Thursday, February 10, 2011

Hardcore Punk, great genre or menace to society

Since a young age i have surounded myself with music, i was introduced in punk rock or hardcore music at the age of thirteen and still at the age of 21 i still love the scene and the atmosphere of this genre, even though many people look down towards " The weird looking kids with big holes in their ears, peircings and covered in those aweful tattos". Thats only because no one understands the true meaning of a family formed by those who are interested in this music. I can go on and on with this subject because of how passionate it makes me, but lets get to the point! I want to specifically look at Hardcore Punk music which is a sub genre of punk music ! There are many books and shows that go into specific musical artists and their lives or more so what a crazy mess their life is. Band such as the Ramones, The Sex Pistols and The Clash made the path for punk rock music. Thats when Hardcore Punk came in with a new aspect of self respect and respect for your friends, Thats where these two genres have a difference Hardcore punk brought the concept of Straightedge to the drugged up drunk punk scene. The band D.O.A which is a Canada based band released their first album called Hardcore 81' which gave the music a name.

Deffinition: is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of Punk Rock.Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term hardcore punk is uncertain.

This genre spread, fast. Places like New York, New Jersey, Boston and California

This underground genre has taken kids off the street and turned them in to good people in society, but that gets thrown off when people judge the tattoos right off the bat, but who would you rather help you in a time of need the crackhead on the corner or the tattooed person who doesnt drink or do drugs?

The look is simply to make a statement that says im here and im different than the rest of you.

This genre of music has been dragged through the mud simply because the intensity of the music, the violence ( or what looks like violence),the crazy looks from people when they see someone tattooed from head to toes, but i know from experience and the experiences of my friends, you brush it off, it doesnt matter what people think of us, we are better off and have closer bonds than most.

These are the bands that explain with their sound what Hardcore Punk Music is:
Wasted Youth
Suicidal Tendancies
Slap Shot
Blood for Blood
Dr. Know
Misfits
Earthcrisis
H2O
Madball
Sick of it All
...and again i could go on and on but those are some the bands that paved the way for the kids today.

Hardcore Punk Books:
Ross Haenfler- Straight Edge
Stacy Thompson- Punk Productions

Roger Sabin- Punk Rock

George Gimarc- Post Punk Diary





No comments: