The document summarizes the history and evolution of punk rock music from the 1970s to the present. It describes how punk began as a rebellion against the mainstream music industry in the 1970s, with key early bands like the Ramones, Sex Pistols, and Clash. Over time, punk split into mainstream radio rock and underground genres, and incorporated varying political and social messages, while still drawing inspiration from its roots. The document traces punk's origins and changing styles over decades to argue it remains alive as long as key pioneering bands are remembered.

1. The History of Punk Rock

2. Why it Began
In the 1960’s and 70’s, the
music industry had control
over the kind of music the
public was listening to.
Bands like The Stooges,
The Velvet Underground
and Patti Smith began to
pave the road to a new
form of music that was
made from the “politics of
boredom.”

3. A Genre is Born
In 1975, the Ramones
released their debut
album, The Ramones.
The album was
simple, original and
aggressive, giving the
Ramones the title
“Creators of Punk
Rock”

4. England Joins the Rebellion
The English punk rock
scene started in 1977
when members of the
future bands the The
Clash, The Sex Pistols
and others saw The
Ramones play in
London

5. The Sex Pistols Define Punk
Through their raw, fast-
paced sound and
fashionable looks, the Sex
Pistols defined what it was
to be punk. Their actions,
both on and off stage,
helped give the genre
attitude, as songs like
“God Save the Queen”
quickly gained attention.
The band was banned
from playing in England
because of the anti-
monarchical lines in the
song.

6. Back in the U.S. of A
In the late 1970’s,
early 80’s, the U.S.
punk scene gets set in
stone as California
bands Bad Religion,
the Dead Kennedys
and Social Distortion
begin their reign

7. Politics and Punk Rock
The Sex Pistols started
down the political road
with songs like “Anarchy
in the U.K” and “God
Save the Queen.” Since
then, other punk bands,
like Bad Religion, Green
Day and Social Distortion,
have joined the
bandwagon, using their
music to promote political
and social views and ideas

8. Long Live Johnny Cash
Bands have evolved
over the years from a
hardcore punk band to
a more melodic
sounds. Some, like
the rockabilly punk
bands like Social
Distortion and Tiger
Army, owe thanks to
the Man in Black

9. The Evolution of Punk
As the year 2004
closes to an end, punk
has split into two
categories: mainstream
radio (Blink 182,
Good Charlotte) and
the good old fashion
underground (The
Explosion, Tiger
Army).

10. Long Live Punk Rock!
Some say Punk is dead,
that it died in the 1990s.
But as long as bands like
the Dead Kennedys, the
Sex Pistols Social
Distortion, Bad Religion,
The Clash and The
Ramones live on in the
hearts of punk rockers,
punk will live on forever

11. By: Michele de la Rosa
Dr. Waring
The End!
SSE 4313
Fall 2004

12. Credits
• In Music We Trust. (2004). The History of Punk. Retrieved October 9, 2004
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• Slide 1
• Bad Religion. October 9, 2004. Retrived from
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• The Clash. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
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• Dead Kennedys. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
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• Green Day. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
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• MC5. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
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13. Credits
• Patti Smith. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
http://www.alwaysontherun.net/patti4.jpg
• The Ramones. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
http://www.tali.tv/images/ramones.jpg
• Sex Pistols. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
http://www.antifaweb.wz.cz/Music/Sex%20Pistols/sex%20pistols
• Social Distortion. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
http://www.controlwear.com/concert/patches/socialdistorti
on.php

14. Credits
• The Stooges. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
http://www.monunivers.com/music/
• The Velvet Underground. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
http://www.maths.dundee.ac.uk/~sanderso/music/vu.jpg
• Slide 2
• The Beatles. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
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• Iggy Pop. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
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15. Credits
• Slide 3
• The Ramones. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
http://www.bobgruen.com/files/ramones/files/R.340%20RAMONES%20'75.jp
• Slide 4
• The Clash. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
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• Slide 5
• The Sex Pistols. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
http://www.popmatters.com/music/top100songs/images/3sexpistols.jpg

16. Credits
• Slide 6
• Bad Religion. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
http://www.badreligion.it/foto/band2.jpg
• Dead Kennedys. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
http://born2lose.host.sk/kapely/dk/img/dk1.jpg
• Social Distortion. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
http://www.socialdistortion.com/photos.html
• Slide 7
• Green Day. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
http://www.greenday.com/greenday.html
• Slide 8
• Johnny Cash. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
http://www.spectropop.com/remembers/Johnny%20Cash%201932%20-
%202003.jpg

17. Credits
• Slide 9
• Blink 182. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
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• Tiger Army. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
http://www.wreckingpit.com/gif/tiger-army-foto.jpg
• Slide 10
• Social Distortion. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
http://www.socialdistortion.com/photos.html
• Slide 11
• Social Distortion. October 9, 2004. Retrieved from
http://www.socialdistortion.com
• Social Distortion. October 9, 2004. “I Wasn’t Born to Follow” Time
Bomb Recordings, 2004.