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Infused with a raw and energetic sound that stripped rock 'n'
roll to the bone, punk rock transformed rock's landscape in the 1970s,
deconstructing bloated arena rock and leaving a lasting influence on the
music and cultural scene in the United States and overseas. Punk was
all about extending a middle finger to the status quo while pushing
boundaries in uncharted directions. According to punk poet laureate
Patti Smith, "To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be
successful, freedom to be not successful, freedom to be who you are.
It's freedom."

Punk: The Definitive Guide to
the Blank Generation and Beyond focuses on the origins of punk, ranging
from disparate influences such as Dadaism, the Beat Generation, the
garage bands of the 1960s, the Paris-based Situationist International
movement, Jamaican ska bands, Stanley Kubrick's dystopian masterpiece A
Clockwork Orange, and the glam rock of the early 1970s. Rich Weidman
highlights the best and worst punk bands, the greatest punk songs and
albums, the most notorious concerts, and the rise of American hardcore
punk. Legendary venues such as CBGB and classic punk films and
documentaries like The Decline of Western Civilization propelled the
rise of pop punk bands into the mainstream and every other aspect of
punk subculture, including its lasting impact on rock 'n' roll and
society as a whole.