"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, 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 roll. Decades following the birth of rock and roll, many have witnessed a steady ever changing parade of hairstyles, costumes, gestures, and props. As the level of tolerance and acceptance grew, rock stars adopted more bizarre and shocking images. It is in this context that "punk" rock, seen by some as a startling new direction in the late 1970's must be considered.

Punk was rock's most notable attempt in the late 1970's to inject angry, rebellious, risk taking notations into the music. The musical style called punk rock developed in the United States out of raw and energetic music played by the garage bands of the mid-sixties. These bands were mainly teenagers playing basic guitar chords, and flailing away at drums and cymbals in

their own garages. This resulted in sounds that were rough, raw, and musically undisciplined, which expressed their interests and brought music to their level. Given that the greatest garage bands could barley play, we may assume not only that virtuosity has nothing to do the form, but also that the Utopian dream of every man and artist can come true right here, in our suburban land of opportunity- the ultimate proof that rock and roll is the most democratic and all-American of art forms.

The Swedish group Millencolin has this very traditional punk rock beat and idea that punk rock started off as. They have a harsh yet melodic sound that keeps with the high tempo and big influence in the up beats. Their band, started in 1992 consists of lead singer and bassist Nicola Sarcevic, lead guitar Erik Olsson, drummer Fredrik Larsson and guitar player Mathias Farm. The band came up with their name by switching around the word Melancholy to more of a name, and hence the band name Millencolin. Since they're beginning in '92 they have come out with 5 albums, all of them very upbeat in nature with the occasional soft ballad. In my opinion there best song and my favorite has to be "In A Room". It starts off with a guitar screeching and wailing away with a melancholy tone. Then drifts to a man saying, "I feel as though I'm in heart ach. Come to me kiss me, kiss me" Then ent

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