| > Which then begs the question what really defines punk music? Rebellion against the mass. Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Joy Division are some of the leading pioneers of the movement. The 80's I would say is more toward post-punk. This split off in to Goth with The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees then genres such as New Wave, Synth with the likes of Depeche Mode and Gary Numan. The same as grunge did in the US with Nirvana and the likes. I would say that Grunge was America's post-punk phase. 90's then saw the age of pop, and pop-punk came from that. Media was more available. While Green Day held strong lyrics it's wasn't it. It didn't have the true spirit of punk. It was more rebellious against your parents as a teenager type vibe rather than take down the nation like prior. But I stand to be corrected. I've never really liked Blink, Offspring and Green Day. I was to busy being script kiddie, 13 listening to chiptunes and goth. |