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Skate punk
Stylistic origins
Cultural origins1980s, United States
Typical instruments
Regional scenes
Other topics

Skate punk (also known as skate rock and skatecore) is a skater subculture and a subgenre of punk rock that is named after its popularity among skaters and association with skateboarding culture.[1] Originally a genre of hardcore punk, skate punk changed into a more melodic genre of punk rock in the 1990s. Skate punk usually describes the sound of 1990s punk rock bands that have a fast, melodic sound, and similar 21st-century punk rock bands. Skate videos have traditionally featured this fast style of punk rock. This played a big part in the coining of the term "skate punk".

AllMusic states: "In keeping with the fiercely anti-corporate, anti-authoritarian attitudes of the fans, most skatepunk bands are signed to independent labels, and most prefer to keep it that way as a statement of principle."[1] Despite this, commercial skate punk broke into the mainstream during the 1990s and continued through the 2000s.

Characteristics

Johnny Loftus of AllMusic described early skate punk music as "a confluence of punk's anger and simplicity, the furious speed of hardcore, and defiantly smart-assed machismo".[2] AllMusic notes that the genre is "high-energy", and that skate punk features fast tempos.[1] Many of the 1980s skate punk bands were hardcore punk bands. In the 1990s, some skate punk was played by bands who are more pop punk and than hardcore punk.[1] Skate punk's origins go back to skate culture and surf culture.[3] Author Sharon M. Hannon noted skate punk for "its fast guitars, driving bass lines, and surf music–style drums".[4] According to Mark Lepage of Spin, skate punk often has a "double-time hup-two-three-four beat".[5] Skate punk music often features singing and vocal harmonies.[6] Rolling Stone described skate punk as "a sort of pop hardcore".[7] Some skate punk music has lyrics that are about humor.[1] A lot of skate punk music features lead guitar playing, guitar riffs, and sometimes guitar solos. Skate punk is noted by AllMusic for having "thrashier guitars" than regular punk rock.[1] Blast beats and fast drumming are very common in skate punk. Skate punk features the fast tempos of hardcore punk and melodic hardcore, occasionally combining them with the catchy hooks of pop punk.

History

Origins (1980s)

Skate punk band Suicidal Tendencies in 2010.

Originally a genre of hardcore punk,[1] skate punk began in the early 1980s.[4] The Big Boys[4] and JFA[4] are considered pioneers of skate punk. Some early skate punk bands are part of the nardcore scene, which emerged in Oxnard, California.[2] Popular among skateboarders, 1980s hardcore punk bands with connections to skateboarding culture were labeled as "skate punk", which coined the term.[1] Early skate punk bands are noted for creating the connection between punk rock and skateboarding.[2] Bands such as Agression,[2] Drunk Injuns, Suicidal Tendencies,[1] RKL, Gang Green, NOFX, Tales of Terror, Hogan's Heroes,[8][9][10] and The Faction were also among the first wave of skate punk bands.[1]

Pop Punk and mainstream success (1990s and early 2000s)

Skate punk band NOFX

Skate punk broke into the mainstream in the 1990s; The Offspring's album Smash, which was released in 1994, launched the band into the mainstream. It was certified 6x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[11] sold at least 6,300,000 copies in the United States[12] and sold at least 5,000,000 copies outside the United States.[13] NOFX's 1994 album Punk in Drublic was certified gold by the RIAA.[14] Bad Religion's 1994 album Stranger Than Fiction was certified gold by the RIAA.[15] In 1997 The Offspring released Ixnay on the Hombre, it was certified platinum by the RIAA in April 1997 [16] and sold at least 3,000,000 copies worldwide[17] with at least 1,400,000 of those copies sold in the United States.[18] The Offspring song "All I Want" peaked at number 65 on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart.[19] In June 1997, Blink-182 released its album Dude Ranch. The album was certified gold by the RIAA in February 1998 and was certified platinum by the RIAA in November 1999.[20] Scott Heisel of Alternative Press described Dude Ranch as "a killer skate-punk record".[21] Dude Ranch's song "Dammit" was a hit; the song peaked at number 61 on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart,[22] received heavy radio airplay[23] and was played a lot by MTV.[24]

In November 2000, Blink-182 released its live album The Mark, Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!).[25] The live album sold at least 110,000 copies in its first week of being released[26] and was certified gold by the RIAA in January 2001.[25] Although it's a live album, The Mark, Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!) features a studio track called "Man Overboard".[27] Serviced to radio in September 2000,[27] "Man Overboard" peaked at number 2 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart[28] and number 17 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[29] In November 2000, The Offspring released its album Conspiracy of One.[30] The album was certified platinum by the RIAA in its first 30 days of being released.[30] Sum 41 [31][32][33] broke into the mainstream in 2001 with their studio album All Killer, No Filler, which was certified platinum by the RIAA in August 2001.[34] The album [35] also was certified triple platinum by the organization Music Canada.[34] Their song "Fat Lip" peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[36] and was popular on Total Request Live.[37][38]

Skate punk band Blink-182

(2010s)

During the 2010s there was the formation of skate punk bands such as Trash Talk,[39] Cerebral Ballzy.[40][41] and FIDLAR[40] whose self-titled self titled album had debuted at number 5 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.[40] Some of these bands are influenced by speed metal.

Notable skate punk record labels

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d Loftus, Johnny. "Agression | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Sklar 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d Hannon 2010, p. 164.
  5. ^ Lepage, Mark (1999). "REVIEWS". Spin. 15 (1): 114. ISSN 0886-3032.
  6. ^ Egerdahl 2010, pp. 20–21.
  7. ^ Brackett & Hoard 2004, p. 85.
  8. ^ 1948–1999 Muze, Inc. POP Artists beginning with HOD, Phonolog, 1999, p. 1.No. 7-278B Section 207
  9. ^ Matthews, Dave. Easy goes it. Observer, March 25, 1984, p. 1.
  10. ^ * Rotsaert, Rick. Rickter Scale. Thrasher, May 1992, p. 70.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – The Offspring – Smash". Recording Industry Association of America.
  12. ^ Graff, Gary (May 21, 2012). "The Offspring Still Fly as 'Days Go By' Rises on Rock Charts". Billboard.
  13. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (August 28, 2014). "The Offspring Were 'Flying By the Seat of Their Pants' As They Rocketed to Stardom". Yahoo! Music.
  14. ^ "American album certifications – NOFX – Punk in Drublic". Recording Industry Association of America.
  15. ^ "American album certifications – Bad Religion – Stranger Than Fiction". Recording Industry Association of America.
  16. ^ "American album certifications – The Offspring – Ixnay on the Hombre". Recording Industry Association of America.
  17. ^ Boehm, Mike (November 17, 1998). "The 'Americana' Dream : Post-Hoopla, the Offspring Settles Into Normal Music-Making". Los Angeles Times.
  18. ^ Christman, Ed (August 13, 2015). "The Offspring's Columbia Catalog Is On the Block for $35 Million: Exclusive". Billboard. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  19. ^ "The Offspring - Chart history". Billboard. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ Crane, Matt; Major, Nick; Obenschain, Philip; Heisel, Scott (August 22, 2014). "And the best Blink-182 album of all time is..." Alternative Press.
  21. ^ "blink-182 - Chart history". Billboard. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ Hoppus 2001, p. 70.
  23. ^ "Blink 182 Propelled By Cargo's Vision". Billboard. 110 (4). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 11, 100 1998. ISSN 0006-2510.
  24. ^ "Blink-182 Opens At No. 1, Sugar Ray Debuts High". Billboard. June 21, 2001. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  25. ^ a b Mancini, Rob (August 30, 2000). "Blink-182 To Debut New Track Online". MTV.
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  27. ^ "Chart Search". Billboard. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  28. ^ a b "American album certifications – The Offspring – Conspiracy of One". Recording Industry Association of America.
  29. ^ "Sum 41 get to The Point". Hot Press. November 12, 2002. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  30. ^ Behrman, Lorne (2000). "SUM 41 Half Hour of Power". CMJ New Music Monthly (85): 61. ISSN 1074-6978.
  31. ^ Edwards, Gavin (September 24, 2001). "Sum 41: Teenage Rock & Roll Machine". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016.
  32. ^ a b "American album certifications – Sum 41 – All Killer No Filler". Recording Industry Association of America.
  33. ^ "Sum 41: All Killer No Filler. (Album reviews)". HighBeam Business. September 29, 2001.
  34. ^ "Sum 41 | Awards". AllMusic.
  35. ^ "The TRL Archive - Recap: August 2001". ATRL.
  36. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Sum 41 | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  37. ^ "Trash Talk | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  38. ^ a b c Lymangrover, Jason. "FIDLAR | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  39. ^ "Cerebral Ballzy | Biography & History". AllMusic.

Bibliography

Further reading

  • Butz, Konstantin (2014). Grinding California: Culture and Corporeality in American Skate Punk. transcript Verlag. ISBN 9783839421222.
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