Porn rock
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Porn rock is a form of underground music that usually falls into other categories, as its acceptance isn't primary nor is any youth subculture formed around it. The term mostly applies to punk and metal rather than rock. It is also similar to porn rap. Unlike porn rap which is a sub-genre which is widely found in the hip hop sense, porn rock is very rare and many labels are very hard to find. As sexuality seems to form associations within a youth subculture independently of music and clothing aesthetics, but neither is it entirely independent of sexual urge, there has been no porn rock, yet no youth music subculture is entirely devoid of elements of porn rock. One might see porn rock developing within all subcultures but also see it all dashed aside if it becomes too prevailing. Underground bands such as Women of Sodom, The Genitorturers and Erocktica are fairly good early examples of what Porn Rock might be, except are thoroughly entrenched in the clothing styles and music styles of other subcultures.
The term "rock and roll" is itself an old jazz player's slang for making love. This usage can be found in the old beach music song "Sixty Minute Man" from 1951.
"I'm Rockin' Rollin' all night long . I'm your sixty minute man." *Full lyrics
Due to the prevalent moral codes of the early 1950s there was no direct mention of sexuality except in the most covert kind. there were of blue records which would have been illegal to possess during this period.
In the 1960s the hippie movement was filled with the idea of Free Love. But mostly the sex act stayed directly out of the lyrics of the songs.
Porn rock is most prevalent in the sub genres of punk and metal. Pornography , and both male and female prostitution were some of the early influences on the punk rock aesthetic.
While there are sub genres of punk which stress respect for women and are anti pornography. The punk genre in general rolls in its overt sexuality and drug use.
The term PORN ROCK first emerged during the mid 80's when the PMRC waged battle against the music industry. It was during the senate hearings when the term was first uttered. "I've had the opportunity to, uh, attend a showing, you might say, a presentation, of uh, this porn rock, as they call it" - Senator Ernest Hollings, 1985, as recorded on the track "Porn Wars" (Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention).
In the mainstream, we can see Porn Rock as not so much a form of rock and roll music, but music that might be considered addictive but short lived (sometimes also called "candy rock") usually by young attractive artists using sex to help augment sales. Within the mainstream, any musician might be termed Porn Rock in passing, but this is not a defining term nor would their listeners term themselves Porn Rockers en masse and categorically.
Another possible example of what porn rock might be is Wank Punter, a rock band that was actually born out of the pornography industry. Many of its members are or were at one time or another, involved in the actual porn business. Their music reflects the experiences they've encountered and is delivered in a comedic fashion with tongue firmly planted in cheek. With outrageous costumes, strippers dancing on poles, and raucous rock n' roll, they've combined the elements into what could very well be the purest example of the terminology.
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[edit] Notable Acts
- Erocktica
- Wank Punter
- Morčata na útěku
- Masturbace
- Elektrick Mann
- Funeral Rape
- G.G. Allin
- Genitorturers
- Eroticide
- XXX Maniak
- Cock and Ball Torture
- The Mentors
- Cliteater
- Eat My Fuk
- The Spo-it's
- Cuntgrinder
- Plasmatics
- Meat Shits
- Prophilax
- Libido Airbag
- Sexual Organs Discharging Liquid Substances
- Dick delicious
- Undercover Slut
- Rigor Phallus
[edit] Sources
- Haenfler, Ross (2006). Straight Edge: Hardcore Punk, Clean-Living Youth, and Social Change (New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press). ISBN 0-8135-3852-1
- Leblanc, Lauraine (1999). Pretty in Punk: Girls' Gender Resistance in a Boys' Subculture (New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press). ISBN 0-8135-2651-5
- Lydon, John (1995). Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs (New York: Picador). ISBN 0-312-11883-X
- McNeil, Legs, and Gillian McCain (1997). Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk (New York: Penguin Books). ISBN 0-14-026690-9
- Raha, Maria (2005). Cinderella's Big Score: Women of the Punk and Indie Underground (Emeryville, Calif.: Seal) ISBN 1-58005-116-2
- Reynolds, Simon (2005). Rip It Up and Start Again: Post Punk 1978–1984 (London and New York: Faber and Faber). ISBN 0-571-21569-6
- Robb, John (2006). Punk Rock: An Oral History (London: Elbury Press). ISBN 0-09-190511-7
- Sabin, Roger (1999). Punk Rock, So What? The Cultural Legacy of Punk (London: Routledge). ISBN 0-415-17030-3.
- Savage, Jon (1991). England's Dreaming: The Sex Pistols and Punk Rock (London: Faber and Faber). ISBN 0-312-28822-0
- Simpson, Paul (2003). The Rough Guide to Cult Pop: The Songs, the Artists, the Genres, the Dubious Fashions (London: Rough Guides). ISBN 1-84353-229-8
- Taylor, Steven (2003). False Prophet: Field Notes from the Punk Underground (Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press). ISBN 0-8195-6668-3
[edit] Further reading
- Glasper, Ian (2004). Burning Britain—The History of UK Punk 1980–1984 (London: Cherry Red Books). ISBN 1-901447-24-3
- Home, Stewart (1996). Cranked Up Really High: Genre Theory and Punk Rock (Hove, UK: Codex). ISBN 1-8995-9801-4
- O'Hara, Craig (1999). The Philosophy of Punk: More Than Noise (San Francisco and Edinburgh: AK Press). ISBN 1-873176-16-3
[edit] External links
- A History of Punk
- Punk 77 History of UK punk
- Punk Zine Archive - Out of print punk zines online
- Punk Flyer Gallery - Original punk flyers viewable online
- [1]Wank Punter's official website
[edit] See also
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