Punk rock

Punk Rock is an anti-establishment music movement that began about 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified by The Damned, The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, and The Clash. 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.

Sound samples

• by The Ramones, from Road to Ruin, 1978. 28 seconds, 540 KB.
• by Wire, a single from 1978. 30 seconds, 519 KB.
• by The Clash, from London Calling, 1979. 30 seconds, 616 KB.