Although punk absorbed the essence from African music such as soul songs and reggie, it was the first song sung by white youths living in the suburbs, and it was the most white rock music. Punk is more sensitive to history than any other music in the past, and it is destined to conquer the whole world instead of staying underground.
The appearance of British punk means that the era of punk shock has finally arrived. British rock and roll in the 1970s embarked on the road of grandstanding. Dolby brothers' songs bore young Englishmen. Pink Floyd and Quinn, who are tall and widowed, make them want to find the feeling of the 1960s. The second half of the 1970s was a period of despair in Britain. 1977, the unemployment rate of young men aged 0/8 in Britain reached 28.6%, the unemployment rate of young women reached 29.6%, and the inflation rate was as high as 10%. The wave of strikes swept across the country, and desperate workers' children and immigrant descendants were caught in a civil war-like struggle with the police because of their most difficult situation. In this case, punk, a horned monster, was finally born in Britain and made its first roar to the world.
Speaking of English punk, we can't help but mention malcolm mclaren, who is known as the "father of English punk". 1974, a shop named "Shake It Up" was established in Cheshire, London, and the owner was malcolm mclaren. In the same year, the former American punk band New York Dolls came to Britain, but it didn't have a big impact on me. McLaren fell in love with them at first sight, recommended themselves as their agents and flew to new york with them. After the death of New York Doll 1975, McClaren returned to London, renamed the store "Sex", and joined hands with the famous avant-garde fashion designer vivienne westwood to ask her to design various punk costumes. Business was booming at that time. So he simply picked a few punk partners and formed a world-famous band "Pistol". The lead singer he chose was john lydon. The reason is that young people love to stroll around the store, often scream like mentally retarded children and like to make trouble. The other three members of Pistol are Glenn matlock, Paul Cook and steve jones.
1975165438+1On October 6th, a group of young people dressed in strange clothes gathered outside St. Martin's Art School in London, England. The hair on both sides is shaved, and the hair in the middle is dyed colorful and stands up like a comb; Face painted with all kinds of pigments; A thick chain hung around his neck. It turns out that the band Pistols held their first concert here, and these young people dressed as "punk" came here to watch. But even the teachers in the art school were surprised that those pistols didn't sound like singing at all, but more like wild animals growling. Leiden, known as "Johnny with bad teeth" because of his mouth full of bad teeth, cursed and spat arrogantly on the stage, even picked up something at random and scraped his face, and even shouted "I hate you" to the audience. A communication secretary of the art school couldn't bear it anymore and pulled it down when they sang the fifth song.