“Sex, drugs, and rock and roll” was the rallying cry for a movement that changed American culture forever. Rock and roll first startled the American scene in the mid-1950’s, but no one then could have predicted the remarkable vitality and staying power of this new music. The early tradition of rock has gone through many transitions. Provocative and outlandish stage attire and behavior have been an important resource since the birth of rock and …showed first 75 words of 3391 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3391 total…music without having to have the technical proficiency to play. They were able to perform music that was meaningful to themselves and to their peers. As punk music has influenced others from its beginning garage band sound, nothing new had happened today, it still carries those same energetic pulses that in had in the past. Punk is still here; it has set the trend today with its historic style making it the norm of today.