Hippies with Teeth..

Today's lecture was outstanding by the way. I enjoyed listening to Marta lecture about this crazy, "out there" culture. This brought me back to my roots in ninth grade before country music took over my life! Anyways... I feel that Punk music was very creative and gave musicians a new way to let their angst out on socio-political issues. It definitely is a culture and not just music! When you listen to punk music you are now apart of that culture. If you don't act, look, or riot like a punk, you most certainly are not punk. One of the most influential bands I feel were The Ramones. I personally feel that they helped create the punk scene in America. What was really cool about them was the fact that they took on pseudonyms such as "Joey Ramone" to help create the punk image. Most people will argue that the music was boring, but it had nothing to do so much with the music when this band came about in 1974. With their influence of pop music The Ramones took basic music and added grunge, controversial lyrics, and turned it onto "Awesome-Sauce" and sprinkle on the burger of greatness and turn it into the delicious tasty treat that is current punk music.