1 Punk rock

Originally based out of J's Longhorn Bar, the Minneapolis punk rock scene grew slowly. The Suicide Commandos were perhaps first, and they were quickly followed by Husker Du and The Replacements, who played a mix of early hardcore punkHardcore punk is an intensified version of the punk rock genre, characterized by bands who play short, loud, and angry songs with exceptionally fast chord changes on highly overdriven guitars. The lyrics are often political in nature, and typically violen and alternative rockThe term alternative rock or alternative music 1 was coined in the early 1980s to describe bands which didn't fit into the mainstream genres of the time. A catch-all phrase for modern rock and similar genres, it includes indie, post-punk, hardcore punk, G. Soul AsylumSoul Asylum is an indie band formed in 1983, perhaps best known for their song "Runaway Train". Group Discography Say What You Will, Clarence. Karl Sold the Truck (1984) Made to Be Broken (1985) Time's Incinerator (1986) While You Were Out (1986) Clam Dip was originally a Minneapolis hardcore band called Loud Fast Rules , who played with bands like Man Sized Action , Otto's Chemical Lounge , Final Conflict , Rifle Sport and Breaking Circus who mixed funkFunk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. James Brown and his band members (especially Maceo and Melvin Parker), and groups like The Meters. Funk best can be recognized by its syncopated rhythms; thick bass line (often based on, thrash metalThrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music. Speed metal and Power metal are distinct but related subgenres). The origins of Thrash metal are generally traced to the late 1970s and early 1980s, when a number of metal bands began incorporating hardcore and other influences.

2 References

• Blush, Steven. American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Feral House. 2001. BooksEnthsiast.com

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