Chapter 2: Genres and styles
The Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parch
man Farm was an important influence on several blues musicians who were
imprisoned there, and was referenced in songs such as Bukka White's 'Parch man
Farm Blues' and the folk song 'Midnight Special'. Delta Blues men also typically
sang songs in the first person about sexuality, the travelling lifestyle and
the tribulations resulting from leading this lifestyle.
Punk blues
Punk blues (or blues punk) denotes a
fusion genre of punk rock and blues. Punk blues musicians and bands usually
incorporate elements of related styles, such as proto punk and blues rock. Its
origins lie strongly within the garage rock sound of the 1960s and 1970s.
Punk blues can be said to favor the
common rawness, simplicity and emotion shared between the punk and blues
genres. Chet Weise, singer/guitarist of The Immortal Lee County Killers stated,
"Punk and blues are both honest reactions to life. It's blues, it's our
blues. It's just a bit turned up and a bit faster."
Before the beginning of the punk movement
of the late 1970s, several important forerunners such as The MC5, The Stooges,
The Who, The Sonics, Captain Beef heart and the New York Dolls displayed a
fascination with American blues.
All music states that punk blues draws on
the influence of the "garage rock sound of the mid-'60s, the primal howl
of early Captain Beef heart, and especially in the raw and desperate sound of
the Gun Club's landmark Fire of Love LP from 1981." Also according to
Allmusic.com, "...punk blues really came to life in the early '90s with
bands like the seminal Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Oblivians, The Gories
and the Gibson Brothers", and "continued into the 2000s with even
more visibility thanks to the popularity of The White Stripes". John Doe
of L.A. punk band X claims that front man Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club
invented a completely new style of music by mixing punk and blues.
Beginning with their 1988 album Prison
Bound, the punk band Social Distortion began incorporating rockabilly, country
and blues influences into their music. In the same time period, Rollins Band
performed punk-inflected blues jams. In the early 1990s, British musician PJ
Harvey also explored an avant-garde variant of the style.
The Detroit garage rock scene that bore
bands such as The White Stripes continues to thrive with punk blues musicians
and bands that can be tied to the style, such as The Detroit Cobras, Geraldine,
Mystery Girls, The Reigning Sound, Soledad Brothers, The Von Bondies, and
countless others. The Boston band Mr. Airplane Man also plays in this style.
The indie
rock bands The Gossip, The Kills, Dead boy & the Elephant men, and Big John
Bates have been associated by the media with a punk/blues sound.
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