. Punk barely registered in american mainstream market until 80s. However punk had most important roots in american underground scene that goes back to mid 60s. Like r&b in the 60s, punk was exported from us to uk only to return and be reintroduced as new wave. The velvet underground would perform very frequently in new york. The most important band that connected the late 60s with mid 70s was the new york. Dolls incorporated elements of british glam into performances of gritty, hard driving rock music. However still projected image of toughness and danger. These ideals would become central to punk music.
