both punk and pop music have a sense of simple immediacy as their core tenets, and i donāt know if thereās a better example than the ramones of a band embracing that tenet from both ends of the spectrum. this is music for people who turn up their noses at the idea of delayed gratification. the ramones are a band for the glue-sniffing, soda jerking juvenile delinquent inside us all. i donāt think anything else has ever sounded this fun.
Punk rockĀ (also known as simplyĀ punk) is aĀ music genreĀ that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950sĀ rock and roll[2][3][4]Ā and 1960sĀ garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced short, fast-paced songs with hard-edged melodies and singing styles with stripped-down instrumentation. Lyricism in punk typically revolves aroundĀ anti-establishmentĀ andĀ anti-authoritarianĀ themes. Punk embraces aĀ DIY ethic; many bands self-produce recordings and distribute them throughĀ independent labels.
