PUNK

Punk rock (or simply Punk) is a musical genre that emerged in the mid-1970s in the USA, the UK and Australia. The term "punk rock" was first used by American rock critics to describe 1960s garage bands' music. They generally produced short and frantic songs with sharp melodies and very particular singing styles. At the end of the 1970s punk rock developed into many styles, among which hardcore punk, street punk and anarcho-punk.

The typical instruments of punk rock are: vocals, the electric guitar, the bass, the drums and the battery.

Punk rock bands were characterized by original clothing. Men used to wear offensive t-shirts, jeans, leather jackets, spiked bands and jewelry, ripped boots. They used metallic piercing and pointed accessories and had spiky hairstyles (mohawk punk hairstyle). Punk culture expressed rebellion towards middle-class values.

The most representative artists and bands of punk rock are: Television, Patti Smith, the Ramones; the Sex Pistols, the Clash, and the Damned in London.