Hardcore punk
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| + | '''Hardcore punk''' (often abbreviated to '''hardcore''') is a [[punk rock]] [[music genre]] and [[subculture]] that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk scenes in [[San Francisco]] and [[Punk rock in California|Southern California]] which arose as a reaction against the still predominant [[History of the hippie movement|hippie]] cultural climate of the time and was also inspired by New York punk rock and early [[proto-punk]]. New York punk had a harder-edged sound than its San Francisco counterpart, featuring anti-art expressions of masculine anger, energy and subversive humor. Hardcore punk generally disavows commercialism, the established [[music industry]] and "anything similar to the characteristics of [[Rock music|mainstream rock]]" and often addresses social and political topics with "confrontational, politically-charged lyrics". | ||
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| + | Hardcore sprouted underground scenes across the United States in the early 1980s, particularly in [[Washington, D.C. hardcore|Washington, D.C.]], [[New York hardcore|New York]], [[New Jersey hardcore|New Jersey]], and [[Boston hardcore|Boston]]—as well as in [[Australia]], [[Canada]] and the [[Street punk#UK 82|United Kingdom]]. Hardcore has spawned the [[straight edge]] movement and its associated submovements, [[Hardline (subculture)|hardline]] and [[youth crew]]. Hardcore was heavily involved with the rise of the [[independent record label]]s in the 1980s, and with the [[DIY ethic]]s in underground music scenes. It has also influenced various music genres that have experienced widespread commercial success, including [[alternative rock]], [[thrash metal]], [[emo]] and [[metalcore]]. | ||
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| + | While traditional hardcore has never experienced mainstream commercial success, some of its early pioneers have garnered appreciation over time. [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]]'s ''[[Damaged (Black Flag album)|Damaged]]'', [[Minutemen (band)|Minutemen]]'s ''[[Double Nickels on the Dime]]'' and [[Hüsker Dü]]'s ''[[New Day Rising]]'' were included in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'''s list of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] in 2003 and [[Dead Kennedys]] have seen one of their albums reach gold status over a period of 25 years. In 2011, ''Rolling Stone'' writer David Fricke placed [[Greg Ginn]] of Black Flag 99th place in his 100 Greatest Guitarists list. Although the music genre started in English-speaking western countries, notable hardcore scenes have existed in [[Italy]], [[Punk in Brazil|Brazil]], [[Japanese hardcore|Japan]], [[Europe]] and the [[Middle East]]. | ||
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| + | * [[American rock]] | ||
| + | * [[Punk rock]] | ||
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Hardcore punk (often abbreviated to hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk scenes in San Francisco and Southern California which arose as a reaction against the still predominant hippie cultural climate of the time and was also inspired by New York punk rock and early proto-punk. New York punk had a harder-edged sound than its San Francisco counterpart, featuring anti-art expressions of masculine anger, energy and subversive humor. Hardcore punk generally disavows commercialism, the established music industry and "anything similar to the characteristics of mainstream rock" and often addresses social and political topics with "confrontational, politically-charged lyrics".
Hardcore sprouted underground scenes across the United States in the early 1980s, particularly in Washington, D.C., New York, New Jersey, and Boston—as well as in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Hardcore has spawned the straight edge movement and its associated submovements, hardline and youth crew. Hardcore was heavily involved with the rise of the independent record labels in the 1980s, and with the DIY ethics in underground music scenes. It has also influenced various music genres that have experienced widespread commercial success, including alternative rock, thrash metal, emo and metalcore.
While traditional hardcore has never experienced mainstream commercial success, some of its early pioneers have garnered appreciation over time. Black Flag's Damaged, Minutemen's Double Nickels on the Dime and Hüsker Dü's New Day Rising were included in Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003 and Dead Kennedys have seen one of their albums reach gold status over a period of 25 years. In 2011, Rolling Stone writer David Fricke placed Greg Ginn of Black Flag 99th place in his 100 Greatest Guitarists list. Although the music genre started in English-speaking western countries, notable hardcore scenes have existed in Italy, Brazil, Japan, Europe and the Middle East.
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