define PUNK

[iaxa]

how would you define punk ... i define it as trying to be unique ... just like everyone else

[zmgharrypotter]

Trying to be unique just like everyone else?
heh. that's sort of an oxymoron.
I can't really define it.
So basically, i should stop talking.

[iaxa]

oxymoron? plz explain?

[iaxa]

oxymoron? plz explain?

[iaxa]

oxymoron? plz explain?

[iaxa]

omfg i just had i big lagg soz about that

[~Wayne~]

Oxymoron is two opposite things together if Im right :P

[Sponge'K'nob]

yeah oxymoron is two things put together that shouldnt be

[iaxa]

ohhh kool ...

[Shane]

You mean everyone else defines it as being unique. :P


I think a definition search from google answers this! ;)



Definitions of punk on the Web:

A slow burning wick for lighting the fireworks.
www.fireworks.com/safety/glossary.asp (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=X&start=0&oi=define&q=http://www.fireworks.com/safety/glossary.asp)

Raucous, aggressive music, designed to shock. At its height in the 70s.
www.fisicx.com/quickreference/art/music_glossary.htm (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=X&start=1&oi=define&q=http://www.fisicx.com/quickreference/art/music_glossary.htm)

Subversive street culture movement that originated in London in the mid-1970s. Embracing art, music and fashion, followers of Punk were recognizable by their aggressive visual appearance and anarchic behavior. Back To Top
www.onealliance.com/client_access/graphic_glossary.htm (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=X&start=2&oi=define&q=http://www.onealliance.com/client_access/graphic_glossary.htm)

A type of heavey rock music.
www.britishcouncil.org/ukinfocus-music-glossary.htm (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=X&start=3&oi=define&q=http://www.britishcouncil.org/ukinfocus-music-glossary.htm)

A male prostitute
www.panteraconsulting.com/sexual_words_3.htm (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=X&start=4&oi=define&q=http://www.panteraconsulting.com/sexual_words_3.htm)

hood: an aggressive and violent young criminal
substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
kindling: material for starting a fire
punk rocker: a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
punk rock: rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
bum: of very poor quality; flimsy
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=X&start=5&oi=define&q=http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn%3Fs%3Dpunk)

Punk can have the following meanings:*A follower of punk music, fashion or culture.*Punk rock, a type of music performed by bands like the Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned ...*Punk is a set of social and political beliefs, morals and standards that indicate an absolute rejection of conformity. See Punk ideology.*A punk is a combustible material or a piece of kindling to light slow-igniting substances. Also a small stub or cigar. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=X&start=11&oi=define&q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk)

Punk Rock is an anti-establishment music movement that began about 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. The term is also used to describe subsequent music scenes that share key characteristics with those first-generation "punks". The term is sometimes also applied to the fashions or the irreverent "DIY" ("do it yourself") attitude associated with this musical movement.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_(music) (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=X&start=12&oi=define&q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_(music))

Punk is a typeface for the TeX typesetting package written using Metafont.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_(typeface) (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=X&start=13&oi=define&q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_(typeface))

[Pearson]

A male prostitute?!?! well that explains some of there clothes.

[Pearson]

A male prostitute?! well that explains some of there clothes.

[Sponge'K'nob]

there like a whole new range of punk now tho right?

[Shane]

there like a whole new range of punk now tho right?
You might be thinking of Punk-Rock like Blink 182.

[Brianna.]

Blink is more Pop-punk than anything.

I'm into the old school punk and the political punk that's out. I recently went and saw Against Me! live, which was an awesome show.

Punk is so hard to define. It's up there with Emo. Both have more than one meaning, depending on which time period you associate them with. The punk now is more Dead Kennedy's and stuff like that, where back in the day it was The Clash and The Sex Pistols...

That's about all I can offer on this subject, really. I don't know how you'd define it, depends on your view on it.

[iaxa]

ya lolz stupid google

[Pearson]

Blink is more Pop-punk than anything.

I'm into the old school punk and the political punk that's out. I recently went and saw Against Me! live, which was an awesome show.

Punk is so hard to define. It's up there with Emo. Both have more than one meaning, depending on which time period you associate them with. The punk now is more Dead Kennedy's and stuff like that, where back in the day it was The Clash and The Sex Pistols...

That's about all I can offer on this subject, really. I don't know how you'd define it, depends on your view on it.

yer totally agree with you, punk is defined by your own personal point of view. Excellent point emoeyes!

[iaxa]

ya u just cant turn punk over night ... you just are ... if some one copies you ya make up a different style .

[ReAnImAtEd]

bah punk is about opposing the system!

[Shane]

bah punk is about opposing the system!
Shouldn't it not be defined then?

[rondo]

i dont mind punk music. i thinks its about takin acid n shit

[Adam18ImNotOkay]

Punk started in the 80s, and have just carried the name on for bands who dont even know what punk is.

[Shane]

i dont mind punk music. i thinks its about takin acid n shit
When? Have I been listening to the rain outside instead of the lyrics?

[Brianna.]

Punk actually started ALOT earlier than the 80's...Check out The Clash, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols...I mean, That's classic punk right there.

[ReAnImAtEd]

then came..Joy Division, The Undertones and The Fall

[iaxa]

yeah sex pistols and ramones are like the fathers of punk .

[Angela_Sleeping]

Good music.

[Guest]

A male prostitute?! well that explains some of there clothes.

fvck you. Punk is a lifestyle, and a type of music, that is now (sadly) Almost dead. Some real punk bands would be: Sex Pistols, Clash, Dead Kennedys, Buzzcocks, New York Dolls. NOT Punk: Green Day, Blink 182, Good Charlotte, fall out boy, From First To Last, My Chemical Romance, anything on MTV and warped Tour.

[Angela_Sleeping]

anything on MTV and warped Tour.
Ehh, some Warped Tour is punk..

[Tami]

Punk is punk, punk is basically what you want it to be
as there is no way to keep genres consistant
and as for the last post
yes punk is a lifestyle, yes punk is music BUT
sex pistols and the clash started punk, but punk has developed (badly but it has developed) since then, i mean if you compare london calling & anarchy in the uk to American idiot & The Art Of loosing, they are worlds apart. No punk isnt what it used to be but, at the end of the day new age punk is good ( well in my opinion it is, i listen to both) the old school punk defines punk as a type of music, but bands like greenday are just trying (and failing badly) to follow the rules of punk that bands such as The Sex pistols created! And Not creating anythin diffrtrnt

[PrettyVacant]

Punk is a lifestyle, and a type of music, that is now (sadly) Almost dead. Some real punk bands would be: Sex Pistols, Clash, Dead Kennedys, Buzzcocks, New York Dolls. NOT Punk: Green Day, Blink 182, Good Charlotte, fall out boy, From First To Last, My Chemical Romance, anything on MTV and warped Tour.

completely agree.
i love punk culture and their mad music.
they basically started up as "anti-music" rebelling against anything and everything.
first punk bands could hardly play their instruments..
but that was the whole point! nothing was finally tuned, that was their statement

i stil adore that "fuck you" attitude, gobbing at people on stage. it's all ridiculously anarchic.
they also had alot of songs against any kind of politics.

punk is indeed a dying breed.
but we can't let that happen!
it's just the change in society makes it enevitable.
people are such conforming morons nowadays...
*sighs*

[[x.krishnaa.x]]

The term "Punk" is over-used and has pretty much turned into a twisted, plastic mess. It once had a definition, but misinterpretation has turned it into anyone who has piercings and heavy eye make-up, with perhaps spiked hair and a bit of rebellious side. But then, the same interpretation is given to Emos, so I suppose you'd just have to use your imagination. *shrugs*

"Punk" is a style, whether describing state of mind, music, clothing and accessories, etc. It's a way for people to express themselves that isn't always accepted by society or considered the "norm". A proper meaning is pretty much up for grabs, at the moment, seeing as what Punks used to be thought as has pretty much died out.

[Fez]

punk is your hatred of authority. its not about vocals. its about the lyrics, the meaning. fuck poppy punk. punk is not songs about girls and boys. punk is to fucking speak your mind. not t just scream "fuck the system" fool, but to represent and support the scene whcih is kindda dying.

[Doherty]

In the words of Penny Rimbaud of Crass:

"Punk ain't music, it's a way of thought. Punk ain't a fashion, it's a way of being, it's anarchy in the U.K. the U.S.A where ever, and that is'nt tuned guitars and clever vocal lines any more than it's limousines at the stage door of CBGBs."

[bones]

when i think of punk i think of people from the 80s-90s with crazy hair
and who can't sing very well.

[fraggled]

When you think punk you should be thinking "bitch" as in somebody who is a bitch of bubba in prison since thats where the original term came from. Well in a sense, the actual term really derived from a Male prositute but eh, they are one in the same pretty much.

[Sweetest.x.Sin]

Punk is losing it's unique streak because others will try to copy it, and top you, but in the ending they all end up sounding and looking identical and it bores me.
I define punk, as being a skater, rebel, attitude, upbeaty type of music and people who will just spit in your face.
I don't know, that's how punks kind of strike me as.

[blank.77]

Punk is the catalyst that binds us who do not feel a part of mainstream society. We see the mistakes of mainstream politics and the oppression that is the end result of society's unwritten laws and feel no connection to it. We create our own scene and our own lifestyle, and see no race, no color, no sexual orientation, or gender bias. Our bond is our music and lifestyle. Punks are not always bums. Punks can be whatever they want to be. There is no reason a punk rocker can not have a decent education and a career. Puking in a garbage can and spare changing is not the only destiny on your plate if you are part of the punk rock scene. That is complete bullshit. Believe me you are way more of a threat if you have a head on your shoulders, and do well for yourself and still remain a punk rocker. The reason for this is you are doing the opposite of what is expected, and therefore put a bullet in the theory that you can judge by appearance.
Punk has become way more socially accepted in the past 10 years than it was in the early 1980's and 1970's. Although if you still had an orange mohawk, a denim attire and doc martens I'm sure alot of people would still despise the way you look when you walk through the supermarket, but back in the day you were a target of the mainstream because no thought had ever become like this before. I agree that punk died the second it was given it's name, because by giving a genre (or stereotype) a name, you make it a PART of the mainstream...regardless of what the majority population thinks about it. Punk used to be about unity for kids who had nothing. In not all, but some situations, kids parents neglected them and the kids came from broken homes. All they had to live for was going out to Sunset boulevard every night to catch a show, whether it was a Germs show at The Starwood, or the Adolescents playing in the OC (pending on your generation of punk.). In my opinion it started to die when the second wave of punk came around in the early 1980's, because it had been semi-exposed to the youth and people were becoming punks over night just for something to do because it was ''new'' (kind of like..OMG EMO?!). When the term ''poser'' started getting thrown around all the time, and the kids started thinking that how tall your mohawk was made you more punk...that's when it should've bit the dust. It's been getting worse too as of late with all of these bands being stereotyped as ''punk'' like Green Day and Sum 41.
Bottom Line : Punk will never be the same again, because our world today is ran by the media, and they tend to pick up on everything pretty fast, and when theres no room to breathe in the underground music world, punk can't function because it's hard to pick out the real kids from the fakes who just want to attract punk girls at shows or sport a cool haircut...falsely labled, there is no room for punk to breathe.
To me it's almost sad to see that punks were spat upon and beaten savagely in the streets during the 1980's but now you get comments like ''dude cool mohawk''. I'd rather have my ass kicked than be accepted by a society blindly ran by MTV and the media. Emo kids seem to take all of the heat these days, and get alot of similar insults on their hair and pants...but I'm definately not saying emo is the new punk. Emo is stupid and retardedly overrated.
i see no point in labeling myself and/or the people around me. you are what you are and wether you want to call yourself "punk", or not, is on you. you only have one life to live so live it to the fullest.