11/16 Punk: Attitude. (cont..)

Bands like The Clash came onto the scene and began playing and asking what are we going to do about what is wrong instead of just yelling about it like the Sex Pistols did. Reggae also became a huge part of punk and an influential sound. It also introduced "smack" to these rockers and replaced the previous drug of choice, "speed." Many people didn't know what to think about punk when it first started in America, but punk became a huge hit in London! People in the U.S. were a little scared. Bondage pants and weird clothing held together by safety pins became the basic clothing of these punk rockers. The people who weren't scared sometimes made assumptions about what it was and began dressing in clothes that they "thought" was "punk attire" when in fact, it wasn't. People started wearing safety pins in their cheeks and leather jackets. Punk rock got nasty towards the end because of tabloids making the public afraid of these "disturbed" people. The Sex Pistols became known as "the craziest band in history." People were so afraid to bein the same room as them that most of the gigs on their tour were cancelled! The first place they played at was Atlanta. As they ventured on they ended up on stage with hundreds of people throwing whatever they could find at them and booing. They even through whole cans at their heads! They kept playing and won over the crowd :)