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Reggae punk
Reggae punk (also known as punk reggae) is a genre of music originating in England in the late-1970s. It is characterized by a fusion of reggae music with punk rock. The genre originated amongst punk rock artists who mixed in reggae (and sometimes lovers rock) elements into their punk rock sound. The most notable band to do this was the Clash, having done so on many records. They even covered reggae songs such as Toots and the Maytals' "Pressure Drop", released as the B-side to "English Civil War", both from 1978's Give 'Em Enough Rope. Bob Marley also gave a nod to this genre by writing and recording "Punky Reggae Party" in 1977.
As the 1980s dawned, the genre would infuse itself into other Jamaican inspired genres, such as two-tone and ska punk.
Reggae punk first appeared in the late-1970s in England by punk rock bands incorporating reggae (and even lovers rock) elements into their music. The most notable band to have done this was the Clash. They have covered reggae songs by artists such as Toots and the Maytals, and even written their own. This sound continued up until their final album Cut the Crap, with which they avoided the reggae sounds of their prior albums.
When Clash bassist Paul Simonon was getting his start in the music business and learning to play the bass, he found it easier to play along to reggae songs rather than traditional rock songs.
In 1977, reggae musician Bob Marley would give a nod to the reggae-punk scene by writing and recording "Punky Reggae Party".
In July 1977, DJ Tommy Vance of Capital Radio invited John Lydon of the Sex Pistols onto his show, where he gave an interview and was allowed to spin records from his collection. While it featured artists from various genres such as Captain Beefheart and Tim Buckley, no genre was more prominent than reggae, which he revealed he grew up on.
Following on from the first wave of UK punk bands, the Ruts made reggae an integral part of their punk sound, toured with reggae band Misty in Roots, and enjoyed critical acclaim and commercial success before frontman Malcolm Owen's untimely death from a heroin overdose in 1980, although the band continued as the Ruts D.C..
In 1977, the Police would form. Initially considered a punk rock band, they soon expanded their sound to incorporate pop, new wave and reggae. In a retrospective assessment, AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine argued that the notion of the Police as a punk band was only true "in the loosest sense of the term", and stated that the band's "nervous, reggae-injected pop/rock was punky" and had a "punk spirit" but it "wasn't necessarily punk".
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Reggae punk
Reggae punk (also known as punk reggae) is a genre of music originating in England in the late-1970s. It is characterized by a fusion of reggae music with punk rock. The genre originated amongst punk rock artists who mixed in reggae (and sometimes lovers rock) elements into their punk rock sound. The most notable band to do this was the Clash, having done so on many records. They even covered reggae songs such as Toots and the Maytals' "Pressure Drop", released as the B-side to "English Civil War", both from 1978's Give 'Em Enough Rope. Bob Marley also gave a nod to this genre by writing and recording "Punky Reggae Party" in 1977.
As the 1980s dawned, the genre would infuse itself into other Jamaican inspired genres, such as two-tone and ska punk.
Reggae punk first appeared in the late-1970s in England by punk rock bands incorporating reggae (and even lovers rock) elements into their music. The most notable band to have done this was the Clash. They have covered reggae songs by artists such as Toots and the Maytals, and even written their own. This sound continued up until their final album Cut the Crap, with which they avoided the reggae sounds of their prior albums.
When Clash bassist Paul Simonon was getting his start in the music business and learning to play the bass, he found it easier to play along to reggae songs rather than traditional rock songs.
In 1977, reggae musician Bob Marley would give a nod to the reggae-punk scene by writing and recording "Punky Reggae Party".
In July 1977, DJ Tommy Vance of Capital Radio invited John Lydon of the Sex Pistols onto his show, where he gave an interview and was allowed to spin records from his collection. While it featured artists from various genres such as Captain Beefheart and Tim Buckley, no genre was more prominent than reggae, which he revealed he grew up on.
Following on from the first wave of UK punk bands, the Ruts made reggae an integral part of their punk sound, toured with reggae band Misty in Roots, and enjoyed critical acclaim and commercial success before frontman Malcolm Owen's untimely death from a heroin overdose in 1980, although the band continued as the Ruts D.C..
In 1977, the Police would form. Initially considered a punk rock band, they soon expanded their sound to incorporate pop, new wave and reggae. In a retrospective assessment, AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine argued that the notion of the Police as a punk band was only true "in the loosest sense of the term", and stated that the band's "nervous, reggae-injected pop/rock was punky" and had a "punk spirit" but it "wasn't necessarily punk".